Walking into the Flywheel stadium at their Highland Park location, I was a bit intimidated. Sexy 20 and 30 somethings, star athletes and fitness buffs flock to this mecca of spin to get their daily workout high. As the cycle and spin phase tightens its grips into a global sensation, Flywheel has its fingers on the pulse. Our fearless flying captain, Mark, made sure that we had all the prep we needed before the ride. Helpful employees walk their paces around the room to adjust, give tips and prepare us for the ride ahead as we climb on our bikes and let the gears spin. Flywheel provides the shoes and towels as well! The music picks up and the lights lower until its just you and the music, oh and the constant stirring of the stationary bikes letting off their energetic hums.
By definition, Flywheel means ‘an object which releases stored energy by applying torque to a mechanical load, thereby decreasing its rotational speed.’ This ‘torque’ of which the literal meaning speaks of gets adjusted during the class based on hill climbs, descents and even races. Yes, races. A couple times during the class when the spin grabs a hold of you, the Flywheel instructors encourage a little friendly competition. Before the class you can enter a username to be used on a board that displays your place in the pack up front. During the intermediate races, you are literally spinning against your classmates. Never fear, the instructors repeatedly tell the class to work at their limits but don’t worry where the line up falls when the race ends. You see, at Flywheel, the trend is completing your class to the best of your ability.
Other studios in town may have trendiness on their side, but when it comes down to it, Flywheel has the best spin workout I’ve ever taken. Mark as our fearless leader kept me going bright and early until the very last bass drop.
As I mentioned in the previous post, Flywheel is hosting their FREE open house this week at the Plano location. They’ve just introduced FlyBarre and you can experience a FREE week of FlyWheel and FlyBarre September 25-29th. So don’t miss it!
