Yoga On A Bike
In my ongoing effort to plug Spinning Nation, the first national fundraising indoor cycling event in history this Saturday June 28th, I thought I’d give a little tip about avoiding the “painful crotch” syndrome on the spin bike.
First of all, yoga practitioners always look the most comfortable on the spin bikes because of their breath awareness, posture, core strength and flexibility. All of which make for a better, longer and safer work out.
However, the thing that is the hardest for most people to adjust to at first is the feeling of the seat going up the crotch, which can be painful. My advice to is keep your core strength engaged, as you would in a downward dog or plank pose, and keep your butt very light on the seat by focusing on pushing down into the pedals. This will keep you energetically, but not literally, lifted so there isn’t so much weight on the seat.
Phew! Now that that’s solved there’s no reason you can’t enjoy a spin this Saturday for 1, 2, 3 or even 4 hours if you’re really into it! For more info on Spinning Nation, visit spinningnation.org.