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Karen Cruz (Page 2)

Mainstream Music Monday: A Throwback Groove for Standing Efforts

2024-12-23
By: Karen Cruz
On: December 23, 2024
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

Dial up the energy with a beat that just flows.Read more…

Mainstream Music Monday: A Rhythmic Run in Place

2024-12-02
By: Karen Cruz
On: December 2, 2024
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 0 Comments

Feel the rhythm match your stride as this dreamy, pulsing track carries you through standing runs. Its whispery intensity keeps you grounded yet weightless—perfect for chasing that inner fire.Read more…

Theme Ride Thursday: TV Theme Songs, a Nostalgic Ride down Memory Lane!

2024-11-14
By: Karen Cruz
On: November 14, 2024
In: Theme Ride Thursday
With: 3 Comments

We’ve compiled a playlist of iconic TV theme songs that will have your riders grinning from ear to ear. Whether you use these tunes for recoveries, intervals, or a full-on theme ride, the nostalgia factor is off the charts—get ready for sing-alongs and smiles as your class remembers their favorite shows!Read more…

Thanksgiving Quick Profile: Gobble ’Til You Wobble

2024-11-07
By: Karen Cruz
On: November 7, 2024
In: Class Profiles, Theme Ride Thursday
With: 2 Comments

Whether your Thanksgiving Day includes the rigors of traveling to make it home for the holiday or participating in local Turkey Trot fun races, there’s one thing we all have in common on Thanksgiving…we eat—a LOT! This profile follows a rider through all of these activities, including a dinner with all the works. Read more…

Theme Ride Thursday: Black Friday Playlist and Two Shopping-Themed Profiles

2024-11-07
By: Karen Cruz
On: November 7, 2024
In: Theme Ride Thursday
With: 1 Comment

The day after Thanksgiving is not for the weak or the weary. You and your riders will stay energized not just on Black Friday but through the whole holiday season with songs from our Black Friday playlist and two energizing retail-therapy-themed profiles.Read more…

Friday Favorites: Get Ready to Slay the Day

2024-10-25
By: Karen Cruz
On: October 25, 2024
In: Weekly Music Suggestions
With: 1 Comment

Good gravy! How have we not showcased this throwback banger before?!? 🎧🎶Read more…

Theme Ride Thursday: Veterans Day Playlist Options

2024-10-24
By: Karen Cruz
On: October 24, 2024
In: Music Resources, Theme Ride Thursday
With: 0 Comments

We’ve got your Veterans Day song selections covered!Read more…

Craft the Perfect Halloween Ride with our Six Bucket Playlists with Hundreds of Fabulous Chilling, Spine-Tingling, and Eerie Songs!

2024-10-03
By: Karen Cruz
On: October 3, 2024
In: Theme Ride Thursday
With: 1 Comment

Keep the ghouls and goblins in your class going all ride long! New updates with separate devil, ghost, and creatures-of-the-night playlists!Read more…

Theme Ride Thursday: Candy and Everything Sweet for National Sweetest Day and Halloween (and Beyond!)

2024-10-03
By: Karen Cruz
On: October 3, 2024
In: Theme Ride Thursday
With: 0 Comments

National Sweetest Day is the third Saturday of October and Halloween closely follows. Give these two playlists a listen and curate your own sugar-infused playlist, or use our Sweet Spot profile to satiate your sweet tooth!Read more…

Theme Ride Thursday: Celebrate World Animal Day with a Ride Full of Creature Comforts!

2024-09-26
By: Karen Cruz
On: September 26, 2024
In: Theme Ride Thursday
With: 0 Comments

World Animal Day is a day of action for animal rights and welfare that falls annually on October 4. Celebrate our furry friends with this bucket playlist filled with 360 songs about all kinds of animals.Read more…

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