{"id":26110,"date":"2021-09-22T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T05:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/?p=26110"},"modified":"2022-08-17T15:30:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:30:40","slug":"why-you-should-be-a-fan-of-indoor-cycling-learn-more-in-this-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/why-you-should-be-a-fan-of-indoor-cycling-learn-more-in-this-article\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Be A Fan Of Indoor Cycling? Learn more in this article."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indoor cycling classes are as exciting as they are exhilarating. The benefits of this type of class include weight loss as well as boosted strength and endurance. These benefits are improved when indoor cycling classes are combined with other cardio and resistance workouts however you can easily use an indoor cycling class as your main workout. It\u2019s certainly worth trying out an indoor cycling class, especially if it\u2019s within your budget and you think it\u2019s something you\u2019ll enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>As any loyal cyclist knows, there&#8217;s a lot more to cycling indoors than flashy indoor bikes with on-demand, interactive workouts. Indoor cycling is perhaps one of the best forms of cardio that you can do, particularly long term. Cycling indoors is non-weight-bearing, so it reduces the risk of injuries owing to wear and tear on your joints, particularly your knees.<\/p>\n<p>Knees are often the first joints in the body to show signs of ageing, so it&#8217;s crucial to take care of them over your lifetime with healthy, gentle forms of cardiovascular exercise such as indoor cycling. With that in mind, if you&#8217;re jumping on the <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/can-you-get-a-good-workout-with-an-ebike-find-out-in-this-article\/\">bike<\/a> for the first time, it&#8217;s a very good idea to talk to your doctor first. In this way, you can implement any specific recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of the phenomenal reasons why you should be a fan of cycling indoors.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indoor Cycling Is Time Efficient<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the biggest benefits of doing cycling indoors is how little time it takes as compared to going for a ride outside. So if you\u2019re short on time \u2013 and who isn\u2019t? \u2013 riding indoors can assist you squeeze in a workout session when you otherwise wouldn\u2019t be able to.<\/p>\n<p>Indoor cycling is convenient, it\u2019s set up ready to go and there\u2019s no time-wasting. You are able to get on the bike, warm-up and you\u2019re well into a session. Cool down, finish, in the shower and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning on cycling outside, you\u2019ll need to find a route and, if you live in a city centre, you need to get out of the city. By the time that you\u2019ve even warmed up you could have done your entire session indoors. What\u2019s more, and as we\u2019ll come on to, the specificity and uninterrupted nature of cycling indoors means that you can make big <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/blog\/how-to-tone-your-arm-muscles-quickly-when-you-start-strength-training\/\">training<\/a> gains in a relatively short amount of time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indoor Cycling Builds Strength<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>So that you can improve your strength, plan on doing at least 150 minutes of cycling indoors\u00a0 per week. You might see results after a few weeks of regular classes however you\u2019ll need to keep up with the classes so that you can maintain the results.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-26112 size-shop_single\" src=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1.jpg\" alt=\"Trifocus Fitness Academy - indoor cycling\" width=\"600\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1-scaled-600x378.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/JMP2810-copy-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indoor Cycling Has Major Cardiovascular Benefits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Indoor cycling is a great way to boost cardiovascular health. It\u2019s similar to other forms of cardiovascular exercise &#8211; such as running, swimming as well as elliptical training. It\u2019s ideal for people who want a cardiovascular workout without placing too much stress on their joints.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/contact-us\/\"><strong>Contact Trifocus Fitness Academy<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Do you want to become an indoor cycling instructor? If you do then you need to our Indoor Cycling Instructor Course. Follow this <a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/courses\/indoor-cycling\/\">link<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/courses\/indoor-cycling\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23983 size-shop_single\" src=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Group-Exercise.jpg\" alt=\"Trifocus Fitness Academy - Group Exercise\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Group-Exercise.jpg 600w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Group-Exercise.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Group-Exercise.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Group-Exercise.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Group-Exercise.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indoor Cycling - Trifocus Fitness Academy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-fyD-BJ4Ow?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indoor cycling classes are as exciting as they are exhilarating. The benefits of this type of class include weight loss as well as boosted strength and endurance. These benefits are improved when indoor cycling classes are combined with other cardio and resistance workouts however you can easily use an indoor cycling class as your main&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":26114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2116],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}