Chris and a few of her crew at the Y
Spinning® Instructor and music expert Chris Hawthorne provides our latest class profile that uses the four cornerstone movements in the Spinning program®:
Think of this profile like a square track. You will be taking your riders around the track four times. The first time around the track, each movement will be given 4 minutes. The second time around, 3 minutes. The third time around, 2 minutes. Your final lap will be 1 minute per movement.
Each square, or corner on the track is a ‘cornerstone”™ movement:
Square One = Seated Flat (80-110 RPM)
Square Two= Standing Flat (80-110 RPM)
Square Three= Seated Climb (60-80 RPM)
Square Four= Standing Climb (60-80 RPM)
This to me is one of those profiles we all need to have in our "back-pocket" - and it will be perfect for a less experienced Instructor to use to teach a great class. As Chris says during the recording, her participants appreciate her simple & predictable profiles. Combined with her excellent playlist, Chris and I feel your class will enjoy Four Corners.
You may want to bookmark chrispins1.wordpress.com/ as a music resource 🙂
Four Corners PRO/Playlist in Spotify
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John is a member on the AFS (Association of Fitness Studios) Advisory Council.
Holding certifications from; Schwinn, Heart Zones, Team ICG and Life Time Fitness, John's held regularly scheduled cycling classes between 1998 and 2015 when he moved to Florida.
When the weather permits, you'll find him riding and leading outdoor groups by himself or with his Tandem partner (wife) Amy.
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Chris, I just wanted to let you know I used this profile last week in my spin class and the students LOVED it. For me, it made teaching the class SO easy. Nice job. Think I’ll try it “backwards” next time, just for fun.
Thanks a bunch!
Carrie,
Thank you for commenting. So glad you and your class enjoyed the profile!
I used this in a few of my first classes in late March. The detailed profile was beyond a huge help as I was nervous and had trouble thinking! Besides it will be a long time, if ever, before I could put something like this together. I continue to follow Chris’ blog and Spotify playlists and they are a great resource for me. I just pulled this one out again today when I subbed and the class really loved it! Thank you Chris (and John!)