Last Friday, the male PE teacher at my school showed my teacher friend and I this new spin app (Look up “Peloton Cycle” in the app store) we could use in our school’s spin room instead of trying to find a random spin workout on Youtube. I downloaded it at school on my iPad and checked it out before we headed to spin after school. IT IS THE BEST THING EVER!!!!! I cannot get over it!!!
Here’s what’s so great about it: I love group fit classes. I love being pushed and having to make myself keep up with the rest of the class. I am so competitive with myself. While I joined the my new gym for their variety of classes, there is one class offered three times a week (and during the times I can go) that I tried and didn’t like. This app is like being in a group fit setting, but you can do it whenever is convenient to you. You can join a live class or do an archived class if you can’t spin at a time when the live class is offered. I’ve done two archived classes from the instructor Nicole and love her! She’s upbeat, a great motivator, and her music is awesome! When you do an archived class, you’re able to choose the amount of time you want to spin–Friday, I went 45 minutes and Sunday, I only had time for 30 minutes.
If you look at my picture above, you’ll see that the spin bikes at my gym have a little area for two water bottles by the handlebars, but thankfully, it’s a perfect resting place for my iPad while I watch the instructor!
Here’s the only negative: the bikes in the Peloton spin classes apparently have a computer screen that tells them their resistance levels and RPMs. Mine don’t. You just have to guess on the resistance and I watch Nicole’s feet peddle so I match her RPMs.
I love running, but I might be on a spin kick while it’s so cold and yuck outside. I know once it warms up and stays daylight longer, I’ll get back outside and run, but right now I am having so much fun spinning. Hope you get to try it!!
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