More on Indoor Cycling
Developed in the 80’s, Indoor Cycling had the look of a craze. It grew rapidly and spread around the Globe, but rather than quickly dying out like so many fitness crazes in the past, it simply continued to grow and grow in popularity. A new sport had been developed. Now it is difficult to find a good gym that doesn’t offer indoor group cycling classes every day of the week.
It’s easy to see why it’s so popular. At around 600 calories per hour there are few better ways to burn fat and get fit. Add the music and the high cadence and you have an exercise that is great fun, highly effective, easy on your joints and accessible to all ages and levels of fitness.
This new generation of bike is designed to closely replicate the feel of outdoor cycling, and crucially enables you to get ‘out of the saddle’ and stand in the pedals and do hill climbs. The inertia of the flywheel and the fixed wheel gearing replicate the feel of cycling on the flat, going downhill fast, or working hard to get to the top of a hill. The variety this brings to the workout is incomparable and it enables you to bring in different muscle groups and get an all round workout.
The fixed gearing can prove a challenge for the first couple of rides. If you stop pedalling the inertia of the flywheel will rotate your legs for you. To stop pedalling you simply wind down the cadence and come to a gradual stop, or use the emergency brake if you need a sudden stop.
Indoor cycling offers:-
- One of the highest calorie burn rates
- Suitability for all ages and levels of fitness
- Easy on the joints with low risk of sports injury
- A great way to keep fit through winter and summer, whatever the weather.