Sparkspeople Cycle Hill Climb

Try This Spinning Move: Seated Climb

By now you've probably heard of Spinning, the indoor cycling workout that's popular in gyms across the globe. You've probably also heard that Spinning burns a lot of calories, or even more commonly, that "it's really hard!" Well, Spinning participants are encouraged to move at their own pace and to listen to their bodies, using the instructor as a guide. Spinning only uses 5 core movements to build workouts. Here's on that you can try yourself on a stationary bike.

Seated Climb
Seated climbs simulate hills. You can climb a hill of a length and intensity of your choice, and manually controlling your stationary bike is the best way to tailor your workout to you. Always remember to both push and pull against the pedals, and that you can adjust your resistance level at any time to recover or work harder.
Sit back on the bike seat to fully engage your hamstrings and glutes.
Find the resistance bar or buttons and slowly begin to add resistance, which acts as a hill incline.
Your pedal speed should decrease as you add resistance, although your intensity level will probably increase. Aim for a cadence of 60-80 revolutions per minute (RPM). If you can pedal faster than this, you don't have enough resistance to "climb" against.
Gradually increase your resistance a few more times, ensuring that you keep your heart rate in its target range.
Once you reach the top of you hill, take your resistance back down and recover.
Repeat as you wish.
Make sure you breathe steadily and deeply, relaxing your abs. You've just climbed your first hill!

Time Involved: About 5 minutes

Body Benefit: Strong legs and heart

I was thinking about starting to go to a spin class but i also heard it was really hard. My fear has been keeping me out of the class!

Has anyone on here ever done a spin class?

i havent done one .. kinda scared LOL

All I've heard is they're hard.

I've never done one because I'd be on a bike outside riding than a stationary one.

I have done several cycle classes for a while i was addicted to it, honestly it helps to be with a group because you find youself pushing yourself !

If you can keep up you can always do the setting in a lower level, until you work youself up there.