Friday Favorites: It Gets Faster and Faster
2022-03-11
This short song increases both bpm and energy as it progresses, making it ideal for spin-ups and finishing sprints. Plus, it’s really fun.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: An Amusing Rendition of an Overused Song
2022-02-21
Many instructors, especially me, played the living daylights out of the original version of this outstanding song over the past few years. This cover provides a cute alternative without sounding over-played. Read more…
Friday Favorites: Yes! You Can!
2022-02-04
This song’s positive, self-affirming mantra motivates riders to climb to the top of their most difficult hill. Read more…
Quick Profile: 3 x 15 Sweet-Spot Intervals
2022-01-18
This profile is intended to target muscular endurance by featuring long intervals performed mostly in Zone 3. In order to keep riders engaged, it varies resistance and cadence every few minutes. To make it interesting, it uses the wedding tradition of “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” as a musical theme. Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Fresh EDM Mountain Climb
2021-02-26
Although this song is about a mountain, it’s more suitable for a small hill based on its duration and bpm. This catchy tune is from an album that just dropped today.Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Short, Punchy Climb
2021-01-29
When you need the strength for a strong push to the summit, this song has been my go-to in profiles calling for a brief energetic climb. Read more…
Friday Favorites: Great Song By a Band Whose Name is Unprintable
2021-01-01
This song rocks for long intervals. Unfortunately, we can’t publish the band’s name due to public decency regulations.Read more…
Quick Profile: Sweet Spot/Threshold Ladder
2020-05-07
This profile by Bill Pierce is an excellent way to begin building endurance, either as part of the base-building phase in a periodized training program or as a challenging workout for people returning to exercise after taking some time off. At the time of this posting in May 2020, this is going to be one of the profiles instructors will want to turn to as they resume teaching following global gym closures and cancellation of classes. Read more…
Take Your Class on a Journey
2020-04-19
The concept elevates the ride above a normal workout by turning it into an adventure. The concept of a journey ride elevates a cycling class above a normal workout by turning it into an adventure.Read more…
The Sensitivity Around a Christmas-Themed Class
2019-12-05
As we approach Christmas and the holiday season, it’s fun to start creating our Christmas-themed classes. But, there are some things to be sensitive about that instructors should consider as part of their planning.Read more…