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Now, when the weather is too foul
to cycle, run, walk or row outdoors,
try one of these indoor workouts to
keep you in shape until the spring
thaw.
Gyms across the country are in the
middle of a spin cycle. The dynamic
Johnny G developed Spinning, and
other companies, including Reebok,
have similar programs. If you decide
to try a class, be prepared to work ---
and sweat. A lot. —
Classes usually feature lots of loud,
throbbing music and an enthusiastic
instructor who leads cyclists through a
challenging workout of hill repeats
(using added resistance) and high-rpm
intervals interspersed with short recov-
eries. Some classes incorporate upper-
body workouts using light free
weights.

Workouts set
to music.

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Treadmills are the most popular
piece of cardiovascular-training equip ,
ment at many gyms, and Ellen
Abbott, an instructor at the Boston
Athletic Club, developed a program
called Treading to challenge the club's
many runners and walkers. Treading
allows recreational walkers, racewalk-
ers, joggers and elite marathoners to
work at their own pace.
It works like this: Moving between
exercisers using a fleet of treadmills,
Abbott assesses each participant's sta-
tus and urges them to work harder. A
typical 30-minute workout alternates
three minutes of fast-paced running
with a three-minute recovery; walkers
increase the incline on their treadmills
to climb hills. Intervals are sand-
wiched between 10-minute warm-up
and cool-down sessions.
For an all-body workout, nothing
beats rowing, and the quality of
indoor rowing machines has improved
dramatically in recent years.
The Boathouse is a group-exercise
class that's currently offered in about a
dozen gyms across the country, but it's
likely to turn up in more venues soon.
An instructor, who's usually an avid
rower as well, leads students through a
heart-pumping interval workout set to
music.

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