Virtual Bike Rides And A Spinning Bike Are Perfect For Winter Fitness
This A. M. I rode an hour long, hill-climbing route in Maine.
Yesterday, I rode the Texas Hill Country near Austin.
And tomorrow, I’m planning to ride the desert west of Tucson.
All from my spinning bike, 10 feet in front of my big-screen basement television, as I watch the snow fall out my terrace doors.
I love spinning class at my local country club but on occasions when i can’t get up in time or have another commitment, or when the class is full – s regularly happens in the wintertime – I have my spinning bike and my collection of spinning DVDs.
The one you will see in the above video is from a collection of spinning DVDs called epic Rides. They take camera crews out to various parts of the country and videotape bike riders as they tackle scenic and often challenging courses. The videos are then edited down, generally to around an hour or so , and you ride along. A virtual dashboard shows you the intesity level, when you’re to climb and pedal hard up a hill or spin fast down one.
There’s always a timer going and a graph that displays the workout section you are in at any particular time.
The exercise programmes are hard. You will sweat as you ride down. And you will find yourself lost in the videos. It’s nearly as if you’re there.
There’s music to ride with on most of the spinning DVD rides and some let you to play the video with no music, allowing you to use your iPod with your own selection of tunes.
Besides the classic ride collection of location based virtual rides, I also like the Spinerval DVDs put out by Troy Jacobson, a top fitness coach. These are terribly intense exercise programs along the line of a regular spinning class in a gymnasium. Coach Troy has produced masses of exercise programmes, ranging in length from a quick 23 minute tide to longer high intensity spinning class exercise routines of an hour.
You may use a coach for your bicycle to do thee ride or, as I did, get a spinning bike. A spinning bike starts at approximately $300 and can run as high as $2,500 but if you click here, you will find a great assortment of to test out, like the staying power 9200, an ordinary $600 bike available for a touch over $300. I would recommend that if you are serious about indoor cycling, you consider a spinning bike of your own. They let you stand and charge up a hill and actually provide an outdoor-like experience.
I continue to like my spinning classes but I am sure enjoying my DVD virtual rides.
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