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(Please note there are 4 pages of tunes in this list!!! Happy Listening!)

There is a really looooooong thread over at pedal-on.com called “Favorite Song of the Week” Since January 2009, instructors have been adding their favorite tunes and awesome finds and sharing them in what has turned out to be a pretty incredible list. I’ve been collecting them and I keep them in a separate playlist that I turn to when I want to find something different to use in a class or just to sample for myself. It is really fantastic.

A fellow pedalonian requested a compilation of the thread, and for good reason — it is huge!!! So, I’ve gone back and collected as many of the songs as I could (thankfully I’ve saved a bunch!) and I put them into order based on where in the thread they fall. It will take me a while to get through the entire thread, if I even DO get through the entire thread. But, here is the progress I have made so far. I will also prioritize putting newer posts into a playlist before older posts, so prepare to see these posted out of order.

I started at the end of the thread so you get the newest songs first, and am working backwards. I’ve split the playlists up so that they won’t have more than 40 songs each. Even 40 is quite a bit, so I might keep em even smaller in the future. I have put them into iTunes and published the mixes that you can peruse there at your leisure. Not every song that was suggested is available on iTunes. This means you’ll have to do some of your own homework if you want to have the entire list in your collection. But I’ve listed those songs separately with any links or clues that were provided as to where the song could be found.

Okay, that is the method to the madness. Now, onto the music….

• Pages 55-58
• Pages 58-62
• Pages 63-67
• Pages 68-71
• Pages 72-75

So, as promised, here is the followup post to 12 Things you can do right now to fall in love with teaching again. Because it was geared toward indoor cycling instructors and Spinning instructors, you might have found it a bit unhelpful. So here you go Zumba, Kickboxing, Step, Sculpt, Hip Hop and Whatever-Style-You-Teach teachers… A list just for you!
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Don’t you love that “top-of-the-world” feeling? When you are bursting inside with inspiration, look forward to coaching and can’t wait until your next class begins? And yet, those times are few and far between. Usually, we are just in the grind, day in and day out, teaching and going through the motions. Are you suffering from the doldrums? More importantly, are YOUR CLASSES suffering as a result of your doldrums? Wouldn’t you like to fall in love with teaching again?

I’ve compiled a quick list of ways you can kick start your inspiration and get back on top of the world again. While this list has specific inspirations for indoor cycling and Spinning instructors, the advice can certainly be adapted for any type of fitness instructor or personal trainer. But don’t worry, I’ve already started a list for group fitness instructors, which will be posted in a day or two.

Saturday morning, I taught one of the best Step classes I’ve taught in a long time. Maybe it was because I was still on a high from the Sanctuary Ride the night before. Or maybe it was because I slept really well. Or maybe it was something better than that….
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I want to share a personal experience with you that has completely transformed the way I see myself and the way I see my students.
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