Like others my primary motivation for spinn class is to keep in cycling shape in the off season.

I appreciate....

1. an instructor who uses a variety of music and who chooses the music because the beat matches the expected cadence
2. an instructor who creates a structured class...in other words the workout isn't just random spinn stuff--there is a warm up and intervals and breaks and a period of active recovery at the end.
3. an instructor who understands the needs of cyclists and structures spinn classes over time to improve specific aspects of cycling performance
4. an instructor who supports the participants with encouragement and motivation (not a drill sargent type)
5. an instructor who explains the drill at hand and what the benefits of the interval are

It sounded to me, Raindrop, like you are exactly this kind of instructor!

There are some kinds of intervals that I absolutely hate but I know that I need to do them to increase my cycling ability....The worst for me are high cadence out of the saddle speed drills. We did a 4.5 minute 116 rpm out of the saddle drill last week. Ack. Give me a high resistance, low cadence climb any day.

I've asked my instructors for an "All Enya" spinn class tape but so far, no luck.

It's hard when you have such a diversity of students whose needs and desires for the class are so different. Any chance you can have more than one kind of class? Spinning for Cyclists and Spinning for General Fitness, for example?


-traveller