Known for its loud music, the demanding voice of the instructor barking orders, dim lights and the sound of many bikes working together, a gym cycling class is extremely challenging. Also, many people find the team aspect appealing. Spinning works your quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, hips and abdominals. It's an excellent method for losing weight, because it burns a tremendous number of calories. It also boosts cardiovascular fitness, muscle tone and endurance.
Classes also borrow from boxing, martial arts and old-school military exercises.
Aerobics classes are designed to tone muscles throughout the body and burn calories. They're particularly effective for weight loss, because the focus is on continuously moving and maintaining an elevated heart rate. In addition, you'll notice increased stamina in other aerobic activities, such as walking, running, and skiing. Swimming is one of the few fitness activities that is aerobically intense without being high impact. As a result,swimming is terrific for people of all fitness levels, particularly beginners, the elderly and people with health conditions that preclude doing other sports.