As your riders are coming back to class after sending their kids off to college, high school, or grade school, hit them with this challenging but fun rolling hills theme ride. Read more…
This is a very, very interesting song! Use it for a hill repeat at threshold.Read more…
A beautiful indie song that works well as a warm-up or a 90 rpm flat. Some might use this song for their wedding! Read more…
We’ve all heard the adage “No Pain, No Gain,” and the reasons it’s a myth. But we also hear that it’s not possible to really succeed or improve performance unless you learn to suffer at your chosen sport. So what is it? Where is the line drawn? And how should indoor cycling instructors coach? Should we never use words like “suffering” in our coaching?Read more…
One of my most favorite songs to use as a cool-down after an epic journey ride, a song that I’ve been using for over 20 years. There is really not much to say about this song except when you start using it, it will be a happy day!Read more…
It’s a short song so don’t worry about pushing well past your threshold on the standing segments.Read more…
One of the best ways to grow as an instructor is to attend other instructors’ classes. You can assess what you like and what you don’t like, you can look for similarities with your style, and you can seek out coaching styles that you would like to adopt. And if you suspect you may have a bad habit, you can ask yourself poignant questions like, “Is that what I sound like when I yell ‘Go!’ all the time?” Here are 30 things to evaluate when you take another class.Read more…
This beautiful song is so versatile, you’ll want to use it in four different profiles for four different things!Read more…
Though this fabulous song was released in 1989, to me, it sounds timeless. I’ve been using it for two decades whenever I want to send a special message to my riders that I honor them—whoever they are, whatever they do. Read more…
In 2002, I presented a session at WSSC called “Rolling Hills and Switchbacks.” Prior to that date, these techniques weren’t a big part of Spinning® (or any indoor cycling program for that matter). I want to give you my handout from 2002, for free! I’ve changed a few things in how I coach these and will be sharing those coaching techniques very soon, but much of this still applies for realistic simulation of riding rollers and switchbacks. Read more…