Decided to try my first Spin class at Crunch.
What is Spinning?
Imagine a whole bunch of exercise bikes lined up inside a health club studio. Riders are on each one, spinning the pedals at a rapid pace. The lights are turned down, pumped up music fills the air and an instructor with a headset sits atop a lead bike, calling out commands.
Does this bike come with instructions?
I spent a good five minutes turning knobs and adjusting levers before I even got on the bike. Seems spinning requires an engineering degree.
Once the class got underway
I had to adjust the resistance in order to keep pace with the beat. This proved tricky. Not enough resistance causes you to lose rhythm, spin out of control and look silly. Too much resistance and you can cause massive muscle strain which may lead to injury.
Results
After 5 to 10 minutes of futzing around with the bike controls I finally got everything working. I was pedaling to the rythum, feeling the burn in my legs and getting a great cardio workout.
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