Toronto’s Best New Spin Classes

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The Pursuit by Equinox is an immersive, highly competitive cycling class now available in Canada. It pulls data from each bike console to project real-time class performance statistics on a leaderboard and even uses that data to challenge riders with team gaming challenges.

Similarly, Toronto’s Torq studio displays stats like RPMs, distance and speed for some friendly competition. Pick a rider to (virtually) race, or work toward a new PR. Post-workout, your performance stats are emailed to you so you can monitor your progress.

If you’d prefer to rock out on your bike, try Spokehaus, a high-intensity dance-inspired spin class. Just when you think the 45-minute class is almost over, a 5-minute arm workout with light weights is thrown in to ensure you’re getting that full-body workout.