Over time, I got to know some of the Boom instructors and people in the studios from going to classes regularly.

So, how did you start your journey into becoming an instructor? Spin is the only form of movement I’ve ever felt unadulterated joy for and for that reason it has now become my main focus in terms of how I chose to move my body. When I started to try and repair my relationship with my body and with movement, I read about moving your body how you want to, and not doing things when you don’t enjoy them. There’s no focus on statistics, competition, or numbers – I’d been to studios in the past where there are leader boards and riders are encouraged to compare themselves to other people, and Boom wasn’t like that. I started spin alongside other things, but spin was the only thing I really enjoyed, and then I came across Boom Cycle 6 or 7 years ago.īoom Cycle is a different kind of spin to the ones you find in gyms, as it’s more about the feeling and the experience. I did all sorts of exercise, and I became an obsessive exerciser – I didn’t feel like I’d had a successful day until I’d been to the gym or done a class. When I came to London, I felt like I needed to look a certain way. Yeah, so I’ve been in London for 10 years. Hey Ash! So, I guess to start with I’m interested to know whether you started with going to spin classes first, before you became an instructor? I sat down with her to hear more about her experiences in this industry, and to learn more about the impact that spin has had on her wellbeing, relationship with her body, and broader life. It can be a daunting step to enter (or re-enter) the world of exercise… if only there were some fabulous instructors and trainers out there who could be trusted to safeguard our body autonomy and self- confidence in their classes…Įnter Ash Newburn (she/her), a 33-year-old, London- based, instructor who is bringing an anti-diet mentality to a fitness class that has a reputation for being quite the opposite: spin.Īsh, who is a public lawyer by day (as well as being the book club facilitator for ADRC’s private community space – get you a girl who can do it all!), teaches spin classes at Boom Cycle, a boutique studio with locations across London. The fitness Industry can be a difficult space to navigate for anyone, let alone those of us in fat bodies, or bodies that don’t live up to the ‘body ideal’.

Spin class body transformation