LOCAL Houston | The City Guide JUNE 2015 | Page 59

Local June_FinalEDITED.qxp_002houston 5/21/15 7:25 PM Page 59 people | places | things 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