by Amy Macgowan | Feb 20, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Music
Continuing to use music out of my comfort zone, I bring you this week's Free Music Friday. A 62 rpm climb to encourage your class to truly feel what's going on with their bodies. I coach them to be okay with, and embrace, however the intense work is feeling- good or...
by Amy Macgowan | Feb 13, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify
Do you find yourself using the same kind/ genre of music for specific work? For example, does most of your 'climb' music sound much the same, and your 'flat road' music has a tell tale sound as well? Mine does! When my daughters hear my playlist they'll say, "Oh,...
by Amy Macgowan | Jan 29, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Music
One of the new initiatives at the Big Box where John and I teach is inserting 'resets' in between 'challenges' or work sets. 'Resets' are to be FUN!!!!! and a mental/physical break back to lower thresholds before working up to AT again. They are meant to build...
by Amy Macgowan | Jan 17, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Do you ever have a week where you're a 'day off'? That was me this week- I was a day behind- many apologies for this week's Free Music Friday showing up on Saturday! Never being a good vinyl, 8 track, cassette or CD music buyer because I tire of music so quickly,...
by Amy Macgowan | Jan 8, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify
At this moment, I'm sitting with one of my dearest friends and fellow cycle instructor. We've been listening to music together and we found this great 7 minute flat. She will use it for an opener- I most likely will too. It's 102 rpm's- great for warming up our legs...