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FREE music from MasterBeat.com!

kristaleopold — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:36:29 +0000

Great music from a great site for a great price: FREE!! How does a complimentary copy of “I Gotta Feelin” by Black Eyed Peas or Rihanna’s latest, “Russian Roulette” sound to you? I snatched up these plus more for free right now at Masterbeat — don’t miss it!!

10 free downloads from Masterbeat!

Spinning Profile: Giro d’Italia Stage 10

kristaleopold — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:34:34 +0000

After nearly 9 months hiatus, I finally returned to teach my first Spinning class. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to — scheduling just never worked in my favor. I am also fortunate to work in one club where sub requests are snatched up instantly, but the flip side of that is that I have been too slow to pick up extra classes! Eventually (and it was bound to happen sooner or later), the fine gentleman who replaced me in my early morning spot decided to take a vacation, so I stepped in to teach the folks I had the pleasure of leading for almost two years once again. What a great group of folks! They welcomed me back and took away any of the nervousness I was feeling as I got my bike set up. We had a great ride, and, naturally, I want to share it with you!

This is one of my favorite rides. I put it together about a year ago based on a profile posted to pedal-on by Patrick Schutte. Patrick is responsible for the template that I am attaching. You’ll find it in Excel and PDF format — it is very detailed, which is how I like em! It mimics the 10th Tappa of the 2007 Giro d’Italia which rides along the Italian Riviera and then finishes with a steep 14 percent grade to the Santuario Nostra Signora Della Guardia. It features seven steep climbs and presents lots of opporunities for team surges. It is interval style and very challenging. The music, which was put together a year ago*, is still one of my favorite mixes and it went over very well. If you prefer something newer, I encourage you to try a couple of the current top hits on iTunes, posted in the left menu bar. And now, on with the ride…

The Profile

Giro Stage 10 Excel Spreadsheet

Giro Stage 10 PDF File

The Music

Here are the complete playlists, minus the songs that aren’t available from either vendor:

These aren’t on iTunes:

*: I had originally used a mashup that I can no longer locate! I have replaced it with a fun mix by DJ Earworm.

National Bike to Work Day Playlist

kristaleopold — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:28:51 +0000

Happy National Bicycle to Work Day!! It is May 15, and yes, today is the day that we celebrate by doing something good for our bodies and good for the environment. You did ride your bike to work today, didn’t you? If you are already at work and wondering why nobody told you, rest assured there is still time for you to get in on the fun! Here are some songs about bikes, working, riding, and going to school that you can add into your class mix this afternoon or next week. It’s never too late to encourage your riders to get their bikes out of the shed and get on the roads!

Have a Happy Bike-to-Work Day!!

Free Masterbeat music

kristaleopold — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:35:49 +0000

Note (5-15-09): The crossed out links have been fixed, and I double checked — all of these links work! Enjoy your music!

Happy Brithday to me, thanks to Masterbeat.com! I just peeked in my email and discovered that they gave me a birthday present — a credit for a free music download! I used it to buy

Akon – Beautiful (Sted E & Hybrid Heights Dub Mix)

which I found on the

MasterBeat Q1 2009 Top Remixes list.

Good stuff!

If you don’t have a Masterbeat account, I highly recommend you get one. Especially if your birthday is coming up! I’m jus’ sayin’….

Spinning Profile: Take it off then put it back on

kristaleopold — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:04:12 +0000

This ride was inspired by one of several Add-it-On rides on Pedal-on. It’s pretty much all-terrain, but it doesn’t feel like it is all over the place. This ride has a simple structure that allow a variety of heart rates, so it’s fun, and helps the time go by quickly. Here is the gist: The whole ride is broken down into 1 minute segments. We start off with a full circuit of segments (minus one) and explore nearly all of the positions and movements in Spinning. Then, each time we repeat the circuit, we take off one of the movements until we finish. Then, we repeat the circuit, adding the movements back one at a time until we finish. Simple, fun, challenging — just what you want from Spinning! There are also many coachable moments within this style of ride, so help your students treat each new minute of movement as its own opportunity for growth and strength. Here come the goodies:

The Playlist

I chose songs from Masterbeat for this one. The dance mixes available on Masterbeat are too much fun! My favorite feature is the Playlists tab, on the right side, hiding behind the New Releases. Here is where the DJs post the music they spin at a party or event. So fun! I picked Brett Henrichsen’s White Party 09 mix:

GET IT HERE

Brett’s full playlist is hours long — long enough for a great party! Here are the songs I couldn’t resist. They total a little more music than you’ll fit into a single class, so you might MixMeister these into a shorter playlist, or just jump through them, like I did. Either way, you will enjoy these!

Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Luis Erre 2006 Club Mix) (8:59)
Tristan Gardne – Cancun Paradise (DJ Novament Re-Worked Mix) (8:19)
Rihanna – Pon de Replay (Luis Erre Replay Club Mix) (8:10)
Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough (Dirty South Remix) (7:52)
Da Robsta & Frankly B f. MC Justice – Back to Da Old School (4:41)
Lady GaGa – LoveGame (Dave Aude Club Mix) (7:09)
Julian Marshall – Viva La Vida (Dance Mix) (6:29)
Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love Alex Dubbing Orchestral) (9:34)

The Profile

As mentioned before, this is basically a circuit or a loop ride, but we decrease the movements by one each time we repeat, then add them back on.

Warm-Up: 5:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, SC 1:00, StC 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, SC 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, SC 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, SC 1:00, StC 1:00, R 1:00
FF 1:00, StF 1:00, J 1:00, SC 1:00, StC 1:00, JOH 1:00, R 1:00
Cool-Down: 5:00

Total: 55 minutes

Abbreviations:
FF: “Fast Flat” – Take your flat road with a quick cadence, but don’t forget the resistance!
StF: Standing Flat, sometimes called running. HP2
J: Jumps. Stay in control, leave them out if you’re new to cycling.
SC: Seated Climb – Don’t cheat yourself out of a real hill — the interval only lasts a minute!
StC: Standing Climb – Add more resistance and push to the top of a short hill.
JoH: Jumps on a Hill – Final move. Keep a reasonable tempo, but take the last minute to push the heart to its own grand finale.

HAVE A BLAST!

Your playlists just got hotter!

kristaleopold — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:55:50 +0000

I just discovered a new site for getting music that has caused me to get not a drop of work done today!! The website is Masterbeat.com. As an avid (and by “avid” I mean rabid, mouth-foaming with excitement) fan of dance remixes, I could not contain my excitement while perusing their outstanding collection of remixes, electronica, and dance music. So here’s a no-brainer: What’s better for our Spinning Profiles and Group Fitness Classes than music the participants know and love? Answer: Music they know and love with a beat that makes them want to dance!

I know you are going to find something here you can’t live without. I just listened to the Top Ten List in the Right-Hand menu and cannot wait to start putting a ride together for this! I’m setting to work on that playlist and I will share when I’ve got it together. I’ll also have to figure out how to link directly to a song — so far I’m only getting albums. But I digress. Get there. Go now! Grab your headphones and start downloading!! Here’s that website again:

Masterbeat.com

You know you want to dance!!