Spinning class anyone?

1) Take ear plugs, music is LOUD.
2) £7.50 for 20 mins where I live.
3) Strong knees and leg muscles are a must.
4) They go FAST.
You don't lose weight that way.
Walking fast and eating less is the way forward.

I will stick with sitting on the sofa and using my foot pedal, but I am trying to regain muscle strength in my legs,

This spinning sounds agony

I would have thought spinning would be way to strenuous for someone who can’t do strenuous exercises

Have you thought about Walking Netball its something you can do together we have various age groups in our group. We do get out of breath and burn calories in a fun way. The ladies who wear a Fitbit tell us how many and how many steps at the end of the session. Its so much fun you don't think its exercise.

Thanks for the input everyone. I watched a couple of videos and have decided it isn't for me. I think swimming would be a better option.

I used to love spinning classes, and have to admit to being hooked on them a few years ago attending several classes per week. I had an enthusiastic instructor,it can be hard work and if your not used to excercise it would come as a shock..You are on stationary bikes and you pedal to music, you increase the resistance with a dial as the instructor calls out instructions,you can slacken it off to make it easier to pedal, in theory you can pedal as hard or as easily that you like,my experience during the couple of years I did it,was that the people who don,t excercise hated this class. Why not try one class to see how you both like it, or if you both swim that would be a good option.

If you get a good instructor and like loud music the spinning classes can be fun, but with a mediocre one they are just boring and torture! I used to wear padded pants but my backside was always bruised and I sweated buckets. Unfortunately the daytime class I attended folded, but I enjoyed it in a masochistic kind of way! I should imagine a lot of calories would be burned, but exercise without change in eating habits has little effect on weight I find.
Good luck, hope you both find a class that suits.

I'm glad I now know what spinning is, at least. I've often wondered, but been too lazy to even look it up.

My OH loves it. He's lean, fit and adores cycling. I would rather poke my eyes out with a sharp stick than subject myself to such misery. You've only got to look at the faces of keen cyclists to know that it's something to be endured rather than enjoyed. But don't let me put you off!

My son, a mountain bike enthusiast, tried it last week and said he was’broken’ at the end! Possibly not what you were looking for Antonia

Spinning classes at my gym are very strenuous and look arduous to me. A lot of the ‘ride’ is done off the seat in an almost standing position I wouldn’t be able to do it and I ride 8k on a static bike in the gym 3 times a week. If you are pretty fit I imagine you could give it a try but otherwise I’d give it a miss and find something a little less taxing.

So did I Anniebach I wondered why it was in Diet and Exercise ?

Sorry Anniebach I should have explained. In fact, the term was new to me only a couple of weeks ago but my DD knew what it was. It's basically sitting on a static bike and pedalling to music. I think I would like the music, but not sure if my ageing body can cope with the rest of it.

I thought you meant using a spinning wheel, something I could actually help with ?