I Worked Out Every Day For a Week, and This Is What I Learned

I've written before about my SoulCycle obsession, so I purposely wanted to try a different Spinning class to see what I was missing out on. Full disclaimer — I love SoulCycle, so any other Spin class is at a slight disadvantage, but a lot of people love Flywheel!

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The studio has a markedly different tone from Soul. A lot more serious and technical even — everyone in the class seemed to want to get in, work out, and leave. There is an option to rank your place in the class, (as in, how fast your bike is going compared to others), but I opted out of this. To me, working out is about being competitive with myself and myself only. In SoulCycle, the main focus is about riding to the rhythm of the music, which is one of my favorite aspects. In Flywheel, there is less of a focus on the music and more about the actual technique of riding.

Although I did enjoy it, I felt as though Flywheel is ultimately for more serious bikers. Real cyclists even. The class is very good — you sweat and move and get the huge high of a Spin class, but SoulCycle will always have my heart!