Friday Favorites: Supercharged Song That’ll Make You Go!
Team drills or partner drills in class can create excitement and push your participants to higher levels of effort. This song and drill combo will do just that. With high energy, fast beats, and twisted electric chords, this track will pump up your ride.
Read More...Quick Profile: Progressive Dueling Intervals—Wild and Crazy Version
A good profile should provide you with endless ways to use it, saving you tons of time in the process. We have had several versions of this profile at ICA. This is an example of taking a template for a solid, goal-based workout and tweaking the music not just for a specific genre (like Bill Pierce’s Pop vs. Rock version), but for a theme like I did with this one using songs about “wild,” “crazy,” and “psycho.” There are so many fun songs in that theme! I also modified the intervals slightly, so it will seem fresh and new to your riders.
Read More...Theme Ride Thursday: Wild and Crazy
Sometimes you just need to cut loose and get crazy to release pent-up frustrations. And sometimes the best way to do that is on a bike. In this “Wild and Crazy” playlist we explore songs with this theme and even dabble in a little bit of psycho.
Read More...Mainstream Music Monday: A Graceful End to Class
This song has the perfect balance of energy and calmness to help bring your riders back to baseline from an epic workout.
Read More...Quick Profile: Open Road Ride
Whether it be on a bike, a motorcycle, a car, or your own two feet, do you ever feel like you just need to escape? Get away from it all? Hit the open road? This ride, presented by guest contributor Laura Gurney, is for those who delight in the experience of the open road. As with any long ride, the main objective and benefit will be to build endurance: muscular, cardiovascular, and mental. This theme-based profile includes songs about driving, cars, highways, and travel.
Read More...Friday Favorites: Drum ‘n’ Bass with a Dash of Reggae
Drum ‘n’ bass is a faster tempo, usually between 160 and 180 bpm, making this song great for mid-cadence interval work or cadence drills in the saddle at 86 rpm.
Read More...Need a Thanksgiving Profile? ICA has 4 Thanksgiving Profiles for Members
The cornucopia of ICA Thanksgiving profiles is overflowing with four different and exciting rides—you should be able to teach a different one in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. Here they are all in one place to make it easier for you to locate them.
Read More...Theme Ride Thursday: Thanksgiving Day Playlist
Help your riders out of their tryptophan-induced food coma this Thanksgiving.
Read More...Wednesday Timeless Classics: The Greatest Cool-Down Song Ever Written
Of all the songs I’ve ever used for a cool-down track in 24 years of teaching, this is the one that calms my mind, body, and soul more than any other. I have to be careful I don’t use it too often. I have a feeling you’ll agree and will love it as much as I do! It’s also great for yoga, meditation, or just as a song to play when you need to smile.
Read More...Mainstream Music Monday: This New Release Will Have You at the First Chord
Whether used as a fast flat or a warm-up, this song will help you encourage your riders to add a little more resistance and gradually raise their intensity so they hit the road pedaling.
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