Spin video or audio for ipod?

[marni]

I really like podrunner podcasts for indoor training,either elliptical or on the trainer. They have a series called couch to 5 k , 8 k, 10 k that start slow and short and increase in time and speed over a number of the podcasts. These start out with a warm up and then set intervals at a certain speed which increase in length from week to week, interspersed with short rest periods. They also have some nice fast stair steps series of increasing tempos. Their regular podcasts are usually a set time at a set pace which I find great for endurance training but these also have a warm up and cool down.

There is another podcast by the same guy called grove electric which also has some nice mixes. The best part of course is that they are free.

[Miranda]

Well, as a Spinning Instructor I would like to say it's nice to actually have you IN the class with us, vs. alone with a cd or iPod lol.

But, I assume you are looking for these tools to compliment what you already have for class, or similiar in that making it to class doesn't work for you.

"Alone" to a cd/dvd has never cut it for me as an exerciser. I've always needed my group ex class at the gym. Outside we have Mother Nature to keep us entertained, and the road to get BACK home to motivate us lol... beside our group friends to ride with.

Thx to the post about MotionTraxx free on iTunes... free is always good!

[marni]

I would willingly take a spin class if any of the instructors seemed to know what they were doing. Unfortunately the only ones available to me at the local gym are all lead by a guy that seems to think and hour of standing at the fastest cadence and highest resistance possible to music which gives everyone headaches in spite of ear plugs is the only way to train efficiently. The local bike shop spin class is either to slow and simple for me ( just ride for 20 minutes at a gentle pace and then increase the resistance a bit and so on) or too fast and hard with 40 minutes of up one minute, down one minute at high cadence and high resistance etc. with five minutes of warm up and five minutes of cool down and one one minute sprint.

I am an endurance rider- I rarely if ever stand unless I am desperate but climb like a demon, and can go for hours and hours at my fast cruising pace. I much prefer pushing myself tempo or resistance wise on a trainer, which has the added advantage of me not having to get in the car and drive to the gym, and I can squeeze in a half hour here and there between ther things with not much hassle at all.

I know that there are some excellent spin trainers, who are actually also riders, out there who know what they are doing and do wonderful classes. They just aren't near me so in the meantime, I and my Ipod can be found in the garage. If you can find a spin class that you like and an instructor who knows what they are doing, cherish and support them before they go away.