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Wednesday Timeless Classics: Transcend the Bike
The best indoor cycling music does more than keep the pedals turning. It can change the atmosphere in the room, tell a story, stir an emotion, and take riders somewhere far beyond the bike. I first discovered music like this at the early Spinning® conferences, where Johnny G and master instructors from around the world showed us just how powerful that mind-body connection could be. And yes, you can still create those experiences today.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: This Breakout Hit Belongs on Your Playlist
Fresh, current, and easy to coach, this breakout hit gives you three opportunities to bring extra energy to the flat road.Read more…
Friday Favorites: A Brilliant Piece of Songwriting That Will Sweep Your Class Away
….when we say something is “brilliant,” we mean it. Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Movember and International Men’s Day
Let’s “mo”tivate: it’s mustache month! Here are two ideas for theme rides to promote Movember and men’s health. Plus two bucket playlists, one about men and boys, the other about none other than mustaches! Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Crank Up the Cat-titude—A Feline-Themed Indoor Cycling Playlist for National Cat Day
National Cat Day is coming, why not throw in a few feline tracks to celebrate our whiskered companions? While I haven’t (yet!) dedicated an entire profile to my cats, I’ve occasionally spiced up my playlists with a song or two from a purr-fectly curated cat-themed playlist that I’ve been nurturing for years. It’s got 150 tracks, some serious and some whimsical and fun. Here are a few of my favorites for you fellow crazy cat lovers to consider.Read more…
Mainstream Music Monday: A Ramp Rich in Resistance
This week’s pick builds from a steady groove in the saddle to a standing finish. Forget the bank balance, because the only thing climbing here is your effort. Ride the ramp and see where it takes you.Read more…
Friday Favorites: This Climb is 19 Years Overdue
Some songs are so perfect for indoor cycling that you just assume they’ve been in the ICA library forever. Imagine my surprise when I discovered this 2007 favorite somehow slipped through the cracks! It’s gritty, ridiculously catchy, and has enough swagger to make me want to point the bike uphill and add some resistance.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Go Time!
Sometimes all it takes is one word: GO! Use this bucket playlist to power your intervals with extra motivation, or try the full “Let’s Go” profile for five adrenaline-packed loops.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: 20 Years of Taylor Swift—Ride through the Eras
Calling all Swifties! From country beginnings to pop superstardom, celebrate 20 years of Taylor Swift with one ride-worthy track and cycling suggestion from every era. And yes, we’ve got a profile option as well!Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: The iPod Turns 25—Press Play on 2001 with a Profile
Twenty-five years ago, the iPod put 1,000 songs in our pockets and helped transform how we brought music into the cycling studio. Celebrate this milestone with a nostalgic 2001 profile featuring three progressive climbs.Read more…