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How, and Why, Music Is So Important to Our Classes, Part 1
As indoor cycling instructors we know that music is important to our classes. Do you want to know how and why? New research shows us how we can best take advantage of the power of music in our indoor cycling classes.
You’ve Got Your FTP Number…Now What?
You’ve coached your riders to understand the benefits of establishing a benchmark metric known as functional threshold power, or FTP, a number around which they can set their intensity. You’ve used one of the recommended methods to determine FTP. Now what do you do? How do you provide each rider with their zones?Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Hey, Hey, Hey!
The word “hey” is so versatile. You can use it to express surprise or annoyance, as a greeting, and there are hundreds of really fun, energetic songs with the word in the title. Don’t believe us? Then check out this playlist!Read more…
Coaching through Tragedy
Laura’s small community is grieving over a recent tragedy. As she prepared for her Saturday ride she scoured the web to find information on how to teach grieving students. Today she shares her thought process as she prepared for her class and encourages a dialogue so that others will have information to draw upon if faced with a similar situation.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Do You Believe in Magic?
Our Magic Day playlist will leave riders feeling as if they “have the magic in them” to take on the road ahead!Read more…
Ask the Expert: What’s the Benefit of Holding the Arms Out to the Side?
I was asked about riding with one arm held out to the side to ostensibly work the core. This, and all versions of one-arm riding, is one of those techniques I call #FakeMoves. Yup, that’s a new hashtag I want you all to start using when the technique is nothing but fluff and has no benefit! Read more…
FTP Field Testing Music Tips and Seven Bucket Playlists with Over 900 Hard-Driving Songs
Without question, music is an essential component of what makes indoor cycling so successful and fun. FTP field tests have a unique requirement and require high-energy, rhythmic tempos that help you turn the pedals in the range of the mid-80s to mid-90s rpm. We’ve got two Spotify playlists with over 200 songs—one with electronic genres and the other with rock, alternative, indie, and hip-hop tracks. There is a playlist with high-energy songs for shorter 3-minute FTP tests. Plus, we provide three full Spotify playlists for your FTP tests. We’ve got you covered!Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: National Family Health & Fitness Day
Did you know that National Family Health & Fitness Day is coming up this month? To help you get moving we’ve compiled this playlist of fitness-related songs.Read more…
20-Minute FTP Test: Coaching Play by Play
Training with power is the best way to set benchmarks, determine workout intensities, and measure improvement. When you are ready to start leading 20-minute FTP tests, we’ve got everything you need in this Coaching Play by Play. It contains information on how to prepare your riders for FTP tests, what elements you should control during the test so it is reliably repeatable, the protocol to follow, and minute-by-minute motivational cues to coach your riders through this challenging event. Read more…
Quick Profile: UCI Women’s Road Race World Championship
This course/profile consists of early rolling hills, followed by a fast flat segment with a paceline. Then, riders greet a big climb—and that’s only the first half! The second half is three circuits over another big climb before you get to pull on the World Championship rainbow jersey.Read more…