As I continue my reviews of the group ex classes at the wonderful YMCA where I work, I had the chance to attend Jennifer's Spin Class. Sadly, I only could stay for 40 minutes of the hour class before it was time to leave and attend to my spriritual wellness ;-) but got a great workout and had fun.
She did a great job of warming us up - both of the warm up songs were great. I didn't recognize them but they had nice beats and had a "ride" theme to them. I also liked her emphasis on warming us up in all three positions. She was able to cue on correct position in them (very useful for any new spinners) and continued to cue us on good form throughout the class. (as I say frequently, no sense in sweating off calories if you're stressing your back or knees!)
I got particularly jazzed when I had my first spinning show tunes moment. (I am a show tunes addict... and dream of doing a spin class comprised entirely therefo!) She used Madonna's version of Hello Buenos Aires from the Evita soundtrack that has a great pop latin beat, but that changes tempo you really stay focused. That was followed by the awesome Jai Ho (from the Slumdog Millionairre soundtrack... technically not a showtune, but touched that part of my geeky heart!). Then, for my last song before I had to leave, she brought out The Climb - from Miley Cyrus, which tickled my inner 13 year old.
Yes, I'm easily tickled ;-) In addition to these musical high spots, she also incorporated mellow songs in between the high energy ones, giving the class a nice balance.
I was bummed when I had to leave, but got a great workout and a terrific start to the week.
Jen teaches 3rd Sundays each month, at 9:35 am.
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