Holiday Playlist
2012-12-11
It’s holiday playlist time! Last year’s list has been edited, some new songs added and some songs removed, so it’s easier to choose your perfect holiday playlist.Read more…
Thanksgiving Song Playlist
2012-11-16
The Thanksgiving Song Playlist has been updated with 60 new songs, for a total of 155 songs! A wide variety of genres to chose from with themes from gratitude to food to Black Friday… Sprinkle these throughout your Thanksgiving playlist for an entertaining ride!Read more…
More Really Awesome Halloween Songs
2012-10-28
While searching for a Halloween song I saw suggested on Twitter, I hit pay dirt. I unearthed a slew of eerily awesome songs that work perfectly for cycling classes. Yes, they actually have a great beat, not just shrieks and screams. You can now say to your students (as I did in my Halloween newsletter), “I promise not to play Monster Mash and Thriller this year!”Read more…
240 Halloween Songs and Albums
2012-10-25
Here is this year’s 240 best Halloween songs and albums. If you’re a new member this is an invaluable resource. If you have last year’s list it’s been updated with 20 additional songs for your Halloween pleasure. Also, an ICA member shares her plans for her Halloween class and in a few days, I’ll post my own Halloween profile.Read more…
Creative short songs and themes for HIT intervals and recovery
2012-04-17
Here are 14 creative ideas for music themes for your HIT profiles plus my own playlist of over 520 shorter HIT songs to use for both the high-intensity interval and/or the recovery in between the intervals. Please add some of your own short song suggestions in the comments section! WhenRead more…
Saint Patrick’s Day Song List
2012-03-08
Many thanks to our Irish ICA Team Member Brian Greene for rounding out this entertaining song list of 60 songs with a Saint Paddy’s day theme! I’ll be sharing with you one of my favorite Saint Paddy’s day profiles as well. Many thanks to our Irish ICA Team Member BrianRead more…
Valentines and Anti-Valentines Playlists
2012-02-09
After Halloween, Valentines is one of my own favorite theme rides. Every year I alternate with a Valentines theme and an Anti-Valentines theme, or as I like to call it, “Cupid is Stupid”. In fact, I bet spurned-love songs are only second to the number of love songs in theRead more…
Finding the BPM of Songs and Installing It In iTunes
2012-02-07
I love knowing the beats per minute of a song. I’ve transitioned from someone who didn’t use the bpm very often (except for climbs) to one who heavily relies upon it to match the cadence objectives of my planned ride. This is not a discussion of whether you should orRead more…
Holiday Songs
2011-12-14
563 Christmas and Holiday Songs for your indoor cycling classes! We’ve put them into a sortable spreadsheet with categories for each one, making it much easier to select the kind of song you are looking for. I am grateful for my assistant Matt who took my 100 or so ChristmasRead more…
Thanksgiving songs
2011-11-18
Like the Halloween theme song list, this Thanksgiving song list has been collected over many years, from many sources including other instructors and indoor cycling forums. We’re giving it to you as a sortable spreadsheet, with categories of food, gratitude, family, happy, Black Friday, and more. Like the Halloween themeRead more…