RealRyder Blog

      From the doors of their home statebased Pilates business, Pure Element Pilates, in West Bloomfield, MI to the recently christened doors of their BRAND NEW RealRyder® studio PureRyde in Austin, TX is…you know, just a measly 1400 miles! Those are the kinds of lengths or rather distances Laura Cronberger and Kelle Ilitch are willing to go to in order to spread their passion for fitness and good health. You go girls!

      Both Kelle and Laura have been in the fitness industry for 10+ years and first fell in love with Pilates. These ladies, always trying to stay on top of their game, took their first RealRyder® class at RealRyderRevoultion (R3).  As is many people’s experience, they were intrigued… intrigued by the

“Just remember, when you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.”

-Charles M. Schulz

We sometimes hear the assumptions from younger skeptics and/or riders of a somewhat older vintage that the RealRyder® Indoor Bike is a young person's game or only for experienced indoor and outdoor cyclists. (…well, we all know what it means to assume) Each time we hear this we calmly smile and ask them to just sit on the bike. Because as most of you already know, once you sit on the bike you can’t help leaning and playing and then beaming a smile back at us.  Why? Because this bike is fun! So this is me calmly smiling at you and asking you to just sit on the bike as I address those two aforementioned concerns.  

The RealRyder® is for EVERYONE! (exclamation point and period)

 

2, 4, 6, 8 -- RealRyder we appreciate!

 This month in honor of March Madness, let’s acknowledge some of our very own fierce teams, RealRyder® teams, that have recently and specifically come across our radar.

(*Let me say here that we are always looking for studios to spotlight and champion so feel free to send us videos, articles, success stories, etc)

  Let the shout outs begin with In the RA Fitness (www.intherafitness.com), who were the first studio to bring the RealRyder® bikes to Arizona! They just had their RealRyder® certification training on March 4^th, and members inaugurated the bikes two days later. Several new ryders are seeing immediate results, one client lost 11 lbs in 3 visits and another lost 10lbs in 5! Andrea Riley, WNBA superstar for the Phoenix Mercury, even came

Who as a kid DIDN’T have dreams of being some kind of a superhero? (my guess is probably not too many) Maybe it was one of the members of Super Friends or the likes of Green Lantern or Captain America. For me it was Wonder Woman, and still is ….shhhh! Now, with the online community and platform of Wish Upon a Hero (www.wishuponahero.com) and a mantra of “No wish too large and no donation too small” we can all be those heroes! The website itself first launched in September in 2007, six years post 9/11 which was the very inspiration for founder Dave Girgenti. He saw the urgency in finding an efficient way to connect people in need, and voila WUAH was born. The first wish granted was actually one of the first ones posted (the 19^th to be exact) even before the site officially launched.  A ‘soft opening’ email was sent out to help WUAH gain some early exposure and a 26 year old army staff sergeant

February 2012

  The Healing Power of Exercise, Neal for Real!   We recently received this amazing story and heartfelt endorsement. Kevin Neal of Chula Vista, CA, about a month away from turning 49, has been an indoor cycling coach for the last 12 years. He is currently a teacher at the Gonzalez Sports Academy in San Diego. (http://www.gonzalezsportsacademy.com) He is also a three time cancer survivor; leukemia, prostate and yes, even breast. Kevin also had his right hip replaced and survived a head first, one story fall into concrete…all this within a 3-4 year time span!  He believes, “I have survived all this through my belief that God has gotten me through this because I've nurtured my body with fitness.”  He’s always been active and cycling, both outdoor and indoor, is one of his favorite past-times. So naturally, Kevin and the RealRyder® bike were a perfect fit! 

We’re only 4 weeks into the New Year and we’ve already given 4 trainings, and RealRyder® International continues to expand it’s reach…. more bikes in the likes of Miami, South Miami, Wellington, FL; Boston, Pomona, NY; Whitehouse Station, NJ; Northville, MI; Marquette, WI; Birmingham, AL; Phoenix, AZ  and Mexico! Phew!

A special ‘Congratulations!’ to M Cycle Gym in South Miami, FL (http://www.mcyclegym.com/) -- who after their THIRD order now have 45 RealRyderÒ Bikes!

RealTraining: The much beloved Adam Reid (Master Trainer Extraordinaire) taught 2 Introductory courses to our Military constituents, 1 Certified Instructor at Body Factory in Lafayette, Louisiana (http://www.bodyfactorylft.com/) and along with Douglas Brooks  (Master Trainer EXTRA-Extraordinaire) 1 Certified MASTER Instructor at Centro Forma