by ev_nn | Jan 7, 2016 | spin
For the last ride of the year, I compiled a playlist of 15 songs from 2015. I structured the routine around a pyramid drill in the middle of the hour. The first half of class was based on the idea of climbing the pyramid, alternating between a hill climb...
by ev_nn | Dec 1, 2015 | spin
Not too long ago, I came across a quote from Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking at a conference that a) I thought was cool and b) made me think. “Now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay,” Ginsburg told the conference. “And when I’m sometimes asked when will there...
by ev_nn | Dec 1, 2015 | spin
Three classes in, this is definitely my most “conceptual” routine so far. The mix/remix idea stemmed from my musical interests. I think it’s interesting when musicians sample or rework songs from other musicians, so I decided to try to transfer that over to my class....
by ev_nn | Oct 26, 2015 | spin
For my second class, I decided to give a nod to Seattle’s notoriously unforgiving topography. This city’s famous for its seven hills, even if there’s no real consensus on which hills comprise the seven or if seven is actually the real number of...
by ev_nn | Oct 13, 2015 | spin
This is the soundtrack for my first full class as a spin instructor. I’m calling it “Buildin’” for a few reasons: 1) “Buildin’” is a term that my friend Khalil introduced me to that basically means getting to know one another and developing a relationship,...
