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HOME Know-How Spinning: The History and Origin of the Indoor Bike FITNESS / 05/22/2021 Spinning: The History and Origin of the Indoor Bike Rate Bookmark Share Spinning is considered one of the most effective programs for building endurance and shedding excess pounds - perfect for fitness and health. But how did the bike actually get from the streets to the gym? To maintain your fitness and endurance in winter, spinning is a great alternative. If you think spinning is only for rehab patients and bored people, you're very much mistaken: the combination of flywheel and freewheel makes cycling on the spot a real challenge - music and training in a group also ensure a high fun factor. But where did the spinning trend come from and how did it develop?  AUTHOR: ISPO.com More on the topic Fitness KNOW-HOW TRX Exercises: The Top 11 TRX Workout Exercises & TRX moves Spinning is becoming more and more popular. Image credit: Erlend Ekseth / Unsplash.com KNOW-HOW Tabata exercises - short & effective KNOW-HOW Origin and Development of Spinning Calisthenics Exercises for Beginners and Advanced A preliminary form of spinning, so-called indoor cycling, developed in the USA in the 1970s and early 1980s. Stationary bikes, which until then had ALL ABOUT FITNESS mainly been used in sports medicine for performance tests, were now also used in fitness studios and wellness centres. Under the term bicycle ergometer, these indoor bikes can still be found in numerous fitness studios today. However, the term spinning and the spinning bike in its current form did not appear until a few years later. The South African cyclist Jonathan "Jonny G" Goldberg is considered the inventor of spinning. Goldberg was preparing for the 3,100-mile Race Across America, one of the toughest bike rides in the world, when he narrowly escaped accidental death during a late-night workout. The then 31-year-old then decided to carry out his preparation mainly within his own four walls from now on. His self-created training program was increasingly popular with friends and neighbors, because spinning was an effective and low-risk way to do something for your health. In the following years, Goldberg continued to optimize his indoor training and combined it with music - in the early 1990s, today's spinning was finally born. ISPO Subscribe now: All news from the world of sports and sports business by mail Want all the outdoor news, innovations, industry news and beyond? Then sign up now for our newsletters, the weekly Sports Business Update and the monthly Editorial Letter, and get all the red-hot news and exciting articles in your inbox! REGISTER HERE Spinning - From Garage Sport to Worldwide Fitness Trend Whereas Goldberg had started his indoor training by cycling on a conventional street bike on a treadmill, he was able to launch the first commercial spinning bike just four years later with his business partner John Baudhuin. In 1994, the two finally founded the company "Mad Dogg Athletics" and registered the term spinning as a protected trademark. The following years heralded a furious triumphant march for music- accompanied indoor cycling. More and more fitness studios included spinning in their course programs, and bikes and equipment were constantly being developed to meet the growing competition. In 199, the first international spinning trade fair, the "World Spinning and Sport Conference", opened its doors in Los Angeles. Here the latest trends and training methods were presented to the public. Today, spinning has a firm grip on the fitness and sports scene: there is no studio where you don't come across the sleek indoor bikes and numerous spinning classes. The big advantage compared to conventional cycling: Everyone can individually adjust the desired intensity on the spinning bike - in addition, the motivation is guaranteed by pedaling in a group and the rhythmic music. So if you like sitting in the saddle and want to do something for your fitness and health, you should give spinning a try.  In addition to the bike for your own four walls, courses are also offered in groups for the extra portion of motivation. Image credit: Thinkstock Spinning in a Group - Sweating Together Is Twice the Fun Spinning is not only more fun in a community, but it also challenges ambition and motivation. If you are wondering how to find the right spinning course, the answer is simple. Because the first step is the intake interview, during which an individual performance check and a comprehensive medical history should take place. It is also important to ascertain your training condition and previous sporting experience, but above all any health complaints, because only then can spinning really become the secret of your sporting success and not a health risk factor. However, the behaviour of the group among each other is also decisive. That's why you should ask yourself when you're getting used to spinning how they interact with each other, whether you might get tips from the others or whether sporting friendships can actually form. B U Y I N G A S P I N N I N G B I K E - W H AT Y O U S H O U L D WAT C H O U T F O R SHARE ARTICLE: Topics in this article BIKE H E A LT H More on the topic Fitness SHOW ALL K N OW- H OW K N OW- H OW The 11 Best TRX Exercises Tabata Workout & Tabata Exercises for Beginners & Pros Top Topics