The 4-3-2 Intervals profile is a longer version of the popular 3-2-1 Intervals…and the difficulty is increased as well. Your riders who prefer the challenge and focus of longer efforts will truly enjoy this one. I even give you two options for teaching it. Read more…
This timeless classic will take you back to the early days of Spinning, a testament to the worldly and varied musical tastes of Johnny G. It’s every bit as beautiful now as it was then. Use it to set a mood for an endurance ride or any mind-body profile. It also makes a meditative cool-down.Read more…
This song is the quintessential cool-down song at 84 rpm: peaceful, soothing, and alluring. I give you two versions; one in French (perfect for a Tour de France stage finisher) and the other in English. I have a feeling this track—maybe even both versions—will definitely find their way into your cool-downs.Read more…
Riding rolling hills on a bicycle can be a thrill, especially when they are short and continuous. Because of this, they translate beautifully into indoor cycling classes. But teaching rolling hills is more than just alternating a climb with a “downhill.” To coach them in an authentic way, it’s important to understand how a cyclist would approach them, how gravity will affect your speed of ascent, and how cyclists take the descent. Then you need to know how to use the energy of the music to define your ups and downs. They are so much fun that your riders will be asking for them by name!Read more…
What’s Up? Who Knew? Isn’t She Lovely? How Long? Who Can It Be Now? Are You Ready? Who Are You? What Am I? How Will I Know? (Can You) Tell Me Why? Who Do You Love? So many great questions, so many great songs! You’ll surely find some fun ones for a theme ride in this curated playlist of more than 310 songs, all that ask important questions. Read more…
If you’ve been in the Spinning® world a while, you’ve been hearing songs from this group since the early days, and they never get tiring. This is one of those songs. It can slide perfectly into many different crevasses of your profiles. Such diversity makes this one of those must-have songs you will use again and again, especially for your special profiles. There is also a 10-minute trance version to use on a climb.Read more…
Buckle up, folks, because this one will challenge you in a different way than our profiles with longer intervals! Encore means “again” in French, and we are going to do these short intervals again, and again, and again. I’ve provided a video of me teaching this ride to give you tips and tricks on how to teach it. This one demands a lot of focus!Read more…
Here are three tracks from one of my longtime favorites, a group that was created out of a desire to make a kind of music that did not obey “the old rules and habits.”Read more…
Don’t try to pigeonhole this duo as just EDM music…their style has been labeled electropop, electro house, dance-punk, electroclash, synthpop, and dance. You will have so much fun climbing with this entertaining track!Read more…
Celebrate the artists lost in 2020 with a tribute ride. Here is a playlist to get you started.Read more…