SocialWorkout.com - Spinning

Kelly Ripa Thinks There's Something Sexy About The Sound Of A Group Workout

Charity D. — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:08:18 +0000

"I prefer a group mentality. I think there's power in a group, I think the group motivates everybody. I think everybody really pulls together, and there's something sexy about the sound and look of a unified group of people working out."

— Kelly Ripa, explaining to Bryant Gumbel that he's really missing out by sticking to solo workouts instead of following her into the wonderful world of spinning.

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Spinning Spin-Offs

Charity D. — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:04:06 +0000

Yesterday we reported that SoulCycle was expanding its offerings with SoulDance, a class designed to "ignite your inner SEXY SOUL! ...[with] everything from basic ballet to simmering chair routines." Unclear whether or not those simmering chair routines would be performed on a bike seat... But today we got another email from SoulCycle, this one introducing "Soul Pilates," and this one made it very clear: "This class is taught entirely OFF the bike." So it's really just Pilates, taught at SoulCycle, which I guess is what makes it "Soul Pilates." Which makes you wonder, when a spin studio starts offering lots of different fitness classes, does it just become a gym, but more expensive? Or is this just a nice way to give spinners some cross training? Debate and discuss. (I think it might be Option A, but maybe that's just me being mean).

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SoulDance May or May Not Involve SoulCycles

Charity D. — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:59:09 +0000

This just landed in our inbox from SoulCycle:

"Good Morning SoulCyclists, Are you ready to get your groove on??? Join Janet Fitzgerald for her first ever 6 week SoulDance Camp !!! This is extraordinary dance class will challenge you in ways you have never experienced, working EVERY muscle in the body with exhilarating movements that will ignite your inner SEXY SOUL! Class will cover everything from basic ballet to simmering chair routines that you can take home with you....HAWT! Come experience 90 minutes of raw passion, awesome music, sweat, and lots of laughs!"

Questions abound. Is that sexy chair dancing on a bike seat or just a regular chair? Will the Clintons be there? Should you like answers to these and other questions, email sarah.fincke@soul-cycle.com.

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My Social Workout Challenge Begins With A Spin Showdown

Julia N. — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:54:22 +0000

Today's free workout: Crunch, 83rd street, courtesy of the Social Workout/Crunch Get Schooled Challenge. I've been in NYC for a week, but finally, today, I felt as if I had returned. To be honest, my workouts up to this point had been sub-par. I was sluggish, I was lazy, and it showed in both the quality of my gymhops and in my energy levels. But not today. No, today I started Social Workout's Crunch Get Schooled Challenge, which dares reader/exercisers to work out 20 times, do 8 Crunch classes, and log 20 healthy meals, all in the next 28 days.

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Big Spinning Discounts at The Studio

Charity D. — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 13:31:58 +0000

Spinning: Awesome, but pricey. Classes at spin studios can set you back like $30 a pop.* Which is why we thought we should raise a special flag for today's NYC Groupon — 6 spin classes for $55 at The Studio. Located in a townhouse on the UES, at The Studio you pedal away under very UES-appropriate chandeliers. And FYI, $55 is 71% off the usual six-class price of, gulp, $192.

*College students with an ID can ride for $5 at Ride The Zone; Flywheel offers a $180/month unlimited pass, which makes it cheap(er) if you ride a lot, but still expensive if you only dabble.

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was camping all weekend, now back to the grind

Bdawg — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:29:12 +0000

45 min spin class

20 min core

Then working on the 20 pull up challenge. Is it a really bad sign that I can barely even do the negative pull-ups in week -2? I've been working on the pull-up machine with a 30 lb counter weight. Kinda frustrating to have to start there, but I'm determined to make it to 20 pullups. Even if it takes me til the end of the year.

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 08/30/2010 (All day)

Chelsea and Bill Spin For $100K

Charity D. — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:16:50 +0000

How much do people love spinning? Or maybe the better question is, how much do people who love spinning love the Clintons? So much that Soul Cycle's hour long ride with Bill and Chelsea this weekend raised more than a $100,000 for the Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund. Very nice. And also intriguing. I've developed a theory: I think it has something to do with spandex. Spandex is not a conservative fabric. The more spandex you wear, the more liberal you are. Spinning and its full body spandex...you do the math.

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Ride With Chelsea and Bill This Saturday

Charity D. — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:16:20 +0000

Soul Cycle's Ride for Haiti event this Saturday still has a few bikes left. The details:

What: A 60-minute ride to benefit The Clinton Foundation Haiti Fund, led by instructors Laurie Cole and Stacey Griffith, with Bill and Chelsea pedaling away alongside the rest of the class.
When: Saturday, August 28th. 4:15 P.M.
Where: SoulCycle Bridgehampton, 264 Butter Lane, Bridgehampton, NY
Link: Join Soul Cycle and Chelsea Clinton to Help Haiti
RSVP: Email HaitiRSVP@soul-cycle.com for pricing information and to request a spot.

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Ryan rekindled my love for spinning!

sandella — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:19:30 +0000

I took Ryan Murray's spin class on Monday, it was FANTASTIC.. challenging, great playlist... and I just love how he motivates everyone. I was going so fast, during the sprints, I could not believe that I was doing 145 RPM, he had us sprint for 30 secs, I think.. and i was able to do it... He is also very helpful and compassionate. He gets off the bike to help folks..

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

The Sports Club/LA Rockefeller Center

Workout Date:

Mon, 08/23/2010 (All day)

I had a sneaking suspicion this would be true...

Bdawg — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 01:19:49 +0000

Today is day 1 of the 20 pull-up challenge. First step is obviously assessing how many pull-ups you can do. I haven't even attempted a pull-up since middle school, and I couldn't do any then, so I figured I'd still be at zero. I was absolutely correct. That puts me in the elite group who gets to start at week -2 as opposed to week 1! Anyways, week -2 basically just

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 08/23/2010 (All day)

crappy weekend i will leave you in the dust

Bdawg — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:55:42 +0000

Well it wasn't a completely horrible weekend, but there's a lot of crap going on and it felt so great to workout and just forget about everything else for awhile. I lifted for 20 min, 45 min spin, and a 25 min core class. It was super intense but I loved it. Good way to start the week.

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 08/16/2010 (All day)

i want sookie's abs

Bdawg — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:30:21 +0000

Very fun busy weekend. I had a friend's engagment party in Jersey on sat and friends in town all weekend. There was lots of food and drinking involved. It felt so great to be back in the gym today. I lifted, went to spinning and an abs class. Does anyone else watch True Blood? Sookie is seriously my body motivation at the moment. She is slamming!

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 08/09/2010 (All day)

Tales From An Exercise Binge

Kimberly Rae Miller — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:54:01 +0000

I exercise, and I do it a lot. I am not one of those people who exercises to “de-stress.” Screw de-stressing, I want my workouts to have meaning, a purpose, they're part of a grand scheme that culminates in me one day standing somewhere, wearing spandex and winning an award.

So I exercise for goals — fitness goals, personal record goals, and more oft than I’d like to admit, skinny jeans goals. But this all changed for me in the last few weeks.

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spin and core

Bdawg — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:41:08 +0000

Had a sub in spin yesterday. I've had her before and she's really great, but completely technologically challenged. Literally every time I've taken her class, she's either broken her ipod, her headset, the cord, something. Her class is a real ass kicker though so it's ok. After was core, also good. Not as fun as my regular teacher's class, but we did lots of planks

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 08/02/2010 (All day)

Up Dog Yoga and Cycling

Adam G — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:23:12 +0000

Up Dog Yoga and Cycling is West Hollywood's premier indoor cycling and yoga studio. Located at 8599 Santa Monica Blvd. 2 blocks west of La Cienega in the Ramada Inn Complex. Try any cycling or yoga class and be blown away by La's finest instructors and beautiful space.

Workout Date:

Tue, 08/03/2010 (All day)

Is everyone on vacation this week?

Bdawg — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:45:16 +0000

My gym was pretty empty today. Spin class had maybe 10 people in it, and my abs class was only 2 people! I actually loved it. Usually I feel like my teacher slows the class down to accommodate everyone, but since there was so few people she really pushed us. The abs class was like working with a personal trainer. We did a bunch of ab exercises on the fitness ball a

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 07/26/2010 (All day)

I need to befriend someone with a pool

Bdawg — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:49:40 +0000

On yet another hot hot day, 45 min spin class, 25 min abs, and my friend Katie made her glorious return to working out and got me to lift afterwards. It was a great workout. On the negative side, it's so ridiculously hot in my apt I had to buy some ice cream to eat to cool off! It's really tasty though and I managed to stick to one portion. Vanilla fudge swirl from Stony

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 07/19/2010 (All day)

Need Advice --> NYC Spinners......

michlny — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:18:26 +0000

Need advice -- where do I find spin shoes (in NYC)? What do I look for? Do I need to spend a lot?

I've been renting shoes at RTZ - Sidi - I like 'em....

THANKS!

Boston Terriers may be psychic

Evangeline — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:03:07 +0000

It was not easy to motivate today. I spent the weekend at home with the Husband, doing largely very little, we leave for ComicCon in a week, and our schedules have been extra hectic lately, so the quiet time was extra nice. So going to work was difficult. Going to the gym after falling asleep on the bus home was harder. Sophie made it damn near impossible.

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

Crunch - Union Square

Classes Taken:

The Ride - Danielle W

Workout Date:

Mon, 07/12/2010 (All day)

spinning away from a crappy day

Bdawg — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:30:54 +0000

Bad day at work. Remedy was 45 min spin class and 25 min of core. It was really intense, but felt really good.

Where (gym, studio, etc.): :

New York Health & Raquet Club - 13th Street

Workout Date:

Mon, 07/12/2010 (All day)