Contraindicated Movements in a Spinning Class

Contraindicated Movements in a Spinning Class.In the spinning program there are five basic movements and three hand positions.
The following are ABSOLUTELY NOT PERMITTED during a Spinning Session or on a Johnny G Spinner. This is not a complete list of contradicted movements:

1. Using any kind of weighted equipment while on the bike. Weight training is most effectively accomplished when your body and its core muscles are stabilized. Lifting weights while on a bike is ineffective and unsafe.

2. Riding with one or no hands. Doing this while standing or jumping is dangerous because you could seriously injure yourself if one of your feet slipped out of the pedal and you fell off or on the bike.

3. Laying the forearms on the handlebars (triathlete style) or isolating one part of the body. This position can cause back pain due to increase flexion in the hips and spine, and neck from increased extension of the upper spine from looking up.

4. Riding with pointed toes. This can cause inflammation of the tibial tuberosity, an overuse injury that stresses the knee, ankle and supportive structures. It can also cause numbness in the feet.

5. Riding with not resistance. Riding with no resistance is a waste of valuable workout time and at high RPM increases the risk of injury.

6. Pedaling Backward. This movement unscrews the pedals from the crank arms.

7. Adjusting a rider’s resistance during class. You should ride at your own pace and level. As an instructor, there is not way of knowing how much resistance a student can tolerate.

8. Hand Position 3 while seated. This position takes the rider out of the ideal biomechanical riding position and causes increased flexion of the hips and spine, which may lead to back pain. Unless you have unusually long arms, this position will most often cause you to “lock out” your elbows or use an abnormal reach)

9. IF YOU WOULDN'T”T DO IT ON THE ROAD, THEN IT PROBABLY DOESN'T”T EXIST IN THE SPINNING PROGRAM.