…or point our toes in the pedals!
Here’s a link to the article I mentioned in class today by my favorite indoor cycling guru, Jennifer Sage. You may have caught a piece that Good Morning America aired about an indoor cycling fad that includes weight training on the bike (see the piece here). These gyms are popular in NYC and like the cupcake fad, it’s only a matter of time before they creep southward.
Jennifer talks about why we don’t weight train on spin bikes–how it has no real toning benefits (it actually makes you less efficient on the bike, meaning you don’t get as good a workout and don’t burn as many calories), and boundless potential for injury. She also points out a number of my pet peeves too, like pointed toes and bouncing in the seat from too little resistance, going into detail about why both are bad for you.
Read on and ride on– safely!
