Would have never in a MILLION YEARS thought that something like these past two years would happen in my lifetime! It's not been great, but it's forced some positive changes in lifestyle, work-life balance, etc. It's good to see positive trends over the last few months! Take care, stay safe, BE WELL...ENJOY THE RIDE!
This month, the Wolverine Worldwide Family branch of the Greater Grand Rapids YMCA became the third location in this association to roll out the Life Fitness / ICG Coach by Color indoor cycling program with all the new equipment. This is great news for members (and instructors) that call the WWY their home branch and love studio cycling!
This was my post from about four years ago when the program was launched at two other GRYMCA branches…
Inspiration: This is PRE-LAUNCH week for two updated studios / studio cycling programs at the YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids. Two of the five branches are in the process of updating the studio, equipment and instruction methods this week…kicking off the new program next Monday, October 8th! The new equipment is LifeFitness / IC-6 indoor bikes…the new method is Coach By Color…new studio includes fresh paint, updated lighting and flatscreen HD monitors that are integrated with participant bikes. The bikes also have Bluetooth wireless technology that enables participants to exchange user settings and workout results with their smartphones and the ICG Training app.
The new look…inside the Spartan Stores Family YMCA in Wyoming, MI.
Needless to say this is a great opportunity for members (and instructors) to improve their indoor cycling experience and overall health and fitness.
Though I am now on-line Coach By Color certified, I have much more…
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LaughFest GR was back LIVE and in-person again in 2022. This year we enjoyed a great show with Tone Bell at the Listening Room. If you haven’t seen him before…check out his comedy special on Prime Video, CAN’T CANCEL THIS!
And about your HAPPY PLACE…give me a LIKE if the Cycle Studio is one of your happiest places to be.
This post from March 2016…some great tracks that work just fine for your 2022 rides!
Inspiration: This post is inspired by and dedicated to LaughFest ’16. The annual and SERIOUSLY FUNNY event that provides the BEST MEDICINE throughout the greater Grand Rapids community. This year’s event kicked off last Thursday and runs practically non-stop through the 20th. First and foremost, this is an awareness and fundraising event that’s all about Gilda’s Club (named for SNL’s Gilda Radner) that supports cancer survivors and their families.
The 10 day event includes something for everyone…young and old, free community comedy to serious FUND RAISING comedy ($250 tickets to the Seth Myers show)…clean comedy to filthy dirty comedy…even fitness comedy! I already got to my first event this year and am hoping to get in at least one more before the closing show next Sunday.
Check out www.laughfestgr.org and the video link below for more about this awesome organization and this year’s fun-filled line-up.
So…the profile and music playlist…
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Congrats Amina on your first FIVE years! Your award-winning concept has met expectations…and survived a two-year pandemic. Now two studios in the city of Detroit. Here’s to many more years and LCD Studios to come!
Last weekend my wife I and made the short road trip to the east side of the state to visit our oldest daughter and fiancé for a quick visit. They recently moved into an apartment in the heart of the city, near the iconic riverfront Renaissance Center.
About a week before the visit I heard about a special STUDIO PREVIEW WEEK for the newest boutique cycle studio in the Metro Detroit area…timed perfectly with our visit last weekend. I’ve been watching this studio, LIVE CYCLE DELIGHT, since first hearing about Amina Daniels and the journey she’s been on for the past several years. This recent story in CRAIN’S DETROIT BUSINESS will give you all the details! There have been several other stories over the past year or so that you should check out (see end of this post).
While the OFFICIAL public opening is a few weeks away, Amina and…
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I’m not going on SPRING BREAK this year, but I’m enjoying this 45-minutes SPINlist from 2013!
Spring 2013 SPIN #9 (47 min)
01. 4:53 WARM UP / Soak Up The Sun – Sheryl Crow
02. 3:26 SEATED & STANDING FLAT / Don’t Stop The Party – Pitbull
03. 3:51 SPRINTS ON A HILL (3 X 30s) / Domino – Jessie J
04. 3:42 SEATED & STANDING HILL / Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz
05. 3:32 JUMPS / Spring Break – Jump Smokers w/ Pitbull
06. 2:13 SEATED HILL & RUNNING W/ RESISTANCE / California 37 – Train
07. 3:19 SPRINTS (3 X 30s) / Chasing The Sun – The Wanted
08. 4:47 SEATED & STANDING FLAT / Paradise (Tiesto Remix) – Coldplay
09. 4:22 SEATED & STANDING HILL / Cheers (Drink To That) – Rihanna
10. 3:46 SPRINTS ON A HILL / Let’s Go – Calvin Harris w/ Ne-Yo
11. 3:23 JUMPS ON A HILL / Pocketful Of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield
12. 3:40 SPRINTS (3…
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FTRI FOR music playlists, FOR ride profiles, FOR guest posts, FOR studio reviews & more! 