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• Soul Transformation: Week 1

  CARLY HANDLER has hit the ground running!  Week one, full of healthy eating habits and consistent workouts, was a complete success. If every week is as productive as this one, Carly is on pace to reach her goal early.  Go Carly! 

   

  

   

  Week 1

  POUNDS LOST – 3

  This week I set the pace for my journey, focusing on how I am 

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  Posted August 30, 10

• Cutting T-Shirts w/ Mel!

  Now that you're a master at cutting up beginner t-shirts, MELANIE is back with a more complicated design.  Check out this video to see how you can make your own unique Soul shirt! 

   

  

   

  

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  Posted August 27, 10

• Soul Transformation

  Here on the Soul Blog, we'll be starting a new new section called SOUL TRANSFORMATION, where we'll be checking in one rider weekly to track their SC classes, nutrition and weight loss. For the next few months, we'll be following with the amazing CARLY HANDLER and posting her updates every Monday.  Be sure to say hello when you see her in SoulCycle's around the city! 

   

  

   

  GOAL: 

  To lose 15-20 lbs in 12 weeks (Carly's 25th birthday).
  

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  Posted August 26, 10

• Meet Danny

  Introducing DANNY KOPEL, the hair-flipping, eyewear-collecting, puppet-wielding SoulCycle instructor. Shy? Not sure we believe you. 

   

  

   

  5 things you may not know about me...

  1)  I am a crazed perfectionist. It’s not always fun, but it keeps me pushing myself to the next level.

  2)  I am shy but come alive with a good crowd and good music. When all the elements are in place, something comes over me. I’d say that I’m fairly laid back – bookish, even! -- but I have stores of animal energy that a sick beat can unleash.

  3)  I have a different job and different life every day. Teaching, writing, performing, sculpting, and more recently -- styling. My senior thesis in college was a puppet show.

  4)  I’m a bit of a misfit… which is why I know New York is my town. Here, nobody cares who you are. It’s so freeing.

  5)  I collect eyewear.

   

  My class is unique because...

  It’s a raucous party and intimate one-on-one conversation, all at the same time. My main goal is to give people permission to be their true selves, if only for 45 minutes. We don’t realize how repressed we are... I try to lead by example, riding my bike as hard as I can and rocking out like there’s no tomorrow.

   

  My favorite artists are... 

  Merce Cunningham, Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Yves Saint Laurent… I could go for days. I’m an art nerd.
  

   

  If I have an hour to myself, I'm... 

  Making the next playlist. I think of it as curating, really. I take it that seriously and devote that much time to each class. If I don’t wanna get off my bike, dance around and smash some guitars, then I have to start the playlist over again.

   

  A sense of humor is very important to me.

  Otherwise it gets dull and dreary pretty fast, right? I think this is key for living in New York. You need a good pair of legs for walking, a little bit of attitude, a smartphone, but more importantly, a sense of humor. This place will bring you down otherwise.

   

  My friends know me as...

  The creative one. 

  Posted August 24, 10

• Ingrid Skjong

   

  Guest blogger INGRID SKJONG  tells SoulCycle about marathon running and learning from tough experiences. Ingrid is the executive online editor for all 10 Niche Media publication websites. She writes the monthly fitness and wellness page in Gotham, and is an avid runner, who has completed five marathons and several triathlons. 

   

  

   

  It’s the rare race—be it a one-mile fun run, 5K, marathon or triathlon—that unfolds exactly to plan.

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  Posted August 20, 10

• Keri Glassman

  KERI GLASSMAN, MS, RD, CDN and author of the O2 Diet, speaks to SoulCycle about antioxidants, portion control and feeding her kids! Keri is also one of our panelists atthe SoulCycle Wellness + Nutrition Panel.  

  

   

  SC:  How does Keri Glassman, Nutritious Life differ from other health plans out there?

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  Posted August 19, 10

• Breakfast w/ Katie Lee

   

  KATIE LEE, celebrity chef and best-selling cookbook author, has graciously offered to be our guest-blogger for the day.  Katie will also be one of our panelists at the SoulCycle Wellness + Nutrition Panel.  Take it away Katie...

   

  

  Mom was right -- breakfast is the most important meal of the
  

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  Posted August 18, 10

• Tanya Zuckerbrot

  TANYA ZUCKERBROT, creator of the F-Factor Diet and founder of Skinny in the City, talks to SoulCycle about fiber, eating out in NY, and working with the Ms. Universe organization.  Tanya is also one of our panelists at the SoulCycle Wellness + Nutrition Panel.  

   

  

   

  SC: What are the basic principles of the F-Factor diet? 

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  Posted August 17, 10

• Are you living épanoui?

  Introducing Elisa Niemtzow, founder of living épanoui™, a wellness and lifestyle firm which provides easy, pragmatic solutions to feel good, French style.  Elisa is also one of our fabulous panelists at the SoulCycle Wellness + Nutrition Panel.  

  

  SC:  What does it mean to live épanoui?

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  Posted August 16, 10

• Meet Lindy

  Don't let her size fool you.  LINDY FLOWERS may be small, but she's fierce.  Don't believe us?  Just ask her riders. 

   

  

   

  5 things you may not know about me...

   

  1. I'm from a town in North Carolina called Welcome. We even have a sign that says "Welcome to Welcome: A Friendly Place." Seriously.
   
  2. In high school I was voted "Most Likely to Brighten Your Day."

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  Posted August 10, 10

• Cutting T-Shirts with Mel!

  In this SoulCycle video, MELANIE demonstrates how to cut T-shirts into new cute designs!  This first installment is for beginners, but intermediate and advanced options are coming soon!
  

   

  Posted August 5, 10

• Meet Melanie

  Meet MELANIE GRIFFITH: a music lovin', booty shakin', hula-hoopin', free spirit, mother of three with a law degree.  And we know her around SoulCycle as the easy going one.  

   
   
  
   
  5 things you may not know about me...
   
  1.  I was a corporate lawyer in a big New York City law firm and spent a year as a clerk for a federal judge in Manhattan. 

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  Posted August 2, 10

• Soul Muse: Isabel Cheren

  Here on the Soul Blog we're starting a series called SOUL MUSES to highlight riders who inspire us.  And first up we have... Isabel Cheren.  

   

  

   

  NAME:  Isabel Cheren

  AGE:  71

  STUDIO:  East 83rd St 
  
  
  WHEN DID YOU START SPINNING?:  The first day the east side opened (September, 2010).  
  
  
  OCCUPATION:  I've had two careers.  In 1975 I became an Adult Nurse Practitioner (a pioneer in the field).  From 1983-1994 I became a Director of Human Resources and Labor Relations and afterward I returned to my original career.
   
  WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO RIDE?:  I love everything about it from the friendly staff to the great instructors who motivate you and accept you the way you are.  The classes give me energy and release tension. 
  
  
  YOU INSPIRE US.  WHAT INSPIRES YOU?:  Sharing ideas.  I love feeling and seeing how everyone helps each other out in life. 
   
  Have a suggestion for an inspirational rider? Email blog@soul-cycle.com! 
  Posted July 30, 10

• SC Loves: The iPhone 4 Song

  SoulCycle can't stop watching this video!  This guy has the right attitude. 

   

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  Posted July 29, 10

• Urban Golf Academy

  SoulCycle talks with KATE TEMPESTA about her Urban Golf Academy and how she fell into professional golfing.   

   

  

   

  SC:  What is the Urban Golf Academy? 

  KT:  It’s a program where I teach golf to kids as young as 4, 5, and 6.  My goal, much like Super Soccer Stars, is to bring golf to the urban environment. 

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  Posted July 20, 10

• Meet Kaili

  Introducing KAILI (pronounced Ky-Lee) STEVENS who leads a double life as a SoulCycle employee AND instructor.  What would we ever do without her? 

   

  

  
  
  5 things you may not know about me...

  1.  I am ADDICTED to reality television.

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  Posted July 15, 10

• Meet LB

  Introducing our newest SOUL instructor Lauren Bruker, or as we like to call her, LB.  

   

  

   
  5 things you may not know about me...
   
  1.  I was born and raised in Louisville, KY. 
   
  2.  I am a big risk taker. For example, I move to NYC without ever visiting the city. Go big or go home right?

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  Posted July 14, 10

• Meet Jenny

  Here on the blog, SoulCycle will be starting an interview series with each of our instructors.  Now riders can find out everything from what makes an instructor's class unique to which artists inspire them.  First up... Jenny Gaither! 

   

  
  
  

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  Posted June 30, 10

• Inspired Bicycles

  This is what they can do with their bikes.  What can you do with yours?  

  
  

  Posted June 25, 10

• Maya Elias: SC's First Intern

  
  

  SoulCycle interviews its very first intern, MAYA ELIAS.  Maya tells SC about the internship, why she started spinning and her father's mid-spin yelling.  

   

  
  

   

  SC:  So how did this internship come about?  

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  Posted June 20, 10

• Soul Challenge

   

  Now that the summer is here, instructors are taking their SOUL TRAINING PROGRAMS outside!  Check out these pictures from Nick's SOUL CHALLENGE. 

  For more information or to reserve a spot in our next round of training programs email sarah.fincke@soul-cycle.com. 

   

  

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  Posted June 17, 10

• New Soul Retail Bags

  Have enough silver SoulCycle bags to last a lifetime?  Well make room in your closet for these new summer soul bags.  Free with any retail purchase. 

   

  

  Posted June 16, 10

• Preparing For Your First Ride!

  Check out this video of SC instructor BETHANY LYONS explaining how to prepare for your first ride at SoulCycle!

   

  Posted June 11, 10

• Soul Loves: Paper Monkey Press

   

  Few things are more satisfying than a brand new set of stationery.  Just looking at those untouched note cards makes you feel like life is full of possibilities:  maybe you WILL be the kind of person who regularly writes thoughtful letters. 

  And no stationery makes us more hopeful than our new SOUL note cards, purchased at paper monkey press. 

   

  

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  Posted June 9, 10

• Le Whif

   

  It's straight out of Willy Wonka.  But rather than chewing gum to experience a three-course meal, Le Whif promises a "meal by breathing."  That's right, you literally inhale your food.  

  
  

  

   

  The benefits?  According to the website, you get "The TASTE of chocolate without the calories"  and "the chocolate never touches your fingers."   Uh huh.  

  I think we'll stick with the real thing.  

  
  

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  Posted June 6, 10