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Any tips for my first Spin Class?

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mozette · 19/01/2011 16:19

Just booked my first spin class so if anyone has any tips they would be gratefully received! Do I need padded shorts for my arse?

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OonaghBhuna · 19/02/2011 15:08

For anyone worried about going because they may not be fit enough or overweight please please just GO!!!!!!!! Its fine, it doesnt matter what level of fitness you are because you can adjust the gears to suit your level. Its great fun/addictive and surely you are better going rather than sitting at home wondering about it.Its great I love my class.

ivykaty44 · 11/02/2011 09:36

icod - 80% food intake 20% exercise

WickedWitchSouthWest · 10/02/2011 22:53

well it'll be your fault if I'm hobbling for a week! I have to find out if there are spaces yet hopefully not Grin

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mozette · 09/02/2011 11:17

go for it WWSW!

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WickedWitchSouthWest · 09/02/2011 10:12

Well done moz :) I have discovered our local leisure centre has a spinning class now so I'm going to find out more. It's tricky though as my dh is away alot so I'm hoping it mught be a morning class with creche...

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mozette · 09/02/2011 07:22

Good class last night - 310 calories in 45 mins. Last week I kept my gears too low but this week tried to at least get up to the region the instructor was setting the gears at and it was actually a bit easier and enjoyable!

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FluffyMummy123 · 09/02/2011 07:16

No ime exercise won't alone. Wasn't there a study about his recently. It's all portions size. By binning carbs and snacks I lost 7lbs in 3 weeks just

crystalglasses · 08/02/2011 22:38

Anchovies, were you fairly fit when you started? I'm worried that I'll have to give up after just a few minutes. Did you diet as well? I'm overweight but exercise never seems to shift the pounds.

anchovies · 08/02/2011 20:59

I was 18st when I first went spinning, high blood pressure and could barely pedal for a constant 45 minutes even in the lowest gears. Stubbornly kept going and 12 months later (and 6st lighter!) I now burn around 800 calories in 45 minutes. It is addictive!

Lucyintheskywithdiazepam · 08/02/2011 18:47

I wish the classes were in semi darkness in my gym! Alas, this pasrticular establishment is very proud of it's state of the art spinning studio and so has a camera in it so that everyone in the main gym can watch the poor sods in the spin class on a 60" plasma screen...The management of my gym are sadistic bastards.

FluffyMummy123 · 08/02/2011 18:39

Go! Do a beginners class. Tell instructor you are anxious. Most classes in semi darkness so no one even sees you.

FluffyMummy123 · 08/02/2011 18:39

It's really exhilarating. Wear a best deffo. I don't get to Gomorrah enough to affect weight. One you only lose through dieting not excercise

crystalglasses · 08/02/2011 18:37

How fit do you have to be to start with? Until 6 months ago I was fairly fit; went to the gym 2 times a week plus a personal trainer once a week bit since then I've been a complete couch potato as I haven't been very well. I'm feeling much better now and want to start the gym again but do you think I should raise my fitness level first before starting a spinning class or can I dive straight in?

NorthernComfort · 08/02/2011 18:29

ooh, I'm off to my third ever class tonight and I love it. It's odd as well because I was one of those last picked and generally humiliated at P.E. type girls but I'm loving it. Tend to come out looking like a heart attack is imminent though. Good luck!

WickedWitchSouthWest · 08/02/2011 18:15

I used to be very fit but since having ds 7 months ago I've not got back into anything. I've considered spinning but I'm a bit scared of publicly humiliating myself Confused

I do like the 'pretend to turn the dial'! That would be my tactic!

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mozette · 08/02/2011 18:15

Forgot to come back! I've been twice and going again tonight. First one was HARD and my seat was too far back but the second class was better and my seat in the right position. Could even do some standing up bits the second time!

I just went at my own pace and gears however did try and speed up when the class did. Will try and work a bit harder this week and move up some gears

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going · 08/02/2011 17:55

Wear light clothing. A women at a class I went to a couple of weeks ago was wearing a fleece and had to leave as she was too hot and had nothing on underneath.

I only started in December and go once a week. I really love it, much more so than my pilates class!

juneybean · 08/02/2011 17:48

What IS spinning???

JimmyChooChoo · 08/02/2011 15:37

Thanks iCod!Apparently spinning is the best class for weight loss.Have you found this?

FluffyMummy123 · 08/02/2011 15:35

i went after considering it a lot
it was FINE
h ard work but not scary

FluffyMummy123 · 08/02/2011 15:35

course you can
you can sit down and cycle rather than standing up and whooping

JimmyChooChoo · 08/02/2011 15:33

Maltesers-can you really go at your own pace?My OH told me that you cannot stop during the whole class!
Meant to be going tomorrow(as I just mentioned on my other thread)and I'm finding it so daunting!If I was on a bike/treadmill in the gym and I felt like I was going to die get out of breath I would just stop for a while but the thought of everyone seeing me being a wussBlush

maltesers · 05/02/2011 19:50

Very important. . .DONT eat anything for at least an hour. You will work hard and will feel totally sick if you turn up having just eaten. So tiny energy snack over anhour b4 u go.
I have been a fitness instructor and love aerobics and swimming but find Spinning a KILLER. . . .So go at your own pace, take it easy and enjoy !

ivykaty44 · 02/02/2011 14:48

You can easily burn 550 in 45 minutes and give yourself a good cardio workout to get fit - so both if you are eating sensibly and you do need to eat to go to spin Grin

upahill · 28/01/2011 19:16

Have you had good results from spinning folks?
I mean have you seen changes in your body or is it just your fitness that has improved.