
247CM Fotografie | Dominique Astorino
247CM Fotografie | Dominique Astorino
Točil jsem se před předními dveřmi SoulCycle Castro, lapal po vzduchu a chlastal svou druhou (tentokrát velkou) chytrou vodu, podíval jsem se na své Apple Watch: spáleno 481 kalorií. Měl jsem vykulený moment. Pro informaci, moje průměrné spálení kalorií v SoulCycle je kolem 260-280 (totéž platí pro Barry's Bootcamp, taneční kardio atd.). Ale tohle nebyla moje typická duchovně poháněná taneční párty na kole, která nikam nevede – tohle byl nový druh tréninku mučení: SoulActivate.
For my first SoulActivate class, I suffered at the hands of was trained by the eminent Ian McAndrew, hlavní instruktor SoulCycle , s dalším koučováním od Senior Master Instructor a Director of Instructor Training Janet Fitzgeraldová , who was in the room to observe the inaugural class in San Francisco. After riding SoulCycle weekly for a couple years and feeling pretty at home in the front row, I have to say this class scared the sh*t out of me at first. But once I overcame the fear, I was hooked.
S narážkami jako „buď násilnější“ (doslovně – Janet tu není na hraní), motorky, které se fyzicky pohybují od lidské síly (doslova jsem narazil na kolečko), mé póry se potily do okruhu jednoho až dvou stop kolem mě a útrpné výkřiky napětí a vyčerpání ze všech koutů místnosti, to bylo docela srovnání s mým obvyklým diskem95 a koulím, zatímco Maria se starala19 pláčoucí slzy radosti, když mi můj instruktor říká, že opravdu může být někým novým a nechat odejít mou minulost.
What makes this class so aggressive — and different? 'In a typical SoulCycle class, you're sustaining a high heart rate for an extended period of time. We spike your heart rate and keep it there,' McAndrew told 247CM. 'With SoulActivate, you're using the body in a completely different way — we work with heart rate variations to increase calorie burn.'
Jak to popisuje, SoulActivate je dnem „síly“ ke dni „vytrvalosti“ klasického tréninku SoulCycle. Pokud je cyklistika vaším oblíbeným cvičením, dává vám to možnost trénovat napříč studiem, řekl. „Pokud jdeš do posilovny – řekněme, že jsi velký vzpěrač – nepůjdeš do posilovny a pouze mít dny výdrže nebo pouze mít dny síly — [střídáš].“ Řekl nám, že Activate je dokonalým doplňkem rutiny vášnivého SoulCyclera.
Here's how the format of the class works:
You may have noticed there's no choreography — that's kind of the point here. In fact, McAndrew says this component makes SoulActivate more accessible to newbies, despite the fact that many longtime riders consider this class to be quite challenging. New riders who are intimidated by the idea of keeping up with the pack won't have to stress over synchronized quick-fires and double tap backs.
Is this class vlastně harder? That's debatable. McAndrew says that it's simply using your heart in a different way — and that was definitely reflected by my heart rate monitor when I compared this class against my previous SoulCycle classes. There was a lot of up and down vs. the usual sustained high. 'This class format gets your heart rate into an anaerobic state right away,' said McAndrew, noting that the first 15 minutes are imperative to set the tone for the rest of your workout. Getting into this anaerobic state is essential for calorie burn, fat burn, and increasing your metabolism (with the 'afterburn').
Heart rate monitors were instrumental in the creation of SoulActivate. Janet — alongside Master Instructor and Director of Talent Acquisition and Program Development Marvin Foster Jr. — worked with exercise scientists in New York, whom McAndrew said 'worked with Olympic and professional athletes,' to create this new athletically based class. 'Jamie, one of the doctors, wore different heart rate monitors to different classes with different teachers' and 'worked on it for over a year' in order to get it right. The goal? Provide a new way of cross-training at Soul, create a class with a killer calorie burn, add a 'power day' into the mix, and stop 'adaptation syndrome,' aka the body adjusting to a workout and plateauing.
It hit all the marks. Did I nearly vomit all over the side bar? Yes. Did I fail to muffle my scream as I moved my bike to an almost 45-degree angle from its initial position during a push? Yes, that happened too. Did I think that Ian McAndrew was a sadist at one or more points during the 60-minute class? Debatable. But did I get a completely new workout and burn sh*ttons of calories? Absolutely.
My tips for your first SoulActivate? Don't let nerves get the best of you (that'll only make you feel more pukey ), give yourself at least an hour to digest your food before class, bring dva vody (toto je spojka) a noste měřič srdečního tepu, abyste sami viděli rozdíl.