Brand New Digs For Spinback Fitness

Our favourite spinning studio, Spinback Fitness, has relocated from Fahuazhen Lu to the more central location of Jiashan Lu, on the corner with Yongkang Lu. We couldn’t wait to check out their new spot and sweat it out on the bikes.

A stone’s throw away from the sociable bar street of Yongkang Lu, the studio could not have picked a better new location. The venue offers everything you would expect from a spinning studio, including pumping music, disco lights, energetic instructors and a large projector streaming videos of inspiring cycling adventures overhead. Spinback will also be taking delivery of brand new, state of the art bikes very soon, which will have the ability to hook up to the projector and let you cycle exciting routes from all over the world via Google Maps. A perfect activity if you are in need of a private spin one day.

Spinback Fitness is China’s first dedicated spin studio, and we have been championing them ever since they opened in 2012. Spinning is an efficient way to burn calories and is extremely effective at working your core muscles. Spinback’s classes are suitable for a wide range of ages and fitness levels. Co-founder, spinning coach and Exercise Physiologist, Jon Robinson, along with his trusty and well-trained team, ensure that spinners do not over exert their bodies by checking that spinners are fitted into their bikes and that good posture is maintained, thereby allowing your body to stay in good mechanical working order. The instructors are also extremely friendly and are always on hand to give you scientific and truthful exercise advice.

We suggest that you head down to Spinback’s new studio to get fit, and genuinely have some fun while you’re at it. Whether you choose to get your head down, and listen to the energetic music thumping through the audiophile grade stereo system, or focus your attention on your instruction and giant projector at the front of the room, the class is sure to fly by before you even notice how much of a sweat you’ve broken. The high intensity cardio workout left us buzzing with endorphins, safe in the knowledge that we had burnt through hundreds of calories.
Classes last for one hour and cost RMB 120 per session, although this price is reduced when buying bulk classes. Alternatively, you can buy a six month or one year membership.

Spinback Fitness. B416, 98 Jiashan Lu, near Yongkang Lu. Tel: 158 0186 9019. Web: www.spinbackfitness.com/shanghai