Archive for August, 2010

The CompuTrainer: Giving You the Edge in Races

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Want to train for a race you’ve never done before, but want to know where the hills, valley, curves in the course are? The CompuTrainer MultiRider system at Aire Urban Performance is designed to give competitive riders an edge, all while riding their own bikes and giving them insight into the course topography for ANY race!

Why use the CompuTrainer at Aire? It gives you the invaluable advantage of knowing how steep and difficult the hills are BEFORE you physically get to the race. It’s the equivalent of getting insider information about the race course. It’s also 20% harder to ride any given course, so when you actually ride it outdoors, your endurance and stamina will be noticeably better than if you had trained outdoors, therefore your times will be faster. Consider it Cliffs Notes for racing–it gives you course previews like nothing else!

Aire Urban Performance is one of only two facilities in San Diego that offers the CompuTrainer system and the only gym to offer any course. You can always request a course and they will run it for you. Additionally, you can get a group together (up to eight riders) and pick a course or sign up for upcoming scheduled courses. Ride against competitors or against yourself! $30 per person with a generous 4-hour maximum ride. Treadmills are also available to run off the bike.

Want more proof that your times will improve with the CompuTrainer? Check out the race times for CompuTrainer-sponsored riders here.  Courses that Aire athletes have ridden include Ironman Coeur d’Alene, 70.3 Boise, 70.3 Lake Stevens, Ironman Canada, Ironman St. George and more.

For more information and schedule, check the Aire Facebook page, sign up for email notices or click here.

Finding the Zen in Cycling: Aire’s New Cycle ‘n Zen Class

Friday, August 6th, 2010

In my quest to take every class that Aire Urban Performance offers, my latest conquest was the relatively new fusion class Cycle ‘n Zen. I’ve never been a huge fan of cycling. I’ve taken spin classes before and even though rationally I KNOW it’s a great workout, my leg muscles doth object too much. Up, down, down, up! I just get a headache following the instructions.

Enter Cycle ‘n Zen–a half hour of intense cycling followed by calm half hour of flow yoga–all in a slightly heated dark room. No doubt, the first half hour of cycling to pumping music was intense, but it was only half an hour! Long enough to reap toning and cardio benefits, but short enough for a weinie like me to be able to do. After that half hour, my shirt was soaked and I felt really good!

After the cycling, the class took to its mats. The music slowed and softened. Our bodies relaxed and stretched. We did traditional yoga asanas like warrior one, two and three, tree posture and savasana (my fave).

After getting my cardio and meditation of the day, I took a quick shower at Aire and was ready to face the day, a little thinner and a little calmer.

Maybe I will work up to an hour spin class one of these days soon.