Spin Bike For 3 Hours?!

Preparing for my 8th RAGBRAI, the 7-day bicycle tour across Iowa, is a mental and physical challenge.

With about 60 miles each day for 7 days, you’ll need to get ready for many hours on a bike.

This week, I spent 3 hours on my Sunny Health Spin Bike, burning 1700 calories in Zone 2.

I’ve had this spin bike for a while and have put in many hours on it. Power meters and interactive video apps that connect to your bicycle are nice, but you don’t need them or a monthly fee.

I use a heart rate monitor and free Spinervals guided spin classes from back in the day on YouTube.

I’ve been doing Spinervals 21.0, which is a great 1-hour aerobic base-building workout.

And also great 3x for 3 hours :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcv5XiJBfVM

It’s tough to compare spin bike workouts to outdoor rides, but coach Troy in the Spinervals (Spin + Intervals) videos says that 3 hours indoors is equivalent to 4 hours outdoors.

Phew…

P.S. Yes, I am tired :)