No, I don't mean THAT kind of running, but the 'running' you do during spinning sessions.
It doesn't seem like anything useful to me, but just an aerobics trick they do in class.

I've been attending spinning classes for 3 months now and while I've slowly become accustomed to most exercises there, running still is uncomfortable.. or rather, I can't make myself spin fast while standing up. It is probably the body weight that 'weighs' me down plus perhaps my short legs..
I'd feel better when I hear that there's no real use to it.

In the first 4-6 weeks I'd simply sit down and spin as fast as possible. Later I did try but have not succeeded to improve cadence a lot. The latest I've tried is to grip the barends with a death grip, thus force down the elbows and thus keep my upper body in a stable position.... only then I'm able to keep a decent cadence going.. It's actually quite tiresome, so it's a good workout I guess.

Any comments??

Ivana

P.S. did my very first 'squat' exercise on Thursday evening.. am still sore, even with only a small weight..