I remember when this album first came out… I was riveted to it! This song is punchy, alive, joyful, happy, and makes you think of sunshine. Or maybe it’s because I correlate it to a great memory of listening to it on a beautiful day at a California beach back in 1998, on one of my trips to the Spinning HQ.Read more…
An early 1970s track from a pioneering funk legend!Read more…
Ready to finish your ride with big, powerful, driving energy? This is a classic that puts an exclamation point on your class! I love it!Read more…
All I can say is, you really need to add this song to your collection! This DJ is more known for longer trance hits, but this classic from 2002 was one of the first songs with a hip-hop vibe that I used in my classes. The infectious groove gets you from the get-go.Read more…
Love it or hate it (many people are solidly on one side or the other!), no one can deny those final lyrics of this classic from the 1990s are perfect for an indoor cycling class as you roll over the top of a steep climb.Read more…
A classic from 1994, almost all the tracks from this album have appeared in my playlists over the years. This one is a long, slow, steep climb, one in which you can ride in silence as your students immerse themselves with closed eyes and focus on their breath and their pedal stroke.Read more…
Ready for a powerful, emotional, and passion-filled song that can’t help but ask you to go deep and find strength, power, and determination you didn’t even know you had? Well, here it is.Read more…
This hip-hop/R&B classic taught me about expanding my musical interests in the early 2000s. Now, I use this 88 rpm track often as a warm-up or in my sweet-spot workouts.Read more…
A sizzling climbing track, from a timeless classic hall-of-fame group, yet it is a song that I am betting almost no one has used before.Read more…
Breathe. Focus. Ride in silence.Read more…