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With 2020 well underway...a flood of new, returning fitness-seekers are HIITing gyms, fitness studios and CYCLE STUDIOS everywhere. Many unaware of or uneducated about how to effectively manage the intensity of their fitness activity. I'll review a few common tools and techniques for keeping it safe. RPE: Rating of Perceived Exertion The most basic technique … Continue reading spINTENSITY: Keep it under control!
Inspiration: It's the first weekend of the 2019 gun season for Michigan deer hunters, let's hope the technique is Ready, Aim, FIRE! That three-step technique works in the cycle studio too: warm up, get psyched & get READY to ride...AIM your efforts to meet your goals...and when the time is right, let go and FIRE … Continue reading Fire, Ready, Aim 492
Inspiration: There's a chill in the air outside...things are heating up inside and we're having a good ride with this new mix. There are two versions posted below, the summary ride profile is for the 45 minute class. The mix is named for the Brantley Gilbert track...a little something for country music fans. Plenty of … Continue reading Fire’t Up 490
Inspiration: I used the full 60m and the shorter 45m versions of this POWERful mix for POWER TEST WEEK...the first week of the October. Since we've used the ICG Power Training on the LifeFitness bikes at DDHY and SNY, I include an extended track (7 or 8 minutes) for members to take a 5m FTP … Continue reading Take What You Want 489
Inspiration: Who's awesome? YOU ARE! "...you can't spell AWESOME without (WE and) ME". We'll send off APRIL with this AWESOME ride and playlist....even though I won't be using it for most of my classes until May. I have a 7+ minute section set for POWER TESTING, for all my POWER TRAINING classes during the first week … Continue reading awesoME! 475
Inspiration: Time to RIDE till the WHEELS COME OFF! Heavy alternative and EDM mix on this loaded ride...all nine SPINNING movements with 18 great tracks! A shorter 45m class version too. Artists include Feed Me, Sam Fender, Two Door Cinema Club, OFFAIAH, FIDLAR, Marilyn Manson, The Vaccines, MEDUZA, Showtek, Cage The Elephant...and a great track by … Continue reading Till the Wheels Come Off 474
Inspiration: Ride with NO REGRETS! Don't regret missing the details below...including these FAVORITE (and all current) tracks from Warm-up to Cool-down: Finest Hour, No Sleep, Freak, Survivor, Sucker, One, Reason, One Less Day (see the Video!), Give It To Me, Talk About It, No Regrets, Peer Pressure Balkan Disco, and Life Must Go On...All of … Continue reading No Regrets 466
Looking back more than 400 posts earlier, SHOW ME! Many timeless classics here for your next ride: Open Your Eyes (Snow Patrol)...a great opener BulletProof Messenger's version of Bring Me To Life (original by Evanescence) Gold On The Ceiling (The Black Keys) The Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony https://fortherideinside.com/2012/12/27/show-me/ Enjoy the Ride! 🚴🏻🎶😅
Inspiration: Here's to keeping our riders on the edge of their seats...class after class! Just finished up this one for the Monday morning Happy Hour...TGIMonday! ✅VOTE TUESDAY! Check out the great new tracks by Calvin Harris, Hayden James, Imagine Dragons, The Knocks, Clean Bandit, Disturbed...and more! About the Ride Profile...lots of quick work on this … Continue reading Edge Of My Seat 443
Inspiration: Just took THE JOURNEY for a test ride this morning at 7:30...and for an encore ride at 10:15. With all the positive feedback (and sweat on the floor), this is my new FAVORITE RIDE! More of a rock theme on this one...but still a good variety for a crowd-pleaser. I NEVER use a track … Continue reading The Journey 431
