After Indoor Cycling for a while you may want to find a way to supplement cycling with a strength training workout. Resistance training will help you get even better results than Indoor Cycling alone. Below you will find a few work outs that you can do with resistance that will specifically help your cycling.
Obviously, strengthening your quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and glutes will help gain muscle in your legs to give you more power when you pedal. Exercises like squats and lunges are a great way to start toning your legs. However, there are also other muscles that will help you when Indoor Cycling. Strengthening your butt will help during those climbing exercises.
Strong arms also help for climbing out of the saddle. Working your triceps will help because they hold up your torso. You can try tricep pushdowns, or kick backs to strengthen tricep muscles.
If you ever have a sore back after a spin class then you probably should work on your back and abdominal muscles, or your core, which will also help decrease everyday back pain.
Stretching will help keep you flexible and reduce muscle soreness after spin class, as well as reduce the risk of injury. Be sure to stretch the quads, calves, and hamstrings after each Indoor Cycling class.
