It’s that time of year when everyone recirculates the popular meme, “It’s Gonna Be May.” I took that meme as inspiration for my indoor cycling workout routine this week and made a playlist full of songs with the word “may” or start with “may-“.
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 (45-minute workout)
Do the following exercises, four times through.
- Song 1: Climb. Find your baseline pace with the beat of the music at an easy/moderate intensity. Continue to add resistance throughout the song until you’re at the very top of a moderate intensity at that same pace.
- Song 2: Breathless @ chorus. Keep the resistance from the song prior. And find the new pace. You’ll likely be in a similar intensity level – somewhere between moderate and a low hard. At the chorus, go as fast as you can, looking for a breathless intensity. At the end of the chorus, return to that moderate/hard intensity.
- Song 3: 30 seconds seated / 30 seconds standing. Match your pace to the beat of the music. Find a moderate intensity by adding resistance. After 30 seconds, stand out of the saddle. Intensity and pace stay the same.
The Playlist
| Series Song / Workout | Song |
| Warm up | “It’s Gonna Be Me,” *NSYNC |
| Song 1: Climb | “Main Attraction,” Jeremy Renner |
| Song 2: Breathless @ chorus | “You May Be Right,” Billy Joel |
| Song 3: 30 seated / 30 standing | “Mayhem,” Imelda May |
| Song 1: Climb | “Legends Are Made,” Sam Tinnesz |
| Song 2: Breathless @ chorus | “Maybe You’re The Problem,” Ava Max |
| Song 3: 30 seated / 30 standing | “You Make My Dreams (Come True),” Daryl Hall & John Oates |
| Song 1: Climb | “May I Have This Dance,” Francis and the Lights |
| Song 2: Breathless @ chorus | “Main Event,” RuPaul |
| Song 3: 30 seated / 30 standing | “Make Me Like You,” Gwen Stefani |
| Song 1: Climb | “MAYDAY,” coldrain, Ryo |
| Song 2: Breathless @ chorus | “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Song 3: 30 seated / 30 standing | “Hey Look Ma, I Made It,” Panic! At The Disco |
| Cool Down | “May We All,” Florida Georgia Line |
Want to hear the songs? I’ve added all these songs to my Spotify playlist here.
Catch ya next week!
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