by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 29, 2016 | Instructor Training, Music
I'm writing this week from the beautiful island of Jamaica where I'm teaching classes as part of Fit Bodies Teaching Vacations. If you aren't familiar, John has some great information about it in this post. I'm already half way through my vacation and having a...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 22, 2016 | Music
I came across this brand new release while searching today's new music on Spotify and iTunes. I can tell from first listen that this is a tune I will be using soon. I am a huge fan of Mumford and Sons but I have to admit, other than Believe, I wasn't impressed with...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 15, 2016 | Music
Afro Celt Sound System, as the name implies, fuses Irish and West African music with electronic dance music. I brought back one of my old favorites from their 1999 album Volume 2 Release (Real World Gold) this week. I used it in an interval class and included a...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 8, 2016 | Music
It can be tricky business finding just the right song for your sprint intervals. Today I have two songs that I've been using recently and my classes really seem to be liking them. One is newer (from 2015) and the other is older (from 2007.) I hope you can find a...
by Christine Hawthorne | Apr 1, 2016 | Music
If you're anything like me, you like to give your class a nice, gradual warm up to prepare them for all the hard work that you have in store for them. I typically like to use the first two songs in my playlist as my warmup. Many instructors like to use instrumental...
