20 Mar 10 Chatsworth 10k and Fun Run Sunday 23rd May
The prestigious Chatsworth estate for the third year running plays host to the Chatsworth 10k for Helen’s Trust. The 2010 race is set to build on the success of previous years with a refreshed circular course taking in the fantastic views the Chatsworth estate has to offer.
Find out more at http://www.helenstrust.org.uk/page419.asp?id=21
09 Nov 09 Books on spinning classes
As great as this new fangled internet malarky is sometimes it’s nice to open up a book to research a topic.
With that in mind I’ve put together a list of some of the most interestingreads for people interested in spinning. There’s a few specifically about indoor cycling and intervals but as always I’ve added in a couple of more general cycling/triathlon ones as a lot of the advice will be just as useful to someone interested in spin. (more…)
02 Nov 09 Spinning Bikes Videos
I was searching on youtube and a couple of other video sites and were surprised quite how many videos there was about spinning out there.
And being the caring sharing type I though I should post them all up so you can see them.
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31 Oct 09 Can Six Weeks Spinning Help You Lose Half a Stone & Drop a Dress Size in Time for the Office Christmas Party?
Spinning is one of the gym’s most effective ways to burn calories in a short space of time. So if your looking to drop a dress size or a inch or so in time for your Christmas party it’s a great class to take.
Bear in mind we’re no nutritional experts or doctors before reading on, but that never stopped Gillian McKeith! (more…)
26 Oct 09 Are there spinning competitions?
On the noticeboard outside the studio I spin at the other day I noticed a challenge sheet, it’s something my gym tries to do every few months to make working out a little more fun.
They were writing up on the board what calories the instructor had burned in each class based on the readings from their heart rate monitor watches. And if you were a HRM (I don’t normally do) you can put up your calorie burn and if you do the best you spin some kind of prize.
A great little idea and got me wondering if there were any other kinds of spinning competitions out there, not because I think I’d be some kind of spinning champion but because I know when training for running a little bit of competition can be a great motivational tool. (more…)
20 Oct 09 Benefits Of Spinning Classes
What are the benefits of of spinning?
Whether you have already been to a spinning class and would like to know what the health benefits of the classs is or you’re thinking of trying spinning for the first time read on to discover the reasons why spinning is so good for you!
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17 Oct 09 Setting up the perfect Spinning studio or gym
I know we’ve got a fair few readers of the blog here who are instructors and I know a few of them would like to start up their own spin studio, for example back in the early days of this blog one of our readers Andrew Clayton set up a London based spin gym called Pedal Studio.
But if someone who is thinking about setting up a studio what could they do to make it just perfect
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13 Oct 09 Is Spinning better for you than just going for a bike ride?
If you’re a regular here you’ll know I got into spinning because I’m a cyclist who’s scared of the rain! Of course I ended up getting addicted…
Though on the occasional day of sunshine I wonder if I would be better off dusting off my normal bike and going for a ride rather than hitting the mirrors and fluorescent lights of the gym. So I made myself the following list of reasons why I’m better of going for a spin class.
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10 Oct 09 The Best Spinning Shorts for Men
We’ve already recommended some good clothing for spinning and our top trainers for spinning and it’s time for our top picks for shorts.
A lot of people swear by padded shorts for spinning, though when I’m outside I recommend lycra and the padding, inside I tend to go for just running shorts. But if spinning classes leave you with a more painful bum than legs you should have a good look at these shorts (more…)
08 Oct 09 Padded Spinning Shorts For Women
Do you suffer from a sore bum when you do a spin class? Well then it might be worth investing in a decent pair od padded shorts.
Below we’ve got some of the best value and best looking padded cycling shorts which are perfect for spinning.
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