spin bike at home

I have a bake and a stand for it that allows me to use it inside in the winter, just thinking of moving it out onto the patio for the summer now (though I may wait for my hayfever to abate first), I use it alongside swimming, pilates and walking.

My stand was a present but cost less than £100.

On your other questions - a stone in 6 weeks seems like quite a lot, have you worked out what your calorie intake and deficit would need to be for that?

Hi, I go to spinning classes with my hubbie and we have discussed getting a spinning bike. The only thing being in spinning classes we have to work really hard and the instructor is on to us all the time not to turn dial down, go faster ect ect, would we work as hard if we had our own. I know the spinning bikes we use retail at approx. £800, but I know u can get them much cheaper. I have found spinning has toned me up and although im not over weight ive lost another few pounds through spinning, I also do lots of running and have found my mile times are so much better since ive taken up spinning. Have you considered giving spinning classes a go, I go at 6pm on a fri eve, which fits in with kids ect. Good luck

Consider a bike for riding outside. It's really much more enjoyable
Then add a wind trainer (a stand for your bike) so you can use it inside too!

Hey! Good one, might get myself a wind trainer as well next winter. :bigsmile:

what's a wind trainer then?? sorry i missed that earlier?!!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wind+trainer

Consider a bike for riding outside. It's really much more enjoyable
Then add a wind trainer (a stand for your bike) so you can use it inside too!

this is my response as well.

If you're not lifting (doing squats and lunges with weights or some type of resistance) then your legs won't get too much bigger. But, depending on what you do with resistance levels on the bike, you might build some muscle. It'll be longer, rather than bulky, because you'll build endurance muscle instead of strength muscle, but you might see some size difference.

With that said, I would actually buy a trainer to put your regular bike on indoors, because you'll get a workout that's closer to what you'd get if you were riding outside. I have a Kinetic fluid trainer that my road bike sits on all winter, and I work out to Spinervals dvds. They are difficult, and they are fantastic cardio workouts if you have the right ones. The Kinetic trainers are among the best for simulating road riding. They are also very quiet when you have them set up right. MUCH quieter than a wind trainer.

You don't have to get the Spinervals dvds, you can work out to whatever you want. Music, movies, tv shows, silence, whatever. That's up to you. I personally like Spinervals because I'm training, and where I live, it's still too cold to take my bike out and train. But getting a Kinetic fluid trainer is what I'd recommend you do.

You can see them here: http://www.amazon.com/Kinetic-Kurt-Machine-Bicycle-Trainer/dp/B000BNCA0Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397326143&sr=8-1&keywords=kinetic+kurt+road+machine

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i am honestly sooo grateful for all your help and advice....what a fab bunch of people!!!

i can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

she was obv talking to me and being sincere. there's a reason i've been voted MFP's Most Kind and Consider Helper 3 years in a row.

i am honestly sooo grateful for all your help and advice....what a fab bunch of people!!!

i can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

she was obv talking to me and being sincere. there's a reason i've been voted MFP's Most Kind and Consider Helper 3 years in a row.

Congrats!! :flowerforyou: :laugh:

OP I see this isn't where you're looking, but all the gyms I've ever signed with have babysitting. Is this an option, perhaps one to consider down the line? Our classes especially are mostly women. I love it when the young baby sitter peers through the door with a baby on her hip and a scowl on her face when our class runs past the babysitting time :laugh: