| Spinning cycling is one of the most effective and | | | | and down and may add weights into the training |
| enjoyable way to lose those extra pounds. But there's | | | | routine. I've been training all my life and can honestly |
| a lot more benefits from making spinning your | | | | say that I've never felt that I've honestly pushed |
| favourite training system. Spinning will increase your | | | | myself to the limit until I started spinning. It's a total |
| cardiovascular endurance and tone your legs. So what | | | | workout that gets your heart pumping to the |
| is spinning cycling? | | | | maximum. |
| The last word gives you half a clue. It's indoor cycling | | | | The movements of the spinning class are dictated by |
| but not to be mistaken with a normal cycling machine | | | | the instructor and are designed to cover the |
| that you see lined up in every gym. A spinning cycle is | | | | challenges a road cyclist faces. You will have sprint |
| totally different. It is designed to replicate a real road | | | | phases as well as hill climbing phases. It really is a |
| bike as its main purpose in life is to be used by cyclists | | | | challenging class to take. As a cyclist, I can say that it |
| for training. | | | | is the closest to the real thing that you will get indoors. |
| It's not always possible to get out and train so the | | | | Spinning cycling, being a class led activity, you will be |
| spinning bike was designed to replicate real road biking | | | | spurred to greater efforts by other members of the |
| inside. It is different to the standard exercise bike in | | | | class and achieve far more than you would sat on a |
| many ways, one of them being the position of the | | | | standard exercise bike. Forty minutes of spinning is |
| rider. The spinning bike, made to ride indoors like a road | | | | worth an hour of training on your own because the |
| bike, allows the rider to adjust their posture to how | | | | intensity is driven by the instructor who will drive you to |
| they would ride their road bikes. | | | | greater efforts. |
| Another difference is the resistance method used on | | | | If you haven't tried spinning cycling then I can highly |
| the bike. A spinning bike uses a heavy flywheel linked | | | | recommend it. Once you try it, you will have |
| directly to the peddles, a bit like a fixed wheel bike. A | | | | discovered an excellent training system that will meet |
| good spinning class is led by an experienced instructor | | | | all your cardio requirements. Spinning is not only fun but |
| who will lead the tempo of the class using music. | | | | also one of the most effective training methods there |
| You can expect to burn around 600 calories in a | | | | is for improving cardio fitness levels. |
| 40-minute class. The instructor will take the pace up | | | | |