Spin Class Observations

Yesterday I did spin class – actually it’s the first time I’ve done spin class this year.  All my other cycling has been on an exercise bike.  I have two quick observations about the experience.

First – Spin class is soooo much more fun than an exercise bike.  You have music, other people suffering along side you, a not so hard to look at trainer yelling at you.  What’s not to like?  It also is a great interval workout.   I always get my heart rate up in the high 80 percentile at a minimum, but usually I get over 90% when I spin.

Second – I have heard (from a sub 4 minute miler), that he knows he’s fit when he can go out and run a five mile tempo run at a fast pace, rest for 10 minutes, then feel like he could go out and do it again.   That was my experience of spin class.  For the first time EVER in a spin class – 10 minutes after the class I felt like I could do it again.  I think this is a combination of exercising daily and the running I’ve been doing.  And I’ve only run four times so far…

I count the hour spin class as 20 miles.  I now have 35 more miles before month end to hit 300.  I going to make it!