first spin class

[Zen]

how do you guys figure out a good group of songs to spin to? just curious.

sometime I suggest music. It takes time to put a class together, time out songs for tempo and figure out what will fit where

we all have different ideas of the perfect spin class and there's something there for everyone.

unfortunately we only have three instructors, once in a while a good sub. We have a girl that teaches Friday nights who really gets on my nerves but if you want a class on Friday night she's it. It's her"all about me" class. I've learned to tune her out, I'd bet some of the others have too.

Possegal, what club do you go to? Just wondering.
I'm at FitnessFirst in Frederick.

[Possegal]

oh cool zencentury - i'm a fitness first gal too. luckily due to location of home and job, i'm able to go to germantown, rockville and flower hill, in search of the right class. but i guess more often i'm in germantown. i have a gym at work too but they don't do very many spin classes and i haven't made it to one there in months!

[mimitabby]

don't get me started on the music. nothing like 30 minutes of rap music.
It wasn't so bad when it was just the instrumental but when the lyrics started up i got mad. Fortunately it was not the instructor's cd (that was when she was so late )
I am not real impressed with any of the music. I realize i am the oddball here musically. I wish I could bring in some good fiddle music or something.

[Zeek]

nothing like 30 minutes of rap music.

Just....Kill....Me.....NOW

[Flybye]

Okay, been reading and lurking, now it is time to post on this thread, I suppose!

I have the shorts and got new SPD's that are compat. with the gym bikes.

My only question is - what about the seats? I LOVE my road bike seat. It has been faithful to my buns and bits. How are spin bike seats?

Our class here starts at 5:45 am and I am so not a morning person. I plan on riding outside until I nearly freeze to death before I wake up that early and start going, but that season is in the near future.

[mimitabby]

Uh, Spin seats aren't so great, but my class is only 45 minutes and i can take it. Since we stand up about 15 minutes of it, the 30 minutes of sitting isn't so bad. If I had to sit on one of those saddles for 50 miles I would be miserable.

Today the teacher was playing rap music. Okay, it SOUNDED like rap music.
at least the language was appropriate... (sigh)

Since when do 45 year old white women like rap so much? I mean, REALLY!?
I understand about the 20 year olds.....

(give me a good Sousa march!)

[Zen]

I like(some) rap music But that would not be good spin music for me. I like to rock out.