On 11/24/2016 10:51 AM, George Schick wrote:
If you can control the intensity, that might be OK. There's still the
noise issue, but I guess ear plugs could be worn. I'm basing the
heart rate comment on the American Heart Assn's max rate/age chart.
In the late 60's, it says that 155 bpm should be the max and a max of
132 for the target rate. I get it cranked up out on the road, but am
cautious not to over do it.
I think you are misunderstanding that chart. Max heart rate is not a
"red line" you should not exceed lest your heart explode. Rather, it's
a point where your heart "...'can’t eject blood effectively enough;
where it’s not productive anymore,' says Dean Golich, head performance
physiologist for Carmichael Training Systems. When this happens,
self-preservation kicks in and you slow down."
(
--http://www.bicycling.com/training/health-injuries/5-max-heartrate-training-myths-busted)
Get up to your personal max heart rate (which can vary widely from that
back of the envelope 220 minus age calculation estimation -- which is
all it is) and you're going to feel like crap and stop.
If you've got a cardiac condition or have had a heart attack and have
sustained damage to your heart, that may not be true; but if that were
the case for you I'm pretty sure you would have undoubtedly said
something about it, rather than voicing a general age-related concern.
In any event, in a spin class or on a bicycle, you control how hard
you're going at it. As for noise, I'm sure it varies from class to
class. There's nothing inherently noisy about spin bikes and there's no
reason to have music so loud as to make you need to wear earplugs. This
article
http://fitfluential.com/2015/12/spin-class-101-how-to-ride-hitting-your-zones/
pretty much describes how it was when I did it - and if you're concerned
about heart rates, note the comments about heart rate monitors (the
article's sponsored by a heart rate mfg) and zones.
One time, about 20 years ago, IIRC, I got off work on a mid-Summer day
when daylight hours were at the max and chugged out a 40 miler at an
average of 18 mph. My heart rate was still elevated when bedtime came
and I had difficulty sleeping that night.
If that's still true you might want to look into that.
On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9:42:04 AM UTC-6, Steve Palincsar
wrote:
1) In spin class, *YOU* control the intensity level, no one else.
2) You can have the same elevated heart rates during road cycling
that you can in spin class. 3) In your opinion, how old is "too
damned old" to risk an elevated heart rate?
On 11/24/2016 10:22 AM, George Schick wrote:
Well, I'm too damn old now to risk getting my heart rate up the
the level that spinning stuff requires. Plus, I can't handle
loud noises, music, crowds, etc. and from what I've seen and
heard (mostly on TV) they have the music jacked way up in those
places.
On Thursday, November 24, 2016 at 9:17:23 AM UTC-6, JimD wrote:
While I loathe indoor workout machines (rowing & cycling) I
have friends who really enjoy spin classes.
Some of them don’t ride bicycles out in the real world but
they use these workouts to get and stay fit.
They enjoy the social aspect of spin classes, some get wicked
fit.
Not a problem,
-Jim
On Nov 24, 2016, at 6:20 AM, George Schick
<bhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
Speaking of indoor cycling, has anyone ever run into one of
these people who go for these "spinning" classes? IOW, are
they spinning at outrageous RPM's with very low "gears"
(resistance) so that when the get out on the road on an
actual bike, into stiff headwinds and variable climatic
conditions the bottom falls out of their performance? Or
are they over the top when they transfer to the outdoors so
they can knock your socks off? Just curious.
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 5:31:07 PM UTC-6, Patrick
Moore wrote:
https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/16/zwift-a-multiplayer-game-thats-making-indoor-athletics-more-social-just-raised-27-million/
<https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/16/zwift-a-multiplayer-game-thats-making-indoor-athletics-more-social-just-raised-27-million/>
Courtesy of you-know-who.
Let's change that. Let's call it, "Why ride?"
Patrick Moore, who Just Rode this afternoon despite wind
and gray skies, and turned a 8 mile rt PO trip into a
hilly 17.6 mile Just Ride fixed gear ride.
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