You Only Get What You Give

SoulCycle

Much like the New Radicals song, SoulCycle is a "you only get what you give" kind of work out. The resistance on Soul bikes have no number, so the only way to gauge how hard your riding is by how much your muscles ache. There is no score board telling you which bike is in first place, no embarrassing competitive drive to shame you into riding harder. SoulCycle is not an intimidating workout in the least, while your instructor will be shouting at you to peddle faster, you have the luxury of a dark room to hide in if you need to take it a little slower. Keeping with the encouraging mentality, Soul doesn't force you into peddling faster - it just makes you want to. The energy in the room is electric and once you hit your stride the entire ride feels natural. Put in to the ride everything you can, just know it's safe to take that water break if you need it.

[Photo via @lisamoloshok]

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