Originally Posted by
RiPHRaPH
And lastly, one of my biggest pet peeves.... there is inadequate warm up. Many times the instructors have you up and out of the saddle too early and ramp up your heart rate much too early. You've got to take charge and make sure you are warmed.
The two places I've done classes at give good instructions in their descriptions that you should be warmed up in advance of the class starting. Unfortunately, only one of them allowed you on the spin machines prior to the class (the other had some other class in the same room).
Spinning is not bicycling
Bicycling is not spinning!
Both statements are true. But both activities have their benefits.
I just joined a new gym and while I haven't been to one of their spinning classes yet, I did get on one of the machines for a bit. I found that the pedals were farther out from the center-line than on either my road or mountain bike. Seemed like it would put extra strain on the knee joints.