Spinning vs Aerobics ??

“I tried a spinning class today and was pleasantly surprised! I'm adding this to my get-in-shape training for the Grand Canyon hike this fall. I have been walking and lifting weights also.

I have been told the only way to prepare for hiking days on end with a pack on your pack is to hike for days with a pack on your back..lol

What do the rest of y'all do to prepare for a trip or stay in shape between trips?”

“I mow the lawn.

What is a spin class? Sounds like something the DNC proctors.”

“I hike nearly every day.”

“I'm really good at spinning. When I was a little kid I'd stick my arms out to the sides and spin and spin while singing, "Lalalalalalalalalala!" for a good 15 minutes before falling down. 8)

backpacking is nothing more than walking in the woods with a pack on. I don't trane.”

“Guys! Sheesh! It's not fair! I train and my husband doesn't, and yet he is stronger and has more endurance than me. Of course, I was sick, but still....I think that most women train specifically for backpacking trips, unless their jobs allow them to exercise heavily several times a week. I've been doing many repetitions with hand weights (I tried the machines at the Y, but it was too often that I overdid it. Maybe when I'm stronger.) I hike up and down the steepest hill in my neighborhood with my pack on, as many times as I can stand it, and then I hike home. I use the Torso Track for abs, and yoga stretchs every day. And I take a lot of ibuprofin.”

“Ummmmmm....I'm not a guy.”

“Workout? I wish I had time. About the only form of exercise I get aside from backpacking is walking along the snowmobile trails with my 30 pound son on my back. It's the closest thing to exercise I get. I don't get to do it often enough, either.”

“I think loading up a pack and going hiking is the best work out there is. I use this plus mountain biking and it works great. I use the cycling to work on my heart and lungs and use hiking with pack loaded with rocks and water bottles to build overall strength. I make sure to take enough rest days per week because that's when your body is actually building itself up from tough workouts. This allows you to throw out the junk workouts where you don't push too hard because your tired and workout better because your rested. Everyone's different so you have to design a program that works best for you, but I'm seeing good results with this. Last week, I was able to hike 22 miles in one day with a 30 pound pack full of water bottles just for "fun".”

“Spinning is basically a bike riding class on stationery bikes..these are top-O-the-line schwinns..very cool.

The instructor tells you what's coming and what hand position to use. (ok, keep in clean here)

If there's a hill, she tells you to dial in the resistance and get up in the pedals and pump. If it's a flat, you sit back in the saddle and decrease your resitance. You also wear a heart monitor and count your strokes on the pedals to be sure you don't over do it.

Anyway, it was cool and what a great way to raise your heart rate.

Sunshine, I know where you are coming from..I squeeze in as much as I can when my boys are with their dad and my Y also offers "supervised swim" for kids 5 and older. They watch your kids swim, so you have time to work out. It has been my lifesaver...check out what your Y has to offer!”

“My local YMCA is adding spinning classes to it's aerobics schedule, so I'm going to go try it out. Maybe it'll be fun.”

“We don't have Y's in the North Woods. My seven year old can ride her bicycle while I hike with the little guy on my back but my 3 year old can't keep up. What I need to do is get a bicylce because I have one of those double wide strollers that converts to a bike cart. They might enjoy it if I were pulling them with a bike. They get bored when I walk them in it.”

“I sit on my @$$ and eat junk food.”

“I didn't mean you, sklukaz, specifically, although I'm not sure who you are. Are you friends with flutterbygrl?”

“Well, I'm relieved to know you don't think I'm a guy. Flutterbygirl is a friend of my son.”

“And apparently I'm going to have to stop letting them use my computer to check their email.”

“LOL!! The trail talk police have found them out again!! Good work detectives!!”

“TX,
I was sure someone was talking about becoming a Sufi when I saw this thread. Those folks know how to spin!”

“Ummm...I really am not a guy. I swear.”

“Go to http://members.tripod.com/towndawg/index.htm click on AT in sandals, click on day 3. That's me sitting on the rock eating.”

“When I first heard of spinning I thought it had to do with wool and yarn.

I use a stepmill at the gym, 30-35 min going the wrong way on that mini escalator gets my heart pumping. Follow that with the rest of the hour on an eliptical trainer. Plus some ab and upper body stuff for the back. It helps but I still can't keep up with the wonder women around here.”

“If your not a guy, prove it to us. We want pics.”

“That link is to a pic.”

“Dunadan -

What's a Sufi? Don't like me, so Sufi!”

“That link is to a pic.”

“Admittedly, it's not a particularly flattering one. I'm the one sitting on the rock with a hat on.”

“TX,
Sufi's are a sect of Muslims who use a spinning type of dance as a kind of trance meditation. In the past they have been referred to as the "Whirling Dervishes". There is more to Sufism than this, but this is one aspect of their spirituality, (spinning).”

“hello folks.. I hate to get dragged into this.. but i can personally vouch for sklakaz.. she's a girl.. and her name is sherry.. and she will DUST you on the trail.”

“I haven't tried the spinning but attempted to last week but the class was full. It's very popular at our gym. I picked up a flyer one day and was reading about all the benefits of it and though the same thing as you, tx,....that it would get me in better shape for those ascending climbs. I'll try to get in this week.

Some women warned me to buy one of those gel seats before I start the class. They said if you don't, that your crotch is really sore the next day. How did you do after your first time in that area? :)”

“LOL,... I love this playhouse!”

“The first time I heard about this I thought they were talking about Ghandi.

It just shows ta go ya...”

“Spinning IS aerobic”

“I heard some weird noises while in the locker room at the gym last week and went to investigate. There was a darkened room filled with people on stationary bikes riding to loud music and an aerobics instructor. I think they may have been watching a screen as well. I guess that was "spinning"!”

“I spin. Generally two times a week, one hour sessions each. It's a nice workout and sometimes the instructors are cute. But the real machine to train with for powering up hills is the stairmaster. That thing is brutal and totally works your glutes, quads, hamstrings and calves, not unlike hiking. If you've only got 30 mins or so and want a serious workout, try that puppy on for size.”

“sklukaz, It's not that the picture is necessarily unflattering, it's that the picture is too dark. I couldn't see the people's faces.

Hey towndawg, did you change your site from the first time you posted a link? I didn't recognize it but I thought I'd been to your site before. Maybe I meant to go there but was too busy. Anyway, you have a real nice site. My computer is too darn slow to take the time to enjoy it right now. I'll have to go back and check it out somemore. :o)”

“Hikerchic..well, you asked, so I will tell ya..my hybrid (street)bike has a gel seat - no problems there..

Today my butt HURTS! I feel like a rode a horse yesterday! I was advised AFTER the class was over about the gel seats..went to Target and bought one for $15. Now I can see why they "highly recommend it" if you are going to stick with it..LOL

Spinning is aerobic and anaerobic..all depends on how high you let your heart rate climb. The instructor advised me to stay at 75% or under, but after the 3rd hill, I peaked at 90%..whew!

Yes, the class was in a semi darkened room, to music but no screen :-( You had it Phil!!

Rosey..thanks for the Stair climber reminder..I have a set at work that I do several times a day for conditioning as well..Your quads and gluts will burnnnnnnnnn... Yowww Za!!”

“Tx, I you are looking for a workout that will make your seat sore give me a call.”

“I tried..the last number you gave me was your ex-wife's..LOL”

“Oops”

“Spinning is like synchronized swimming
In 10 years we are all gonna point at it and LAUGH

OH WAIT- We already are!

The only ridiculous thing I do at the gym is step aerobics. ..only because its too hot in Phx to go outside”

“Spinning is from a technique usesd by bicycle racers. Your average joe will push the pedals over at 60-80 rpm, walking speed. Road racers will spin them at 90-120 rpm, and sprinters will do 180 rpm.

Spinning shifts the load from your legs to your heart and lungs. Just be sure that your foot is firmly attached to the pedals with clip and straps or clipless pedals. I took up hiking and backpacking after a knee injury forced my off the bicycle.”

“Any aerobic excercise is good. Walk,run,spin whatever you do just do it 4 times a week. Like Nigal said bping is just walking so take a walk.”

“Believe it or not, riding a horse is very good exercise.

Also dirtbiking...i wish I still had my CR 125..”

“Thanks TD.”

“It stands to reason that riding a bacpac would be good exersize. (Ladies only)”

“To keep in shape, I take walks in my hilly area parks. My first hike of the season is without much elevation, and I increase it from there.

bacpac, riding a bacpac could kill the bacpac. There are lots of very active women on this site :{}”

“Active women? Looks like fantasy land to me. I hope you ladies are able to fit into your imaginary bodies.
This bacpac is for real.

A one, A two, A Three times a lady.”

“LH- what kind of bike ya got?

bacpac, I don't think you fast enough for these ladies”

“I don't mind if ya backpeddle a little.”

“Ah..my first dirt bike was a CR125..man, did I get some wicked "rashberries" when I slid on that thing...wooooo eeeeee!”

“TX really? Are they not WAY more fun than mountainbikes!?

Do you have a bigger bike now?”