As rivulets of sweat stream down our faces during
particularly strenuous classes, we often contemplate how it takes a certain
kind of person to be a spin-class instructor - the kind that military
recruiters would deem "a little harsh, don't you think? Geez..." Well, if you're
the kind of cardiovascular masochist who gets off pounding your heart into
putty without a safety word in sight, then you're really going to love the
REV
Galaxy Ride, a series of hour-long classes offered Wednesdays at
6:45 p.m. at
The Sports Club/LA - Boston (4 Avery Street,
Boston, 617.375.8200). Sign up for a six-week course ($99 for members, $125 for
non-members), and you'll be shamed into excellence by the cycling class, which
uses a Polar heart rate monitor to broadcast your heart rate and workout stats,
alongside those of all your classmates, to a large flat-screen TV. Ostensibly,
the technology will allow you to keep track of your progress, but we're more
pumped about how going public with your pulse will inspire healthy competition
and make it impossible to slack off. Type-A personalities, rejoice! The debut
of the six-week course runs October 14 to November 18, and while you can sign
up mid-cycle, only limited discounts may be available - so we recommend keeping
your eye on thesportsclubla.com and being one of the first to sign up for the
next soon-to-be-announced series. After all, if you're not interested in being
first, this class may not be for you.
