by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 28, 2017 | Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Here's a simple yet effective 4-minute drill you can use in your class today.  Sprints, surges, accelerations: whatever you like to call them-you're going to be doing four of them.  This song is perfect for 30 second work efforts followed by 30 seconds of recovery....
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 21, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Movie soundtracks are great places to find fresh new tunes for your cycling classes.  If you want to incorporate this type of music into your classes but you're not sure where to start, Hans Zimmer is your guy.  He  has composed music for over 150 films and he's one...
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 16, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Use this classic song when you're keeping the work in the saddle to take your riders from a hill, to a flat road to an all-out sprint!  Just like the lyrics suggest, “….we never ever do nothing nice and easy.  We always do it nice and rough. ”...
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 9, 2017 | Instructor Training
Happy Friday!  It's time for my ‘Favorite Track(s) of the week!  In keeping with last week's theme, I've been all about Shazaming (is that even a word??) commercials. The first song I've been using a lot lately was released back in March but somehow has slipped...
by Christine Hawthorne | Jul 7, 2017 | Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Today I'm taking you way back with some covers of classic songs that will feel new again in your next class. Â Well….almost new-even the covers go quite a few years back but they're definitely worth revisiting. Â Both of these songs work well as faster flat roads....
