Spinning / Indoor Cycling – 45 Minute Interval Profile 50/50 (45-02-04)

I taught this 45 minute profile the other day and really enjoyed it. I actually taught it a few weeks prior as well and was trying to remember which profile it was. I have been running short on time this week so I dug the notes out for this one and re-taught it … it was apparently a great coincidence!

This one is almost a 50/50 split between strength moves and faster paced tempos, with long enough focuses to really test both the mental and physical aspects of the class.

Ok, let’s have a look at this one a bit closer..

• Delirious – Warm Up.

• Move It, Shake It – Endurance Track. Note to all, I love the Jump Smokers’ remixes. They are worth checking out. The tempo of this song helps to really warm the legs up and get the heart rate going.

• Love in the 21st Century – Endurance Track. Neon Trees has a few songs that make great seated flats. This is one of them. The only tricky part is that the second surge starts 4 counts sooner that you think. It will sneak up on you, if you’re not aware of it.

• Revolution – Strength Track. I think this was on a previous profile. I will admit to playing it a few times lately .. 🙂 .. This one is inspired by CXWORX.

• Heart Upon My Sleeve –Strength Track. When I first heard this song I was not into it but it has grown on me. Climbing in this one, with legs already tired from Revolution, this one starts to dig deeper into the legs along with the riders’ mental / physical strength and endurance.

• Thunder – Strength Track. One more strength track before we switch. The legs are tired now so that switch is going to be a physical challenge as we switch fast and furious to the next song …

• Greyhound – Endurance Track. So this one is not showing up on the list because it’s not a Spotify version. It’s a 3 1/2 minute version of the song by Swedish House Mafia. It’s a FANTASTIC seated flat. The tempo changes are hopefully easy to pick out when you listen to it.

• Jealous –  Endurance Track. This is a good up tempo song to move into the last part of class now. After Greyhound the class is going to be winded and challenged. Using this song helps to push them ahead while taking advantage of the elevated heart rate.

• What Do You Want From Me – Endurance Track. We’ll add half the gear back on for this one as we start to move into the one last hill.

• Marilyn Monroe – Strength Track. Last strength track. The legs have gone from quick paces to a heavy climb set, then back to quick, and now this. They should be feeling this song!

• I Love It – Endurance Track. I love this song, and hate this song! It’s short and mean .. and is that one last, massive push to finish class. The seated flat surges are 30 / 45 / 20 seconds long.

• Stereo Love – Cool Down … the best part of class, right? 🙂

I hope you enjoy and definitely follow me on spotify (the link is below) as I will keep posting new rides!I also have playlists by spinning moves, i.e. seated flats, standing climbs, long songs, etc.

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Christina

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Spinning / Indoor Cycling – 60 Minute Interval Profile 25 strength / 75 endurance (60-11-11)

My classes are still going through the New Year’s Progressive Profiles for one more round and this profile is the start of the change back into the strength profile.

The playlist is below (it won’t show the non-Spotify music) and I’ll break it down a bit more below it 🙂

The bulk of the class is working at endurance / non-hill pace except for 3 songs in the middle. It’s enough to throw your rhythm off and then make you restart back into the faster pace!

Warm Up – Sugar – Maroon 5. Love!

Endurance – Jealousy – We used this as movement in and out of the saddle to really warm up the legs.

Seated Flat – Welcome to Africa – This is a great seated flat. When the music takes off I squeeze two surges in, with a 16 count break in between. Then two more during the rest of the song.

Endurance – Freak On (Peter G ReWerk) – I like this remix! It’s a bit old school, and then a bit older school. It’s a fun tune for spinning

Seated Flat – Burn it to the Ground – One more seated flat before we switch into the small section of strength

Strength – Uptown Funk (Rhythm Scholar Jungle Funk Remix) – This is a great remix to an overplayed song. It mixes in Jungle Boogie and brings a little old school with it!

Strength – Dance Rock Shake Pop – This is a good song for a seated climb. The tempo and beat is enough to keep you in it, mentally.

Strength – Take Back the Night (Kharrington’s Pump n Pitch remix) – I LOVE this version. It’s a bit more upbeat and keep pushing you through it!

20/10s – House Tabata – Switching back to that flat road on this one. This is a 20/10 version without the ‘coach’ .. I’m a fan of a little bit of cuing but most of the ones I found on Spotify are too much coaching for me. This has none and it’s very obvious to hear the changes. This is treated as a seated flat with surges, for 8 rounds.

Endurance – My Love – This is a great tempo to keep pressing ahead. The legs are tired after both the strength switch and those tabatas!

Endurance – Delirious – This is a great song for movement in and out of the saddle.

Endurance – It’s Not Over – This song goes on forever! There is a 30 second ‘dead spot’ in it but it is WORTH it. This is one of my current favorites!

Endurance – Footloose – Wrapping up class with a fantastic seated flat. This is always a popular, and challenging choice!

Cooldown – Save Room – This is a great song by John Legend!

I have lots of playlists on Spotify .. for seated flats, standing climbs, by BPMs, you name it. Definitely follow me as I’m always adding new music to them!

Thanks for reading!

Christina

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Spinning / Indoor Cycling – Progressive Class Profiles: Strength to Fast Pace and Back

When we switch over to a new year, like many other spinning / indoor cycling instructors I tend to tweak my class profiles a bit to account for new people adjusting while still keeping the challenge ‘alive’ for the regular members.

We finished last year with a series of periods .. i.e. an almost 2 month long strength period, then about the same amount of time spent of fast profiles and speedwork, and finally wrapping up with an interval based period to finish the year. While I’m planning to get back to that soon I started a progressive fast / flat to strength type pyramid progression.

Let me see if I can explain….

Spinning / Indoor Cycling New Year’s Profile progression – from fast / flats to strength, back down, and then repeat

So … We ended 2014 with intervals, and more specifically a fast / flat modified endurance profile .. as in 0% strength / climbing with fast tempos and speedwork drills.

The way it works is that the profiles are made up of:

• a percentage of strength work
• a percentage of fast / flat endurance or speed work

… totalling 100% of the class, except for the first 2 and last 2 songs.*  With each class, one percentage increases by 25% and the other decreases.

So, on the last class of last year it was 100% fast / flats and 0% strength. The first class of 2015 was 75% fast / flats and 25% strength. Each class changes the percentage until we are at 100% strength and 0% fast / flats (which was actually the class I did tonight). Then, we start tapering it back down to fast / flats … then back up again.

The way it looks is like this:

• 0% strength and 100% fast / flats (last day of 2014)
• 25% strength and 75%  fast / flats
• 50% strength and 50% fast / flats
• 75% strength and 25% fast / flats
• 100% strength and 0% fast / flats
• 75% strength and 25% fast / flats
• 50% strength and 50% fast / flats
• 25% strength and 75% fast / flats
• … and now you’re back at the beginning

My goal is to cycle through this twice, then switch back into a focused period of work. This gives the new people adequate time to adjust to class / the workout and it’s also keeping the class progressive and challenging to the veterans.

I am on Spotify (feel free to add me and I’ll follow right back!) and I’ve even marked my classes with weird percentages (you’ll see 25str/75end which means 25% strength and 75% flats / endurance).. which tell me where the profile is on the progression easily, without digging my profile notes out.

Anyway, I’ve been enjoying this as I like to have a plan in place 🙂 … Also, it has been great on the legs as each class is changing / progressing and it’s been a bit more challenging to keep up with the changing styles. I thought that in case someone could benefit from this I would post it for the masses to read!

Please let me know what you think (if I have any glaring typos!), and if you have any questions. One of my goals is to blog a bit more about spinning / indoor cycling as it’s something I am very passionate about, along with everyone else … so if there are topics you are interested in discussing, let me know and I’ll get them going!

Also, keep a look out and add my blog if you’d like … I will be posting profiles here as well!

*NOTE: In my progression I don’t count the warm up and cool down — they don’t count! 🙂  Also, I like to start strength rides with a seated flat to get the heart rate up … and my ‘thing’ is that I always end class with a seated flat no matter what I’m teaching. So, in my percentages I may not count the first 2 song types, and the last 2 for those reasons 🙂

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Spinning / Indoor Cycling – 60 Minute Interval Profile 50/50 (60-11-07) flip flop

This spin profile is 50% strength and 50% endurance / fast pace. I decided to teach it as rolling hills .. i.e. switch between flats and hills. The first round was not so bad but into class the hills were tougher and tougher.

Like a Drum – Warm Up – Thanks to CXWORX I love this song. This is the Chainsmokers remix and while I like the original this one is a good one.

Uma Thurman – Strength – I am going to ban myself from this song. Fall Out Boy, I have nothing but love for you!

My First Kiss – Flats – This one seems to start a little sleepy. I just tell them to wait for it .. the choruses are great for those seated flat surges.

F for You – Strength – I love this song. The beats pull you in and push you ahead.

Parachute – Flats – Back to that flat road. After My First Kiss this round is already starting to feel tough. This one is a bit more challenging to keep pace in and really starts to get into the legs.

Voodoo Child – Strength – I first heard this song in BODYPUMP and last night I bumped into it. So, this song rocks socks for climbing. The beat is fast enough that it keeps you pushing through it.  Rocks socks.

Battle of One – Flats – Next seated flat and the legs were SO tired by now. This one is hard to push through but they can do it.

Alone Again – Strength – I love this one .. it’s a great beat and is good for keeping the momentum moving forward in class.

Jumanji – Flats – I used this as a moving track .. I really love the songs with that tribal vibe to them 🙂

Superbad – Strength – I saw this the other day in my playlists and could not believe that I forgot about this one! It’s a great song, and a great seated climb!

Swamp Thing – Flats – The last round is LONG! It starts here and I grabbed this one off the facebook group the other day. At this point the class is exhausted from the rolling hills so it’s all about keeping them focused and pushing ahead.

I Remember – Strength – Last climb and it’s a long song. There is a break in the middle so take it if you need it.

(Below is NOT showing up on the profile)

Free the Madness – Flats – This one is probably not on the list because I took a version of it and tried to move all those F bombs .. and every other bomb. Free the Madness is CRAZY and a great way to finish the class.

This is What it Feels Like – Cooldown – Finally …

I hope you enjoy and definitely follow me on spotify (the link is below) as I will keep posting new rides!

** I also have playlists by spinning moves: i.e. seated flats, standing climbs, long songs, etc. and by BPMs.

Thanks for reading!

Christina

Feel free to follow me on social media!

Follow @joschmoblo

Follow @_findingfitness – my blog’s twitter