Quote Originally Posted by CR400
Ok, I'll try to give the actual bpm. I use my heart rate monitor to display the time of activity and then it only shows it as a percent. My max heart rate is set at 210. So between 190 and 210 should be between 90 and 100%. So i guess that would mean it was between 195 and 207.
First: Anne said it correctly but I'll be more direct ... get a new instructor. Your instructor should be monitoring the class, recommending heart rate ranges -- unless you are doing anaerobic-based race training, sustaining for long periods up to 98% is ridiculous. Your class should either be focused for a specific energy zone or it should have a good varied set which goes thru multiple HR zones (usu 2,3,4).

Second: Get a new instructor (I'm sorry, did I say that already?). Your typical max cadence in a Spinning class, except at a supersprint (like 10-20 sec or so) is generally around 110. For ex, Johnny G Spinning recommends 110 as a max cadence. If you do spinervals DVDs, Coach Troy takes you higher than that. Does your trainer have resistance settings? If you work with resistance, power or gearing you should easily be able to tax yourself such that you are not having to do a super spin to compensate.

Sorry I don't mean to be so direct but instructors who don't educate and help students drive me nuts!!!