by Christine Hawthorne | Jun 10, 2017 | Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
This new release from Harry Styles‘ self named album makes a great faster hill at around 74 rpm. It's a totally different sound than you're used to hearing from the One Direction star, and it will definitely rock your next class. Here is Kiwi:
Kiwi by Harry Styles iTunes link
While you're checking out the newest releases, don't overlook this one by Robin Schulz and James Blunt called OK. As with the Harry Styles song, this is not what you're used to hearing from the You're Beautiful singer. It has more of a house beat to it that lends a strong beat to pedal to at 62 rpm.
OK by Robin Schulz, James Blunt iTunes link
by John | Jun 8, 2017 | Best Practices, Instructor Tech Help, Master Instructor Blog, Spotify
ICI/PRO member Dr. Marc Schlosberg is one of those Early Adopters you've no doubt heard discussed in the media. This group is quick to experiment with and embrace new technology. Marc was one of the first Instructors to use Spotify in his classes and he joined me on the podcast to discuss this (at the time) exciting new option for delivering music to our classes. Marc sent me this email yesterday, providing his comments related to my conversation with Chris Hawthorne on Podcast #303
Hi John,
I was listening to the latest podcast and heard about the Spotify syncing issues. I have a couple of suggestions/solutions. I think the reason rebooting all units works to fix syncing is that the newest versions are then installed on all devices. I believe syncing problems develop when Spotify updates and there is a version mismatch. You don’t always know this is the case or sometimes it’s difficult to track that one device has updated, but you haven’t checked the others. Simply shutting Spotify down, checking for updates and updating it, then restarting the program should solve the problem. You have to do this with all the devices you use.
Another roadblock to syncing is lack of space on a device. It won’t tell you you’re out of space, but won’t take individual tracks offline — they stay grey rather than green. It’s a good idea to switch playlists to online only after you’ve used them to preserve space (except for those you always like to have in your back pocket). You could also delete unused apps to make room. My iPhone is 16gb and I’ve run into this problems (and 16gb used to be an unimaginable amount of space). It’s probably less of an issue for those with 32gb and up or Android devices with huge plugin memory — unless the memory is full.
Whoa — it looks like Spotify updated their iPhone interface yet again while I was writing this.
Hope this helps.
Take care,
Marc
Thanks for this Marc! Your suggestion that available storage maybe limiting the number of “off line” playlists is a good one and begs the question; “how can I tell how full is the memory on my iPhone?”
There are a couple of places that will show you how much space/memory you've got left. My preference is to go to: Settings > General > Usage… where at the top you'll see how much room there is for a few more playlists.
This also shows you all the other memory hungry Apps on your phone. One common culprit is your camera's memory and all those pictures and HD videos. Downloading them to your computer and then deleting can free up some space.
Depending on your settings, Podcasts download automatically and can quickly crowd out your favorite playlists. Open your Podcast App select a specific Podcast > Settings > Episodes to keep and select a number to save (Last 2 / Last 5 / ect…) instead of All.
Do you have any other tricks you can share?
Originally posted 2014-04-04 07:53:40.
by Christine Hawthorne | Jun 4, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Every instructor needs to have songs like this week's favorite track in their library. Keep this one in your flat road folder and take it out when you are looking for a longer flat road to ride on. Though they've been around for quite a while, I've just recently found Nahko and Medicine for The People and their song Black as Night from their 2013 album Dark as Night. I love the lyrics: “I believe in the good things coming…”.
Riders will even out at around 97 rpm. *If you edit, watch for a few explicit lyrics at
1:19 and 5:09 (nothing a little ‘talking over' won't fix!)
Black as Night by Nahko and Medicine for The People iTunes link
by Christine Hawthorne | May 27, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Here are two new songs that will have your riders sprinting like they mean it. Sprinting songs are sometimes the hardest to find, so you will definitely want to tuck these away and keep them to use time after time.
If you're looking for a shorter original or a faster, longer remix, Scooter has you covered with their new release Bora! Bora! Bora! Try the original or the extended version.
Bora! Bora! Bora! by Scooter iTunes link
Sprints at :47 (25 seconds); 1:42 (25 seconds) and 2:37 (30 seconds)
Bora! Bora! Bora! Extended Mix by Scooter iTunes Link
Sprints at 1:08 (25 seconds); 2:03 (25 seconds) and 3:25 (30 seconds)
Or try this new release from Goldfinger called Put The Knife Away. It's fast paced and perfect for intense efforts.
Put The Knife Away by Goldfinger iTunes link
Sprints are 30 seconds on/ 30 seconds off.
by Christine Hawthorne | May 20, 2017 | Instructor Training, Music
Your class will love these two new releases for climbing. The first is a seated, heavy climb and the second is more of a fun standing climb. Try them both out and treat your riders to some great new music!
Dig Down is Muse's newest release. Tune into the lyrics here. I love what lead vocalist Matthew Bellamy had to say about them:
“When I was writing this song, I was looking to counteract the current negativity in the world and give inspiration, optimism and hope to people to fight for the causes they believe in; that as individuals we can choose to change the world if we want to.”
Your riders will definitely want to Dig Down deep to find the power to make it to the top of this steep seated climb at 67 rpm.
Dig Down by Muse iTunes link
If you like to use house music in your classes, you'll dig Katy Perry's new single Swish Swish. (62 rpm) *Lyrics are explicit on this one, so you may need to edit at :06, 2:32 and 3:08.
Swish Swish by Katy Perry-Nicky Minaj iTunes link
by John | May 16, 2017 | Date Specific, iTunes
Not much of anything.
Really. There's no changes that I can see that would be of any value to you, as a Fitness Instructor. The preferences section is exactly the same – OK, not exactly; they've removed the option for gap-less playback, but kept the cross-fade.
Nothing else to see here. Move along…
Originally posted 2012-12-01 13:12:52.
