Would you like to pedal your way to a healthier life? If so, then a cycling class might be right for you. Combine energizing music with unique workout classes and you get a great fitness workout with powerful results. Cycling exercise classes can strengthen the heart and lungs, burn calories, lower total cholesterol, decrease stress, reduce the risk of some diseases and improve quality of life. In essence, cycling classes provide you with all the benefits of aerobic activity in a fun and supportive group setting. Go ahead, and get your heart pumping with a few good workouts. Listed below is a list of classes taught by a few of our top notch trainers.

SPRINTS AND INTERVALS
Interval training workouts is used by coaches for professional athletes and sports training, because of the many benefits it offers. It can also function as an endurance workout, which is important for sports persons in training. The following are some of its many advantages:

• It's a high intensity cardiovascular workout, so it's good for heart health and for improving lung capacity.
• It increases stamina, and is one of the best methods of endurance training.
• It helps you identify your personal abilities and limits and by pushing yourself past these, it increases your pain threshold.
• This is an advanced training program, that will keep you in peak physical condition.

HILLS AND VALLEYS
Participants of this class will enjoy an athletic and authentic cycling ride. With driving music and great drills, we bring your outdoor cycling experience indoors without the barking dogs! You’ll feel the intensity of climbing hills and then feel the gradual slope back down to a valley. Get ready to sweat! We bring the workout. You bring a towel and water bottle. After this workout you’ll feel ready to go for the “yellow jersey!”

STUDIO CYCLING
Many of us get stuck in a work out rut and look for new ways to spice things up. Well, if that sounds like you and you've never tried it, consider studio cycling. This class is a great way to get a high-intensity cardio workout during the winter or when you can't exercise outdoors.

Studio cycling is a group fitness class that uses stationary bikes. The instructor talks the class through a workout, encouraging everyone to pedal harder and ramp up the intensity at different points to simulate riding up a steep hill, for example. At some points in the class you may be standing up on the pedals with the tension cranked up high, while at others the tension will be low and you'll pedal as fast as you can for a sprint. The benefits of spinning are easy to notice; in addition to burning a lot of calories you'll be strengthening your calves and thighs.

You don't need any special equipment for spinning, just comfortable workout clothes. Some people prefer padded cycling shorts for studio cycling, although they aren't essential. Also, if you are new to cycling, be sure to ask the instructor to help you adjust the heights of the seat and handlebars before the class. Maintaining proper form makes the class more fun and protects you from injury.