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Cardio Conditioning at RhythmCycle
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Having a blast while indoor cycling wner, Lisa Larson, loves knowing that a bike ride has the ability to turn her students’ mood from something stressful into something positive.
At RhythmCycle™ in Scottsdale stationary cycles are used to achieve excellent cardio conditioning. RhythmCycle™ is all about having a blast while extreme riding (cycling) to the rhythm and beat of motivating music playlists. The custom playlists are expertly designed by each instructor from a diverse selection of tunes. The music sets the choreography of the classes and helps even beginners push themselves to new limits. Within about 10 sessions, Kelsey Pfeffer noticed she was developing feminine muscle definition. “I noticed my arms becoming toned and strong,” Pfeffer explains. “It was funny, because after my first class my legs weren’t even sore- it was my arms!” She remembers enjoying the lunges, push-ups and bodylifts on the bike that were new to her and they made a huge difference in her chest, back, abs and entire upper body. “Aside from upper body, the place where I’ve seen the most results is my core,” Pfeffer notes.
Moving more than just your bottom on a bike was very important to RhythmCycle owner Lisa Larson. “We’ve taken the traditional type of cycling, which is sitting down, and added 13 moves designed to work the upper core and obviously your legs,” says Larson. “We do something we call side-to-side and we do a lunge, which is a combination of a push-up and a pull-up and when you pull back you are squeezing your abs and then you are back up again.” Larson describes RhythmCycle as the five-star of spinning. The RhythmRide™ method was developed to maximize calorie burn (700-1,200 per hour). A one-hour ride is equivalent to 25 miles on a road. RhythmCycle draws everyone from athletes, couples and moms who want to lose their badge of honor- “the muffin top”. Beginners rave about the beautiful studio and about the warm and welcoming the highly trained instructors.
Lisa Larson, Owner
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April 2013 | azhealthandliving.com
A lifelong fitness enthusiast with a background in the music industry for a famous composer, Lisa Larson brought RhythmCycle from Laguna Beach to Scottsdale knowing that when you move to the beat of a rhythm your soul feels happy. She took the traditional trendy Photos courtesy of Lisa Larson