I really don't get the cycling studio craze, any box gym has cycling classes, yes instructors can be variable, but with trial and error you'll find an instructor you like. if you wanted to spin twice a week as your cardio you're dropping $60 bucks at these spots?
plus you may still encounter an instructor you don't like or wack music.
I'm not dropping $200+ a month on fukking cardio
, and only one type of cardio at that. at that rate I'm either at a comprehensive upscale gym (i.e. Equinox), or doing some sort of (group) personal training or bootcamp/crossfire that's really going to push me/improve my physique.
I'm actually kinda puzzled over the whole specialized fitness craze in general - Pilates and yoga made sense, but now one place for spinning, one dedicated to rowing, another dedicated to trx, barre, wtf?
*opens a power walking studio*
Classpass really is the best compromise - get a genetic box gym membership for $10-50/month and throw in a 5 or 10 class classpass.