The Spinning program was created by ultra-endurance cyclist, Johnny Goldberg, while training to compete in the Race Across America. Johnny G. was also responsible for designing the stationary bike now known as the Johnny G Spinner by Schwinn. Johnny G. created the Spinning Program in 1986 for people of all ages and all levels of fitness to help motivate people to triumph over adversity, to get fit and to reach their pinnacle of physcial and mental strength.