Originally Posted by
Machka
Well ... that's not what people in spinning classes do.
Despite the name, spinning classes are
not about sitting there and spinning at 100 rpm for over an hour.
A good spinning class incorporates a whole lot more than that.
For one thing, sitting and spinning out is, at most 20 or 30% of spinning. The rest of the time is spent standing and climbing, doing long seated climbs, or sprinting (and not always from the seated position).