Author Archives: Art of Cycling

After a long and arduous build up, Enrica has completed her first Ironman in Port Maquarie over the weekend! Many hours and exhausting training sessions go into an event like the Ironman and to even get to the start line is a fantastic achievement. Enrica smashed her way through the 3.8km swim, 180km ride and 42km run in just under 13 hours, giving her a successful introduction to the physically demanding sport. Also with only 2 days recovery, Enrica was back teaching at AOC! Awesome!

If you want to train alongside Enrica you can catch her classes on Tuesday night at 6pm and the Sunday Endurance class at 8:30am.

Don’t know what to buy mum? Have you left it a bit late to buy a present?

Why not buy her a gift voucher at ART OF CYCLING! Just select the dollar amount you want to spend which gives mum the choice of different membership’s and classes. We have casual rides, unlimited ride sessions or ride packs to help motivate your mum into a fit and healthy year ahead.

Has mum ridden at ART OF CYCLING before? If not, she can take advantage of our introductory offers that give you access to unlimited classes for either 1 week for $20 or 1 month for $99!

Surprise mum with a fun indoor workout at ART OF CYCLING.

Purchase your gift voucher HERE

Local and ART OF CYCLING regular Ben Yoffa is setting out to ride from Brisbane to Sydney for Tour de Cure. With the final few weeks of preparation left, now it’s time to raise as much money as we can for this great cause! Beginning Saturday night April 16th there will be a Charity night here at AOC including delicious food, beer and wine and a guest speaker! Tickets are $100 and can be purchased HERE or by donating on Ben’s Tour de Cure fundraising page HERE (just add your name for a reference).

Cant make Saturday night? Not to worry, we have also planned a fantastic fun social ride on Saturday morning April 23rd. From 7am we will have a quick pre ride coffee and head out on a social group ride down Black Rock and return, with an organised coffee and breakfast combo by Soul Kitchen in St Kilda. This ride is $40 which includes pre-ride coffee and breakfast at Soul Kitchen. Tickets can be purchased on the day or by donating at Ben Yoffa’s fundraising page HERE (just add your name as a reference).

Want to find out more about Ben’s journey? We wrote a piece on Ben’s inspiring story which can be found HERE. We hope you can all make it to one or both events and any help or donation is always greatly appreciate. More details are found on the flyers below!

ART OF CYCLING’S first Yoga workshop brought to you by AOC ambassador, Melissa Hudson! Make sure you book online as spots are limited.

YOGA FOR ATHLETES

For peak performance and to avoid injuries we require a balance of

strength and mobility, combined with a high level of body awareness

and the ability to get (and stay) in the zone. This workshop combines

yoga and mindfulness meditation techniques to help you

get the most out of yourself.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Discover why the world’s elite athletes incorporate yoga in their training

Learn key yoga poses designed to compliment your training

Acquire simple relaxation techniques for effective recovery

Understand the link between mindfulness and performance

ABOUT MELISSA HUDSON

Melissa teaches yin and flow yoga at some of Melbourne’s best yoga

studios.  A mum of two with a running and triathlon background she has

a passion for bringing mindfulness and yoga to athletes and busy

type-A personalities.  She has worked with organisations including

Melbourne Victory Football Club, White Night Melbourne and lululemon

athletica. For more information visit thehumblewarrior.com.au.

Details

When? March 23rd

Time? 7pm

How much? Free for all AOC direct debit members or $10 for non members

Where do I enter? Book online HERE

After months of preparation and countless hours of training, AOC ambassador John Ell, takes on his first Ironman this weekend in Taupo, New Zealand. All those hours spent in the AOC studio will finally pay off as he tackles the 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride finishing with a 42km run. Crazy I know!

From all the team here at AOC we wish John all the best in the New Zealand Ironman!

Feb 10,000 SMASHED

40 riders signed up to the calorie burning challenge at the beginning of February with amazing results to follow! We had 8 riders successfully achieve the target of burning 10,000 calories in the 29 days of February including two standout achievements!

Congratulations to the female and male Feb 10,000 champions Jane and Richard for achieving the most amount of calories burnt! Jane burning 10,878 over 19 classes and Richard burning 15,707 over 17 classes absolutely smashed the target goal. Awesome job!

Let’s hear what other positive results came from the Feb 10,000;

“I increased my strength and lost around 2kg but my biggest improvement was improved mental health and a boost in energy. I left each class feeling happier, healthier and motivated for the day ahead!” – Leo

“Throughout February I increased my energy output from an average of 400 calories per class to 600. It’s all about making every class count!” – Michelle

Congratulations to everyone who participated!

ART OF CYCLING is proud to support the Women’s only 100km Ascent ride. Bicycle Network believe that 50% of all riders should be women, and to help support their cause The RACV Ascent 100km ride was born. This Women’s only ride treks through the Yarra Ranges as it tests riders over some tough and hilly terrain.

To help riders get through the course, ART OF CYCLING will be here to support personal goal setting, fitness testing and training programs. Good luck to everyone riding and supporting this fantastic event!

To find out more or to enter the Ascent ride, check out their website HERE >>

On Thursday the 18th of February at 7pm, ART OF CYCLING is putting on a tough BRICK session run by future Ironman, AOC ambassador and all round fitness addict, John Ell!

John has recently joined the triathlon scene after years of elite rowing and cross country running in his homeland of Canada. Now with his heart set on competing in his first Ironman in March, he is fresh off testing his form with the Ballarat Half Ironman as he finished in a blistering time of 4 hours and 43 minutes. John will help create and push you through a BRICK interval program that has seen him achieve such success through his rowing, running and triathlon career.

So what is a BRICK session?

A BRICK session simply means a workout that involves both cycling and running intervals. A widely used training program for triathletes, the variety in this program keeps your body guessing and therefore using more energy and burning more calories. This will be the perfect session to test your fitness or simply help refresh the mind.

Suitable for any type of fitness levels and abilities make sure you book your spot HERE!

ART OF CYCLING has launched a special Wednesday morning 9:30am Cycle + STRETCH class! This is the perfect opportunity to sneak off and get in that important workout once the kids have been dropped off at school.

This class includes an action packed 40 minute cycle session plus that all important 20 minute foam roll and deep stretch session. Excellent way to get over the mid week hump!

For those new to ART OF CYCLING and want to join the 9:30am class, then your first class is FREE! Just arrive 15 minutes before the class starts and we will sign you up. Now there is no reason to not come down and give it a go.

BOOK HERE NOW

See you next Wednesday!

This year we will be introducing different fitness and wellbeing workshops, giving you the opportunity to explore, learn and improve your fitness. Free to all unlimited ride members, our workshops will be sure to provide great variety and motivation for your training program.

This month we start with a strength workshop by key ART OF CYCLING trainer Sam Lilley. Sam has been a personal trainer and group fitness coach for 4 years and will be sure to teach and guid you through a tough strength training program. Make sure you book your spot as our workshops will be capped at 15 people.

BOOK HERE

Starting on the 1st of February, we have set the challenge to burn 10,000 calories in 29 days! It’s simple, when you finish a class just record the total calories burnt on our tally board. The more classes you do, the more calories burnt!

So here’s how to enter,

• For current members at AOC it’s simple! Just add your name to our Feb 10,000 Blackboard (in the TRX room) and away you go!

• For those looking to join the challenge, we have a special 29 day Feb 10,000 membership for $99. This gives you access to all classes as you attempt to burn 10,000 calories. Sign up HERE

• FEB 10,000 MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL. If you choose to join our $30 a week membership for 12 weeks then we will give you the first 2 weeks free! Call us on 9687 5070 or email us HERE to sign up!

There will be some awesome prizes for the most calories burnt for both male and female riders. Let the Feb 10,000 begin!

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As we all enjoy time off and spoiling ourselves with copious amounts of food, don’t forget to book into a class throughout our Christmas timetable. From December 21st we will have a relaxed timetable for the two weeks over Christmas and New Years, then easing back into a restricted timetable from January 4th.

For those that have a direct debt memberships and are unable to make it to our Christmas timetable, please email us and we will put your membership on hold. Suspensions will need to be processed before December the 17th.

Christmas Timetable

Monday 21st of December

6am Yellow Jersey

6pm Polka-Dot Jersey

Tuesday 22nd of December 

5:30am Yellow Jersey

6pm Green Jersey

Wednesday 23rd of December

8:30am Green Jersey

Thursday 24th of December 

9:30am Yellow Jersey

Friday 25th of December 

CLOSED

Saturday 26th of December

CLOSED

Sunday 27th of December

8:30am Endurance

Monday 28th of December

6am Yellow Jersey

Tuesday 29th of December

7:30am Yellow Jersey

Wednesday 30th of December 

9:30am Green Jersey

Thursday 31st of December

CLOSED

Friday 1st of January 

CLOSED

Saturday 2nd of January

8:30am Green Jersey

Sunday 3rd of January

8:30am Endurance