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Ask the Expert: My Student Puts Too Much Resistance and Pedals Too Slow, Part 1
I’ve had numerous questions over the years about what to do when riders put on too much resistance that slows their cadence down too much. This is a very important issue because heavy resistance has a high risk of injury. Students may do it with the misguided belief it will “strengthen” the legs (like leg presses). It also usually has a high ego component to it. How do you tell them to pedal faster? . . . Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Two Versions of this 2023 Hit—EDM and D&B
The emotion behind the two versions of this track is so different—even though it’s the exact same song—you could use both tracks in the same profile of high-intensity intervals, one at 64 rpm and one at 87 rpm. Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: A Steady Beat to Beat the Heat
This week’s suggestion is a great track to help you hold on to summer. It’s so versatile that you’re sure to find many uses in your classes. It’s got a steady beat for those of you who love to ride to the music!Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: They Want Rap But This Isn’t Hip-Hop
This music genre reached its creative peak around the time of the origin of the Spinning® program. They may want rap but this is far from it.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Classic Rock Cover by a Country Legend
A beloved classic rock song that we have used for years in the cycling studio gets new life with a cover by a country legend. It’s one of those remixes that you didn’t even know you wanted. This song works perfectly as a flat road with a built-in max effort option at the end.Read more…
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…