CYKL welcomes Kara Foley to the team! We’re excited to have Kara take over Saturdays at 8am! Here’s an interview so you can get to know a little bit more about Kara and what inspires her and her awesome classes!
CYKL: Who’s Kara Foley?
Kara: An adventurer who loves to laugh and break a solid sweat cycling, rock climbing, cross country skiing, and yoga-ing. I’m also a physiotherapist. I am 90% an anatomy nerd who loves showing people their strength needed to reach all their goals.
CYKL: What are some of your health and fitness goals for 2012?
Kara: I have 2 goals for 2012, goal #1 is to get more comfortable hitting 40km/hr + speeds on my new roadie and goal #2 is getting my lead climbing certification, so that I can expand my outdoor climbing beyond bouldering.
The Early Bird 4 Pack was such a chirping hit, we’ve decided to extend it!!! You can continue to purchase your Early morning AM (6:45am and 9:30am) in a 4 pack for $40+hst!
At the start of 2012 we profiled some of our instructors to find out what they’re goals and aspirations were for this year! Here is a little follow up blogpost with some of the goals achieved by our CYKL team!
Heather (to the right) and her sister at Around the Bay!
Heather Gardner
Goal: Around the Bay.
Success: I took 9minutes off my previous personal best. I spent 3 months following my training plan, stuck to my pace plan, and had amazing success! If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! Also my sister have been accepted in to the NYC marathon, and will be heading back to do it again -the site of our first marathon experience – we’re we first caught the marathon bug.
John, cranking it out on the bike!
John Thompson
Goal: South Beach Triathlon
Success: Time of 2h :38min, and he loved every grueling minute of it!
Jen, smiling for the entire race.
Jen Fawcette
Goal: First road race, ever! Raced at the Calabogie Speedway.
Success: Finished 5th in her category and with a smile on her face.
The spring season has us cooking up some great new stuff for you at CYKL! We super excited to announce the start of our BRAND NEW CYKL Run class.
The fabulous Heather Gardner, who is avid marathon runner and Run Ambassador at lululemon Queen St is teaching this unique class.
CYKL Run is a 45 min interval class followed by a short run. This is the perfect class for those interested in training for duathlon/triathlon or those that want a different CYKL experience that includes going outside!
It’s going to be tough workout no matter what.
CYKL Run is held every Thursday at 5pm starting on April 19th.
The CYKL 50/50 Program starts in a week! Along with Kyle Byron, Emily Fitzgerald, N.D. will be coaching our riders through this amazing new program. Here’s a mini-interview to get to know Em a little better!
CYKL: Tell us a bit about yourself!
Em: I am a Naturopathic Doctor who practices in Port Credit Ontario. As a Naturopath it is my passion to treat and educate women (and men) on how to achieve their optimal health. If I were to give one piece of health advice to everyone it would be to remember that a healthy body starts on the inside and projects outward.
CYKL: How did you first get involved with CYKL?
Em: My journey at CYKL began as a birthday gift, and I haven’t looked back since!
CYKL: In your opinion, who is the CYKL 50/50 Program for?
Em: The 50/50 program in for anyone who wants to discover and work through indvidual health challenges with the support of others. Read the rest of this entry »
On April 19th we’ll be launching our brand new CYKL 50/50 Program with nutritionist Kyle Byron, and Emily Fitzgerald, N.D. We thought we’d give you a little more insight into who these amazing experts are, and how excited they are for the 50/50 Program too!
Meet Kyle Byron!
CYKL: Tell us a bit about yourself!
Kyle: I’m a Body Transformation expert, or you can call me a Nutritionist. I also provide personal training services to select clients. I became a nutritionist out of my futility in athletic performance. I wish I knew then, what I know now about strength training and nutrition. I also love working with people. What sets me apart from other practitioners is my coaching skills.
CYKL: How did you first get involved with CYKL?
Kyle: I’ve been working with CYKL for over a year. I think I just walked in one day and offered to present on nutrition, and it went well so we kept working together. CYKL staff and clients are supportive and enthusiastic so I want to do more work with them.
Spring sprung early, so we’re launching the new CYKL on the Road Program!
CYKL on the Road is a 4 week program that is intended to teach you all the basics of your new bike (maintenance, fixing a flat, and cleaning) as well as defensive riding skills, to ensure that you’ll ride with confidence throughout the cycling season.
Each weekly session will be 1 hour and will be held on Thursday mornings at 7am at CYKL. We’ve chosen such an ungodly hour because traffic is quiet and you can still get to work on time.
Start date: Thursday April 19th, 2012
This program has a maximum of 5 people, to ensure everyone gets the attention they deserve.
Program includes:
- 4 x 1 hour small group sessions
- handouts and personal books to take notes, write questions, track progress
