Mainstream Music Monday: Grooving Climb
This week we are hitting the pedals in a challenging climb—but lucky for your riders, they will be having too much fun grooving to the beat to notice all the hard work they are doing!
Read More...How to Coach Resistance in Your Indoor Cycling Class, Part 1
Coaching resistance is one of the more challenging aspects of being an indoor cycling instructor. In this series, you will learn the two most common yet ineffective methods of teaching resistance. We will then provide you with a technique of encouraging your riders to add load in a way that will help them experience what your profile is calling for so they can be more successful. We will end with dozens of creative coaching cues for adding resistance. You will emerge a better, more informed instructor.
Read More...RIP Avicii…So Talented, So Young
All this time I was finding myself, and I didn’t know I was lost.
Read More...Friday Favorites: House Music All “Ride” Long
A song from 2001 with an energy that still translates today across generations. You’re gonna want to crank up the volume on this one!
Read More...Theme Ride Thursday: You Bring the Guac, We’ll Bring the Tunes — A Cinco de Mayo Playlist!
Celebrate the Battle of Puebla with these Mexican artists.
Read More...Wednesday Timeless Classics: Powerful Summit for a Journey Ride
Caution: The emotion of this song might leave you in tears.
Read More...Mainstream Music Monday: Peppy Intervals with a J-Pop Flair!
Let’s insert a little interval flair into our profiles, shall we? Give this slightly different pop song a whirl. It’s energetic, fun, and a bit infectious!
Read More...Muscular Strength Profile: Stampede!
If you love proving that indoor cycling is not just for cardio bunnies, this is the profile for you. The overall goal is to place as much force on the leg muscles as possible for the duration of each muscular strength interval. Consider this profile the equivalent of performing single-leg squats or lunges—800 of them!
The intervals are short, but they are intense. If done correctly, each interval will bring a rider close to failure in the last seconds.
Read More...Friday Favorite: A ’90s Pop Version of a Classic, with a Powerful Ending to Ignite Your Riders
Rev up and work strong with a ’90s pop remake of this ’60s soul classic
Read More...Theme Ride Thursday: Ready for Action—Heroes and Superheroes Playlist
Songs from our heroes and superheroes playlist will inspire your riders to release their superhuman power!
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