RealRyder is hard at work on its installments featuring studios across the United States that have taken their indoor cycling studios to the next level (see our first installment on Real Ryder Revolution in metro-Detroit Michigan). What is their secret to selling out cycling classes, creating waiting lines and leaving their customers hungry for more? Watch the second part of this installment, featuring Qi Ryders, to learn more about the secrets to their success!

“Every month has been better than the last.”
“In 5 months I’ve never had one class not sell out.”
“Customer retention has been easy. We just put them on the bike.”
“RealRyders provide 100% more benefit – to everything.”

Qi has an incredible story in terms of its business success, but the classes featuring RealRyder® ABF8 bikes have also changed the lives of their participants. Below we have the story of how RealRyder changed the life of one of Qi’s top trainers and their Boxing Director, Nick Spinosa.

Nick has been on his feet for most of his life, growing up working his family’s restaurant in Pennsylvania. As an avid athlete, Nick played many sports – baseball, football, basketball – and continued to play baseball at the collegiate level at Penn State. He also developed a love and passion for boxing, which runs in his family. Nick’s grandfather was  a professional boxer.

Nick’s love of sports and time spent on his feet caught up with him. During his collegiate years, while playing both baseball and boxing, Nick had to undergo surgery for damages to his feet, also dealing with arthritis pains from being on so many surfaces. Surgeons had to fuse the bones of his feet together in a series of surgeries. Three surgeries, in fact. Not an easy thing to swallow for an active person. And that wasn’t the end.

Following college, two additional surgeries (for a total of 5 surgeries on his feet!) the newly-minted kineseology grad headed out west to live with his brother in Denver, Colorado. Nick said he could barely walk or bend over when he arrived in Colorado in early 2010. It was time to get back in form. His brother proceeded to introduce him to Chris Lindley, one of the co-owners of Qi.

The two hit it off immediately, bonding over boxing and the Army-style workouts Chris provided at Qi. Enter the RealRyders at Qi. Nick was re-learning to walk when RealRyders arrived at Qi, and with the RealRyder® ABF8′s, he was able to accomplish his goals of walking again, becoming physically active and shedding weight gained over multiple surgeries. Nick is now 60 pounds lighter, teaching at least 13 filled or sold out classes a week and directs the Boxing programs at Qi. Nick’s personal triumph is one of the many stories we are proud to highlight and share. Qi continues to make an impact in the Denver community and on the lives of its participants and employees.

Do you have a story to share? We would love to feature your story on RealRyder’s blog!

Have you heard the buzz about our RealRyder® Indoor Cycling Certified Instructor Training Program? We could tell you about it, but we’d much rather you hear (and see!) a few words from our recent indoor cycling trainings.

2011 is a BIG year for RealRyder, as we roll out the education program, bringing a new level of excitement to indoor cycling with our bikes and instruction. We have over 20 trainings scheduled this year alone, in both the U.S. and internationally. Our Certified Instructor Training Program sets that stage for club owners and instructors to “lead the pack” with one of the hottest pieces of fitness equipment on the market!

The RealRyder Indoor Cycle Certified Instructor Training Program builds on the history of indoor cycling, using a teaching system that eliminates guess work, so that planning intelligent and creative workouts is easy. Join a pack of enthusiastic RealRyder ambassadors and become part of a new era of indoor cycling today!

Have you taken the training or are you participating in an upcoming training at one of our many locations? Please share your thoughts and/or what you’re hoping to learn from the RealRyder® Indoor Cycling Certified Instructor Training Program.

Check out photos from some of our recent trainings at studios throughout the U.S. and Canada! RealRyder Cycling Studio (Los Angeles), Body-n-Mind Ryde (Miami), Equilibria Fitness (Doral, FL), Execl Fitness (BC, Canada)

A new year, a new decade and a new era of indoor cycling! How were your holidays? Did you eat and drink too much? Did you pick your New Year’s Resolutions and if yes are you still sticking to them?!

I had a little chuckle this morning listening to the radio in the car and they were talking about people who had already broken their resolutions! My favorite was a lady who resolved to give up cussing, which lasted until the morning of January the 1st!!

According to the University of Scranton 36% of people making resolutions have fallen off the program after only a month, but surprisingly 46% of people making resolutions keep going for six months or longer. Motivation and commitment clearly play a big part in this especially with fitness and weight loss resolutions. This is where RealRyder and our unique form of indoor cycling comes in!

Losing weight is the most popular resolution, with getting fit not far behind and indoor cycling is a great form of cardio which will help you achieve either goal.

Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions

1.Lose weight
2.Manage debt/save money
3.Get a better job
4.Spend more time with family
5.Quit smoking
6.Eat right/Get fit
7.Get a better education
8.Reduce stress
9.Going greener
10.Volunteer to help others

Why RealRyder Indoor Cycling?

Why is RealRyder different to indoor cycling on any other bike? Simply, because it will give you a much more complete stationary bike workout and even more importantly it will keep you more motivated because our bike is more fun to ride!

On the first point the RealRyder’s unique articulating frame leans from side to side and creates a much more dynamic full body workout, by recruiting your core and upper body.

Other forms of indoor cycling really only work your legs and lungs. Studies have shown that indoor cycling on a RealRyder stationary bike will burn approximately 20% more calories than on other indoor bikes!

On the second point, our bike really is more fun to ride!

This is not just our opinion or some marketing claim, if you take a moment to look through our blog there are many testimonials from people of all levels of fitness. From instructors and top cyclists to novices the message is incredibly consistent RealRyder is more fun and once people have tried one they don’t want to go back to their old, non-moving indoor cycling bikes!

So if your resolutions include weight loss and fitness try our version of indoor cycling and give yourself a better chance of sticking to your resolutions once the initial enthusiasm wanes. Don’t just slog away on a boring pedaling machine it’s a new year, a new decade and a new era of indoor cycling!

Happy New Year from everyone at RealRyder! It’s that time of year where we all review the last 12 months and look forward with optimism to what the new year will bring.

It has been a busy time for us as the word has continued to spread on the RealRyder Stationary Bike and we are especially pleased to see the number of new indoor cycling studios who have chosen our fitness equipment to create a more realistic cycling experience.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all those who serve in our military to protect and defend the way of life we all cherish and our thoughts go out to them and their families.

Make those New Year resolutions and we wish everyone a successful and healthy 2011!

Thanks to our Troops! RealRyder at U.S. Army Base in Germany

As the snow and cold weather hits New Jersey, we wanted to let you know about a great new indoor cycling venue in Waldwick, NJ.

Indoor Ryder Cycling Studio opened its doors in September, to group fitness enthusiasts, cyclists, triathletes, and everyone who enjoys a really good indoor cycling workout.

This is the first RealRyder Indoor Cycling Studio in Bergen County and has 14 of our unique stationary bikes that have been taking the indoor cycling world by storm!

No other indoor bike tilts and turns in the same way as a road bike! It’s this revolutionary technology which works the whole body engaging the core muscle groups and increasing the amount of calories burned by 20%.

Guy Darienzo the owner is an enthusiastic cyclist himself and shared his philosophy on his new studio and provided some thoughtful insights about why he chose the RealRyder bike.

On Indoor Cycling Philosophy

“We want to simulate the experience and benefits of riding a bike out in the real world through pedaling, leaning and balancing. Our diverse classes are designed to be fun and motivational, yet challenging, giving you a complete workout in 45 minutes.”

On Stationary Bike Choice

“I wanted to marry the best technology with a unique studio that provides an overall workout to improve not just legs and cardio, but also upper body and core muscle groups.”

On Indoor Cycling Training

“Our instructors coach and teach all cycling clients to use the correct techniques that will ultimately give them a better, safer and more effective overall workout.”

Many gyms offering group fitness classes require long memberships, but Indoor Ryder Cycling Studio does not insist on a membership. You can take a single class or make additional savings by buying a series. They also offer introductory classes for beginners, plus intermediate and advanced sessions for those who want to take their training to the next level!

The full address of the studio is:-

10 Franklin Turnpike
Waldwick,
NJ 07463

Phone (201) 421-1913

More details are available on their website – just click the logo.

So if you are looking for indoor cycling classes with technical coaching for all levels of cyclists give Guy a call and check out Indoor Ryder Cycling Studio. Some quality stationary bike workouts are a great way to beat the elements and keep your winter training on track!

We wish Indoor Ryder Cycling Studio every success and we are sure with the best indoor bikes and Guy’s total focus and commitment to provide a better indoor cycling experience, Waldwick will become a popular venue for NJ cyclists and indoor cycling enthusiasts!