When you combine my love for 80s workout songs and classic rock workout songs, you just know this routine is going to be unforgettable. This indoor cycling routine has some of my favorite 80s classic rock singers and bands, including Robert Palmer, Don Henley, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Journey, and Bon Jovi.
Enjoy!
Reminder: I like to teach my cycling classes in a series of exercises that we do 2-4 times through. I pick a couple exercises to make up the series, and we stick to it throughout the class. That way, participants know what to expect, so they can go big when they’re supposed to and not hold back for fear of another interval around the corner.
The Series (55-minute ride)
Here’s the series. Do it four times through.
- Song 1: Climb. Climb from moderate to hard intensity, adding resistance and/or increasing RPM to increase intensity. (Note: for later series, you will need to use some of this song to recover from the previous song’s challenging interval.)
- Song 2: Chorus surge – RPM. Find 70-80 RPMs during the verses. Find a resistance that will give you a moderate intensity. At the chorus, increase your RPMs by 10+ to find hard.
- Song 3: Distance test.
- First series: go as fast as you can for 2 minutes and track your distance on the monitor.
- Second series: double the time, double the distance. Go as fast as you can for four minutes, aiming to double the distance you went in the last series.
- Third series: meet your original distance within the same time frame (2 minutes).
- Fourth series: double the time, double the distance. Go as fast as you can for four minutes, aiming to double the distance you went in the last series.
The 80s Classic Rock Songs Indoor Cycling Workout Routine and Playlist
| Series Song / Workout | Song |
| Warm up | “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” Queen |
| Song 1: Climb | “All She Wants To Do Is Dance,” Don Henley |
| Song 2: Chorus surge – RPM | “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield |
| Song 3: Distance test, 2 minutes | “Bad Reputation,” Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| Song 1: Climb | “Addicted To Love,” Robert Palmer |
| Song 2: Chorus surge – RPM | “Crazy Train,” Ozzy Osbourne |
| Song 3: Distance test, 4 minutes | “Hot for Teacher,” Van Halen |
| Song 1: Climb | “Hurts So Good,” John Mellencamp |
| Song 2: Chorus surge – RPM | “Livin’ On A Prayer,” Bon Jovi |
| Song 3: Distance test, 2 minutes | “Another One Bites The Dust,” Queen |
| Song 1: Climb | “You Give Love A Bad Name,” Bon Jovi |
| Song 2: Chorus surge – RPM | “Got My Mind Set on You,” George Harrison |
| Song 3: Distance test, 4 minutes | “Dr. Feelgood,” Motley Crue |
| Cool Down | “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Journey |
Want to hear the songs? I’ve added all these songs to my Spotify playlist here or on YouTube here:
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