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A self-described "fat" Salt Laker's journey toward fitness, one cycling class at a time.
I feel heavy on Thursday, Dec. 12, as I enter an indoor cycling studio in Sugar House, nervous about returning to group fitness for the first time in years.
Matt Pacenza turned to Salt Lake City's indoor cycling gyms—and their introductory trial offers—to build momentum on a jouney of physical fitness. "Seventy percent of our riders have never taken a group exercise class before." —Chvrch co-founder Naomi Pacheco Naomi Pacheco taught outdoor cycling classes during the COVID pandemic before co-founding the Chvrch Cycle gym on 900 South.
I feel heavy. I feel heavy on Thursday, Dec. 12, as I enter an indoor cycling studio in Sugar House, nervous about returning to group fitness for the first time in years. I am heavy.
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