Spin Class? Is it worth it?

I love it...its a great burn and awesome for your quads and glutes. I guess I bike outside and at the gym enough that I really don't have the saddle pain issues most people complain about....but its a lot of fun.

Give it a try...you have nothing to lose, and might just love it!

It's a great calorie burner. Do it!!

When I started I'm pretty sure I was the biggest person in the class I was in lol. the best thing is though, it's not like you"ll be left behind. I think it's totally worth it and they also sell seat covers for more padding. what I find helpful is to move the seat forward or backward and it will ease the pain. i hope you do it!

I also did Spinning at my heaviest. I try to encourage larger women (or men) to stick with it. As you said, you can't left behind. As long as your heart rate is elevated, who the f! cares if you're doing jumps or whatever. Go for it, sweat and burn calories.

The second class is the worse on your bottom and then it gets better.

I used to have an instructor that would say "is that as hard as you can go?" and I'd mumble "no" to myself and kick it up a notch. I need someone to ask me that whenever I'm exercising.

I took my first Spin class a couple of weeks ago. Besides the sore areas, I loved it. I have never sweat so much (even my socks were wet from sweat).

I had to take a break from exercising to fight a cold, but I will most definitely take it again. I bought a new HRM so I'm very curious on what I will burn.

I definitely say give it a try. Good luck.

Go for it! I teach about half a dozen spin classes a week and love it.

A few things that will help!

1. Make sure your bike is set up correctly so speak to the instructor before the class to check the seat height, seat position, handlebar height and handlebar position to make sure it's right for you. Then take note of where the settings are (there's normally numbers or letters at each point) so you can adjust the bike yourself the next class.

2. Grab some bike shorts if you're uncomfortable and make sure your butt is right at the back of the saddle on the widest part of the seat so you don't put too much pressure on your nether region.

3. Make sure you've got a bit of resistance on the bike and don't free spin the wheels. This will prevent you from bouncing in the saddle which will be uncomfortable to say the least!

Enjoy

I LOVE Spinning. I went 3 times a week before I moved. I burned upwards of 6-800 calories per hour on my 170 frame. It also helps if you really mesh well with the instructor. I tried 3 different instructors before I found a favorite. I got sore the first time around but i found my favorite instructor and he properly taught us how to seat the bike and how to properly ride. good luck!

I take a 6am spin class a couple of times a week and it is totally worth waking up early for. The hardest part is getting out of bed early. I set my alarm and then when it goes off it is like eh I am up anyway so let's do this!

I don't think you will ever go to a spin class and regret it...let's put it that way.

Do it! I go to a spin class at my university's gym 3x a week and I can already see a difference in how toned my legs are Depending on how hard you push yourself, you can really burn a ton of calories. I think I average around 600 calories per class.

The size of your body has a direct impact on the calories you expend in a class. Someone who is light is going to burn fewer calories than someone who is heavy. For example, a 150-lb. person burns about 240 calories cycling at a moderate intensity for 30 minutes; a 200-lb. person burns about 320 calories under the same conditions.

Actually that's not right, since cycling isn't a weight bearing activity and you're not riding up a real hill where gravity matters. Only your fitness (ie your efficiency) affects how many calories you burn.

I ride thousands of kilometres a year outside but I still like to go to spin classes when the weather is bad or when the days are too short to ride after work. With a good instructor it's great exercise, and I can burn 800 or more calories in an hour.

My fiance spins 5-6 times a week for an hour and he not only loves it, but he's dropped major weight. We've recently talked about me joining a class to see if I can keep up (I have pretty bad asthma), but I'm buying a gel cushion first :glasses:

LOVE spin class! At first, I thought that whoever invented it was a mean, sadistic SOB but after a couple of classes I came to love it! I actually miss it when I'm not able to go!

I LOVE spinning. I go twice a week at least and sweat my butt off. I also do strength training on the other days just to keep an all around exercise routine.

I spin 4 days a week and love it! I was sore in unmentionable places for the first couple days but that goes away. If you have a really good instructor , its a really fun class. I have burned up to 700 calories in an hour. I got into it when I got injured after a marathon and it was the only thing that get could me close to even feeling the same way when I ran. It does require some endurance but I've seen newbies do great at the class. If its at 5 am, I suggest getting up early enough to get in a good breakfast, lots of water and some stretching. Its a pretty high intensity class for a body that just woke up. Good luck!

according to my HRM I burned 800 calories spinning on tuesday. I think thats something!

what is spinning? I've heard it mentioned here lots but have no clue what it is....