Probably one aspect of spinning that I may have touched on but not given much heed to is our instructor’s voice. When the music is loud the female voice can have a tendency to ‘blend in’ with the music and make what is audible to be cancelled out. This goes for male voices as well as they tend to try to shout above the music and this too can make hearing challenging.
Kristen does not seem to have this quirk of physics because her voice inflection is audible outside the music no matter what the volume is. She also is a proponent of changing the pitch of her voice, which immediately grabs your attention and allows a deeper focus on the message she is giving us. We all enjoy the music selection, which helps us with motivation, and along with Kristen’s Zen like thoughts the marriage is complete.
What I have been trying to also pay attention to is my form. The women are naturally graceful but not I. At first I never gave a thought to being graceful because I was frankly all over the place. I was too wrapped up in going for maximum effort without even thinking about what I looked like or more importantly how efficient I was in my ride. Learning to cycle with more control however necessitated me to slow down my cadence and then building speed from there. It has worked out better than I could have thought. I will ask Kristen in her “Doctrine” column what features can assist us in making our ride not only effective but more graceful as well.
Gee Jack, could you be anymore analytical than this post? Well I am starting to enjoy some of the more subtler aspects of spinning and me paying attention to form and “grace” has given me more satisfaction than just all out effort.
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