Welcome to REZA RESORT,
a source of indoor and outdoor cycling information
Annual Ride for The Children in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
My name is Reza and I set up this website to give clear, non-biased information about certain subjects, and most of all, including indoor cycling, also known as spinning.
This website does not promote or endorse any products or services.
The information here is based on my years of teaching indoor cycling classes, and conducting indoor cycling training sessions for Lemond Fitness, for all sorts of people, from world-class athletes, to indoor cycling novices.
I lived in Arizona for many years, and created the ultimate indoor cycling studio, unlike any studio before it (anywhere in the world) or after. I now live in Henderson, Nevada and I would like to teach an indoor cycling class or two each week, to motivate and inspire people.
You are reading my opinions, and my beliefs, based on my personal experiences. I created this website to share my information with anyone who happens to find it, FOR FREE. And if you feel like sending me an email, I'm happy to answer.
Now with my story of how I found myself in my very first indoor cycling class!
The story of how I was introduced to indoor cycling (some also call it revving, or spinning) goes something like this...
One day, about 15 years ago, a good friend of mine, Dave, asked me if I had ever done "spinning". I, in my usual non-serious self, started spinning around in circles, and said; yup, sure have.
A few hours later, at precisely 6pm I was on a LeMond RevMaster indoor cycling bike in my very first indoor cycling class, second row, 3 bikes to the left of center.
The room was dark, lit only by black lights, and the music was loud and full of energy, the instructor, a beautiful athletic blonde...in amazing shape, encouraging dozens of willing riders to work harder.
She could pedal fast enough to make her shoes disappear into a blur. And she did it all to the beat of the music. I was amazed, at her, at the energy that flowed throughout the room, and at how the front row followed her every command, as if to fight for the right to stay in the front row next time.
I remember how awkward I felt before my first class, during class and after thevclass. But, I loved it all. And became so addicted, that I drove 20 minutes each way 6 times a week to get my indoor cycling fix.
This routine continued for a few months until one day I asked the smoking hot blonde cycling instructor if she knew of any other *better* places to go for indoor cycling. Yes, I had become an indoor-cycling snob. And now I was looking for something better, tougher, more serious. And something closer to my house.
Fast forward several months, and I opened the BEST indoor cyling studio in the world, using only the BEST indoor cycling bikes, the world famous LeMond RevMasters. And I hired that awesome instructor to manage my new indoor cycling studio. The place was one-of-a-kind and we called it REV IT UP, located in Cave Creek, Arizona.
And REV IT UP, we did!
I designed REV IT UP from the ground up with one thing in mind; to create the most unique indoor cycling experience. I had a professional club sound system installed to rock the place like a nightclub. The walls were built of sound proof materials and we could still shake the building when we cranked the music. This Awesome boutique studio of merely 20 feet by 30 feet was equipped with 10 professional grade speakers and a sub woofer the size of a small refrigerator. Connect all that to 2 amps, mixers, CD players, iPod connections, and a wireless MIC, and you have a recipe for some energy workouts. I had 25 perfectly maintained LeMond Revmasters, with one specially positioned on a raised stage for the fearless leader / instructor.
REV IT UP was a friendly, welcoming, neighborhood place, where we made lifelong friends, changed lives, and inspired folks young and old to become serious about their health, fitness and wellness. We challenged our riders to make non-negotiable contracts with themselves to live healthier lives.
And after a few year, it was time to raise the bar again! I thought if a cycling-only studio could only do so much, what if I added Yoga, Pilates, massage, and more. What if clients could have it all in one place? The best of the best!
And that's how REZA RESORT was born. THE BEST OF THE BEST. THE 'EXCLUSIVELY DIFFERENT", "UNIMAGINABLY PERFECT" place, like never before, like never after.
And REV IT UP, we did!
I designed REV IT UP from the ground up with one thing in mind; to create the most unique indoor cycling experience. I had a professional club sound system installed to rock the place like a nightclub. The walls were built of sound proof materials and we could still shake the building when we cranked the music. This Awesome boutique studio of merely 20 feet by 30 feet was equipped with 10 professional grade speakers and a sub woofer the size of a small refrigerator. Connect all that to 2 amps, mixers, CD players, iPod connections, and a wireless MIC, and you have a recipe for some energy workouts. I had 25 perfectly maintained LeMond Revmasters, with one specially positioned on a raised stage for the fearless leader / instructor.
REV IT UP was a friendly, welcoming, neighborhood place, where we made lifelong friends, changed lives, and inspired folks young and old to become serious about their health, fitness and wellness. We challenged our riders to make non-negotiable contracts with themselves to live healthier lives.
And after a few year, it was time to raise the bar again! I thought if a cycling-only studio could only do so much, what if I added Yoga, Pilates, massage, and more. What if clients could have it all in one place? The best of the best!
And that's how REZA RESORT was born. THE BEST OF THE BEST. THE 'EXCLUSIVELY DIFFERENT", "UNIMAGINABLY PERFECT" place, like never before, like never after.
REZA Resort was Absolute Perfection!
Reza's cycling studio was a cycling room from the heavens, like never before, like never after.
At REZA RESORT we included clean towels nicely placed on the handle bars, and sports water bottles on the bike, and the bikes were maintained perfectly. This was our standard procedure.Each day, every day!
Our cycling room was filled with 45 awesome LeMond Revmasters, and the room had it's own high efficiency 5-Ton A/C unit, 15 foot ceilings and 10 speakers to provide the perfect surround sound experience, and not a single ceiling fan, or as Reza puts it; "crutches".
Before designing and building REZA RESORT I did a ton of research, and traveled far and wide in search of the perfect cycling, yoga, and Pilates studios. From Scottsdale, to Santa Monica, from New York to Nice, France, and wherever else someone suggested there may be a studio to see.
I had some grand ideas of a little oasis in the Arizona desert, which for practical reasons he had to tone down. But, at the end, after much thought and much discussion with my initial start-up team of dedicated instructors, managers, and advisers, REZA RESORT became much more than I could have ever imagined. It took on a life of its own.
REZA RESORT became the safe haven for all those who were in search of the perfect place to seek fitness, and wellness.
Looking back, thoughts of REZA RESORT fills those who experienced it with a warm feeling. It was like a sweet dream that we wished could have lasted forever.
We all loved REZA RESORT And still love REZA RESORT, for what it was, what it stood for, and its mastery of perfection, in a time where attention to detail and service have become foreign to so many...
"If I were to create another fitness place, it would be the exact duplicate of REZA RESORT"; says Reza.
Our cycling room was filled with 45 awesome LeMond Revmasters, and the room had it's own high efficiency 5-Ton A/C unit, 15 foot ceilings and 10 speakers to provide the perfect surround sound experience, and not a single ceiling fan, or as Reza puts it; "crutches".
Before designing and building REZA RESORT I did a ton of research, and traveled far and wide in search of the perfect cycling, yoga, and Pilates studios. From Scottsdale, to Santa Monica, from New York to Nice, France, and wherever else someone suggested there may be a studio to see.
I had some grand ideas of a little oasis in the Arizona desert, which for practical reasons he had to tone down. But, at the end, after much thought and much discussion with my initial start-up team of dedicated instructors, managers, and advisers, REZA RESORT became much more than I could have ever imagined. It took on a life of its own.
REZA RESORT became the safe haven for all those who were in search of the perfect place to seek fitness, and wellness.
Looking back, thoughts of REZA RESORT fills those who experienced it with a warm feeling. It was like a sweet dream that we wished could have lasted forever.
We all loved REZA RESORT And still love REZA RESORT, for what it was, what it stood for, and its mastery of perfection, in a time where attention to detail and service have become foreign to so many...
"If I were to create another fitness place, it would be the exact duplicate of REZA RESORT"; says Reza.
Greg LeMond's Inspiring Tour de France
photograph on the Wall in the background.
Although REZA RESORT is not physically there any longer, for some, its fond memories will last a lifetime.
Reza had designed a specific spot in the cycling studio to hang Greg LeMond's Famous Tour de France photograph on the wall, as if Greg were watching and inspiring everyone through every cycling class at REZA RESORT.
The cycling studio at REZA RESORT had a stage with 2 instructor bikes, and a control panel for managing the lighting levels, as well as sound levels.
The REZA cycling room was no other. It was magical. It was perfect.
REZA RESORT not only had a perfect indoor cycling studio, but also was home to the most professional, and knowledgeable group of instructors...all true athletes to the core!
Thank you all who made REZA RESORT be what it was.
Happy fitness and wellness to all in 2015 and beyond.