Inside NYC’s Cult Fitness Scene - SoulCycle, Barry’s Bootcamp

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

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🗓️ 16 May 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Jess is a joined by a career fitness professional to go inside the culture of his former cycling studio employer, while Jess shares her personal experience with SoulCycle. We go deep on: lack of certifications required to teach spin, the “training programs” at different studios, instructors abusing drugs, sexual accusations from riders and the “God Complex” cult of personality these studios cultivate. Plus, stories from Equinox/Soul corporate re: the Stephen Ross bombshell, the Peloton fall-out and more!

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Hot Takes and Deep Dives.
0:16.8	Now the cult of boutique fitness in New York City is a topic that I've been wanting to
0:22.6	get into for years now on the podcast, but I didn't quite know how to go about it.
0:27.7	I've tried to get former sole cycle instructors on here, even anonymously, but they've all
0:33.9	signed NDAs.
0:34.9	So I think I may have found something even better.
0:38.3	Hi, I'm so excited and nervous to be here.
0:41.3	No, don't be.
0:42.3	No, we just had a pep talk that you couldn't anonymize.
0:45.7	Listen, about a month ago, you and I went to Barry's bootcamp together, which now is
0:51.7	my boutique fitness spot of choice.
0:55.1	And I'll tell my journey how I was so deep in the cult of sole cycle.
0:59.3	And now like I think I've downgraded to just being like a normal person who occasionally
1:03.9	goes to Barry's a few times a week.
1:06.7	You know, I know that you work in the fitness industry.
1:09.5	So obviously this is my favorite topic of conversation.
1:12.9	Like I can offer hours about the cult of sole cycle and boutique fitness in general.
1:18.3	And so after class, the more you talked about the trajectory of your career, I was like,
1:24.9	would you actually like do this with me?
1:27.1	You may be perfect.
1:28.1	And you are where do we start?
1:31.5	Okay, here's where we're going to start.
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