Is spinning good for weight loss?

sofaking6

erickirb wrote: »

sofaking6 wrote: »

erickirb wrote: »

sofaking6 wrote: »

I have to say, I think claiming that exercise makes you gain weight because it makes you pig out and not count your calories might be the stupidest claim of all time.

But it does happen, quite a bit. a lot of people training for a marathon tend to gain a little weight. But if you count calories and pay attention to what you are doing then it can help you lose fat.

You gain weight if you eat more than you burn. Period end of story. You do not gain weight because you exercised, no matter how much you exercised it did not cause you to gain weight ever ever ever no matter what.

No one said it did. But it can make you feel hungry and if you succumb to the hunger you may end up eating more than maintenance and will gain weight.

The title of the article is "spin class is making you gain weight".

Michael190lbs

If it wasn't for spinning and a 500 calorie a day calorie adjustment I would still weigh almost 300 lbs!! I now weigh 186- I have friends who do spinning two days a week and sweat their bodies off and lose nothing!! My 2 cents- You need to restrict calories and train more than two days a week to be in good physical/cardio shape. I lost so much size in my legs from spinning but they are cut beyond belief and as a martial artist at 186 lbs my flexabilty is so much better than having large quads.. I average more than 450 miles a month so the weight gain statement is BS 4me.

You can't blame exercise for over eating?? WTF

ruby1867221

Will it help with hip toning?

RoseTheWarrior

If you enjoy it, do it. I guarantee it'll help you lose weight more than sitting on the couch will. As many others have stated, weight gain or loss depends only on what you put into your body. If you eat too much, you gain. If you eat at a deficit, you lose. It's not rocket science, and I think that an article like that should not be read by anyone, because it's just silly internet fluff.

Zigzag245

Hello fitness board. I recently started shedding some weight gain, and what do you think is a good calorie deficit for someone that is 5'3"? I do spinning at home. Is working out every day okay? I'm also taking OTC diet pills, and they are really helping me stay away from snacking, etc.

Larissa_NY

Zigzag245 wrote: »

Hello fitness board. I recently started shedding some weight gain, and what do you think is a good calorie deficit for someone that is 5'3"? I do spinning at home. Is working out every day okay? I'm also taking OTC diet pills, and they are really helping me stay away from snacking, etc.

In order:

1. There are approximately 100 million sites on the internet that will figure out what your calorie deficit needs to be for someone of your age, height, and weight. Coincidentally, MFP is one of them. Enter in your height, weight, and age and your goal weight and it will tell you how much you should be eating. It tends to be a poor estimate, but it will do for now while you're learning about how to lose weight effectively.

2. It depends on the exercise. Spinning is probably fine to do every day.

3. Drop the diet pills unless you want to put all the weight right back on as soon as you stop taking them. Learn how to eat to keep yourself satiated so you aren't reaching for food all the time instead.

Machka9

If I had spinning classes available in a convenient location and at a convenient time, I'd be there at least once a week.

Unfortunately, I've only tracked down a few classes in my general area, in inconvenient locations and usually held about 5 pm, which is way too early given that I get off work about 5:30 pm and can't get there until at least 6:30 pm.

So I ride my trainer at home.

sijomial

I don't do classes (of any kind, not my thing...) but do use a Spinning bike for training in my lunch break - it's a great workout and as hard as you want to make it. Really good for interval training and standing cycling with its heavy flywheel and stability. Get some proper cycling shoes if you really want to push yourself.
Helps keep my fitness levels up over the winter when I can't get outside to cycle.

As regards diet and weight loss success - I'm far more successful with keeping a moderate calorie deficit while eating lot's of food and exercising a lot as compared to the same calorie deficit eating small amounts of food and not exercising much.