We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Alyssa Pannozzi. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Alyssa below.

Hi Alyssa, thanks for joining us today. We’d love to hear the story behind how you got your first job in field that you currently practice in.

Indoor cycling has always been a passion of mine. I found spin when I was personally in a dark place. I was overweight, depressed, and really unhappy with the decisions I was making in my own life. My younger sister “dragged” me to my first spin class and I instantly fell in love. I knew that there was something special about a place where you could completely let go, get lost in the movement and the music, and continuously grow. I found a studio I loved in California, and was devastated to leave it when I moved back home to the Boston area. Within a couple weeks of moving home, I found Rev’d, my current spin home (and now full-time career home). I was a dedicated athlete – taking spin sessions 1-3 times a day. I started to get stronger and stronger on the bike and eventually the owners asked me if I would ever consider instructing.

At the time, it was never even a thought for me. I had never imagined taking my love and passion for indoor cycling and transferring it to being on the podium. At first, I said I’d think about it and decided it probably wasn’t the right thing for me. I didn’t think I was confident enough to lead a room. I did some more thinking and decided that it was only right to give it a shot. To be able to at least TRY to gain the confidence to help motivate others to get to where indoor cycling had gotten me.

I went through a training program and passed my audition. It wasn’t easy to train. There is a huge difference between being an athlete in the room and leading the room. I got the hang of it and decided that I wasn’t going to quit on this dream. I went from teaching 2 sessions a week, to 5, to 10, and eventually as many as 17-20. My goal was always to get strong enough as a trainer so that I could motivate as many people as possible while simultaneously changing lives.

I am incredibly happy that I took the leap to enter the training program. I have never looked back and this career has taken me to incredible heights I didn’t know that I could possibly reach.

Alyssa, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Alyssa Pannozzi and I am a full-time spin instructor, the Director of Talent for our spin studio, and a content creator. I teach 13-20 fitness classes a week and work on the business side of the company as well. We are dedicated to helping our athletes get stronger, both mentally and physically. What sets us apart from others is our athletic rides and our genuine desire to help change lives. The fitness industry is oversaturated with companies trying to make money from their “clients.” I pride myself in caring about each and every single person I come in contact with, and really trying to make a difference in the lives of every person who comes into my spin session.

I am really proud of how far I have come as a trainer at Rev’d. When I first began, we had one studio and only a few trainers. Now, we have 6 studios and over 60 trainers. My full-time job along with teaching spin is being in charge of all of our talent. I make sure that they feel supported and help new trainers get spots on our schedule. I work really hard to be a leader so that I can help lead our team. It’s important to me that everyone understands that we work together as one to be the best, best, best fitness studio.

One of my proudest accomplishments is being a mom. People always ask me how I do it all – teach fitness, be a wife, create content, manage people, keep myself in shape mentally and physically, AND care for a whole other human. I always say that anything is possible. If you believe in something… if you truly, truly BELIEVE in something – then it’s really not that hard to get it all done. Doesn’t mean its easy – but it does mean it’s worth it.

Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?

When I first moved home to Boston, I was working on starting a company with two close friends. They were still in California, and I was in charge of bringing our business to the east coast. We were very successful out the gate; we quickly signed a couple clients and events and were on our way towards making it work on both coasts. Unexpectedly, we lost a big client due to factors outside of our control. This client was our biggest at the moment, and losing his event really set us back. At the same time, I was training to be a spin instructor. Literally within days of finding out we lost our client, I made it onto the team at Rev’d. My life took a huge turn as I took it as a sign to put my attention into fitness, indoor cycling, and Rev’d in particular and honestly, I haven’t looked back since.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

Working in fitness and being pregnant was very challenging. I use my body so regularly being a fitness instructor, that it was extremely hard to push through teaching while feeling outside of myself. When I was 32 weeks pregnant, I had a routine doctor’s appointment and ended up in the hospital shortly after. I was told in the hospital that i wasn’t going to be able to leave the hospital until my baby was born. This was shocking to me. I wasn’t ready to be done teaching spin just yet. I wasn’t ready to be on maternity leave. I ended up going through an extremely traumatic experience in the hospital and beyond. I was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia and had to have an emergency c-section at just shy of 34 weeks. My daughter, Parker, was in the NICU for 3 weeks. While I was trying to recover emotionally and physically, I would spend my days in the hospital, by her side, wishing her to get strong enough to be able to leave. I will never forget standing up for the first time after my c-section. My thought was “I’m never going to teach spin again.” 6 weeks later, I was back on a bike. 8 weeks later, I taught my first session back. Whenever I am feeling weak, or unmotivated, I go back to that moment in time and remember how terrible it felt not to be able to move at all. I will never take movement or health for granted again, and I am proud of how far I have come in the last 3 years.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.revdindoorcycling.com
• Instagram: @therealapbp
• Other: TikTok – @therealapbp