spinn classes, cardio & resistance?

TLIVIGNSTON

hey guys,

my girlfriend wants to do spin classes and we were having a discussion about what kind of training ti was. so its cardio and strength as it involves resistance! there for really is a good fat burning and muscle building excersize?!?!

what is your opinion.

thanks.

DavPul

It's cardio + cardio. No strength training component whatsoever. It's pretty vigorous cardio tho, and that will help you create a deficit provided you keep your diet in check

Cranquistador

It's cardio + cardio. No strength training component whatsoever. It's pretty vigorous cardio tho, and that will help you create a deficit provided you keep your diet in check

^what he said.

Wanderer1234

If you were to put resistance on the bike to simulate climbing hills, you would also be developing cardiovascular strength and muscular power by increasing the ability of the muscles to turn the cranks while overcoming resistance. Just as you would on the Tour de France, you would increase muscular endurance to perform repetition over an extended time. You would increase muscular strength to generate force going uphill. At times, during a spinning class, you would increases power to apply maximum force in a short amount of time. Doing this over a period of time, you would also increases tendon and ligament strength, and increasing the thickness of the connective tissue to power the pedal. For your body, you would also improves lactate threshold and increases mental focus. You would also develop power and muscle elasticity. After doing spinning for a long time, you would also improve cadence and develops coordination. It takes a lot of coordination to be able to do spinning smoothly. One of the goals of spinning is to develops maximum speed and strength. As you get good at spinning you will Improve lactate tolerance as the body progresses its ability to remove lactate from the blood and teaches the muscles to rely more heavily on fat for fuel as they spare glycogen. Enhances cardiovascular strength as increased resistance will stress the heart just enough to strengthen it and force it to adapt. And yeah, it would also build some cardio. Tell your girlfriend to take some spinning classes.

TLIVIGNSTON

thanks mate, she has started and she does love it. so hopefully she can keep it up and watched the extra kilos come off and gain something extra from it.. ill tell her to keep it up.. might even join her occasioanly.


thanks!

Azdak

If you were to put resistance on the bike to simulate climbing hills, you would also be developing cardiovascular strength and muscular power by increasing the ability of the muscles to turn the cranks while overcoming resistance. Just as you would on the Tour de France, you would increase muscular endurance to perform repetition over an extended time. You would increase muscular strength to generate force going uphill. At times, during a spinning class, you would increases power to apply maximum force in a short amount of time. Doing this over a period of time, you would also increases tendon and ligament strength, and increasing the thickness of the connective tissue to power the pedal. For your body, you would also improves lactate threshold and increases mental focus. You would also develop power and muscle elasticity. After doing spinning for a long time, you would also improve cadence and develops coordination. It takes a lot of coordination to be able to do spinning smoothly. One of the goals of spinning is to develops maximum speed and strength. As you get good at spinning you will Improve lactate tolerance as the body progresses its ability to remove lactate from the blood and teaches the muscles to rely more heavily on fat for fuel as they spare glycogen. Enhances cardiovascular strength as increased resistance will stress the heart just enough to strengthen it and force it to adapt. And yeah, it would also build some cardio. Tell your girlfriend to take some spinning classes.

Like we said: it's cardio.

cwolfman13

It is vigorous cardiovascular training. There is an element of resistance to most cardiovascular exercises...that doesn't make them "strength" training workouts.