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Theme Ride Thursday: Breast Cancer Awareness Month 🎗️💗
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to design an empowering ride that celebrates strength, hope, and resilience. Whether you’re leading a fundraiser, teaming up for a specialty class, or simply dedicating one of your regular rides, this theme will inspire connection and community. We’ve also pulled from our collection of 35 inspirational playlists to give you all the music you need to honor survivors, support fighters, and remember loved ones.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Waking Up and Rocking Out, the Ultimate Coffee-Themed Indoor Cycling Class!
Oct 1 is International Coffee Day. A celebration of our love for caffeine. ICA has two bucket playlists for you to incorporate some songs for your riders.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Celebrate Music Around the World 🎶
As we all know, music can serve as a powerful tool to motivate, engage, and enhance the indoor cycling experience. We can celebrate this each year on International Music Day, a global observance dedicated to promoting the importance and the impact of music in our lives. Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: A Relentless 3-Minute Powerhouse for VO2 Max Work
This track is a rare gem—3 minutes of relentless, high-octane energy that makes it perfect for FTP tests, VO2 max intervals, or any sustained high-intensity effort.Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Powerful Climb from the ’90s
A ’90s anthem that builds from soft pedal strokes to an emotional push that leaves everything on the road.Read more…
Class Profile: Varied Ramp Intervals—Descending Duration
Take your riders on a dynamic journey with Varied Ramp Intervals: Descending Duration. Six intervals gradually shorten while moving from Zone 3 to Zone 5. The longer ramps demand focus and persistence, rewarding steady effort, while the shorter ones keep riders engaged and challenged, even as fatigue sets in.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Embrace the Beauty of the Autumn Equinox!
The Autumn Equinox is September 22—time to celebrate this season that brings a sense of change, beauty, and reflection. This change in the weather and shorter daylight hours also has a magical effect on indoor cycling studios around the world. As autumn settles in, you notice fuller classes as outdoor athletes find their way back indoors. The earlier sunsets and cooler temperatures signal a natural change in routines, making it a perfect time to welcome these riders back. Creating an autumn-themed ride is a fantastic way to acknowledge the change in the air with your regulars and make new riders feel at home. Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: Uplifting and Inspiring
Our featured track this week feels more like a moving meditation than a warm-up song. Gentle at first, then soaring and expansive, it draws riders inward, helping them clear distractions and find presence in the moment. By the end, the room is primed for both strength and focus. It’s also ideal for special rides—think charity events, long endurance sessions, or moments when you want the room to feel united.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: Pedal to the Pop Floor
This week’s pick comes in hot—glossy, bold, and unapologetically high-octane. If you like your tracks fierce and your beats fast, don’t skip this one. Plus, it’s super versatile so you’ll definitely be able to find more than one way to get it into your next class!Read more…
Friday Favorites: Break Out Your Flannel
Many current bands are harkening back to the sound of ’90s grunge but this one does it the best. And this song is an infectious earworm to climb to. If your riders like bands like Veruca Salt, Hole, or The Breeders, they’ll love this tune.Read more…