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EXPLAININGOFTHENOTIONOFSPINNING
1.THEORETICALRUDIMENTSOFSPINNING
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1.1Explainingofthenotionofspinning
TheprecursorofpractisingcyclingindoorsistheAmericancyclist
JonathanGoldberg.In1986JonathanwaspreparingfortheRaceAcross
America.Wishingtoreconcilehisfamilycommitmentswithtrainings,he
builtastationarybicycleandcalledthesystemofexercisesperformedon
it„spinning”.
Sincethattimemanydefinitionsofspinningandridingtechniques
haveappeared.Manyyearsofexperienceinrunningclasseswiththeuse
ofstationarybikesallowedustoformulateourowndefinitionofspinning:
spinningisridingastationarybicycletotherhythmofloudmusic.Itis
characterizedbyperformingcyclicalpedalingmovementsthroughoutthe
wholetrainingtime.Thesemovementsaremadeinsteadypaces,where
sectionsoccurwithrhythmicalaccelerations.
Aspinningbikeallowsforridingwithincreasedordecreasedresistance
(imitatingridingupahillordownahill).Particularridingsections
arecoveredinsittingorstandingposition.Speciallypreparedmusic
determinesthepaceofexercises.Spinningclassesareledingroups,by
aninstructorwhomotivatestheparticipantstoeffectiveridingbygiving
stimulatinginstructions.
Thiswayofconductingclassesisnowoneofmorefashionableand
popularformsofmovementinsportfitnessstudiosandclubs.Inspiteof
thefactthatinPolandspininghasalreadybeenpractisedforafewyears,
andthosewhopractiseitmostfrequentlychoosespinningbikesthanother
stationarybicycles,ourquestionnairesurveysonstudentsrevealedthat
theprevailingmajorityofthemdonotunderstandthenotionofspinning.
Intheacademicyear2007/08thepopulationof1100studentsofUMCS
inLublinwereexamined.Amongthemonly10%knewwhatthenameof
thatformofmovementmeans.However,wenoticedadefiniteincreaseof
interestinspinningwhenthestudentstartedtoparticipateinsuchkindof
classes.
1.2Effectivenessofuniversalspinning
Therightlyplannedgeneraldevelopmenttrainingsshoulddevelopthe
wholeorganism.Thatiswhyoneshouldselectsuchformsofmovement