They're Spinning, which is one of the hottest and most strenuous new fitness crazes. But now it's going gangbusters. But unlike the bikes in the old days of individual riding, these are fanned out in a semi-circle around the instructor, who can monitor each rider on a control panel and offer, well, encouragement to those that lag behind. A Spinning session burns between 500 and 800 calories an hour. Spinning not only works legs, buttocks, and heart, but enthusiasts say it tones all the muscles, including arms, stomach, and chest.
Many health clubs offer Spinning classes, so call around.
For more info about classes at Montecito Heights Health and Racquet Club, call 526-0529. The wary woman ushers the kids forward and rapidly scurries on, trying to ignore the bearded man in bouncy boots who's goading them all to try his strange footgear. Taylor, unperturbed, bounces after them in his KanGoo Jumps. He begins scanning the concourse for the next approaching victim. This releases the inner child.