Multi-dimensional spinning

This is one reason why I love spinning. It is soo multi-dimensional from the layers in the music to the possiblities for inspiration. The same profile/playlist can grow as you use it. First time it can have an introductory feel as the instructor and the students begin to catch onto the training objective. Sometimes the whole class will be over before you can practice with confidence the new skill introduced whether it is
a new way of looking at the pedal stroke you have never tried before or jumping to a quicker beat.The second class you can take your new found skills to a new level. The third class you are able to change the approach to one of a motivational ride that stems perhaps from things you have learned in your own life recently. Perhaps in the fourth class you have found the nuances in the song that promote that added pedal stroke or increased effort or slow build and you can really milk the music for all its worth. Talk about fun!
How do you reinvent your profile/ playlists?

Steady Progress

Having gone to WSSC Miami 2011 has only made me hungry for more. Having the addition of a cadence meter to the teacher bike has taken accountability to a new level for me. As Lorey Pro pointed out in the conference we all have our comfort zone. You are either a high cadence lover or a slower cadence lover.
I fall into the last category and have been trying to make myself more efficient in the high cadence zone. The cadence meter could not have come at a better time. I was reaquainted with jumps to higher cadence too and I have found it challenging to get out of the saddle quicker. I saw that demonstrated by Jeff Krabiel. I have someone in my class who is training for a triathlon and she is wanting more jumps and time with our hands in 2nd and  standing climbs. I will be teaching my Get Our Of Your Comfort Zone profile my third time this Saturday because it requires practice to strengthen our weak areas.