Fit to Print Volume 24 Issue 3 September 2015 | Page 27

Taking Off...

MATRIX Revolution
continued from page 6

that question today, my response would
be “I WANT THE BODY I EARNED AND
WORKED HARD FOR!” I don't want
someone else's version of perfection, I
want the perfection I created and
earned: the healthiest, fittest, leanest,
and most toned version of ME.

Instructor Certification on the new bikes

The Future:
You on an IC7. It will only get better!

Baby, I’m Amazed...
by Jillian Jacinth
These new bikes are amazing! As an
instructor and a rider, I love that I am
working just as hard as the person next
to me, no matter what their fitness
level is. These bikes make for your own
best possible workout each time.
Simply put, the colors make you work. I
come out of class dripping in sweat
every time. Before the new bikes, I
would leave a spin class feeling
accomplished. I still feel that sense of
accomplishment, only to an even
greater extent. I know without a doubt
that I am working harder by being able
to see and feel my effort paying off. I
used to come out of class feeling pretty
confident that I had a good workout.
Now I can prove to myself that I have
given it my all and have even worked
past what I thought my limits
previously were.

Ridiculously Awesome...
My first experience on the Matrix IC7
was ridiculously awesome! The room
was lit up colorfully from the bikes,
and everyone's energy was sky high! I
sweat my butt off, and I can't wait for
my next ride!
- Olivia Gross

from page 22

All I can say is WOW!
These bikes are great. I think my
biggest observation is that you need
to fine tune your FTW (functional
threshold wattage) number to get the
most out of your ride. If it's set too
high, you might feel frustrated
because it will be too hard to stay in
the proper color zone. If it's set too
low, it will be too easy, and you may
not feel as if you worked out to your
full potential. My advice to my
students is to use the FTW number
that the bike sets for you, ride
through all the color zones, then
reassess. Did Yellow feel too easy?
Was it difficult to get to the Green
zone and stay there? This might
mean that you need to adjust your
number up or down depending on
how it felt to you. My other advice is
to adjust in increments of no more
than 10 until you find the FTW that
feels right to you. It may take 2 or 3
rides until you to figure out the best
FTW number for you (it took 3 rides
for me personally). But once you fine
tune your FTW number – watch out!
This is one of the best workouts you
can get in 30-40 minutes. As an
instructor, I am so excited to utilize
this new teaching tool to come up
with some great new class profiles!”
-Liz Lenox, Instructor Wednesdays @
6 am and starting in the Fall Fridays
@ 7 am Power Class

So, as of today, I have 16 more pounds to
go, till I hit my goal. Hopefully, God
willing, I will have reached more than
just my goal by the time you are reading
this. Funny thing is that when I started on
this journey I needed inspira