Music to Motivate Your Winter Indoor Cycle Workout

Tour Series

Fed up with the Music!

Are you content or fed up with your choice of music for indoor cycling, turbo or spinning? This was how I felt when I broke my bike spoke last week and then it got me thinking that at this time of the year more and more people choose to workout indoors especially if the weather is as cold as it was today. I  slipped into Hypothermia after being chilled to the core with icy blast of wintery north westerly windchill.  Today I was looking for some music to for a high power intenstive class I am planning for the new year and it got me thinking about music for motivation. One of my regular clients who will remain nameless said that he would like some new music to keep motivated with his indoor cycle training sessions. Listening to the same old tunes may keep not quite keep you in the groove of life if this is the case it is time to change the music. Keep your work out fresh with new and different music this will elevate and keep you motivation levels higher as you workout this winter of music discontent. Here are my hot spin picks guaranteed to motivate you to work those wheels more indoors as you cycle, turbo or spin your way to better health and fitness this winter. Keep those revs going. Let's do it.  Enjoy the music.

MTB Sports Massage Event Work, Hinchingbrooke Park,23 August 2009

Sports Massage, pre/post event work, provided by Active Edge Solutions, Sue Burnett seen in action providing recovery rub to Tour Series Rider...

St Ives CC host the next stage of the Eastern Region Mountain Bike League . To help with race preparations and recovery, the St Ives based club have teamed with the sports massage support team of Phil Young and Sue Burnett, Active Edge Solutions to ensure the riders have the best ride possible. In preparation for the Peterborough Stage of the Tour series, June 2009, cyclingbargains race team manager Rod Freeman is a great supporter of Active Edge Solutions and Sports Massage. He advocates that the best riding mix for performance riders is to have a " balanced training program, good nutrition and sports massage".

Both Sue and Phil will be on hand during the event to provide injury prevention advice, pre and post event sports massage to enhance the riders warm up and race recovery easing away the aches, pains and strains of a days hard riding. This will ensure the riders get the best opportunity to improve their chances of a better performance, reduce the risks to injury and reduce the delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS).

A bad case of the DOMS is not good for riders, runners or sports people because it means returning to training and racing will take that much longer. Riders can avoid a bad case of the DOMS with an effective sports conditioning massage.

Here is what the riders say about Active Edge Solutions pre/post race massage:

Alex. P, Thatcham, "Very professional and effective"

Davis. D, Cambridge, "Very relaxing and will help with recovery"

Dominic.S, Clapham, "Just what was needed after 156 miles, very comprehensive full leg treatment"

Steve, K, Stamford, "Excellent just the job after hard ride"

James, D, Newark, "Very good, thanks!"

Phil, C, Witnesham, "The advice is as valuable as the massage. Thanks! Very friendly :)"

Active Edge Owner Gets Active in Orange...

The colour orange, is the inspiration for this logo. It is dynamic, vibrant and full of energy rather like it's owner. Once upon a time, Sue Burnett had a bike frame that was built just right for her and she decided to have it sprayed pink and yellow. When you spray pink on yellow it goes a zingy orangy colour. Some local riders have seen this 'Retro' bike out and about in Peterborough recently and it may even be appearing at time trial event near you soon. When you see this bike in the craziest shades of orange and yellow, it might just stand out in a rack of grey, red and black carbon fibre frames, wheels and discs.

The bike might be little older, but when your friends give you a backhanded compliment like "it's not slowing you down much" you begin to realise that it is not necessarily the craziest carbon cycle, the slinkiest style of shoe, or shiniest pair of shades that makes you go any faster, train any better or perform your personal best. It comes down to a good training approach, better nutrition and a healthy attitude to getting rest when it is needed. Make sure you include a healthy amount of rest in your exercise routine, eat healthily and approach your training with a purpose, you too will stand the rigours of time and have the time of your life.