by Luciano

I want to share my particular way to build rides for many people with different styles and attitudes at the same time. In the gym that I work in,  there is very high biker turnover. 

    So, I have to solve those three little problems:

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by Marco Bengava

by Melanie Troppy

During my warm-up I usually allow them to sit and ride comfortably while we stretch our lower backs (rounding out the back), shoulders (crossing the arm in front of the chest),  glutes and hamstrings by going into the aggressive position.  I slowly take them to a standing climb and we pretty much get straight into it.  My warm-up song is usually about 124 bpm (I like to teach to a beat), I find teaching the beat is less stressful on the knees, especially during fast jumps.  I don't pump my arms, but maybe that cause I was certified by Keiser. 

by Deborah N. Larson

We have all been made aware of how important proper technique is, as well as proper form. I have my participants do form and breathing checks several times during my cycling classes and remind them that proper form and breathing come first: upper body relaxed, shoulders down, abs contracted, toes pointed forward, knees behind the toes, upper body behind the knees; proper breathing: breathe in through your nose, exhale twice as long through your mouth. I also stress heavily that they should keep all bouncing to a minimum so as to get the most out of each pedal stroke. And we do deep breathing and lots of stretching at the end of class. That's a pet peeve of mine - leaving early - stretching is equally important