London studio saddles up to join the cycle-focused health club craze

London’s cycle-focused health club craze shows no signs of abating, with Richmond’s new pay-as-you-go studio CychoCycle the latest to join the race.

The indoor cycling studio follows in the footsteps of recent high-profile debutants Psycle and Athlete Lab as evidence that workouts on wheels are in no danger of hitting the skids.

Situated on Mortlake High Street, the studio runs heart rate monitored classes for complete beginners to elite cyclists, using Keiser M3 Bikes.

The newly-renovated studio is a five-minute walk from Mortlake station and studio director Sara Spencer envisages commuters as being a key market.

Pay-as-you-go online booking enable clients to pick and choose visits, while the classes are broad in scope, ranging from endurance/fat burning through to strength and power, as well as hill climbing and interval training. All bookings are taken online and classes become cheaper the more they are purchased to encourage customer loyalty.

Riders can obtain their own Polar heart monitor at a reduced price or if they have no monitor they will be able to borrow a Polar heart rate monitor to wear for each class. Live streamed heart rates will appear on large screens allowing riders to monitor their progress and ensure instructors are teaching to each rider’s individual target zone.

Individual workout and performance summaries will be emailed to each rider at the end of every class. Riders who opt to purchase the Polar heart rate monitor can then monitor the training they do away from the studio and follow their improving fitness on the free Polar App.