June 25, 2005
Indoor Cycling, Stationary Bicycling
My wife, Karen, and I, use a Schwinn
103 Upright Exercise Bicycle at home.
At the Tehama Family
Fitness Center, where I teach Hatha
Yoga, T'ai Chi
Ch'uan,
and Qigong, I
attend an indoor cycling class three days every week. We use the
Star
Trac V-Bike Spinner in a room just for group cycling classes. The
facility
also offers many other types of Star Trac aerobic training
equipment.
This is the indoor cycling equipment that I currently use on a regular
basis. It is not
necessarily the "best" equipment or the equipment I would
"recommend" that you
purchase. However, this equipment is quite useful and durable for the
purposes
intended. I am satisfied with this equipment. The Star Trac Spinner
Pro is a very
popular model in health and fitness clubs and considered by many to be an
excellent
product, and the Schwinn 103 is a high volume sales model for the home
user.
I have attended the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
indoor
cycling workshop. The
instructor, Timmi Lemen, was very good. This is a one
day workshop, 9am-5pm. We used the LeMond
Rev-Master indoor cycles during
this workshop.
This webpage is the place for my research, notes, and ideas on this topic.
Bibliography, Links, Resources
Indoor Cycling, Spin, Stationary Bicycling,
Indoor Bicycling,
Indoor Cycles, Indoor Bicycle Training, Indoor Bicycle Aerobics,
Spin Aerobics, Spin Classes, Studio Cycling, Precision Cycling,
Spinning®,
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Indoor Cycling Workshops
American
Physical Therapy Association - Tips for Leisure Cyclists
30Kb.
Are You Ready for
Indoor Cycling?. 27Kb.
Bicycling in Northern
California
Jay Blahnik Schwinn Cycling
Workshops.
The
Complete Guide to Studio Cycling. By
Cycling Performance Tips: Spinning
By Dallas Hudgens. 8Kb.
Cycling Performance Tips: Stationary
Bicycling. 12Kb.
Cycle Reebock.
Reebok University. Instructional Interval Training video.
Exercise
Bike Setup and Precautions
Exercise Bikes and
Stationary Cycling 25Kb.
The Heart Rate Monitor Book for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists: A Heart Zone
Training Program. By Sally Edwards and Sally Reed. Velo Press,
2nd
Edition, 2002. 275 pages. ISBN: 1931382042.
The Heart Rate Monitor Workbook for Outdoor and Indoor Cyclists.
By Sally Edwards and Sally Reed. Velo Press, 2001. 104 pages.
ISBN: 1884737935.
Hiking and Walking in
Northern California
IDEA Health and Fitness Association
Their annual conferences offer many workshops
on indoor cycling.
Indoor Cycling.
Swedish Medical Center
Indoor Cycling Instructor
Workshops with Kris Kostman
Indoor
Cycling Bikes - The Exercise Bike Superstore
Indoor Cycling Music.
Distributed by Workout Music Video/CDs.
Indoor
Cycling Tips. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Sports
Medicine. 22Kb.
Indoor
Stationary Cycling. By William Bishop. 11Kb.
Keiser Corporation
Indoor cycling equipment and training in Keiser
Performance Cycling.
Launching
an Indoor Cycling Program. By Tatiana Kolovou, M.B.A.
26Kb.
Mountain Biking in
Northern California
Power Pacing for Indoor Cycling. By Kristopher Kory and Thomas
Seabourne.
Champaign, Illinois, Human Kinetics, 1999. Bibliography, 186 pages.
ISBN: 0880119810.
MGC. Info1
Sacramento Valley,
California, Bicycling
Spin Indoor
Cycle Training. Dave Draper Training.
33Kb.
Spin
It: What You Need to Know About Group Indoor Cycling. American
Council
on Exercise. 19Kb.
Spinning® Mad Dogg
Athletics. Star Trac "Johnnny G" indoor cycles, music,
DVDs,
information, news, training tips, events, accessories, books, training
opportunities and
certification, clothing, etc.. In 1989, Jonathan
Goldberg designed, built and patented the
"Johnny G. Spinner® indoor bicycle and opened a spinning fitness center in
Southern
California, and then in 1995 developed the original
indoor cycling "Spinning" training
program to certify "Spinning" instructors.
Star Trac Irvine,
California. Fitness equipment.
Studio
Cycling. By Kevin Weiss. 15Kb.
Subject Index to
Cloud Hands Website
What
is Indoor Cycling? Tips, themes, music.
Notes and Quotes
Indoor Cycling
"Ultra-endurance cyclist, motivational trainer and internationally
acclaimed fitness expert
Johnny G, who created the original Spinning program that sparked the indoor
cycling trend,
says, "The beauty of indoor cycling is that you set your own level of
intensity by adjusting the
bike's resistance, so your age, size or fitness level doesn't matter. The goal
is to help you
find the champion within." Fitness experts agree that indoor cycling
is an excellent cardiovascular
workout, providing the same health and weight management benefits as other
aerobic activities.
It is particularly versatile because it's a non-impact activity."
- Are You
Ready for Indoor Cycling?.
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