Free Music Friday 12/28

by | Dec 28, 2012 | Music

How much thought do we give to the cool down? For me the cool down is just as important as the warm-up and the cardio portion of the ride as it forms the last leg upon which a perfect class stands. It is the last chance to get my riders to focus on bringing their body...

Last Free Music Friday

by | Dec 21, 2012 | Music

[Important Note for ICI/PRO Members: As the world is scheduled to end sometime today, this (unfortunately) will be our last Free Music Friday. John][Update - the world didn't end so you can look forward to Free Music Friday's for years to come.] Hard to believe the...

Free Music Friday – 12/14

by | Dec 14, 2012 | Music

At a 120 bpm this is one of those 5 min tracks that you can toss into a profile when you get stuck as it fits a variety of applications. Will you use Off My Mind by Rogue Vogue for a recovery, climbing or flat? If I'm using this in a climb this is one of those tracks...

Tech Tuesday – Can you hear me OK?

by John | Dec 11, 2012 | Best Practices, Instructor Training, Music

One of the beauties of taking another Instructors class is that you can observe the problems and/or issues they have during class and make a note to ensure the same doesn't happen to you. Case in point... I was taking the class of an un-named Instructor last week....

Free Music Friday 12/7

by Amy Macgowan | Dec 7, 2012 | Music

John wrote last week about being freed from no longer needing to find ‘long songs”™ for riding playlists. I agree, but it is so satisfying to find one that works well musically - for a specific training purpose. This great 68 rpm song coming in at 5 minutes and 52...

A great song combination

by John | Dec 6, 2012 | Best Practices, Music

I was in Rochester MN yesterday and took an awesome class at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center. It's a beautiful club, with a stadium style studio, full of FreeMotion S11.9 Indoor Cycles. If you're ever find yourself in Rochester It would be worth your time to pop...