Most static cycling classes attended in one year, world record set in North Vancouver, Canada

April 3, 2025

North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada--Heather MacDonald took 642 spin classes between Sept. 15, 2023, to Sept. 1, 2024, smashing her own goal of 600 and setting the new world record for the Most static cycling classes attended in one year, while bringing "awareness to the importance of setting goals and leaving your comfort zone", according to the WORLD RECORD ACADEMY.

"Heather MacDonald took pedal to the medal. The North Vancouver resident now holds the Guinness World Record title for completing the most spin classes in just under a year," the North Shore News reports.

She took 642 spin classes between Sept. 15, 2023, to Sept. 1, 2024, smashing her own goal of 600. Before MacDonald, the previous record was 585.

"MacDonald got on the stationary path to a world record after accepting a much smaller challenge to take 18 rides in 28 days at the local Spin Society she goes to."

"The most static cycling classes attended in one year is 642, and was achieved by Heather MacDonald (Canada) in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 15 September 2023 to 1 September 2024," the Guinness World Records says.

"Heather wants to bring awareness to the importance of setting goals and leaving your comfort zone."

"In September, the North Vancouver hairstylist pedalled her way into the prestigious register after smashing the record for the amount of static cycling classes attended by a person in a single year. MacDonald tallied 642 classes in total, stealing the crown from the former record holder and surpassing her own goal of 600 in a year," the CTV News reports.

"On Sept. 15 2023, MacDonald kicked off a gruelling spinning schedule that saw her taking on 15 classes a week. Most weeks, she would clock three classes on a Saturday, three on a Sunday, four on a Monday, two each on Tuesday and Wednesday, and one on a Thursday. Fridays, she says, were rest days.

“I worked with a personal trainer beforehand so my body was prepared to do this kind of thing, and I worked with a nutritionist for a couple of months just to work on getting enough protein and carbohydrates and everything to fuel my body throughout it,” she says."

"Last October Lynn Valley’s Heather McDonald kicked off a year-long challenge to get herself in the Guinness Book of World Records – one pedal at a time. As she approaches the halfway mark she is on pace to not only beat the record but also her original goal," the Lynn Valley Life reports.

"“The classes were really hard and it really sucked,” she said. “But the more you go, the easier it gets. I was like wow – I am doing this! The studio was offering challenges and to stay motivated I gave one a try. Completing a goal felt really good.”

"“Anyone can do this. I literally hid in the back corner for six months. I could not find the beat. If people were up I was down. If they raised their right hand, I raised my left. It’s hard so everyone is focused on what they are doing and no one cares what you are up to. You just get better with time. Take it slow. It’s dark, you control how hard the bike is and you start where you are and get better.”

"The North Vancouver resident now holds the Guinness World Record title for completing the most spin classes in just under a year. She took 642 spin classes between Sept. 15, 2023, to Sept. 1, 2024, smashing her own goal of 600. Before MacDonald, the previous record was 585," the Pique News Magazine reports.

"The hairstylist held a strict routine to beat the world record – three 50-minute spin classes on Sunday, four on Monday, two on Tuesday and Wednesday, one on Thursday and three on Saturday.

"It was a hefty process to prove she beat the world record, MacDonald said. Every session, she had to record a two- to three-minute video of her on the bike and keep a handwritten logbook recording every single class she’s taken, signed by an employee."