One of Lauren Beam’s close friends, Derek Mathews, will be flying in from Southern California to lead riders through two inspired sessions on June 7th at the Chelsea Piers.
“I entered the fitness industry in 2006, when I began teaching Spin classes at Crunch Fitness and practiced my conditioning strategies by giving Spin classes to the women’s swim team at NYU, coached by my dear friend Lauren Beam. As a certified, Schwinn and Spinning instructor, over the past six years, I have focused on helping clients build core strength, flexibility and offering challenging workouts, tailored to the goals and ability. I have seen people face all sorts of challenges in life, but no challenge as hard and no battle as brave as that fought by Lauren Beam in her battle against cancer. Since the day I met Lauren in 1996, she challenged me to be a better person. Her courage and toughness in fighting cancer mirrored her courage in life and as an athlete. I feel privileged to honor her by making people work half as hard on the bike as she would be doing, while raising money to help others fight the battle she wants them to win.” — Derek Matthews