Originally posted by han-grrl
Hey Fellow Instructors and Spinning Students

How CLOSELY do you follow Mad Dogs guidelines. i'm not talking about contra-indicated movements, just the pure definitions of the types of classes.
What are mad dog guidelines? Is this something I should know?
For instance, for an endurance class, the recommendation is a seated flat. Not only do i think this kind of boring but so do the students, plus any long slow distance ride wouldn't necessarily be on a flat the entire time, especially around here. I don't see a problem with telling the students to maintain that low heart rate, but add in some climbs or even jumps (done very slowly). The key is to use breathing effectively to maintain low heart rate. What do you think, what do the students think? Do they like an hours worth of seated flat?
Sounds boring to me. I like the long extended climbs, and the cadence work, and the cadence/sprint work. The up/down/up/down sequences are the only one I struggle with.

Irulan