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Friday Favorites: A Steamy Parody Song to Heat Up Your Class!
Use when your class is already hot and steamy! Read more…
Ten Tips to Help Your Beginner Riders Feel More Comfortable So They Come Back Again and Again
Ten tips that you can do while teaching to make newbies feel comfortable and reduce any intimidation they may feel when coming to your cycling class for the first time so that they return again and again.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Let’s Drop the Worry
We often carry so much stress with us, and use exercise as a way to release it. What better than a song that reminds you to let go of the worry and enjoy life? Don’t you worry, everything is going to be all right!Read more…
Unleash Your Strength with “Hillacious”—A Power-Packed Strength-Building Profile
In our world of indoor cycling training, there’s a potent training objective that taps into the muscle fibers responsible for generating force. These workouts maximize strength and force development through slower cadences at higher intensities. Introducing “Hillacious,” a strength ride by our very own Karen Cruz with this very objective.Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Feel-Good Cool-Down
This week’s suggestion is a song from the early 2000s that continues to be one of my all-time favorites. It has a soothing melody, soulful vocals, and encourages us to remember we are nothing short of amazing. Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: Climbing Track from a ’70s Rock Super Group
A nostalgic rock track from the ’70s with a deeper emotional quality that is perfect for a little mind-body work or introspection in the studio. Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Give Me Some Love
This track fits perfectly as a second warm-up song with three opportunities to surge the legs or stand. Or, use it as an endurance or longer recovery track. If you aren’t a fan of this artist yet, wait until you read a little about him—I bet you’ll seek out more of his music! Read more…
Friday Favorites: Summit Surge
This short but intense song is guaranteed to be the ultimate climbing anthem to push riders to the peak.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Rolling Through the Days of the Week
I’ve got an epic Spotify bucket playlist with a whopping 270+ songs that I’ve been curating for years and it’s time to share it with you. It’s like my musical time machine, and I’ve always thought of unleashing it as a themed ride on Days of the Week. What better day to turn this into a reality than on National Thank God It’s Monday Day? While it’s filled with songs about Monday, it also contains songs about every day of the week, including the weekend—you can call it a sonic journey through the entire week!Read more…
The New—and Not So New—New Year’s Resolutioners
There is something very powerful about a new year, a new month, even a new week, which marks a point in time for people to “change” something in their lives. The diet and fitness industry is replete with a sense of revision and metamorphosis, especially around the new year. What values will you communicate to your participants this year to assist them in creating a physically fit foundation in their life?Read more…