Spinning in the summer?

[Catrin]

Is there a reason to attend spinning classes in the summer outside of rainy days? As the weather warms, and I look at my goals for the summer I am starting to consider my training schedule. My thought it just to reserve spinning for days when the weather is too bad to go out - but it seemed a good question to ask...

[bmccasland]

Depends on if you live somewhere that it gets really bloody hot in the summer, considered "too hot to ride." When the heat index is over 110F (43C) in a humid climate, it's too hot to ride. Even 105 (40.5C) heat index is getting close to the "too hot to ride" mark. So I could easily see taking a spin class in the beastly hot summer months. Been there, done that.

[Catrin]

Depends on if you live somewhere that it gets really bloody hot in the summer, considered "too hot to ride." When the heat index is over 110F (43C) in a humid climate, it's too hot to ride. Even 105 (40.5C) heat index is getting close to the "too hot to ride" mark. So I could easily see taking a spin class in the beastly hot summer months. Been there, done that.

I am from the South myself, and I've yet to see what I would call a terribly hot summer in Central Indiana - but that is relative until you reach the numbers you mentioned. This will be my 10th summer here, so hopefully my luck will hold. Sunburn, however, I have to be very careful with as I do not tan.

I was just debating going to one spinning class a week this summer - but couldn't come up with a reason outside of inclement weather.

[Blueberry]

If you enjoy it and it's an efficient workout for you, why not do it? I still ride my trainer when I get home late/have limited time to ride, etc. Sadly, during the week, I don't always have time to get outside and ride. Inside can be more efficient.

[Catrin]

If you enjoy it and it's an efficient workout for you, why not do it? I still ride my trainer when I get home late/have limited time to ride, etc. Sadly, during the week, I don't always have time to get outside and ride. Inside can be more efficient.

I do like it - but I like my bike better And with soon to have TWO bikes, well, there is only so much cycling time I do find the classes that I attend fun though, which will be nice on rainy days...

[nscrbug]

I do spin classes year round...even during the summer. I do the majority of my road riding on the weekends. On weekdays, I don't have the time (unless I have a day off from work) to get a good ride in. So I hit the gym instead...and on two of those weekday mornings, there is a spin class...so I take it.