To the happy, you-gotta-move-with-it music, Karen Lauer pedals fiercely on her stationary bike at the front of the room, urging participants in her spin class to do the same. As the song trails off, ...
When I first started taking spin classes almost a decade ago, I was convinced that one of the teachers at my gym was subconsciously broadcasting the state of her love life with each playlist, just ...
The lighting's dim, the music's pumping and the booming bass sends vibes through your body. Sounds like a night club, doesn't it? But if the room is filled with people pedalling on stationary bikes, ...
AURORA, Colo. — On a Sunday morning in Aurora, spin bikes whir, sweat flies, and the unmistakable sound of live Mexican Banda fills the air. At Power Pedal, participants pedal in sync with the brass ...
There are many tools, or ergogenic aids, that athletes use to improve exercise performance. These include nutrients and supplements like protein and carbohydrates, drugs like caffeine, steroids, and ...
Music boosts motivation and increases happiness when people are working out better than any other predictable factor. But what musical tempo is best for keeping people psyched up while working out?
If you’d had told me a year ago that I’d be sitting here, post-spin class, writing an article for Women’s Health about spinning I’d have laughed in your face. Not just because I didn’t think spin was ...