Ride Jakarta adopts the same workout concept as the elite boutique studio Soul Cycle in the US that’s been gaining a lot of attention due to its A-list clientele. Gita Sjahrir, 34, owner and trainer of Ride Jakarta spent most of her adult life in the US, where she used to join indoor cycling class back in New York. 

Due to her missing the kind of indoor cycling classes which are similar to what she’s used to in the Big Apple, Gita decided to fly back to the US and take up training to be an instructor. She opened her first studio last year and currently has several hundred members who call themselves “Riders”.

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(The Jakarta Post/ Dian Arthen)