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SoulCycle IPO: A spin-class cult favorite is going public
And the survey says…..
And the Survey Says……
We know that our members like what we do – for the most part – but what can we do to make their experience at our Y’s even better?
In our recent YMCA SEER survey, we discovered some helpful information! Our members WANT our help! They want us to help them be healthier and reach their goals! They want us to give them excellence in our delivery – whether they are personal training, on our wellness floor or in our classes! They want to learn from us and they want to meet other like-minded members at our Y’s! How can we do all of this? Here are 7 simple and fun ideas.
- Smile and say hello to everyone that crosses your path.
- If you work on the wellness floor, talk with people – not the ones you see all the time but the ones that look…
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Long Black Road (Endurance Ride) 227
Inspiration: This week I'll be picking up a weekly Endurance Cycling class at the Y...90+ minutes of sweat & tunes every Thursday night for the next several weeks. It's been a while since I've done these extended Endurance rides, so I've got some work to do on my ride profiles & music playlists. Here's the … Continue reading Long Black Road (Endurance Ride) 227
Another kind of RIDE: An UBER Obsession
With this post my FOR THE RIDE INSIDE site makes a slight change in course. I'll post Uber updates here, infrequent but informative. If all this Uber talk is confusing, then maybe you haven't yet heard about the popular and quickly growing ride-sharing business that spans the globe. It's part of the new global economy...the … Continue reading Another kind of RIDE: An UBER Obsession
FlyWheel Back Bay – Add Two!
More praise for the FLY team!
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As a former indoor cycling instructor, I have high standards when it comes to classes. Indoor cycling classes are really only as good as the effort that you are willing to put into it as the rider on the bike, but a good instructor sets the tone, has an insane playlist, and makes me WANT to pedal faster. Its hard to pinpoint the exact things that make a good spin class, but you know when you are in one. Last night, the 6:30pm class at FlyWheel Back Bay was one of the best I’ve ever done.
Led by Ann Unger, the class was fast, sweaty, and loud. My only criticsm is that I am not THAT into the whole weights-while-you-ride thing. I love CrossFit, and full-body workouts, but doing two things at the same time (cycling and tricep curls) was actually really distracting. I would have liked doing a…
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