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RIDE ’TIL
YOU DIE
• REVOLUTION STUDIO www.revolution-studio.com
visit their website for three locations in town.
Owner Kim Syma shares, “My love for music, dance, fun
and fitness, along with my early experiences at SoulCycle,
definitely inspired me to start my journey in the boutique
fitness world. I wanted to share the physical and therapeutic
benefits of these high-energy, upbeat indoor cycling classes
with others while also building a community that serves as
a place where people can come to release the stresses of
their daily lives and a place where they can let go and have
fun.” Their signature 45-minute class will leave your body
tighter and your soul lighter after jogging, climbing and
sprinting through an instructor-motivated, full body workout.
• RYDE www.letsryde.com
2005-D West Gray | Houston, TX 77019
RYDE’s gender-neutral environment appeals to men and
women alike and the style of classes merges the owner’s
favorite aspects from East and West Coast classes with an inhouse DJ. Features include Schwinn Carbon Blues (the
industry’s best and latest indoor cycling bikes) armed with
myRYDE, their proprietary performance data tracking and
analysis system delivered to clients post visits.
• DEFINE Body www.definebody.com
SoulCycle put the indoor cycling craze on
the map in 2006 in New York. Fast forward to 2015 and Houston is seeing
a surge in cycling studios as well
as celebrating the longevity of
the trend in classes at gyms
throughout the Greater Houston
area. The workout really is more of a
culture than just an exercise class, making instructors rock stars by loyal fans
who pack studios. CHAD NEAL (owner of
Saint Street Swim) has twilighted as a
cycle instructor for over 10 years and his
only class, once a week, is consistently
full. “My cycle class at the Houstonian
Club holds 60 bikes with great sound
and lighting options. My class experience
has always been music and motivation
driven with a well-designed playlist. A
carefully coached class that can challenge the well-conditioned athlete to the
beginner. The coolest surprise of my class
is that it draws both men and women
equally! And did I mention it’s a blast!”
A CAREFULLY
COACHED CLASS THAT
CAN CHALLENGE THE
WELL-CONDITIONED
ATHLETE TO THE
BEGINNER.
visit website for various locations throughout the
Greater Houston area.
DEFINE rev, like indoor cycling, combines isometrics with
cardio blasting for high-intensity fun. Founder of DEFINE,
Henry “Hank” Richardson, shares, “We were the first
“rhythm”-based studio in the whole state of Texas. That,
along with our other classes, offers a compl