7 things I learned from my spin challenge
'Whether you’re having a good or bad week, you're a first time rider or seasoned pro, once you clip in you leave everything behind and it's just you, your bike and the beat, in a room filled with energy,' he adds. It’s my biggest drive in fitness I've been a Ride instructor for over 4 years and still to this day it blows my mind the mental barriers you can push yourself through, the mental release you get when you didn’t even know you needed it,' he says. 'What excites me the most are the mental health benefits.
'We often incorporate hand weights throughout the class too.' What are some of the benefits you get from spinning?Īside from the physical benefits (the average spin class will burn between 400 and 600 calories) those who swear by spinning tout the mental health benefits, and Aaron says this really is one of the biggest gains you'll get from regular classes. 'I often find people assume on a spin bike it's solely your legs being worked these are a primary muscle group, of course, as you’re driving the pedals to the beat, however, at Psycle, we incorporate choreographic moves that are specifically designed to fire up and work your biceps, triceps, back, chest, glutes,' he adds.
But it's not just your legs that will feel the burn.
