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Class Profile: Something About Us, A Valentine’s Day Profile
While Valentine’s Day may be a sensitive holiday for those not head-over-heels in love with someone, it’s definitely my favorite theme to curate. This playlist celebrates breakups, makeups, and everything in between. The music is eclectic, or as I like to call it, all over the place. I promise you, there’s something for everyone! Sound like fun? Great—grab your water and pour your heart and soul into this ride!Read more…
Quick Profile: Legends, 2018 PyeongChang Olympics
This profile from Billy Coburn celebrates the XXIII Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The ride consists of four blocks. The first three build upon determination, courage, and motivation and are each moderate in intensity. The fourth block—going for the gold—is a maximal 4-minute drill patterned after the work of Japanese exercise physiologist Izumi Tabata.Read more…
My Cycling Class Today: Finding Light from Your Blind Spot
One of my students told me he thought another rider’s seat was too low. He was right. As a bonus, the correct setup helped her increase her wattage. On one hand, I wondered how I missed this; on the other, I was so grateful he felt comfortable enough to tell me. Here are a few of my reflections on this incident. Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: A Disco Legacy Transformed for the Ride of Your Life
This 2000 club remix, originally a disco track from a 1978 movie soundtrack, carries an uneasy, emotional energy—the feeling of being chased. Use it to fuel a high-intensity race, creating a sense of urgency as riders push to escape the pursuit. Perfect for a Tour de France climbing stage or a story of relentless pursuit, where every pedal stroke brings them closer to the finish.Read more…
How to Educate Your Riders, Part 3: How to Teach Without Being “Teachy”
Indoor cycling instructors have to wear different hats at different times. How many hats do you have in your skills closet? And do you know the right time to wear each one? Here are some best practices to employ when trying to educate your students, and links to five additional articles on how to teach your students outside of class time.Read more…
Olympic-Themed Profile: Faster, Higher, Stronger!
Christine has done it again, this time with a profile based on the Olympic theme Citius Altius Fortius, which is Latin for Faster, Higher, Stronger. And while it is certainly relevant right now, it is also a profile to pull out again and again when you want to remind your students of their amazing potential. As you cue this ride, you will empower your students to come up with their own motivational phrase that inspires them, and you may be amazed at the results. Read more…
The Olympic Dreams Profile
This awesome, creative, and fun profile by Christine Nielsen used the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, to explore some form and intensity topics related to four winter sports, describing teams from four different countries. The music for each sport is performed by musicians from each of the focus countries.Read more…
Powerful Words Create Performances in the Olympics…and in Your Cycling Class
What does the coxswain of the 2012 Olympic rowing team and indoor cycling instructors have in common? Powerful words!Read more…
OCD: The Olympic Rings Pedal Stroke Drill
I’ve been teaching this pedal stroke drill for almost as long as I’ve been teaching (20 years). I first introduced it at a conference in my session called The Anatomy of the Pedal Stroke at WSSC in 2002. It’s a fabulous visual to help riders connect with their pedal strokes.Read more…
Educating Your Students, Part 2: Using Humor, Metaphors, and Analogies
Everyone had a class with a fun and wacky science teacher in high school, right? I’m not advocating that we start developing quirks or acting wacky in our indoor cycling classes, but the point is, making education fun using humor and wit is a great way to learn AND and a fun way to teach. Hopefully our dating, bagels, poultry, and pasta analogies will spark some ideas to create some of your own wacky ways to explain something on the bike.Read more…