Get into the Spin
Today Julie and I ditched the gym for a Spinning class. All
exercise classes are inclusive of membership costs at LivingWell,
so they really are worth trying out. I had never tried spinning
before so was curious as to what it would be like. When we got
there, lots of people were already warming up on their bikes and
the class instructor helped us to set ours up. There were a real
variety of people in the class, from people who looked like
‘pros’ to what seemed to be beginners, like me.
When the class got started, our instructor put on some music
to help us get warmed up. We did a ‘hill climb’ to start, which
basically means you turn up the resistance on the bike as you go
to give the ‘hill’ effect. By the end of the warm up I was
actually quite tired and wasn’t sure if I would make it through
the whole 45-minute class!
The class continued to a variety of music, pedalling non-stop
and standing up and sitting down on the bike. The standing up
parts were definitely a test on your thighs. The instructor
talks the whole way through to keep the group motivated.
You can turn your resistance up as little or as much as you
like and keep to your own pace. It was very much ‘do as much as
you can’ kind of class which I liked. This way you don’t feel
pressured into keeping up with everyone else if you can’t.
I really enjoyed spinning and would go back. I would suggest
to anyone wanting to take it up on a regular a basis that you
invest in a gel seat, as the bikes are not the comfiest things
to sit on. Apart from that it was a good, fun exercise and
doesn’t half burn some calories! |
