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Friday Favorites: A HIIT Song from Today’s Most Exciting Live Act
Since I’m always searching for soft/loud songs to use for HIIT profiles, I was thrilled to find one on my favorite album of 2023. It was an added bonus to see it played in concert by the most dynamic live act currently performing. Read more…
Profile: Reverse Ramp Intervals
Yet another twist on ramp intervals, this one throwing the normal order of intensity on its head. A ramp is like a ladder, gradually progressing in intensity from moderate to hard to harder. With this ride, you do the hard stuff first, then with the last two intervals, it gets a little bit spicy!Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: A TikTok Collaboration
Introducing a new song can be hard as an instructor. But when it is a collaboration with a well-known musician it may become one of those songs that elicits the euphoria of riding every time you hear it after you play it in an indoor cycling studio.Read more…
Friday Favorites: Catch Your Riders by Surprise
Pull out one of these three gems when you want two 30-second surges at Zone 6. Riders will never know what hit them. Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: An Exotic Journey
This DJ was relaxing on a Greek island when he conceived this song…and you can tell! The Eastern-inspired rhythm takes you on an exotic journey, held together by a solid foundation declared by the drums. Read more…
Friday Favorites: Stop Talkin’, Start Movin’
This week’s suggestion focuses on bringing meaning into your warm-up by playing with cadence or pedal stroke drills to help your riders learn to connect to their bikes for the rest of the class. Read more…
Monday Mainstream Music: There Are Never Too Many Good Songs
This track may have the lyrics of a typical country song about drowning your sorrows in drink and realizing what you’ve lost, but the melody and voices slide very nicely into the warm-up, gentle flat, or even cool-down of your cycling class.Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Modern Take on Disco From the 1970s
The right music can make all the difference. That is why this song is so good to ride to. From the first beats of the song, it will motivate you to move.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: One-Hit Wonders—with a New Profile!
One hit wonders are by their very definition, songs that most people know but usually have no idea who the artist/band is because they are only known for one song. Because of their familiarity, they are great to add into rides but not all one hit wonders are created equal and therefore, not all good for indoor cycling. ICA has put together a new profile that you can use as well as a list of over 175 songs if you choose to just put one or two songs in to a ride.Read more…