Cycle
cycle
Classes
Looking for a spin class in the Brainerd Lakes Area? Look no further, Takedown Gym offers spin classes every day of the week. One of our most popular fitness training programs, BeatBoss, is inspired by Road, Mountain, and BMX biking. BeatBoss utilizes Riding The Beat, Party On The Bike, and RPM/WATTS for the ultimate indoor cycling experience. All levels are welcome! All of our cycle instructors are BeatBoss certified and ready to challenge you in our state-of-the-art facility that looks more like a disco party than a cycle studio!
Session Schedule
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Session Schedule
Our cycle Instructor Team
KELLY KRAMER
beat boss certified cycle INSTRUCTOR
Kelly’s passion for giving her clients the best spin workout possible is contagious. She tailors Takedown’s spin classes to all levels of fitness ability from beginner to advanced, while pumping fun, enthusiasm, and motivation into every session. As a NETA certified spin instructor, one of Kelly’s favorite things about her job is to watch her clients’ fitness and weight loss transformations as they continue to takedown their goals. Music is also key in a fun and challenging class. She is Beat Boss certified and ready to rock any workout!
LAUREEN BORAN
GROUP FITNESS/beat boss certified cycle INSTRUCTOR
Ready to sweat? Meet Laureen!
Laureen is a NETA Certified Spin Instructor, as well as a NETA Certified Group Class Instructor. She offers a variety of challenging and rewarding classes at the Gym, from Bulgarian Bags to Kettle Bells and more.
When not teaching classes, she is usually attending our classes at Takedown or busy with her family. Her husband Mike, and all four of her children, Laura, Luke, Max and Mark are all heavily involved with athletics in the Brainerd area and beyond.
CASSANDRA BRODIN
certified cycle INSTRUCTOR/certified TRX instructor
Cassie has been a fitness instructor for many years teaching a variety of classes such as Cycle, Bootcamp, and TRX. She is a very inspiring instructor that will always encourage you to grow mentally and physically. She makes her classes fun but purposeful and makes all levels feel welcome. You will always leave Cassie’s class feeling accomplished, refreshed, and a part of a community like no other.
MICHELLE RODAHL
CERTIFIED CYCLE INSTRUCTOR
Michelle has lived in the Brainerd Lakes for the last 26 years with her husband Mike and her three kids Ariana, Elijah and Evan. She became a certified Beatboss instructor because she absolutely fell in love with with indoor cycling. She loves to help and motivate people to reach their fitness goals with the fun atmosphere in the Beatboss classes. She has a background in dance and a love for music.
When she’s not at Takedown taking amazing fitness classes you can find her selling homes in the Brainerd Lakes Area. She is a full-time real estate agent with Realty Group LLC. For fun she loves spending time with her children and husband, boating on the area lakes, cooking, traveling, hanging out with friends and family and enjoying all the Brainerd Lakes has to offer.
KELSI MACLAUGHLIN
certified cycle instructor/personal trainer (ACSM)
Kelsi is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer and Integrative Health Coach certified by the Institute of Integrative Nutrition as well as BeatBoss Certified Cycle Instructor. She has 3 beautiful children. Alongside her passions of helping people become their best selves, she loves spending time with her kids and her family and friends. Kelsi enjoys getting to be apart of each persons day whether it be in a class she’s teaching, a session she’s training them in, a health coaching session or a friendly smile.
MANDY MELBY
certified cycle instructor
Mandy graduated from NDSU with her degree in Human Development and Family Science. She worked for 11 years as a Child Life Specialist before moving to the BLA. If you don’t find me at the gym, I’m with my fur kiddos, who are my life, neither of those then I’m trying to find some adventure to challenge myself. One life to live.
Katie Wright
certified cycle instructor
