Drill baby…DRILL: Cycling drills to improve your riding skills

NOTE: This is NOT a political posts on energy policy! This IS a post about indoor cycling drills you can use to increase awareness, strength, endurance, and fun...while increasing class engagement and active participation. Another benefit of incorporating structured drills...class time passes quickly! Isolated pedaling – two varieties: pick a leg and focus on the … Continue reading Drill baby…DRILL: Cycling drills to improve your riding skills

Turning up the HEAT for your workout?: Addressing the potential benefits, risks, and safety precautions

This topic is nothing new, but worth revisiting from time to time…and the TIME is NOW. Today’s NYTIMES.com post was my inspiration for this post:  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/well/move/heated-workouts-fitness-benefits.html I also found this blog post on this subject:  https://blogs.bcm.edu/2024/08/26/staying-safe-during-heated-workouts/ In addition to the discussions above, here's my take on temperature in the cycle studio: Everything in moderation Honor … Continue reading Turning up the HEAT for your workout?: Addressing the potential benefits, risks, and safety precautions

Hang Tight Honey 568

Just a quick THANKS is all I have to add with this post... Thank you to Ann Jewell, a fellow enthusiast of studio cycling, for sharing a new SPED UP version of a favorite OneRepublic track, I Lived (2014). It's one of the four SPRINT tracks on this ride. Summary ride profile & Playlist: Warm-up: … Continue reading Hang Tight Honey 568

Juke Box Hero: 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees 566

A 60-minute mix of songs from artists inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - 2024. This is a great look back to some amazing musicians over several decades!

FIRST RIDE: Revolve Cycle Studio – Ada Village, MI

Happy New Year...at your new HAPPY PLACE! For those of us in the fitness biz, what’s more exciting than kicking off a new year with a full studio…including all those returning "resolution riders"?  Opening a brand new, state-of-the-art cycle studio…which is just what Diane Smith and her team at REVOLVE Cycle Studio are doing for … Continue reading FIRST RIDE: Revolve Cycle Studio – Ada Village, MI