Mainstream Music Mondays: Stay Swift, Smooth, and Spirited!
Here’s a pop song that’s on the “bluesy” side of the spectrum with a quick beat and a positive message. It’s practically perfect in every way!
Read More...Friday Favorite: How Deep Can You Dig?
Get ready for a 6-minute, disco-esque dance party climb just waiting to happen!
Read More...A Fourth of July Profile: Three Climbs In America
This fun profile may get some of your students singing here and there—that is, if they can breathe! There are three climbs that vary from moderate to challenging, with a 3-minute flat in between.
Read More...Theme Ride Thursday: Red, White, and Blue — A Fourth of July Playlist Just for You!
Hold on to your sparklers, folks, and get ready to ride to these songs of freedom!
Read More...Mainstream Music Monday: Can You Go the Distance with This Song?
This song will have you going for speed.
Read More...Cycling Through the Mom Guilt
Jackie Maniscalco replies to a recent article about wrestling with the guilt of teaching cycle class after pregnancy posted in the ICA Facebook group, and explains why you shouldn’t have mom guilt for taking time out for yourself. After all, you can’t pour from an empty cup!
Read More...Friday Favorites: What Do You Think Will Happen When You Give Your All?
This song will leave you feeling stronger than your own doubt!
Read More...Theme Ride Thursday: Blast Off to Our Stars, Moons, and Planets Playlist
With the summer equinox quickly approaching, we got to thinking that we needed a Stars, Moons, and Planets playlist. Buckle up and get ready for blastoff!
Read More...The Benefits of Training at Lactate Threshold
This is the first part of an educational series on lactate threshold training. I’ve covered it in the past via field test profiles, but realized those missed out on a step-by-step discussion of lactate threshold. This series will define LT, discuss the benefits of training at LT for athletes, and then translate that to how it benefits our typical non-athlete students. I will give you an updated audio profile on how to conduct the most effective type of field test in your indoor cycling classes, for both lactate threshold as well as functional threshold power (FTP). Finally, I’ll conclude with the best ways to actually train to improve LT/FTP. This ICA series will be equivalent to an expensive CED workshop!
Read More...Mainstream Music Monday: A Bubbly, Intense Pop Track
A bubbly pop track may fool you and your riders into thinking it’s an “easy ride,” but it’s super easy to turn up the tempo and get a higher-intensity workout with this song in your library.
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