Mainstream Music Monday: Hip-Hop Recovery Track
2021-12-27
This hip-hop track is perfect for a recovery or endurance effort, or as a cool-down. Just sit and pedal. Read more…
Creative Visualization and Imagery, Part 1: The Power of Visualization
2021-12-26
Using visualization and imagery coaching techniques to inspire your students allows you to connect with your students on a much deeper level. Part 1 discusses the immense power of using visualization. Part 2 will provide colorful examples of expanding your coaching language. Parts 3–7 will give specific cues for flats, climbs, high-intensity efforts, and warm-up and cool-down. You will never run out of things to say again!Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: When You Ask for the Best Effort Yet
2021-12-20
This song will motivate your riders to give you everything they have on the final interval. Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: One-Hit Wonder a Hit for a Climb
2021-12-15
Love it or hate it (many people are solidly on one side or the other!), no one can deny those final lyrics of this classic from the 1990s are perfect for an indoor cycling class as you roll over the top of a steep climb.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: You’re On Your Way to Success
2021-12-13
Almost everything this artist does is a feel-good, joyful celebration of life and love. Read more…
Friday Favorites: It Won’t Be Long Until You Use This Song!
2021-12-10
This song is 10 years old but it’s only a matter of time before you use it for a hard, driving flat road effort. You can use it in an interval profile with ascending or descending cadence—this is your mid-80s song. Or pop it into an assessment such as an FTP test.Read more…
Winter Solstice Profile
2021-12-09
This is a different twist to our typical December profiles, and one that you will find useful throughout a cold winter. Shari Miranda brings you her Winter Solstice Profile, with all songs pertaining to “light” and “sunshine.” This profile is perfect for those who prefer not to do a holiday-themed ride. You and your students will enjoy this journey to the light!Read more…
Friday Favorites: There Are No Shortcuts!
2021-12-03
This motivational track has two short (20-to-30-second), high-powered efforts to use for anaerobic intervals built into it—how perfect is that? The lyrics will make sure you squeeze out every drop!Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: Slow, Mindful Climb
2021-12-01
A classic from 1994, almost all the tracks from this album have appeared in my playlists over the years. This one is a long, slow, steep climb, one in which you can ride in silence as your students immerse themselves with closed eyes and focus on their breath and their pedal stroke.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Keep the Tempo with This Dancehall Gem
2021-11-15
Dancehall music is a genre of urban folk music that came out of Jamaica in the mid to late 1970s. This dancehall rhythm will grab your legs and have you matching the tempo.Read more…