The indoor cycling program has been around for 30 plus years now, recently there has been surge in its popularity. There are many good reasons and needs for this type of program. Indoor cycling is not like many other fad exercises that hit the scene with millions of dollars in advertising and billions of dollars in revenue. Indoor cycling, most popularly known as SPINNING, has many great benefits that should not be overlooked.
Let’s go through just a few of the benefits to get you familiar with and hopefully interested in this program.
1. You are staionary, on a sturdy piece of equipment in a controlled environment.(safe compared to riding or running on the street) This is a huge plus! Rain, sleet nor heat will keep you from getting your cardiovascular exercise.
2. You will have company! There is strength in numbers. Your friends can join you, you will make friends at class, the instructors are friendly, encouraging and motivational. No excuses, take a class already!
3. You are in control of your speed, you are in control of the amount of resistance/ tension. You can work as hard as you want or need to on any given day. USUALLY you work as hard as you can for the given amount of time on the bike and you are proud of your effort and psyched about the huge number of calories your burned off!!
4. It takes one or two classes before your ‘sit bones’ adapt to the seat. After that it is a non-issue. I have been riding for years, I own the gym, I will not lie to you. Get on the bike and get on again..you will be fine. Actually you will be much improved for taking up such a great cardiovascular activity.
I will end with this..for now- Spinning or Indoor Cycling is one of the best exercises you can do to condition your heart and lungs, burn calories and keep your joints safe from impact! Indoor cycling has a great social aspect as well and study after study proves that people work harder when in a group. So check out an indoor cycling class this week, promise yourself that you will. Try one of ours! see our schedule at www.bodyfitz.com
Indoor Cycling
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Jan 03
“Great Class” – “Lots of Fun”
Tuesday mornings class is sooo much fun! Yes it is a great workout, very dynamic, tough, but fun too!. The energy that Steve brings to a class is contagious! He has a powerful voice that is both commanding and motivating. Join us on Tuesday mornings @ 9:30am for an excellent fat burning, muscle toning, stress relieving workout.
Steve and Worth are also present for the Saturday 9:15 Power Hour wich is a combination of serious intervals on the bike and super effective circuit training with dumbbells, the BOSU, medicine balls and more! You will love the workout, the music and the results! POWER HOUR is right after our 8am Spin Class, “do the double and compound the results!” See our schedule for class offerings
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Dec 19
Ultra Distance Competitor, Leah Kadetz
Our one and only Leah Kadetz placed third in her age group in the 1/2 ironman distance “Mountain Madness” triathlon in Elijay, Georgia on May 6th. The 1/2 Iron Distance is composed of a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike ride and a 13.1 mile run. Her approximate finish time is 6 hours 45 minutes! Not too shabby considering she ran in the Sweetwater Creek 50k Trail Run two weeks ago finishing at her goal time of 7 hours!
Congrats Leah!
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Dec 08
Fitness classes for $30.00!
Any 4 group fitness classes for $30.00! One per client, New Clients Only please.
We want you to be thinking about your PLAN to be healthier this year! Goals are great and need to be stated, but goals without plans will never be realized!
Train Smarter.Live Better.
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Nov 17
Ultimate Fat Burner
When you skip weights you miss out on the ultimate fat burner! Muscle boosts your metabolism which keeps you lean and sculpted. Weight training is crucial to building and maintaining muscle. You will truly lose it if you don’t use it! To stave off muscle decline as we age-you have to carry a heavier load. Lifting heavier weights is far better for you than lifting lighter weights. You do not have to do endless reps to gain a benefit.(Endless Reps=Overuse Injuries.)10-15 reps with weight that is heavy enough to barley finish the set is perfect.(Both men and women can lift heavy weights-Men will gain size because of their levels of testosterone, women do not have this issue. Women get bulky when there is too much fat on top of their muscle.) Muscle accounts for about 1/3 of a woman’s weight so it has a profound effect on your metabolism. Muscle chews up fat calories even when you are not in the gym!!
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Tuesday November 15, 2011 — 9:02 PM
(4) 30 minute personal training sessions for $99.00!
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Nov 06
Eight Pounds
Every year the average American will gain eight pounds of body fat from September through about mid January.
There are several reasons for this, the first one being that the body has a natural biological tendency to store fat when winter approaches, it is just an adaptation to the environment. Before the invention of grocery stores we humans had to hunt for our food and during these months food was scarce. We not only ate less, but we moved less thus putting on on fat. Over the years we have had less reason to hunt but more opportunity to eat! We still tend to to move less in the winter months despite all the modern conveniences of heated gyms, pools, indoor cycling classes, home gyms, you name it the opportunities are there. We use the “cold” weather as an excuse to stay in when we should be walking, running, hiking or playing with our four legged buddies in the park!
What to do about this? It all starts with stating a simple goal in writing, “I will be leaner by January 1, 2012 than I am now”. What does it mean to be “leaner”? It means that you will make a commitment to do your strength training, walk or run 3 times a week and perform at least one Interval program a week. Thus losing body fat and developing stronger, more dense and toned muscle.
Once you start this commitment to fitness, you will want to eat healthier. Throw out the junk! Stop eating crap! Increase your water intake, have protein with every meal and snack and do not eat too close to bed time. Oh, and set a time for bed- any time before 11pm! Get your rest, you’ll thank me years from now.
I am urging every one of you to have a plan every day as to what you will eat and drink, when you will work out and when you will get to sleep. Take back control of your life before someone else does.
Till next time- Train Smarter. Live Better
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