Fotografia da 247 cm | Cristina Stiehl
Fotografia da 247 cm | Cristina Stiehl
Uno dei maggiori vantaggi di essere un redattore di fitness a New York City – a parte tutte le proteine in polvere e gli snack a basso contenuto di carboidrati – è l'opportunità di dare un'occhiata a nuove lezioni di fitness prima che diventino mainstream. In questo caso, ho avuto modo di provare il nuovo pop-up di Quello di Barry chiamato Barry's Ride che attualmente è disponibile solo a Los Angeles e New York.
A traditional Barry's class mixes HIIT-style cardio on a treadmill in the form of jogging, running, and sprinting intervals with strength training on the floor, and usually includes four 15-minute blocks. For Barry's Ride, the cardio portion is performed on a stationary indoor cycling bike, not a treadmill, and each block is about 30 minutes. I already enjoy doing mixed-format treadmill classes, such as Fitness della teoria dell'arancia e le tradizionali lezioni di Barry, ma il ciclismo indoor è la mia forma di cardio preferita. Quindi, quando Barry's ha annunciato il lancio di Barry's Ride, non vedevo l'ora di dargli un'occhiata. Diciamo solo che ci andrò il più spesso possibile finché sarò ancora a New York.
Cos'è la corsa di Barry?
The 50- to 60-minute workout class is a mix of high-intensity indoor cycling and traditional floor work that Barry's is known for (heavy weights, resistance bands, bodyweight work, etc.). Essentially, Barry's replaced the treadmills with indoor cycling bikes. Barry's Ride is for people who like the HIIT-style cardio traditional Barry's classes offer, but want to do something more low-impact than running.
Unlike traditional Barry's classes, in which the two different groups (the floor group and the treadmill group) are working out simultaneously while the instructor goes back and forth between the two, everyone is working in the same section in unison during Barry's Ride. You start out on the bikes for about 25-30 minutes, then move to the floor for the remaining 25-30 minutes. Since there's only one transition in the class, you can keep all your stuff in one place, like under your bench (no one will be there in the meantime!); the number you've been assigned on the bike corresponds with the bench you will move to to do floor work. You also get two minutes during the transition, which gives you time to swap your cycling shoes for your training sneakers.
Com'è una lezione di Barry's Ride?
I was already excited to take this class because it pairs my two favorite workouts: indoor cycling and strength training with weights. When Barry's invited me to try it out, I immediately signed up for Grida di Piadab class. Keoni is not only my favorite Barry's instructor at my home studio on the UES — I love his motivating, yet no-nonsense approach — he also has experience as a SoulCycle instructor years ago, so I knew the cycling portion would be legit.
Since you don't share benches with other members at Barry's Ride, we were instructed to grab the weights for the workout and leave them on our benches for when we move to the floor portion (this ended up making the transition between the bikes and floor much smoother and quicker). The whole class started on the bikes, and as someone who regularly takes hard 45- to 60-minute indoor cycling classes, I thought 25 minutes would be a piece of cake. Wrong: it was chock-full of nonstop resistance and speed intervals, so you definitely got the most bang for your buck (and Keoni knows how to keep it challenging!). The instructor rode with us on the bikes the whole time, which I liked; it made it feel like we were all in this together. Keoni told me after class that he's better able to gauge what's physically possible for people on the bikes if he's riding with us.
Il ciclismo mi ha ricordato molto SoulCycle: la playlist è divertente, si pedala al ritmo della musica e c'è un po' di coreografia (sì, compresi i tap back). Ma mi è piaciuto più di Soul perché le bici hanno uno schermo che tiene traccia dei tuoi RPM e il tuo istruttore ti dà un intervallo entro il quale rimanere. Ha anche un cambio di sprint oltre alla manopola della resistenza, quindi puoi davvero aumentare molto la resistenza. E come le lezioni di tapis roulant di Barry, ci sono opzioni per diversi livelli di abilità: due giri sulla manopola della resistenza per i principianti, tre per l'intermedio, quattro per l'avanzato, ecc.
So yes, I was sweaty and exhausted after the first 25 minutes, but I was still energized to take on the floor portion. I took a Chest, Back, and Abs class, and we did a lot of nonstop reps with one heavy weight: single-arm presse per il petto con manubri , overhead triceps extensions , and renegade rows , to name a few. I was dripping sweat the entire time, and with so many planks and plank variations (and holds!), Keoni definitely tested my patience. But like he said in class, he wants to make sure people don't waste their money.
Since I fell off a treadmill at Barry's nearly two years ago and haven't fully emotionally recovered (I'm still scared to run above a 7.5 on any treadmill), the Barry's Ride class format is perfect for me. I am counting down the days until I can come back.
Cosa dovrei indossare per la corsa di Barry?
You should definitely wear something you can comfortably sweat in for an hour, and like you would wear to any indoor cycling class . Think: supportive sports bra, sweat-wicking tops, and fitted leggings; if you wear long, flowy pants or capris, it might interfere with the mechanics of the bike. This outfit will also work for the floor, but you might want to make sure your sports bra is supportive enough to handle plyos — burpees aren't out of the question.
Se hai le tue scarpe da ciclismo, puoi portarle; le bici di Barry supportano solo clip SPD (non Delta). Assicurati solo di portare scarpe da ginnastica da indossare sul pavimento che ti supporteranno durante l'allenamento a terra. Hai circa due minuti nel passaggio per cambiarti le scarpe. Barry's Ride offre scarpe Shimano a noleggio che hanno una tacchetta incassata e una suola in gomma, quindi possono essere utilizzate sia per il ciclismo che per la parte a pavimento. Il noleggio delle scarpe costa 3$.
Bring a water bottle (trust me, you'll need it), and Barry's has free towels to mop up all the sweat you'll inevitably collect on your face and arms. We got a nice little surprise at the end with cold eucalyptus towels after class.
Dove posso portare il giro di Barry?
Al momento, Barry's Ride è disponibile solo come pop-up in due località: una a Los Angeles e una a New York. A New York si trova adiacente alla sede del Chelsea Barry (135 W. 20th St.); entra nell'ingresso principale e ti indirizzeranno allo studio al piano di sotto. A Los Angeles si trova accanto all'attuale studio di Venezia (1440 Lincoln Blvd., Venezia). Le lezioni sono aperte fino al 20 marzo; controlla il Orario Venezia qui e il Il programma del Chelsea qui . Per quanto riguarda se si estenderà o meno oltre marzo, un portavoce di Barry mi ha detto: siamo entusiasti di sentire come risponderà la comunità e da lì valuteremo i prossimi passi. Tengo le dita incrociate per un'esperienza di guida tutto l'anno!
Each class has 24 bikes and corresponding floor spots. But since the whole class does the same workout at the same time, there are only 24 spots in each class. With so few slots, Barry's Ride will book up a lot quicker than the traditional Barry's classes, which have up to 50 (or more) spots.
Quanto costa il giro di Barry?
Quello di Barry Ride costs the same amount as a traditional Barry's class : $30 a class in LA and $38 a class in NY with packages available. If you previously bought a Barry's class package, those classes are still good for booking a Ride class. Yes, a Barry's Ride class is an investment, but if you like high-intensity cardio with challenging strength training, this is the class for you. And if you really want to test your limits, take Keoni's class: he'll make sure you get every penny's worth.
