Wednesday 4/22/15.  I called the playlist "Be A Hero".  Here are the songs.

• Memories - Romeofoxtrott
• The Woods - Hollow Coves (Rami & Mitchell Southam Remix)
• Khrónos - Nhyx
• Sea Of Dreams - Lady Ocean & Invece
• Can’t Get Better Than This (Radio Edit) - Parachute Youth
• Black Sheep - Gin Wigmore
• I'm Taking Off - Nick Carter
• Heroes (we could be) [feat. Tove Lo] - Alesso
• Deeper - Ella Eyre
• Confusion - Little Boots
• Best I Ever Had - Gavin DeGraw
• What I Want (RÆVE Remix) - KarlK & Ofenbach
• Wicked Games (feat. Anna Naklab) - Parra for Cuva
• White Elephant - Ladytron

Thanks again for coming to class and also thanks for checking out my blog.  As always if you have any suggestions please leave them in the comment.

See you in class,

Brian

On Sunday 4/1/2/2015 we did a class called Touch.  The name comes from song #10 in the playlist, Pata Pata, which means Touch Touch.

1. Another Love (Zwette Edit) - Tom Odell
2. Am I Wrong (Dj Dark & Dj Vianu Remix) - Nico & Vinz
3. She Moves (Far Away) [feat. Graham Candy] - Alle Farben
4. I Forget Where We Were - Boehm X George Ogilvie
5. Froot - Marina and The Diamonds
6. If I Lose Myself - OneRepublic
7. What I Want (RÆVE Remix) - KarlK & Ofenbach
8. Mr. Saxobeat (Radio Edit) - Alexandra Stan
9. Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) - Clean Bandit
10. Pata Pata - Ofenbach Remix
    (this is a remix of a well known song from the 1950's by the South African singer Miriam Makeba.  A video of the original version can be seen here)
11. Rainbow - Dyrigent ft. Julian Easily
12. Ignite - Starling Glow
13. Amor Fati - Washed Out
14. Begging - Lions Head

I hope you had fun in class.  As always, feel free to leave any suggestions or feedback in the comments.

See ya in class.

Brian

On Sunday 3/29/15 we did a class called No Mas.  This playlist includes songs from a variety of musical genres including House, 80's dance, recent Pop, an Motown.  I picked these songs because I hadn't used several of them in a while and they have good energy.  I hope they hang together.  Here is the playlist.

1. High Hopes - Kodaline (filous Remix)
2. Fade (Beatsession Remix) - Lilly Ahlberg
3. Birds Flying High - MÖWE
4. Build You A Castle (Mokoa Remix) - Wolfskind
5. U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Domino - Jessie J
7. Vamos A Bailar - Gipsy Kings
8. Hit the road Jack - Ray Charles
9. Young Love (Aerokind Remix) - BUNT. ft. Emma Carn
10. Winter Kills Me (feat. Lady V) - Markus Schulz
11. One Love (feat. Estelle) - David Guetta
12. More - Usher

Got a favorite workout song?  Let me know what it is and I will try to work it in.  And, as always, leave any feedback you might have in the comments.

See you in class.

Brian

Wednesday 3/25/15 - Pyramids

On Wednesday 2/25/15 we did a class called Pyramids.  Here is the playlist...

1. Running To the Sea (feat. Susanne Sundfør) - Röyksopp
2. Happy Endings - Faul
3. Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit) - Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz
4. Hey Brother - Avicii
5. Runaway - Parachute Youth
6. Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
7. Paper In Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp
8. Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
9. Zumba - Don Omar
10. No Diggity (Minimatic Remix) - Minimatic
11. I'm Taking Off - Nick Carter
12. Fuera De Mí ( Ya No Quiero Tu Querer) -Versión Remix- - José El Francés
13. Out of My Mind - The Madden Brothers

As always, if you have any comments or suggestions please post them in the comments.

See you in class...

Brian

Spring has sprung - Sunday 3/22/15

On Sunday 3/22/15 the class was titled Sprung in honor of the first full day of spring.  The playlist included a fair number of new songs.  I hope you liked them.  Here is the playlist...

• Save Me - Listenbee, Naz Tokio
• Overload - Life of Dillon
• Waiting Here (filous Remix) - Jake Isaac
• Seve - Tez Cadey
• Wash My Hands - Kormac
• Rivers (Sometimes) [Radio Edit] - Peer Kusiv & Martin Jondo
• We Are One (Deep Chill Version) - DJ Assad & Greg Parys
• Who's Got Ya Love (Radio Edit) - Dank
• Push (feat. Andrew Wyatt) - A-Trak
• Love Too Deep - Radio Edit - Ferreck Dawn & Redondo
• White Elephant - Ladytron
• My Love (feat. Jess Glynne) - Route 94
• Burn - Ellie Goulding
• I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like) - Michael Franti & Spearhead
• Begging - Lions Head

As always, leave any thoughts or suggestions you might have in the comments.  I'd love to hear from you.

See you in class.

Brian

On Wednesday 3/18/15 we did a class called Here Be Dragons.  Spotify has apparently taken away the embedded playlist feature I have used in other posts.  Most of these links are to Spotify but a couple of them are to Soundcloud or YouTube.  Some of the versions of the song I play in class are not available on Spotify.  Here is the playlist.

1. Love Too Deep - Ferreck Dawn & Redondo
2. RIVA (Restart The Game) - Klingande feat. Broken Back
3. Take Me - RÜFÜS DU SOL
4. Wrong (Radio Mix) - Robin Schulz
5. Under The Sun (Ofenbach Remix) - Andreas Moe (Soundcloud link)
6. Headlock (feat. Imogen Heap) [Radio Edit] - Ron van den Beuken
7. I Stand Alone - Theophilus London
8. Inside All the People - Planet Funk
9. All I Want - Jehro
10. 50 Ways to Say Goodbye - Train
11. I've Been Thinking About You - London Beat (YouTube link)
12. Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
13. Love Me Again - John Newman

I hope you enjoyed the class.  As always if you have any comments please leave them in the comments below.

Thanks,

Brian

On Sunday 3/1/15 we did a ride called "Mental Toughness".  The ride features 4 long-ish steady state efforts punctuated with shorter intervals.

Here is the playlist: (here is a direct link)


 If you want to rate the songs please do that with the survey form below (remember to hit "Submit when you are done")


Thanks for coming to class.  I'll be off next week.  I'll see you when I get back.

If you have any comments of a general nature, please feel free to leave them in the comments.

On Sunday 2/22/15 we did a class called Over Unders.  Over unders are endurance intervals where we vary the intensity from just slightly over threshold power to slightly under threshold power.  The reason we do this is to make it not so boring...despite what anyone tells you.

Here is the playlist on Spotify.
(If you don't see anything here or just want a direct link to Spotify you can clink this link)

Here is a little survey you can use to rate the songs.  Please don't forget to click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the survey when you are done.



 If you have any general suggestions for anything I might do differently or better, or any song request please post those in the comments.

Thanks for visiting my blog...I'll see you in class.

Brian

On Sunday 2/15/15 we did a playlist I called Out of My Mind.  The title comes from the last song in the playlist.

Here is the playlist for the class:
(here is a direct link to Spotify)



If you liked or didn't like some of the songs you can let me know in this little survey form. If you have any other feedback about the class, please let me know in the comments.

I hope you had fun.  See you next time!

For the Wednesday evening class 2/11 we did a class called Haley Wailey.

The title is named after my wife's dog Haley. Haley is a border collie/lab mix who spends the day looking out the window. We she sees something that warrants her attention, whether it be a squirrel, the mailman or another dog/owner walking by she lets out this long wail. Its actually kind of funny... except when you are on the phone with clients.

Anyway, here is the playlist for Haley Wailey...as before, if you don't see anything here you might try switching brands of browser or clicking here for a direct link to Spotify...



If you want to rate the songs I played, you can do that here... (make sure you click the submit button at the end).

So this is my first post on this blog.  I hope to use this blog as a way to connect with the people who attend my cycling classes at the Minneapolis YWCA in Uptown.  It is important to me that people find the class entertaining as well as challenging.  I am a big believer that music is a huge part of the experience.  On this blog I plan to publish the playlists that I use during class and encourage you, those who attend the classes, to rate the songs and provide other feedback that will help make the class better and better.

OK, enough of that...let's get started.

On Sunday February 8th, 2015 we did a class I called Mind Over Body.
The title pokes a little bit of fun at fitness instructors who emphasize making a "mind-body connection" during fitness classes.  I have never understood this.  It seems to me that if the body had much to say about it none of us would do any of this.  Perhaps I am just being too literal.

Anyway, here is the playlist...
(Note: I have been having a little bit of trouble with this feature.  If you don't see anything below you can try another brand of browser, Firefox seems to work well,  or open the playlist directly in Spotify by clicking this link)




If you have any general feedback about the class, please use the form below to provide that.  Don't forget to hit the "Submit" button when you are done.



...and if you want to rate the songs or provide any other feedback about the class please use the form below to do that.  The "Submit" is at the bottom of the form.  Don't forget to click that even if you don't rate all the songs.



Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog and provide feedback.

See ya in class!