Hi there

i started teaching back in november. recently i tried to focus on being more mad dog specific with my teaching. it actually worked well.

for endurance, the ride is a seated flat with an occasional 30 second running flat. Have your spinners focus on their pedal stroke. break apart each quarter of the stroke, have them feel their legs do each part, you can spend a good chunk of class doing that. i also make them play with their heart rate, try to drop it by a few beats, maintain and bring it up. all hovering around 75% of their MHR. i also play with cadences (80-110 RPM) making sure their heart rates don't change.

as for strength, lots of climbing, don't grind, use the cadences suggested by mad dog. keep the music upbeat but sometimes its hard to please everyone. don't take that personally. i have half my class loving my music the other class hating it, then when i switch the music can you guess what happens hahaha.

good luck and have fun!
Han