in 1989, johnny and one of his students opened the first spinning center in santa monica, california - he kickstarted the commercial distribution of spinning bikes and their associated programs and the movement was an immediate success.

nowadays, spin classes are set to music, and generally have a lead instructor guiding the participants - the lead spinner calls out words of encouragement while pushing his or her students to work out to their best ability - the sessions are guided by specific movements and bike resistance. there are three major components to a spin class which include the warm up phase, an aerobic phase, and a cool down phase.