Want to get inspired? Be the best indoor cycling instructor you can be? Watch students line up for a chance to get into your class? Oh yeah.
This is the place to post your questions and share your experience with others. Come on in, the coffee’s on.
Opened an indoor cycling studio March 1st, in Buffalo, NY so far so good. Does anyone have any words of wisdom, suggestions, caveats, marketing ideas, warnings??? I have a great staff, but I am currently bleeding money. Also I went with Freemotion bikes, which are great however the company is NOT. Big warning against them!
Love your site. I spin sometimes on my own and now I have the best playlist! Suggestion- Kidz by The A List Tribute Band.
Hi All,
I have missed chatting but I have great difficulty with the readers playlists section of this website—for some reason it never fully populates and doesn’t cooperate but the bike cafe section- no problem! Strange!
Is anyone else having similar problems?
I have some awesome playlists to share!
No spin for me this weekend-I’m headed to NYC ( From Florida) for the NYC half marathon-I am very excited. It’s my 6th race this season and my goal race. 15,000 runners!
Judy
Hi cynthia, firstly your blog is amazing and has helped me immensely!! and secondly if I wanted to follow you on PING, how do i find you? Thanks.
your blog is my inspiration. Thanks
Thanks Pacioreczki – much appreciated. What are you spinning to in Poland these days?
this Friday I have my first instructor class :)
So keep your fingers crossed;)
We are spinning everything we like :)
Write me one thing – in the “Warmup” are songs that are 120-128 bpm. Polish School of indoor cycling is that warmup and cool down should have properly – 80-100 rpm warmup and cool down with less than 100 rpm. When you are spinning like bmp = rpm, this is too much, is not it?
My English is not fluent, I’m sorry :)
Hi everyone!
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to incorporate team/pair work into a session. Basically ive been asked to devise a bit of a head to head session for 2 offices. I was thinking about setting the bikes up so the face each other (head to head) and for some of the tracks the have half the class working (sprinting or climbing) whilst the other recovers.. that way they can cheer each other on or try to put the other team off…
Any other ideas would be great!!!
:)
Hi Kate,
I’ve only team taught once, for a fundraiser. I think it works best if you know the person you’re teaching with and can banter. I do a few pace line type drills where some are working while others are recovering but it is hard to find all-go-all-the-time songs to fit. I would be really interested to hear from others who team teach and who use competitive drills or imagery in your rides.
I had a friend who did some spin classes while on a cruise and the bikes all had computers that projected everyone’s heart rates on a giant screen at the front of the class… you only knew which was your own heart rate. He said it was incredibly motivating and I’ve been wanting to try it out ever since but there’s nothing like that in my community. Has anyone else tried this?
It’s called GX pro or something like that….heard about it yesterday, but didn’t write it down. Good luck! It is very new and very popular. They are getting it at jcc Dallas.
Bikewithamy,
If you need a great resource for music ,profiles and professional development try Pedal-On.com.
Hi all.
Well, I now have 6 weeks of teaching under my belt. It’s been fun and a great confidence booster! (teaching a fitness class was a huge step out of my comfort zone-the biggest reason I did it!).
Today I did a “Love” themed class…mix of Rock…alternative…country..dance…..pop ..everything.
Now here is a question…although my Sunday morning class likes a mix…most everyone is in their 40′s like me…most in the class are men (not like me). I think a song or two that everyone can sing along with would be good . Any suggestions for songs (with recommendation of drill).
Last night my husband was watching Satruday night fever..and I couldn’t help listen to all the music and want to add the songs to my playlist!!
By the way-how often do you change your playlist? Do you rotate them? I only “officially” teach once a week.
Hi Amy, great to hear it’s going so well! I teach for a living but teaching a fitness class was WAYYYY outside my comfort zone, too. My junior high gym teacher would be shocked.
Hmm, sing along songs… For a 40-something group of guys, I’d consider Mony Mony by Billy Idol (sprints), It’s My Life by Bon Jovi (sprints), A Change would do you Good by Sheryl Crow (jumps), Mari Mac by Great Big Sea (sprints), Fun Fun Fun or Surfin’ USA by the Beach Boys (surges, tempo), Summer in the City the Bad Boys Inc version (climb), Born to be Wild, the Hinder version (climb, sprints), Should I Stay or Should I Go by the Clash (jumps). I am not sure how a group of mostly male riders would react to a singalong but I am a big fan of trying something to see what happens. Pick a classic rock tune and go for it. In a class with younger riders or more women I might try Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 (climb), Raspberry Beret by Prince (jumps) or The Edge of Glory by Lady GaGa (climb/sprint).
I do recycle my playlists. When I did multiple classes each week I had a system and carefully wrote down each time I used a playlist. These days I just do it from memory. My basic rule is not to use the same playlist (or substantially the same playlist) more than once a month in any given class. I figure if they heard it a month ago, they won’t remember. What prompted me to do this was an instructor who used to teach at my gym and used only CDs. I think she had three and they got mighty tiresome. The once a month rule seems to strike a nice balance between getting lots of use out of Top 40 playlists (which do eventually get dated) and not being repetitive.
I am curious as to what others do. Folks, how often do you recycle your playlists?
I teach 5 times per week, 4 times at one gym with the possibilty of the same members coming to 3 of my classes per week. I just don’t have the time to make 3 new spin classes every week so I have 3 or 4 on the go that I rotate for 3 weeks or so, adding or changing songs here and there. But I usually only come up with a completely new class once a month. I find that my class members don’t get tired of music as quickly as I do (thankfully!) Also I like to challenge them to measure how hard they work against how well they did the last time we did the same class. I’ll throw in a themed ride every now and again and sometimes do that twice in a row, take this week for instance I’ve done a Valentine’s list, so I used it this morning, and I’ll do it again on Wednesday.
Depends on the class I guess. Sometimes I don’t think my class appreciates the effort I put into my music and that I should just play 55 minutes of trance!! :) Would drive me crazy though so not much chance of that.
Good luck with your sing-along tunes. I’ll have a think and see if I can come up with any suggestions for you
LOL, I actually don’t use my trance rides that often because I find them hard to cue. I never remember what’s coming up, probably because I don’t listen to trance off the bike. I don’t think my riders care as much about the music as I do. I am always asking for song suggestions and I seldom get any. When I hear a new spinnable song, I get excited!
just wondering if anybody has suggestions of how to have a student recover more efficiently if they claim they are really out of breath or their heart rate is peaking. what is a good way to slow them down or stop breathing heavy….thanks…..
Hi Dan. To a large extent, recovery time depends on a person’s fitness level. With training, your riders should find themselves able to recover more quickly (using a heart rate monitor can demonstrate how they’re improving & it’s very motivating). But leaving fitness level aside, two other things that are important are fuel and water.
If a rider is having a tough time with your class, suggest a small snack about 1-1.5 hours before (say, a banana). Some people go to spin classes without having eaten for hours. Tell them to bring a bigger water bottle (or even two) and drink liberally during class. I consume at least 750ml of water per class (that’s 3 cups for Americans) and could go to 1 litre (4 cups). Sports drinks are not necessary. Once they’re doing those things, they only way to recover is to keep moving but slow down and ride easy until they feel ready for another interval. It’s really important that they don’t stop pedaling or get off the bike – it should be active recovery.
If what you’re coaching is too tough for some of your riders, consider offering alternatives like sitting out every other interval, or doing sprints or climbs seated rather than standing, or doing surges instead of sprints (surges are 80% of max, not all-out effort).
Does anyone else have ideas for Dan?
Good morning and happy New Year!
My thought would be to really have them focus on their breathing. I must say “in through the nose, out through the mouth” at least 10 times each class.
As a former mouth breather I can really attest to the fact that efficient breathing will help you recover. However it definitely takes quite some time to get used to the method, but it’s so helpful (at least for me).
I hope this is somewhat helpful.
Hi,
I am doing an instructor course, but I am wondering how you put the different songs in an easy way together, so that there is no silence between the different songs!
Hope you can help me out!
And I think you have a very cool website!!
regards,
Esther
Hi Esther, in iTunes go to preferences/playback/crossfade songs, check the box and set the crossfade to 1 second. That’ll almost-but-not-quite eliminate the gap. To totally eliminate it, you’d need software like MixMeister. Glad you like the blog, Cynthia
Question for you all :) I’ve been an instructor for a long time but just recently started teaching spin. I have a class that really wants to be challenged physically but I don’t think I’m quite getting them there yet. I’ve been looking at a lot of the suggested playlists for inspiration re class formats, music but am wondering what you all would suggest? I know when I do specific drills (i.e. Tabata – 20 sec sprint, 10 sec rest cycles) that seems to help with “tiring them out”. Are there any other specific drills or sequences of things you would suggest for a tough, fit crowd? Thanks in advance.
Lucky you to have such a fit crowd, Lisa! And good on you for reading your class – no doubt that comes from your years of experience teaching other cardio classes.
Here are some ideas for making your spin class tougher:
- Generally speaking, an interval class works best.
- Are your riders putting enough tension on the bikes? Play with RPE and how best to describe the right tension levels for various drills. Play with ways to describe the right cadence.
- Think of ways to coach riders to give more – different things motivate different people. I’ve always liked urging them to “get what you came for.”
- Use killer music – the kind you can’t help but move to. Music choice is a major culprit in unchallenging classes.
- Crossfade your songs on your iPod to eliminate the silence between them (preferences/playback/crossfade)
- Be judicious (and cheap) with your rest breaks. For example – try not to pause the music between songs to explain the next drill. Use the last 30 seconds of the previous song or the first 30 seconds or so of the next song to do it. I couldn’t believe the difference in effort when I stopped pausing the music between songs.
- Standing sprints are harder than seated ones so coach some standing sprints.
- Longer sprints are harder than shorter ones, and sprints with less recovery between intervals are harder than sprints with more. Try to find some songs to support longer sprints in the 45-75 second range (think: This is How a Heart Breaks, by Rob Thomas), and all-sprint, all-the-time songs (where you can choose the interval because the whole song supports sprinting) and try 30 seconds on/off or even 30/15 (think: Black Betty by Ram Jam)
- Coach jumps with enough tension on the bike and choose songs where the jump is more of a short standing run (two perfect songs for this: Magic, by B.o.B. and Candyman, by Christina Aguilera.)
- Coach standing climbs rather than seated climbs. Urge riders to find the sweet spot where it is just slightly uncomfortable to keep up with the beat of the music. (Now personally, I like seated climbs and they are great for keeping one’s heart rate aerobic while permitting a sense of recovery, but if your classes are feeling unchallenged, standing climbs will scratch that itch better than seated ones.)
- Offer the odd riders’ choice drill about 3/4 of the way through a class. It can be a song that works for multiple types of drills, so everyone can do their own thing (think: Love Generation by Bob Sinclar) or have two songs ready and do a democratic vote for which to use (show of hands: who wants another sprint? another climb?) Pay attention to what your riders choose more of.
- try to make the last two drills extra tough – you want people to finish up with that pleasantly thrashed feeling (think: Edge of Glory by Lady Gaga. I would use this as the last song of every class if I could get away with it.)
- consider asking your gym to lengthen your class. If it’s 40 minutes, can they make it 60? If it’s 60, how about 75?
- for more ideas, find out who the wildly popular spin instructors are at your gym and check out their classes.
Hope these suggestions are of some use. Readers, do you have any other suggestions for Lisa?
Write back to us in a few weeks and tell us how you’re doing with your uber-fit class.
Cynthia, I think your detailed and excellent response to Lisa’s question is FANTASTIC. I think it doesn’t matter how many years you’ve been a fitness instructor, to become really good at teaching SPINNING, you’ll need between 8-12 months of teaching a minimum of 2 classes a week. I speak from experience when I say that… having taught STEP classes for a number of years, stepping into teaching Spinning was a challenge. If what you have sketched above does not suffice for Lisa’s question, I would like to add the following response;
How do you tire out a FIT crowd of member riders?
If your member riders are actually WATCHING your feet and MATCHING their own intensity and rhythm to YOUR intensity/rhythm AND if you’re able to communicate the FEEL/MOOD/INTENSITY of each ride to them with correct verbal, non-verbal, visual and facial cues, then they should be able to feel completely consumed and happy from exhaustion at the end of your 55 minute class. If your members are NOT feeling it at the end of a 55 minute class, maybe YOU should work on your own personal fitness level. We shouldn’t forget that as “Spinning Fitness Instructors”, we need to be in BETTER and FITTER shape than our member riders. In my personal view, increasing the number of riding minutes in a class does not necessarily translate into more cardio output.
Thanks NS & I agree that the instructor has to give everything she expects to get from the class. And it’s true, we do have to be fitter because we do what they do plus talk through the whole thing.
Hi Cynthia. I just discovered your blog . I have never taught a fitness class in my life, but will begin teaching a Cycling class next week! I am excited and doing my research). I have attended Les Mills RPM classes in recent time and Spinning classes in my “old life”. I will be teaching at a small facility, similar to a YMCA.
First Question: How do I post to your blog (besides replying to a comment like I just did). I set up a user name, but have no clue beyong that.
My main question: Best way to builda 60 minute class . I have plenty of music to choose from (thanks again), but not sure how to build a challenging class. Any thoughts or resources to direct me to?
Hi Amy, congratulations on becoming an indoor cycling instructor! At this point the only way to post to my blog is in a comment but I am working on upgrading this for 2012. For now, click on comments on the post you want to comment on, then scroll to the bottom for the Leave a Reply box.
I love longer classes – I’ve taught as long as 75 minutes and still have in the back of my mind to pitch a 2 or 3 hour class to my gym as a special event. When I do 75 minutes I build in a recovery song/water break of 2-3 minutes in the middle but for a 60 minute class it is working drills all the way through. I find the 60 minute classes usually attract experienced riders looking for a challenge so my goal would be to offer those riders a challenge while keeping the class accessible to less-experienced riders.
I allot about 10% of the class to warmup and 10% to cool down so I would start with a slightly longer warm up, maybe 6 minutes and have the first song just be easy spinning while I go over proper form. The second song is an easy working drill, usually a climb or a tempo drill not designed to take riders much over 65-70% of max heart rate. The real work starts with the third song, 6-7 minutes in.
I’ve experimented with different combinations of the various drills and there’s no one way to organize a good class. One of my favourite profiles is a simple series of climb/sprint/jump sets. I also like including larger hills (such as 3 climbing songs in a row) or a series of sprint intervals (e.g. 3 songs spanning 9 sprint intervals in a row) or multiple jumping songs in a row. Doing more of the same type of drill in a row is tougher than mixing it up.
I think riders appreciate ending a class feeling spent, so I always plan a couple of tough drills right before the cool down.
The cool down would be 6-8 minutes with upper body stretching on the bike and lower body stretching off the bike. I always add an extra song as goodbye music at the end, for when people are wiping down their bikes etc.
As for other resources, I would suggest checking out some of the links to other spinning blogs in the right hand column. You will get a feel for how a bunch of different instructors put classes together. Another good site is http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com. Some of their content is free while the rest requires a membership. There is a lively forum at http://www.pedal-on.com with a ton of information but I think they just limited it so that only registered members who have a certain number of posts (5 I think) can see the material about creating classes. The spinning website also posts a weekly profile from an instructor and I have gotten some great song suggestions there but the music isn’t always to my taste.
My best advice for your first class is: (1) pick music you love and know really well, and (2) practice the class once by yourself before you do it. Go to an empty spin room, put on the mike, do everything you will do in class (yes, talk out loud) and run through the whole class. If there are bumps or rough patches, you’ll know. I don’t do this anymore but for the first year or so I did it a lot and it really helped.
Good luck! Let us know how your first class goes.
Cynthia,
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply to me about your blog and my “newbie” questions about teaching. Well, I did it. I completed my first 60 minute class today as an instructor.
I created a challenging class, filled with about 50 minutes of real good work. Your music/playlist suggestions and comments were very helpful. I included Usher, Pink, Flo Rida, Salena Gomez, Right Said Fred, MC Hammer, Taio Cruz; The Veronicas, Justin Timberlake, Marky Mark, Avril Lavigne, Jimmy Eats World, Tone Loc, Paramore, Devo, Christina Aguilera, Adam Ant and ACDC! I tried to include a little for everyone. I had a good turn out…10/12 available bikes taken. I had several avid outside riders. I teach at a facility like a YMCA..nothing fancy..not great bikes or music system..but it works. Now that I have the confidence to move forward I am looking forward to continuing in this “out of my comfort zone” location! Thanks again for helping me get there!
Amy
Hey Cynthia!
I just got my certification to be a spinning instructor and i live in a very small town that most people here haven’t even heard of spinning. But Me and two ladies went and received our certification so we are so excited and this is outside of my comfort zone. My email address is brttnylngly@yahoo.com and i would love to stay in touch with you because i need some help getting some routines together for my first couple of classes. I am a little nervous but i am very excited at the same time. Thank you so much!!! Everyone in my class will be beginners so thats good and maybe easier to plan. Thanks again.
Brittany
Hi Brittany,
Congratulations on getting your certification and getting a spinning program going in your community! I would be happy to try to help (you can email me your questions or draft profile/playlist at spinningmusicblog [at] gmail [dot] com. There is also a ton of support and expertise from instructors all over the world at the Bike Cafe. We’ll get you going!
I posted this on the reader playlists first but then I thought it would be more appropriate here. I had no idea that I could crossfade songs on iTunes until this weekend, thank you master intructor D! Someone else may be in the dark on this too so here is how to do it. Go to iTunes, Edit, Preferences, Playback and click on Crossfade Songs. Now you have one continuous flow but can control the songs individually as opposed to it being one long song like MixMeister. I love MixMeister and mostly use it but if I have a new crowd I may veer from my plan. This way I can skip songs if I want. Yay!
I just asked something like this on my blog, excellent timing!
I’m going to check that out tonight. So then when you use your ipod it plays continously?
Jessica, the crossfade works only on some devices. I’m still looking into this. Some of my songs work properly and some don’t on the SAME playlist when I play them on iTunes from my PC. I have read that a Nano will work and a Touch will not. There is quite a bit of chatter on the subject. I’ll keep you posted.
I started a brand new instructor in May with two classes of six riders per week. As of September I’ve had as many as 22 and we hold steady at 16. I was also instructor of the month at my huge club largely in part to this blog. THANK YOU all! I haven’t been able to access the reader playlists though. When I try to use it Shockwave crashes. Anyone know why?
Hi Jennifer,
I have had a few people mention this to me. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s the number of comments – over 500 – that are causing the crash. I would suggest trying to view the site with another browser – maybe Firefox or Chrome? It does take a bit of time to load now – will appear frozen until it loads.
I am meeting with a WordPress design guy at the end of the month. I am hoping he can help me streamline the blog and fix some of these little glitches, maybe even add a few new features. So look for a new and improved Spinning Music later this fall.
Crashes with Chrome and Explorer BUT works great with Firefox. Thanks for yet another tip!
BTW – huge congrats on winning instructor of the month at your gym!
Could not have done it without all of you. I had taught one class when they hired me in May but shhhhh…they don’t know that.
Fake it till you make it!
Can anyone give me an idea of what they know to be a reasonable and customary range as far as compensation for teaching an hour long spin class?
Thanks!
Chicago IL USA is $25-35 when just starting out with a gym. Typically closer to $35. More experience over the years at the same gym may get you up to $45.
I would agree with Mark, here in the midwest starting rate is $25.00 at a private studio or gym but YMCA’s pay scale is much lower starting rate is $13,00-$15,00. Hope this helps.
Jeez, I wish I got paid that much per class! The YMCA that I work at pays less than $10 per hour, so by the time you get there, set up, and take down after the class it’s a little over an hour.
Here in the Northeast it varies greatly.
At one gym I started at $30, at another I started at $20 but with a free membership from the start and the ability to bring guests whenever.
I know of a handful of instructors who make $50 but most clubs are trying to phase them out since they’d rather pay folks less.
At my gym it is $20-$25 for most instructors, though long-time instructors can get a few dollars an hour more. All instructors with at least one weekly class also get a free membership, and once a year they give a coupon for a second free membership (typically used for spouses). Instructors also get discounts on personal training.
And folks, if you like Lululemon Athletica for gym gear, they offer 10% off to fitness instructors in all disciplines, you just have to bring them a pay stub once and they’ll put you in their system. The only catch is that the discount applies only to things you buy for yourself and they do ask that you fill out their online feedback form to rate what you purchased.
I am pretty impressed that some can make $45 per class.
I work at a corp fitness gym, paid much less than a typical Mom and Pop gym. The range is between (before taxes) $25 – $35 per class. At one time, I was working for “spin studio”, making $35 hr. I think the more seasoned instructors were making much more.
Here in california (sacramento, cycle pay ranges from $15-26. One gym pays me $15, another $24 and another $23. Most clubs want you AFAA certified as well. I also get free membership to all the clubs and have my daughter on the big chain one. Another perk is i have free movie passes (up to 3) for Century theatres, free bodybugg online service, and 15-25% off car, life, etc. We also get $80 credit per year to dynamix music. Not bad…..
Hey–where is our leader Cynthia? Haven’t heard from her in a while:-(
Cynthia- I would love to get your feedback on RealRyders. I just picked up a new gig teaching gig using them—we have not been certified by RR so cuing and teaching is more challenging for all the instructors who are not familiar with this bike. Your thoughts, suggestions, etc. are welcomed!
Thanks!
Teaching on the RR’s is difficult—also been bothering one of my knees:-(
Feedback from others????
Hey Judy! I’ve been AWOL, but lurking on my own blog. I was home with my daughter during the day this summer & worked nights and weekends, so there wasn’t much down time for creating profiles or minding the shop. I’ve missed it. I have two playlists in the pipeline, and one BIG announcement, so look for a flurry of posts soon.
I’ve only done one class on the RealRyder bikes and you probably gathered from my post about it – I didn’t like them. Standing was the big problem for me – I found it impossible to keep the bike anywhere near steady. Have you checked out their website at http://www.realryder.com? They have a schedule for training all over the USA (didn’t check the cost, if any); if there’s nothing near you, try contacting them – I bet they have written info they could e-mail you.
Cynthia, what is your big announcement??? Did i /we miss it??? Are you pregnant again :-) Inquiring minds want to know……
Aw, gr8tflm, not pregnant. No, the big announcement was getting to 1,000,000 hits on the blog over the Labour Day weekend. Old news now. Sorry for not having anything more exciting.
Hey, speaking of being pregnant, did you read about Chicago mom Amber Miller, who completed a marathon last weekend while 39 weeks pregnant, then had something to eat and headed off to the hospital to give birth to her second child? Here’s a link to the story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/tribnation/chi-amber-millers-chicago-marathon20111011,0,557644.story
Amber Miller, my hat is off to you. (And to your doctor, who gave you two thumbs up to do it.)
Help! I am visiting Halifax next week and looking for a great place to spin. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
I would appreciate feedback from my fellow spin instructors-please help me gather information as to which fitness certifications (USA) are accredited and respected? I am IFPA and Mad Dogg cert in spin, NASM and AFAA certs in personal training, group exercise, sr.fitness, SilverSneakers cert too and now looking into aPilates cert—don’t want to break the bank since I don’ t get compensated nearly enough to justify costly certification- but at the same time I dont want to waste $ on a poor quality, unaccredited cert—I find it hard to believe that there are so many online cert courses- just doesn’t seem appropriate.
My spin cert is Schwinn, but I’d like to get Mad Dogg too. It’s a logistical issue for me – the closest Mad Dogg training is about 1500 km away in Ottawa.
Judy, here in California AFAA is highly recommended and has a great reputation as a leader in fitness. There also is APEX and of course IDEA. I would recommend those. As for spinning, Schwinn is recognized but all of 24 hr fitness along with mad dogg, but there is a difference so that is a personal preference i think. Les Mills programs are very good, but only can be taught at a Les Mills licensed facility. Good luck! sounds like you have a great resume of classes so check out what AFAA and IDEA offer for you.
Just found this site & love it! I’m a part time groupX instructor and was getting burned out on cycling only because I haven’t had time to set up my music (midlife (or late midelife??) change of careers-in nurnsing school); was buying premades! Was even looking at LesMills RPM just for the ease of music & choreo -
thanks for the motivation!
Welcome to the blog Rachelle. Glad to hear you find it useful. Drop by again to post a few of your favourite songs or playlists.
Maybe I am looking for the impossible but…..is there a piece of software out there that I can construct my spinning session with notes for my playlist ie sprint, climb etc with the timing within a track of faster and slower sections etc. Perhaps I am looking for something that doesn’t exist. I want to control my sessions through a small netbook rather than an iPod.
Anyone got any ideas, thanks for the feedback, Tony
http://www.cyclingfusion.com/classbuilder/
This is the 1st app developed for indoor cycling “Class Builder” I have not tried it yet as I use Spotify for my music and it does not work YET with streaming music
Hey-
Does anyone ride LeMonds- the bright yellow bikes? I have taught using Star Trac, Schwinn, CycleOps…but now I have new gig at a gym that has Le Monds and I find them hard to adjust—those levers are stiff and the design of the bike doesn’t allow for a petite person to fine tune because there is not enough room to move the levers for seat forward/aft or handlebars forward and aft if you keep both the seat and handlebars relatively low. Not sure if that makes sense but… any suggestions?
Hi guys
I’m looking for suggestions for a long (7-10 mins) instrumental track that I can use. I attended a class where the instructor used this beautiful irish music with different rhythms and tempos which she used in a very freestyle, unstructured kind of way with visualisations (eg we’re heading into a forest now; watch out for the branches, you’ll have to duck to avoid them). It’s not how I normally teach but I’d like to give it a try. Does anyone else teach in this way?
Hey Michelle,
Here are few longer instrumental tracks that I’ve had success with…
Fable (dream version) – Robert Miles (there are a few versions out there)
The Bongo Song – Safri Duo (or something like that, LOVE this song)
Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Mix) – Rob D (I think this is from the Matrix)
Let me know if any of these work for you.
Thanks Jessica
Sorry it’s taken so long to get back to you, internet is really slow in Zimbabwe and I keep downloading the songs to youtube, but it takes so long that by the time they’re done I have forgotten about them and closed down the page! I love the Bongo Song too and often use it for sprints. I hadn’t heard the other two before, they’re great! Very atomospheric :) I’ll definitely try them out on my class. The beats are quite steady though, any ideas on songs which have more tempo changes?
Here’s a suggestion from me. I run a program right now and having great success with the Painkiller song suggested in the Reader Playlist in this site (where you have to do a quick stand-up everytime the word Painkiller is mentioned) There’s always laughter and smiles in the class during this song. Thanks for this!
In the same program – and here’s my suggestion – I also use Toca from,,, doh…Boca. It’s mainly just a beat, but with a perfect build-up. During the first minute I let my spinners pedal easy and fast, disregarding the rhytm. This to let them get some speed into their legs after the previous song, which in my program is a slow and heavy going hip hop song producing sour legs (“Jump Around”, if interested) . After 1:27 and the words “La Musica Toca!” is where the beat really starts to fly. Here I have already instructed the spinners that they run like a team. “Keep in formation and be sure to steer straight forward and in perfect pace in order to not destroy the slipstream effect”. You can literally see them pedaling with their tongues out of their corners out of their mouths, that’s how concentrated they are. After three or four minutes with this I crossfade into Adele with “Rolling in the Deep”, I’ve found that it works great to alternate beats with melodic songs like the Adele hit..
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I use the volume button frequently. In the first minute of Toca you leave the volume quite low, almost to the point of too-low for a spinning class, but that enables you to turn it up to almost too-high when the beat proper starts at 1:27. Fun, everytime!
Just getting started as an instructor after being in class for 10 years and enjoying this website!! Here’s my contribution: Someone Like You, Adele (remixed by DJ Joe Gautheaux, Brian Cua, Big Room Anthem) (130 bpm): http://soundcloud.com/djjoeg/someone-like-you-joe
Oh, almost forgot…mine’s a flat white!
Just a bit about me…I spent a couple of years out of shape through injury and a stressful all consuming job. I turned 40 not too long ago and decided enough is enough. Got myself in shape and lost 4.1/2 stone in the process. Quit my job, studied and qualified as a personal trainer, then steadily built up my clients and knowledge. I was recently asked to cover a spin class, and although really nervous about showing my lack of knowledge. I jumped in with both feet…The best opportunity ever given to me! I now have people I ‘ve never meet coming up to me asking me when my next class is. Love the music, love the people and love the buzz! Just been promoted to gym manager of a 7500 people club where we have 4/5 spin classes per day and I’m not giving mine up for no one!!!
Thank you so much for you help and inspiration over the last few months, and hi to everyone who’s ever dipped their toes out of their comfort zone.
Paul from a sunny London, UK.
Just a few tracks that are keeping me motivated that I’ve not seen here. My guys love ‘em. I’ll let you decide where you take them:
Artist: Title:
B Complex Beautiful Lies 6:45
Sander Van Doorn Riff 5:09
Chase & Status Pieces (Ft.Plan B) 4:49
Magnetic Man I Need Air 4:17
Chase & Status End Credits (Ft.Plan B) 3:21
Ryoksopp The Girl and the Robot 4:29
Audio Bullys Shot You Down 3:35
Cross Genesis 3:54
Air All I Need 4:28 (my favourite cooldown)
Enjoy:-)
life has a funny way of putting you through the grinders… after leaving my home of ottawa, for an opportunity overseas, i found myself struggling with culture shock and some personal pains (I’ll leave in a volt)…until I discovered spinning. life is always a struggle, but that hour a few times per week, was the best thing that could have happened. i’m living in a developing country now, in the midst of the “arab spring” but this tiny class, with thrill of a pump and music gives me that boost to help make through another difficult day. after 8 weeks, i’ve been offered a chance to teach my own class. i have long owned my own spinner, but never really learnt all of the moves and the importance of the music until i recently joined the classes. thanks for helping to promote a great sport and sharing music!
an international spinner in culture shock
Hi Randy,
Welcome to the blog! I love hearing from readers all over the world and have a huge soft spot for Canadians and Canadian artists (since I’m Canadian, too.)
That’s fantastic that you’re going to be teaching. Drop by in a month or two and let us know how it’s going for you. The Bike Cafe is always open if you have questions.
I know it will probably be impossible to take a cycling certification where you’re living but there is a ton of great material available on the internet about teaching, a lot of it from the Spinning website. You should also Google spinning and contraindicated to get a sense of which moves are controversial and why, so you can decide what to include and nix from your own classes. You may find the indoor cycle instructor website helpful – they offer a subscription based service that costs about the same as a couple of magazines. You can find them at: http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/. I’ve exchanged email with one of the owners, John McGowan and listened to some of their free podcasts but I don’t have a subscription (with a toddler, time is very limited!) I think they do offer a free or low cost trial though, so you can try it and see what you think. And if you get back to Ottawa, they offer regular Spinning certifications. I’ve been meaning to fly there and do one myself. I have friends in Ottawa so it would also be a great social visit.
All the best,
Cynthia
Just wanted to pass along that SYTYCD is now posting the music they use in each episode – very helpful for some inspiration!
http://www.fox.com/dance/recaps/season-8/episode-1/
Thanks Lisa. SYTYCD is one of my guilty pleasures. I wish I could move like that.
Cynthia – you change the settings but I think it will messed the order of the comments. For example, my comment would be listed before yours. Not sure will work. Anyway, here is the link to the options.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/discussion-settings/
Love the site!
Cheri
Hi Cheri,
I should hire you as my webmaster. Thanks for the link – I reversed the comments so that the newest ones are always at the top. I took a quick look through the blog and it seemed okay. Replies still come after comments, no matter what the date.
Readers, how do you like this change? Let me know…
Love that the newer comments are on top! I used to scroll, scroll and scroll some more to see that latest and greatest! Ratings will be helpful, and Bike Cafe provides a wonderful, valuable resource for all who love to spin:-) The changes have made this the best go-to website! Idea- how about reviewing bike shoes, riding attire, bikes, etc? One person’s experience may help another make an informed decision.
I used your latest posted playlist tonight- loved it-I added a few songs to make it 60 minutes–climb to ‘Sunglasses’/Divine, ‘What the Hell’/Lavine, then finished with ‘Music is Pumping’. Loved it!
Thanks Cynthia!
Thanks for the feedback Judy. I goosed that playlist to 75 minutes for a class last weekend as well and posted it with some comments about the Real Ryder bikes at a local gym. I like the idea of reviews… will think about how to add this.
Hey all you spinners,
We are having a spin-a-thon where I teach next weekend—I am teaching one segment- 3 hours-does anyone have suggestions for heart pumping, motivating tunes. The competition is based on heart rate/calories burned-all participants will be wearing a monitor- each team (3 members per team/ each spins for 1 hour) gets sponsers and the $ goes to fund underpriviledged kids’ memberships at our facility- yay for encouraging kids to be physically active! My job is to keep all the participants motivated- me too because I am teaching and a member of a team! Any suggestions will be appreciated!
Sounds like a blast. If one segment is three hours, how long is the whole thing? I love that the competition is based on heart rate. A friend of mine did some spin classes on a cruise recently and said that each riders’ heart rate was projected on a screen for all to see (but the riders were identified only with a number, so while you could see where everyone in the class was, you only knew for sure which number was your own. The instructor could say things like, “Pick it up number six!” He said it was incredibly motivating.)
For a class like this I’d go with a combination of my favourites and great new music.
My favourite go-to sprinting songs are Stoned in Love by Chicane, This is How a Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas, and The Boys of Summer by the Ataris.
For out-of-the-saddle climbing, I like Thunderstruck or You Shook Me by AC/DC, Supermassive Black Hole by Muse, Viva la Vida by Coldplay, Lit Up by Buckcherry, and Mercy by Duffy.
For seated climbing, I like Old School by Hedley, and Clubbed to Death by Rob Dougan.
Favourite warmup songs are I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas, Jumpin’ Jack Flash by the Stones, or Ride Like the Wind by Fab
Favourite cool down is Africa by Karl Wolf, or If I Were a Boy, by Beyonce
My favourite newish songs are The Edge of Glory by Lady GaGa, Magic by B.o.B., More by Usher, Dynamite by Taio Cruz, and Sexy Chick by David Guetta.
Hi Cynthia
I love your blogs, the new bike cafe and reader playlists are excellent. Would it be possible to reverse the order of the posts so that the most recent appears at the top instead of the bottom? It is time consuming to have to scroll down each time I want to read the most recent updates. Thanks for taking this into consideration!
Hi Mae,
Great idea! I rooted around my WordPress dashboard but didn’t see a way to reverse the order of the posts. Are there any WordPress gurus out there who could tell me if I missed something? I am just using the free online version.
Personally I am open to all types of (cueing) instructing—as long as the instructor is good at the style they are choosing to use, it all works for me. Each instructor has to allow their individuality to shine! I too visit my colleagues classes- not only does it give me new ideas but I enjoy the diversity. I prefer that the instructor be on the bike–I know the people who attend my classes feel it’s motivating to see their instructor working as hard as they are and I couldn’t agree more:-)
Hi Cheri,
I love that you’re going to other people’s classes and thinking critically about what works and what doesn’t.
I think this is a personal thing. There is no one right or best way to do it. I stay on the bike, myself. but I’ve been to classes where the instructor walked around.
While some people may not mind being singled out by name to correct their form, I think a lot of people would, and it’s the kind of thing that might drive someone from your class permanently. Walking around and giving a quiet suggestion here or there is safer, though I think some riders would still bristle at any correction aimed at them. My own practice is to make my comments on form to the entire class and let people figure out what applies to them. It isn’t always successful – in particular, the people who love to pedal with too little tension – but it mostly works.
I think there’s a secondary issue here, too with how much talking your riders like. Some instructors chat through the whole class; others give minimal cues and let people ride their own ride. I like a chatty instructor if they have an engaging personality, and instructors who are engaging can develop a real following this way. I also thoroughly enjoy classes with minimal cueing so I can focus on my ride. (I find the instructors who go for minimal cueing often prefer trance/house or instrumental music (no vocals) which enhances individual focus). Both options can deliver a great class.
Anyone else want to weigh in on this?
Cynthia
I, personally, am one for minimal chat. I like to let the music guide the ride. However, I do provide some Jillian Michaels-like motivation during the pickups in sprints.
For 8 years I stayed on the bike the entire time. However, this winter I had pneumonia & it left me unable to ride for more than 2-3 minutes at a time. So I spent a lot of time off of the bike. My spinners said that the classes where I was off the bike were HELL. I think it’s because I really didn’t have an idea of how hard I was making the class.
That said, the best advice I ever got from a fellow instructor early on in my career is this “no one likes an easy class. If your class is brutally hard, they might complain, but they will always come back. People like to be pushed.” I have always kept that nugget in the back of my brain. It’s true. My classes are BRUTAL, yet they sell out in 5 minutes with a wait list every time.
I agree, Amy. The classes that routinely fill up at my gym are the toughest ones. (It also helps if the instructor is buff!) The ones that languish with 6-8 riders almost always have instructors who don’t push hard enough. It’s not street cred – they have some excellent credentials. It’s the execution.
I was surprised to learn that time slot has not a whole lot to do with the popularity of a class. Four times now, I’ve seen a wildly popular instructor give up a packed class. Six months later, the new instructor is getting 6-8 riders, often fewer. All the people just drifted away because the class didn’t offer what they were looking for.
Hi all, this week I attending another spin instructor’s class and witnessed a class that had ALOT of instruction during the class. Don’t misunderstand my statement “ALOT of instruction”, I do instruct during the class but this class was much more. The instructor told all the riders that she was coming around and checking their form (which was good) and then called out people who needed to adjust their form. I usually watch from the bike, during the song and call out (without names) whether their form is off or their heads are down (“heads up”).
I am reaching out to you folks, I wasn’t sure if this was something most instructors do or if it was just a little over the line. I don’t necessarily think its not a good thing, just wondering if I should incorporate more of her teaching in my class.
Anyone have any comments or advice?
Keeping laughing and smiling (it’s a good thing)!
Cheri
Dear Cynthia,
it was very impressive, when I read how you involved spinning class.
I live in Taiwan but Korean nationality.
I also really like spinning. I’ve involved spinning about 4~5 years.
even I’m not an instructor or master, really I’m enjoying spinning.
if you are available or possible, I hope you could share your spinning music with me.
if I couldn’t go to class of spinning, I play it by myself in the gym.
maybe..I’m crazy!
Abe
Hi Abe,
Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
You’re not crazy at all. Before I taught, I used to make my own playlists and spin by myself, too. I really enjoyed it. I don’t have music available to download on the blog but you have all the information you need to download the songs yourself and put them into a playlist. I also give all the cues you need to do the class yourself. Starting on January 1, 2011 all of my playlists will be posted on Ping under my moniker – spinning music. Ping lets you listen to and download all of the songs easily.
The weather is getting nicer in Canada. Can’t wait to ride outdoors again.
Can you please point me to where you have your cues? I am testing to get certified this Sunday and I am terrified for my first time leading. I’ve been taking class for years now and am comfortable on the bike, I’m just not sure how to actually construct a ride, other than to pick out some fun songs.
Thanks! I have a great discussion with the studio owner. He was very nice about it. Good and bad news. Good news, the chit chatter purchased more spin classes. Bad news, I may another challenging class this week. Fortunately, I have some great ideas from this site!
Appreciate the help!
Keep smiling!
Cheri
Hi Cheri,
I had another idea – it’s sort of passive aggressive but it might work. At the outset of the next class that Chatty Cathy attends, you could announce that the gym has received a complaint about riders talking during spin classes and ask them all to be respectful of each other’s ride and not to talk during class. Hey, it’s true – the gym DID get a complaint – yours.
Good luck – let us know how you decide to handle it and how it worked for you.
Hi Cheri,
Morgan’s got some good ideas. If you are comfortable teaching off the bike, a quiet word might be just the thing.
I sometimes get talkers during the warmup and usually just start talking myself (I have a mike, so I’m always gonna win that one).
Riders who talk consistently during class aren’t working hard enough. I do two things: turn up the music, and cue the class to push harder. I do find that turning up the music usually works.
Hi folks! Love this web site! great ideas and suggestions. I recently had a challenge and would love your suggestions on how to handle it. What do you do when you have 2 people who talk thru entire spin class? Talking to the point it is disrupting others. I tried hooting, hollaring and cheering them on, to get them to focus on the class and quiet down. It only worked for a minute (sign!). I also work for a small studio when the owner is pretty much business focused. To me it means, customer service and sell memberships! My other challenge, I am a very direct person. Some people may take my comments as insults. This could get me in trouble with the owner (yikes!).
Any ideas? Words or actions I could have used?
Keep spinning!
Cheri
I totally understand your frustration… I have texters…
I did my certification at the beginning of the month and we talked about this exact topic. The instructors suggestions were to either get off your bike and walk around, politely say something to them when you walk past them. Or to tell the class to “quiet their minds and their mouths” and get into the beat of the music and turn it up. These feel a bit generic and passive to me, I’m direct like you haha but it can’t hurt to try them.
I say make them work more, I had an instructor in the past say that your mouth better be open and all you should be abel to do with it is breathe, otherwise you aren’t working hard enough.
I hope this helps somehow!
I turn up the music like someone else suggested but then I yell, “CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?!” Sometimes nothing works though so I just do my thing.
Wow! What a great tool to use as an indoor cycling instructor. It is amazing to me how the community of teachers can now be so well connected. One thing I’d like some feedback on is how others find fresh, creative, and effective ways to promote the classes that they teach. If there is one thing I love most about teaching, is teaching to a packed house!
Would love to hear any feedback,
Kendra
Hi Kendra, I love a packed house, too! Learning the names of regular riders and chatting to them outside of class helps. Finding out who is packing them in and going to their classes to study what they do also helps.
Some other ideas:
- encourage riders to make a standing date with a friend to come to your class
- keep things fresh and fun, well-thought out classes with great music. Let your passion shine.
- people like to be pushed hard – deliver a challenging class
- try a contest – participating riders get a check mark for every class they attend over 12 weeks. Riders getting 10/12 or more get a prize (your gym might even donate some swag).
There are some good podcasts on promoting one’s classes on iTunes from the indoorcycleinstructor podcast (also at http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com).
All the best,
Cynthia
I’m fairly new to instructing and am trying to build up a member base for my classes, but what I find has been working is doing themed classes. I know this isn’t for everyone but I really enjoy thinking up a theme and going out and finding music to fit to it and my members seem to like it too. THe last one I did was for a Saturday morning class, I did a “party” theme and baked muffins for everyone to enjoy at the end :)
Mmm, I would like a muffin after a spin class. Great idea.
Hello Guys!!! I’ve been a Spinning Instructor here in Puerto Rico for over 6 years teaching 4 to 5 classes a week 3 classes in the same GYM with almost the same PPL. I think that mabye some of you think like me; “SO what I’m Gonna Play Today..?????, Nope, I use that one on monday….”
Thanks for all the refreshing ideas!
Q.
Hi Q. Even when I was teaching 3-4 classes a week it was to different people, so I was able to rotate my playlists and get more mileage out of them. I also tracked which ones I used by writing the name of the playlist in my calendar. What strategies do you use to keep everything going?
Hi there and thank you for this great resource! I just got off the bike about an hour ago and I love coming to this site for inspiration! Congrats on such a great idea!!
I teach about 5 times a week and I try to challenge myself to keep my profiles fresh, so this will be wonderful!
Right back atcha, Angela. You and I enjoy a lot of the same artists but I was excited to see that I’m not familiar with many of the songs you’ve chosen – I love new material! (Readers, Angela’s blog is acyclepsycho.blogspot.com and it’s got tons of great playlists and music ideas.)
WOW- I am overwhelmed with the kind, helpful advice and support from everyone! Thanks so very much!
Ok, thanks so much! I will try that! Thanks for the advice and wonderful blog!
Hi, I am a new spinning instructor. I have been teaching classes for years, Bodypump, Bodystep, and Bodycombat, but have basically no experience with spinning. I literally think I took spin (RPM mainly but a couple of freestlye) classes about 5, maybe 6 times in my whole life before I agreed to teach it. It has been a hard adjustment since it is so different from the other formats I teach, and I only teach 1 class a week for now. I teach total about 9 classes a week, sometimes more if need to sub. I am currently in the middle of certifying through a home study program. I kind of feel overwhelmed by it right now. I teach so much that in order to allow myself to recover and prepare for my other classes, I can’t go to other instructors classes. I think I could teach 3 hours of Step back to back, but I have to admit 1 hour of spin kicks my butt. I am having trouble building up endurance, especially for standing sprints, which I want to do so badly. Any thought on how I can overcome this? This is my only job (well besides being a stay at home mom!), and I am very dedicated and always give 150% to whatever class I am teaching. Any ideas or suggestions would be great. Thanks, Angie
And for Judy- do not let one person’s comment get you down. I have learned after 6 years that you will not please everyone all of the time no matter what. For every one person that thinks you are so-so, there will be 10 who love you. I have a lady like that that comes to all of my Bodypump and spin classes. She is never satisfied, no matter what anyone does for her. She even tells this guy I work with how he needs to teach his class. She told him that he shouldn’t go from a warm-up track to a climbing track! Hello, who is she to tell him how to teach? She is so annoying, my GroupX director (who is also the owner) is about ready to yank her membership because she is always whining and complaining about everything and everyone. So do not stress about it. Everyone has that 1 person who will try to bring them down. It sounds like you are doing what you should. I would also invite your director to class. I don’t think she should “restructure” anything until she has personally experienced you class!!! Stay positive!
Hi Angie,
I got tired just reading about all the teaching you do, plus being at home with your kids! I have a friend who teaches RPM, BodyPump, BodyStep and Zumba and he says he finds the RPM classes the hardest to learn. I know when you teach RPM you’re not supposed to bring notes into class – I’d have a heck of a time if I didn’t bring my cheat sheet.
I have a couple of ideas that might help. First off, it’s very common for new Spinners to struggle through the first few classes, even if they have a high level of fitness for other activities. It’s the same for me when I run. I could spin for 2 hours, but running for 30-40 minutes leaves me with newborn pony legs the next day, because I don’t run that often anymore. No need to do anything; this will fix itself within a couple of months. It’s just sport-specific fitness.
As for the standing sprints, my suggestion would be to dial back the resistance. Actually, for teaching generally, I use less resistance than when I am taking a class. I want to be able to talk throughout without sucking wind, but leave enough resistance on the bike to demonstrate good form.
All the best,
Cynthia
Judy — Don’t let that ONE person get you down. So one person, for whatever reason, doesn’t like your class… imagine those that (unfortunately) don’t tell you how much they LOVE your class and what an inspiration you are to them. Remember the needs of the many…
Thanks for the pep talk! I just put a great playlist together using some of Cynthia’s Top 25 of 2010 and interspersed those tunes with some of my fave Adam Lambert—I ran to it ( that’s how I test out all my playlists) and loved it.
Judy, Megan and Dee are right on. I think your classes sound plenty inspiring. Your passion sure comes through here in your posts and comments.
I teach for a living and get student evaluations every year. I was used to getting very positive evals but got a vicious one a few years ago and went to a colleague with it. He talked me off the ledge and said something that I think was very wise. He told me, “You can’t connect with everyone – it’s impossible. If 90% of your evals are positive, you’re doing great.” I reminded myself of his words last week – we did mid-term evaluations and I had 27 great evaluations and one “meh” evaluation. I would love to be able to connect with every single student, every single time, but I accept that there are going to be a few misses.
I got the sense that your boss isn’t being supportive – why not invite her to take one of your classes and give you feedback? I bet she’ll be blown away and see that you’re delivering a great class.
Hugs and a high five,
Cynthia
Just when I need some advice and support here is a wonderful forum to get guidance, thanks Cynthia!
I’m pretty bummed, yesterday I was told by my supervisor that one of our members said that my class was uninspiring:-( I have great music, cheer my riders on by saying things that I would want to hear, challenge them, keep my music fresh and always have their best interest at heart ( “this is your ride” “listen to your body” “only do what you feel comfortable with”…) I have undergrad degrees in sociology & psychology, and a masters in public health have been cert personal trainer for 12 years, and practice what I preach (I race- 1/2 marathons, triathlons-participate in all types of sports- balance cardio with strength training etc.) I still have my original clients- talk about retention! I have attended many of the classes that my coworkers teach and don’t feel that anyone else’s classes are ‘better’ than mine- what I did learn is that many try to keep the members motivated by incorporating contraindicated movements into their routines. Though my supervisor claims that she takes these comments with a grain of sand she wants to ‘restructure’ a few of my classes. Hmmm, apparently that grain just became a beach. She wants to implement a program I suggested several months ago; heart rate training.
I try to engage my spinners, keep them motivated and injury free yet my personality is what it is…does anyone have any advice to offer? THANKS!
Don’t let it get to you, Judy! Exercise is something that EVERYONE has a preference on. Some people like to go at it alone, some people like exercising in a class… and of those that do like a class setting: some like a boot camp style instructor yelling at them, others like someone who won’t shout, some like oldies music, some like techno… you can’t please everyone! It sounds like you have your priorities straight and your main concern is keeping your participants motivated and injury free. My teaching style is similar to yours. After every one of my classes, I say “Thanks for coming, please let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions as I am always looking to improve!” I’ve never gotten negative feedback (except for one song that somebody didn’t like), but people do sometimes offer suggestions. Maybe if you invite suggestions, this person who said your class was “uninspiring” would bring you their suggestions… and if not, then hey, nothing else you can do!
Yes that is wonderful. I have a spinnig class in turkey. I m always picking my musics from here. And new ideas about spinning will be very good. I dont want to do the same things all the time in my class… Always better than the other lesson.
Thanks Ensar. I am looking forward to it too.
Thank you so much for this website! I’m getting certified at the end of the month and this website definitely helps by giving me more confidence. :)
Congrats Chastine! Come back and tell us how your teaching is going.