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Thursday, May 28, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, May 28, 2015

1. Partition (remix) - Beyonce
2. Fun - Pitbull
3. Boyfriend (remix) - Justin Bieber
4. Wrapped Up (remix) - Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy
5. When The Beat Drops Out - Marlon Roudette
6. Tom's Diner - Giorgio Moroder featuring Britney Spears
7. Trouble - Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson
8. Nasty (remix) - Janet Jackson
9. Ring The Alarm (remix) - Beyonce
10. Earned It - The Weeknd
11. See You Again - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
12. I Can Change - Brandon Flowers

Happy birthday to @ridewithtommy regular, Gregory! Thanks for your requests! It made for a fun and very challenging class this morning. Thanks for being there and for all the years that you have been a part of the Ride with Tommy! And thanks to everyone who was a part of class this morning! That 20-turn hill was amazing! Awesome! And you all were unbelievable! Inspiring! Thanks for contributing to a class full of positive energy that could only make a huge positive difference in every body and every mind present in class. So thank you all for being present and working so hard to reach your goals, whatever they may be. We are all individuals. At Crunch, we celebrate our individuality. We most likely all have different goals. But when you are a part of a class and committed to the work in that class, you can't help but benefit from the energy created by that collection of individuals. Each one's focus. Each one's determination. Each one's desire to make a change. Each one's willingness to push through boundaries. Each one's openness to creating obstacles and challenges and overcoming them! So thanks again to each one of you! In good health, tommy

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, May 27, 2015

1. Booty (video) - Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea
2. Hey Mama (video) - David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
3. I Really Like You (video) - Carly Rae Jepsen
4. Deja Vu (video) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Sia
5. Ride Like The Wind (remix) - Michael Mind
6. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
7. I Lived ([RED] remix) - OneRepublic
8. Rise - Glee Cast
9. The Climb (remix) - Miley Cyrus
10. Wrapped Up - Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy
11. Still I Fly (Disney's Planes Soundtrack)(cover) - Macy Kate & Austin Percario
12. You Have More Friends Than You Know - Glee Cast
13. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder

Music Videos @darrencriss @mileycyrus @crunchgym #totalrequestride That's right. Nothing but fun in this morning's intense class. Some of my favorite high energy videos to start the class off right. Then following that up with some of the most motivational music to complete one of the most high energy, empowering, challenging, intense and fun classes ever! After yesterday's emotional send off for this year's California AIDS LifeCycle riders, I carried some of the songs specifically chosen for that class over to today's ride. Jennifer Lopez's @jlo "Booty" is one of my favorite videos to start a class off right! @tomhanks dancing in @carlyraejepsen's video for "I Really Like You" is also a lot of fun and destined to be one of the songs of summer for sure! @giorgiomoroder's new single featuring @sia, "Deja Vu" continued the energy and fun. Eventually getting to my recent favorite combination of a song written by Darren Criss for an episode of "Glee", "Rise", and a remix of the inspirational Miley Cyrus song, "The Climb" which is perfect, of course, for a hill. (See what I did there? :o) Then, cooling down to one of my current favorite ballads from the movie, "Planes: Fire and Rescue", "Still I Fly". And then another of my favorite ballads, "You Have More Friends Than You Know", which was written by Jeff Marx and Mervyn Warren and commissioned by the @ItGetsBetter project in 2013 for a touring stage production about the bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. Powerful. And finally, as the @AIDSLifeCycle ride raises millions of dollars for AIDS research and for those living with HIV/AIDS, I felt it was vital to end the cool down with a groundbreaking and iconic fundraising song for the cause, "That's What Friends Are For" from 1985 by Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elton John @eltonjohndotcom. I have to be honest and say that between yesterday's Extra Special Sexy LifeCycle Spin and today's #totalrequestride, I continue to love what I do and feel completely and utterly blessed to be able to keep doing it. I am humbled and grateful. I often say in my classes that even the smallest change can make a big difference. I hope to live that truth day to day in the small efforts of my classes. In good health, tommy

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Track List - Extra Special Sexy LifeCycle Spin, Tuesday, May 26, 2015

1. Heroes (remix) - Alesso featuring Tove Lo
2. Fun - Pitbull featuring Chris Brown
3. I Can Change - Brandon Flowers
4. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
5. Ride Like The Wind (remix) - Michael Mind
6. Wrapped Up - Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy
7. Rise - Glee Cast
8. The Climb (remix) - Miley Cyrus
9. I Lived ([RED] remix) - OneRepublic
10. Still I Fly (Disney's Planes Soundtrack)(cover) - Macy Kate & Austin Percario
11. You Have More Friends Than You Know - Glee Cast
12. That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder

Wow! Once again, I am blown away by the energy, fun, instensity, sweat, hard work, and focus in this morning's Extra Special Sexy LifeCycle Spin @crunchgym - Sunset! What was extra special about it? Well, we were lucky enough to have 7 riders from next week's 2015 California AIDS LifeCycle ride! Our annual extra special class is our way to show support to these amazing individuals that have been training for the past 10 months to a year to prepare for a ride that will most likely change their lives as well as the lives of so many others! That's right! Altogether, there will be almost 3,000 riders taking part in the LifeCycle ride. Last year, they raised over $15 million. This year, they will most likely raise even more! Proceeds benefit the programs of the LA LGBT Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation that help research and those living with HIV/AIDS. So not only have these riders been training for so long, they have also been fundraising. Each rider must raise a minimum of $3,000. Most of the riders in class this morning have already far exceeded that minimum. In fact, these riders have raised from between the minimum $3,000 up to $15,000! How awesome is that! On Sunday, May 31st, they will begin their ride in San Francisco where they will ride 545 miles to Los Angeles, anywhere from 45 to 110 miles per day. They will pass through the finish line on Saturday, June 6th, at the Veterans Center just outside of Brentwood. There is still time to make a donation to any of these riders. The links to their donation pages are listed below. Help out if you can. Every little bit helps! And just like in class, every little thing you do can make a big difference! So make a difference! Make a BIG difference! In good health! tommy

And thanks to these amazing businesses that donated items to this morning's class to help make it even more extra special!

1. Burke Williams - Gift Certificate (more than a $100 value) AND 3-day free spa passes for each gift bag!
2. Trader Joe's - gift bag (valued at almost $45.00)
3. BodyFactory - 1 tanning session ($25.00 value)
4. Joey Rubino (Tread N' Shed instructor, Crunch Fitness - Sunset) - "Sexy...and fit" drawstring bag, water bottle & pedometer
5. Sahara Ali - (Anti-gravity Yoga & Pilates instructor, Crunch Fitness - Sunset) - handmade bracelets
6. Whole Foods - 60 brown paper handle bags for the gift bags provided to each rider in class!

2015 California AIDS LifeCycle Riders in class this morning:

1. Jason Walker - http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/jasonwalker
2. Steve Hasley - http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/stevehasley
3. Dan Niesen - http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/danielneisen
4. Fabian Quezada-Malkin - http://www.tofighthiv.org/site/TR/Events/AIDSLifeCycleCenter?px=2582522&pg=personal&fr_id=1770
5. Jeremy Tardo - http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/jeremytardo
6. Ted Donath - http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/tdonath
7. Jonathan Piccirillo - http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/piccirillo

Monday, May 25, 2015

The Annual Extra Special Sexy Spin in support of the California AIDS LifeCycle Riders is TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 7:00am!

Yes, it is that time of year again. Every last week in May, we do a little extra something to send off the amazing and inspiring Riders who will be heading off to San Francisco later this week to begin the Ride of a lifetime! A lifechanging event! A fundraiser like no other! Thousands of Riders have been training for the past 10 months or so. They have also been raising funds by seeking sponsors. Training includes actual road rides almost every weekend. Many supplement their outdoor rides with indoor cycling as well. A fundraising minimum of $3,000 must be met and many far surpass that minimum. Last year, almost 3000 Riders raised over $15 million! Help make this year an even bigger success! Beneficiaries are the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Many of the Riders are our fellow members here at Crunch Fitness - Sunset. Many of them you workout alongside everyday. You may know them, but you may not know how much time and effort they have donated for such a worthy cause! In addition to the training and fundraising they have been doing for so long already, they are also taking off 7 days of work on their own time and riding 80-100 miles each day for a total of 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles. They leave San Francisco this upcoming Sunday, May 31st and cross the finish line in Los Angeles next Saturday, June 6th. Obviously, this is no small sacrifice. This is no small commitment. This is no small undertaking. So let's show them how much appreciate their time and efforts, their sacrifice and volunteerism, their good hearts and detemined minds! Thanks you 2015 California AIDS LifeCycle Riders! Tomorrow morning's annual Extra Special Sexy Spin is a very small way of showing our appreciation for all that you all have done and are doing! You inspire us! You motivate us! You impress us! You are awesome! Thank you!

Saturday, May 23, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, May 23, 2015

1. Worth It -Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
2. Somebody - Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih
3. Trouble - Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson
4. Party People - Altar featuring Jeanie Tracy
5. I Don't Like It, I Love It - Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White
6. Don't Tell 'Em - Jeremih featuring YG
7. Don't Look Down - Martin Garrix featuring Usher
8. Hideaway - Kiesza
9. Rise - Glee Cast
10. Geronimo - Sheppard
11. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
12. See You Again - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
13. Nothing Without Love - Nate Ruess

I'm back! And so good to be back! Thanks to the amazing instructors who covered my classes while I was away. Thanks to the amazing members who continued to ride even with an instructor they may have never tried before. And thanks to eveyone for staying committed to your own mental and physical health and well-being! And finally, thanks to everyone who showed up on this Saturday morning of a holiday weekend and rode an amazing ride in Crunch's Threshold Ride! A ride where you really challenge yourself by setting a threshold to which you strive to reach again throughout the class. Crunch's exclusive technology uses percentages, color zones and gauges to monitor your workout and show you just how your body reacts to the challenges and the changes set before it. Come join me in one of the newest class offerings in Crunch's Threshold Ride, every Monday at 9:30am and every Saturday at 9:45am! In good health, see you soon! tommy

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Sub List for the Ride with Tommy! May 14 - May 22, 2015

Below, please find the list of amazing instructors that will be teaching my class while I am out of the country. Have fun with them! I leave you in extremely capable hands! They are awesome! I'll miss all of you and the amazing energy that you all create and the positive changes that you empower. I look forward to seeing you all back in the saddle next Saturday, May 23rd for a scheduled Threshold Ride! Until then, in good health! tommy

Thursday, May 14, 7:00am – Kirk Allen
Friday, May 15, 9:30am – Guy Baruch
Saturday, May 16, 9:45am – Guy Baruch - *THRESHOLD RIDE
Monday, May 18, 9:30am – Guy Baruch - *THRESHOLD RIDE
Tuesday, May 19, 7:00am – Beth Phillips
Wednesday, May 20, 9:30am – Christina Fulton
Thursday, May 21, 7:00am – Kirk Allen
Friday, May 22, 9:30am – Guy Baruch

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, May 13, 2015

1. I Knew You Were Waiting (video) - Aretha Franklin & George Michael
2. Trouble (video) - Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson
3. Toxic (video) - Britney Spears
4. Deja Vu (video) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Sia
5. Timber - Pitbull featuring K$sha
6. I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen
7. Bang Bang - Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
8. When The Beat Drops Out - Marlon Roudette
9. Hideaway - Kiesza
10. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
11. Still I Fly (from Disney's "Planes: Fire & Rescue")(cover of Spencer Lee) - Macy Kate & Austin Percario
12. See You Again - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Another amazing class this morning @crunchgym - Sunset! This week's #totalrequestride was full of riders committed to making a difference and to focusing on making a positive change! While having some fun while working so intensely! We played some videos. We climbed some hills. We jogged. We ran. We worked. We created obstacles and overcame them. We created a positive energy that pushed and motivated us while supporting and encouraging others. What a difference a Ride can make! Thanks to everyone for being a part of such an awesome experience! In good health, tommy

Monday, May 11, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Monday, May 11, 2015

1. Worth It -Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
2. Somebody - Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih
3. Trouble - Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson
4. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock
5. I Lived ([RED] Remix) - OneRepublic
6. Living For Love (Dj Paulo & Jackinsky dub mix) - Madonna
7. Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor
8. Style - Taylor Swift
9. Heartbeat Song (Dirty Pop Deconstruction remix) - Kelly Clarkson
10. Party People - Altar featuring Jeanie Tracy
11. I Don't Like It, I Love It - Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White
12. Don't Tell 'Em - Jeremih featuring YG
13. Don't Look Down - Martin Garrix featuring Usher

Friday, May 08, 2015

Guy B. to sub the Ride with Tommy!'s Threshold Ride Saturday, May 9, 2015, 9:45am, Crunch - Sunset

Thursday, May 07, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, May 7, 2015

1. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diana Ross, Puff Daddy & Mase
2. Get Your Freak On - Missy Elliot
3. Lips Are Movin' - Meghan Trainor
4. Time Of Our Lives (remix) - Paul Van Dyk
5. Time Of Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
6. She Knows - Ne-Yo featuring Juicy J
7. I Don't Mind (remix) - Usher featuring Juicy J
8. I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Right Here, Right Now (remix) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Kylie Minogue
10. I Like You (remix) - Tony Moran featuring Debby Holiday
11. Blowing Kisses In The Wind - Paula Abdul
12. Without You (cover of Usher) - Max Schneider (vocals) & Kurt Schneider (piano)

Sexy Spin @crunchgym - Sunset is a class that kind of flies under the radar. It is not officially on the schedule, but it is an approved class. Guys are encouraged to take their shirts off. For those that like to Ride and sweat without their shirts on! For those that like to look at those that Ride and sweat without their shirts on! Inspire and motivate yourself and those around you. Strive to achieve that body that you want. Commit to making that change in your mind and body that will make you feel better about yourself. Nobody is the same. Nobody has the same physical characteristics as the other people in class. We are all individuals. With different bodies. Different ages. Different genders. Different races. Different orientations. Different experience levels. Different fitness levels. At Crunch, we celebrate that individuality! There are no judgements! Where entertainment meets fitness. Where sexy meets spin. Where differences are made. Where positive changes are made. Where good things happen. Where so much positive energy is created. Where expectations are met and exceeded. Where lives are made happier and healthier. Come be a part of Sexy Spin on Thursday mornings at 7:00am! Like this post. Share this post. Share the class with a friend! We can all do this. Let's do this! Together! In good health! tommy

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, May 6, 2015

1. Shake It Off (video) - Taylor Swift
2. Jump (video) - Kriss Kross
3. Everything (video) - Pitbull featuring Ne-yo, Nayer & Afrojack
4. I Don't Like It, I Love It - Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White
5. Whistle (While You Work It) - Katy Tiz
6. Talking Body (remix) - Tove Lo
7. Want To Want Me - Jason Derulo
8. Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
9. Superman (It's Not Easy)(remix) - Five For Fighting
10. You Got The Love - Candi Stanton
11. Enough Is Enought (No More Tears) - Donna Summer & Barbra Striesand
12. Mandy (video) - Barry Manilow
13. Superhuman - Chris Brown featuring Keri Hilson
14. Human - Christina Perri

What an amazing class full of energy and commitment! This morning's #totalrequestride @crunchgym - Sunset was impressive with it's dedication and desire to making a change! Escaping the "real world" for a 45-minute Ride can be just the boost you need to get through the day or week! I often say, "Check your work, relationship or "real life" problems at the door. The Ride is YOUR time. Nobody else's." No phones. No stress. No boss. Nobody needing anything from you. Nobody beating you over the head with what you must do or have to do or need to do. Escape. Focus. Improve both your physical and mental health and well-being. Work hard. Have fun! Make a difference. Make a change. It's up to you. How much do you want out of it? Only you can make it happen. Come be a part of the Ride with Tommy! Use a few fun, high-energy videos to start off each Wednesday's #totalrequestride. Be in control of your Ride. Then, return to the "real world" refreshed, energized, with a clear mind. Exit the doors of Crunch's spin room with a renewed focus and determination. With a knowledge that you created challenges and obstacles in class, and you OVERCAME them! You exceeded expectations! You created a positive energy that you can carry around with you the rest of the day. You can do it! Just do it! In good health, tommy

Saturday, May 02, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, May 2, 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Track List - Sexy (Superhero) Spin, Thursday, April 30, 2015

1. Empire State Of Mind - Alicia Keys featuring Jay-Z
2. I Don't Like It, I Love It - Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White
3. Whistle (While You Work It) - Katy Tiz
4. Talking Body (remix) - Tove Lo
5. Want To Want Me - Jason Derulo
6. Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
7. Batdance (from the Batman soundtrack) - Prince
8. Superman (It's Not Easy)(remix) - Five For Fighting
9. Barbra Streisand Strikes A Pose! Vogue! (mashup) - DJ Robin Skouteris featuring Madonna & Ducksauce
10. You Got The Love - Candi Stanton
11. Enough Is Enough (No More Tears) - Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand
12. Superhuman - Chris Brown featuring Keri Hilson
13. Human - Christina Perri

Wow! What an amazing Ride with Tommy! This morning's Sexy Spin became a Sexy Superhero Spin as Crunch once again exhibited how it is THE place where fitness meets entertainment! As the movie, The Avengers: Age Of Ultron, opens tonight in late night screenings across the country, Crunch celebrates the superheroes that we encounter everyday...our members, trainers and instructors! Crunch is one of those rare institutions where amazing individuals come together to make a positive difference. Members often want to make a difference in their lives. Trainers and instructors bring their amazing skills and talents to the table to help our members reach their goals and make that positive difference everyday! I believe that everyone who wants to improve their life as well as the lives of others is a superhero! For every positive change that a member makes in both their mental and physical health and well-being, the world becomes a better place. For every person that makes their life healthier and happier, a contribution is made to the world to help make it collectively happier and healthier! This statement may seem grandiose and over-hyped, but I don't think so. So often, we encounter so many things in our lives, in our daily routines, that can bring a person down, frown or feel sad or mad. This happens way too often and way too easy. What a great thing to do to try to help reduce or eliminate these negative instances! In my classes, I try to stress the ability to create a positive energy that can result in a positive change. Yes, it takes hard work, but it can be done. And then I often remind riders as they leave class that not only have they accomplished something extraordinary in class, but that they can carry that positive energy with them all day as they face the "real world" outside of the spinning room doors. In class, we create challenges and obstacles that we overcome, that makes us stronger, that moves us closer to realizing our personal goals. This is such a positive experience! So when we encounter things that may be a little less than postive in the "real world", we can remember what we were able to do in class, the challenges and obstacles that we overcame, the positive energy that we created, the changes and goals that we reached, the expectations that we exceeded. Yes, all of this can happen in a simple spin class. Every little bit can make a big difference. Every positive change can create more positive changes. Every accomplishment builds confidence, hope and strength. We are all amazing. We can all contribute so much. We are all superheroes!

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, April 29, 2015

1. Break Free (video) - Ariana Grande
2. Blank Space (video) - Taylor Swift
3. Higher Ground (video) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Time Of Our Lives (remix) - Paul Van Dyk
5. Time Of Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
6. She Knows - Ne-Yo featuring Juicy J
7. I Don't Mind (remix) - Usher featuring Juicy J
8. I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Right Here, Right Now (remix) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Kylie Minogue
10. I Like You (remix) - Tony Moran featuring Debby Holiday
11. Without You (cover of Usher) - Max Schneider (vocals) & Kurt Schneider (piano)
12. Earned It (from the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack) - The Weeknd

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Track List - Saturday, April 25, 2015

Friday, April 24, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, April 23, 2015

1. Worth It -Fifth Harmony featuring Kid Ink
2. Somebody - Natalie La Rose featuring Jeremih
3. Trouble - Iggy Azalea featuring Jennifer Hudson
4. Party People - Altar featuring Jeanie Tracy
5. I Don't Like It, I Love It - Flo Rida featuring Robin Thicke & Verdine White
6. Don't Tell 'Em - Jeremih featuring YG
7. Don't Look Down - Martin Garrix featuring Usher
8. We Belong Together (remix) - Mariah Carey
9. I Just Wanna F*@king Dance (from Jerry Springer The Opera) - Alison Jear
10. Earned It (from Fifty Shades Of Grey) - The Weeknd
11. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
12. I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith
13. Hideaway - Kiesza

Oh it has been a fun couple of days in the Ride with Tommy! @crunchgym - Sunset. New music. Great turnout. High energy and focused riders. Wednesday's #totalrequestride was amazing! A slight video malfunction prevented us from seeing the first video, but then we were treated to the fun and energy that the videos provided while we challenged ourselves on the bikes! Thursday morning's Sexy Spin was just that...sexy! I hope you were able to see the pic I posted yesterday that provides a sample of the hotness that is present and created while in Sexy Spin every Thursday morning at 7:00am. Come join us! Get your Ride on! Ride with Tommy! And thanks to so many of you that have been a part of the Ride; visited, liked and shared my page/posts at Www.ridewithtommy.com and my facebook page, www.facebook.com/ridewithtommy; and any of my posts on instagram and twitter (@ridewithtommy)! Hope to see you in class soon! In good health! tommy

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, April 23, 2015

1. Girls (Who Run The World)(remix) - Beyonce'
2. Yoga (video) - Janelle Monae featuring Jidenna
3. GDFR (video) - Flo Rida featuring Sage the Gemini & Lookas
4. Smile (video) - R5
5. Lift (remix) - Debby Holiday
6. Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
7. Hideaway - Kiesza
8. Rise - Glee Cast
9. The Climb (remix) - Miley Cyrus
10. Geronimo - Sheppard
11. See You Again - Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
12. Nothing Without Love - Nate Ruess
13. The Climb - Miley Cyrus

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, April 18, 2015

1. Partition (remix) - Beyonce'
2. Dirty Pop - Nsync
3. Jealous (remix) - Chromeo
4. Telephone (remix) - Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce'
5. Chandelier (remix) - Sia
6. Me And My Girlfriend - Jay-Z featuring Beyonce'
7. Larger Than Life - Backstreet Boys
8. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce'
9. Brave (DJs Blackow & Figares remix) - Sara Bareilles
10. Ring The Alarm (remix) - Beyonce'
11. Halo - Beyonce'
12. Chasing Cars That Way (mashup) - DJs Dan Mei & Marc Johnce featuring Snow Patrol & The Backstreet Boys
13. At Last - Beyonce'

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, April 16, 2015

1. Heroes (remix) - Alesso featuring Tove Lo
2. Rather Be - Clean Bandits
3. Shower (remix) - Becky G featuring Tyga
4. Adios (remix) - Ricky Martin
5. Good Time Gangnam Style - DJ Dan Mei featuring Psy, Alex Clare, Nicki Minaj, Ram Jam, Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
6. Booty - Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea
7. The Monster - Eminem featuring Rihanna
8. Think About You (remix) - Jade Starling
9. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train
10. Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield
11. The Writing's On The Wall - OK Go
12. Who You Are - Jessie J

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, April 15, 2015

1. Sissy That Walk (video) - Rupaul
2. B!#@$ Better Have My Money (video) - Rihanna
3. Everybody (video) - Backstreet Boys
4. Dark Horse (video) - Katy Perry
5. Heartbeat Song - Kelly Clarkson
6. Free Your Mind - En Vogue
7. Don't - Ed Sheeran
8. Take Me To Church (remix) - Hozier
9. The Heart Wants What It Wants (remix) - Selena Gomez
10. Time Or Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
11. FourFiveSeconds - Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney
12. I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose
13. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams

#totalrequestride. Not to be confused with Carson Daly's former hit show, Total Request Live. But just as important and influential, no doubt! Each week, we start class off with some fun and high-energy videos to help you get your heart rate up. To also help you get the edges of your mouth up...into a smile! For all the talk about intensity, challenges, hard work and pain, I still like to create a Ride that allows you to have fun! Who said that it was impossible to get the changes in your body that you work so hard for without smiling, laughing and having fun while doing it?!?! Nobody! So come join us every Wednesday at 9:30am at Crunch Fitness - Sunset. Get to class. Work hard. Make positive changes. Have fun! Tweet your favorite song or video to @crunchgym followed by the hashtage #totalrequestride. The top 3 videos each week will be played in Crunches across the country. (And if you Ride with me here at Crunch Fitness - Sunset, then also include #ridewithtommy or retweet your requests to @ridewithtommy so that I can be sure to include your requests even if it doesn't make it into the national top 3!) Sound like fun? Then let's just do it! See you next Wednesday! In good health, tommy

Monday, April 13, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Monday, April 13, 2015

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, April 11, 2015

1. Sugar (remix) - Maroon 5
2. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
3. Sexercize - Kylie Minogue
4. Call On Me - Eric Prydz
5. 7/11 (remix) - Beyonce'
6. I Kissed A Girl (remix) - Katy Perry
7. F For You - Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige
8. Lose Control - Missy Elliott
9. Geronimo (remix) - Sheppard
10. What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)(remix) - Kelly Clarkson
11. Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
12. Prayer In C - Lilli Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz
13. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd

Amazing class this morning! Thanks to everyone for your commitment, focus and energy! We rode over 325 miles! Threshold Ride. Set your Threshold. Work hard to meet and/or exceed it! You can do it! Just do it! Yes we can! Crunch Fitness - Sunset CRUNCH #spin #spinning #indoorcycling #fit

Friday, April 10, 2015

Thanks to Guy B. for subbing the Ride with Tommy! this Friday, April 10th, 9:30am!

Thursday, April 09, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, April 9, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, April 8, 2015

1. Booty - Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea
2. Mo Money Mo Problems - The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy
3. Material Girl - Madonna
4. Time Of Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
5. Womanizer - Britney Spears
6. Praise You - Fatboy Slim
7. Soakin' Wet - Steve Grand
8. One Hot Mess (remix) - Malea
9. Ready To Go - Republica
10. Praise You (Maribou State chill remix) - Fatboy Slim
11. Time - Steve Grand
12. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd

Well, we didn't have the video capacity working in class yesterday morning, but we still had a great Ride! Thanks to everyone who made it to class and was a part of 45 minutes of hard work, intensity, commitment, sweat and fun! It takes commitment to make a change. To work toward something that you truly want to achieve. In class, I encourage that commitment. Commitment to proper form. Commitment to the work. Commitment to the workout as I have designed it so that you get the most out of everything that you do. So that you create a positive energy that fills up the room. That pushes and challenges you. That encourages and supports the people around you. So that everyone has the best Ride possible. The most efficient Ride. The most effective Ride. The most productive. The safest. Committing to what I call the three basics: 1) proper form, 2) pace and 3) resistance. Of those 3, form is the most important. As you commit to the best form possible, you insure yourself of a Ride where every little thing you do can make a big difference. A Ride that will move you closer to obtaining results. A Ride that will allow you to work efficiently. In other words, proper form will allow you to work safely while working as hard as you can instead of riding with improper form which can lead to injury immediately or over a period of time. I spend a lot of time talking about proper form and the need to commit to form, pace and resistance. And I want you to work as intensely as you can, no, more than you thought you could! More than you thought possible! And I want you to have fun! Yes, have fun while working so hard that the time in class flies by! So that you leave class confident that you did all that you could to the best of your ability. And that you definitely made a change. A positive change. A change in your mental and physical well-being. In the way you think of yourself. In the way that you see the world around you. Wow. All of that can happen in a spin class? Yes it can. So let's do it! Come join me in the Ride with Tommy! And be sure to check out the track list for this morning's Sexy Spin as well! In good health!

Saturday, April 04, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, April 4, 2015

1. Dark Horse - Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
2. 7/11 - Beyonce (video)
3. Happy - Pharrell Williams
4. Clocks (remix) - Coldplay
5. Work B!#@h - Britney Spears
6. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd (video)
7. Give Me Everything - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer (video)
8. California (There Is No End To Love) - U2
9. Uptown Funk (remix) - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
10. Numb - Linkin Park
11. Best Song Ever (remix) - One Direction
12. I Don't Mind (remix) - Usher featuring Juicy J
13. Geronimo (remix) - Sheppard

Whew! This week has been a busy one! And hopefully busy in a good way! I hope that all that has been going on has resulted in you obtaining more results than ever! Here is the track list for this morning's Threshold Ride, but please visit my website for track lists for this past Wednesday's #totalrequestride and this past Thursday's Sexy Spin! Thank you all so much for being there and being a part of the Ride with Tommy! Thanks for supporting all the new classes that we are offering here at Crunch! Thanks for working so hard and focusing on the work to get more done while you are in class! It's really quite simple. All you really have to do is get to class, focus on the basics (form, pace and resistance), commit to any additional movements we make to increase your heartrate and the challenge, take advantage of the technology that can make a class that much more different and fun (Threshold Ride, #totalrequestride, etc.) and you will find yourself making a difference! A difference in your body. A difference in both your mental and physical health and well-being. A difference in the way you look. A difference in the way you feel. A difference in the way your workout. If you have already been a part of the Ride with Tommy!, then, again, I thank you! If you haven't, come join us! See what all the buzz is about! See what a difference you can make! Hope to see you soon! Until then, in good health! tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, April 2, 2015

1. Buttons (remix) - Pussycat Dolls
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3. Toxic - Britney Spears
4. Free Your Mind - En Vogue
5. Heartbeat Song - Kelly Clarkson
6. Don't - Ed Sheeran
7. Let Me Be The One - Expose
8. Take Me To Church (remix) - Hozier
9. The Heart Wants What It Wants (remix) - Selena Gomez
10. Time Or Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
11. FourFiveSeconds - Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney
12. I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose
13. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, April 1, 2015

1. Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
2. Gimmie Dat – Ciara
3. Sugar – Maroon 5
4. Timber - Pitbull featuring Ke$ha
5. Style (remix) - Taylor Swift
6. Right Here, Right Now (remix) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Kylie Minogue
7. Chains - Nick Jonas
8. Speed Demon (remix) - Michael Jackson
9. Uptown Funk (remix) - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
10. FourFiveSeconds (remix) - Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney
11. Ti Amo - Laura Brannigan
12. It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Track List - Saturday, March 28, 2015 (Special Double Back-to-Back Rides at 9:45am & 11:00am!)

9:45AM:

1. Weekend - Janet Jackson
2. All I Wanna Do - T. Mills
3. Life In A Northern Town (remix) - Dream Academy vs. Dario G
4. Melt With You - Modern English
5. We Can't Stop (remix) - Miley Cyrus
6. Molly - Cedric Gervais
7. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) - U2
8. Rocket Man (remix) - Elton John
9. Secrets (remix) - Mary Lambert
10. I Melt With You - Modern English
11. Don't Tell Me We Can't Stop (live mashup) - Madonna & Miley Cyrus
12. Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy

11:00AM:

1. Jam - Michael Jackson
2. I Say Nothing - Voice Of The Beehive
3. Living For Love (remix) - Madonna
4. Sing (remix) - Annie Lennox
5. Stuck on A Feeling - Prince Royce featuring Snoop Dogg
6. She Knows - Ne-Yo featuring Juicy J
7. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
8. Blank Space (remix) - Taylor Swift
9. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
10. Wrapped Up (remix) - Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy
11. Earned It (from the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack) - The Weeknd
12. Divine Sorrow - Wyclef Jean featuring Avicii

Thanks to all for riding with me this morning! In either one or both of the classes! Hopefully you learned a little more about how your body reacts to changes in the workout, increases in intensity, and by being in control to make a differend! You can do it! If you didn't know that before, now you do! Have a great weekend! In good health, tommy

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, March 26, 2015

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
2. Numb - Linkin Park
3. I Don't Mind (remix) - Usher featuring Juicy J
4. Geronimo (remix) - Sheppard
5. Uptown Funk (remix) - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
6. Best Song Ever (remix) - One Direction
7. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
8. Blank Space (remix) - Taylor Swift
9. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
10. Wrapped Up (remix) - Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy
11. Earned It (from the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack) - The Weeknd
12. Divine Sorrow - Wyclef Jean featuring Avicii

And this morning was definitely a Sexy Spin! Thanks to all of you that participated in class and in bringing your early morning sexiness to a Ride that helped riders create change! That helped riders move closer to reaching their goals! That helped everyone get through an early morning workout while having a lot of fun pushing, moving and challenging to fun, motivational music! You all rock! You all just did it! You all are everything! Let's do it all again next week! @crunchgym Crunch Fitness - Sunset #sexyspin #ridewithtommy #spin #indoorcycling #fitfam

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, March 25, 2015

1. Cold Hearted - Paula Abdul
2. Get Your Freak On - Missy Elliott
3. Time Of Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
4. Lips Are Movin' - Meghan Trainor
5. Time Of Our Lives (remix) - Paul Van Dyk
6. She Knows - Ne-Yo featuring Juicy J
7. I Don't Mind (remix) - Usher featuring Juicy J
8. I Really Like You - Carly Rae Jepsen
9. Right Here, Right Now (remix) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Kylie Minogue
10. I Like You (remix) - Tony Moran featuring Debby Holiday
11. Blowing Kisses In The Wind - Paula Abdul
12. Without You (cover of Usher) - Max Schneider & Kurt Schneider

Though we had technical difficulties preventing us from playing videos, we had no difficulties getting our workout on and making some positive changes by committing to the basics along with some additional fun and challenging movements all set to fun, motivating and inspirational music! Thanks to everyone who was there and worked so hard! Let's do this again with moving pictures next week. So get ready to "Sissy That Walk"...or that ride! @crunchgym @Crunch Fitness - Sunset ‪#‎ridewithtommy‬ ‪#‎spin‬ ‪#‎indoorcycling‬ ‪#‎fitfam‬ #totalrequestride

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Subs for The Ride with Tommy! Wednesday, March 18 - Saturday, March 21, 2015

I will not be teaching classes the rest of this week, but I am leaving you all in the very capable hands of two amazing instructors:

Wednesday, March 18, 9:30am - Christina Fulton
Thursday, March 19, 7:00am - Dani Brian Dennison
Friday, March 20, 9:30am - Christina Fulton
Saturday, March 21, 9:45am - Christina Fulton

Thanks to these awesome instructors for helping cover these classes while I am out!

These will all be regular Rides. We will be back to the regular schedule upon my return on Monday, March 23rd with the next Threshold Ride!

I hope to see you then!

In good health,

tommy

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Guy B. to sub this morning's Threshold Ride! Saturday, March 14, 2015

Sorry for the late notice, but I just found out yesterday that I have a friend's memorial service in San Diego. I was hoping to be able to leave after class, but I wouldn't make it in time. Thanks to Guy B. for subbing for me and for taking the time to learn the newest class here at Crunch! I hope everyone has a great class, and I'll see you on Monday at 9:30am for the next Threshold Ride!

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, March 12, 2015

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, March 11, 2015

1. Booty - Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea
2. Mo Money Mo Problems - The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase & Puff Daddy
3. Material Girl - Madonna
4. Animal - Neon Trees
5. Womanizer - Britney Spears
6. Time Of Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
7. Praise You - Fatboy Slim
8. Soakin' Wet - Steve Grand
9. One Hot Mess (remix) - Malea
10. Praise You (Maribou State chill remix) - Fatboy Slim
11. Time - Steve Grand
12. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd

This morning's #totalrequestride was full of videos! We usually play just 3, but this morning we doubled our fun and played 6! So for those that LOVE the videos, "Yay!" For those that don't really care for the videos that much, "Well, I'm sorry." The 3 top requested videos submitted to @crunchgym and #totalrequestride, were Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems", Madonna's "Material Girl", and Pitbull's "Time Of Our Lives". I also had Crunch Fitness - Sunset rider, Glenn, request Neon Trees' "Animal" and Britney Spears' "Womanizer", both great songs and videos. Crunch Fitness - Sunset rider, Jefferson, submitted several requests a couple of weeks ago for cool downs. This morning, we played the Maribou State remix of Fatboy Slim's "Praise You", which made me think of how much I love the original version as a great jog. Thus, we here the original in class as well! I also want to mention that a hot new artist, Steve Grand, is about to release his debut album. You probably know him from all the news that surrounded the release of the video for his single, "All-American Boy". Back on the July 4th weekend in 2013, Steve's video hit Youtube and became an instant sensation. He was labeled the first "out" gay country artist, though he didn't really fit into any labels at all, not really country, and like so many of us, not just "gay" but so much more! Well, after almost 2 years of work on his album, the time has finally come! For his Kickstarter backers, we were able to download his album a couple of weeks ago. I couldn't wait to play some of his amazing music. His album is available for pre-order on iTunes now! And it is already #14 on iTunes alongside Madonna, Kelly Clarkson (who has the Number 1 album on Billboard this week!), Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, etc. This is all so exciting! So check him out if you haven't already. And thanks to everyone who joined us in this morning's #totalrequestride. Be sure to tweet your requests to @crunchgym followed by the hashtag, #totalrequestride, for next weeks class! Can't wait to see you then! In good health, tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, March 5, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Track List - CHARITY THRESHOLD RIDE, Saturday, February 28, 2015

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
2. Numb - Linkin Park
3. I Don't Mind (remix) - Usher featuring Juicy J
4. Geronimo (remix) - Sheppard
5. Best Song Ever (remix) - One Direction

Today, we had one of the all too rare occasions where Crunch Fitness - Sunset had a very special class to help raise awareness and funds for an amazing cause, Augie's Quest. This is an organization that Crunch has teamed up with for several years now to raise much needed money to help fight and hopefully find a cure for ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease. Members were asked to visit a special website created just for this partnership, http://www.loveyourmuscles.com to reserve a spot in class. Each reservation required a $35.00 donation, 100% of which went directly to Augie's Quest! I was fortunate enough to be one of the 3 instructors that led this class as a team. I worked with the amazing Amy Rollman and Matt Conrad! We each taught for 25 minutes (hence my shortened track list above!) for a total of a very special 75-minute class! It was awesome! We had a great time putting this together, and I believe everyone who showed up and took part in such an amazing event, left feeling thoroughly exhausted from the work out and/yet uplifted and positive due to the great cause that was the reason for the occasion to begin with!

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, February 26, 2015

1. Jam - Michael Jackson
2. I Say Nothing - Voice Of The Beehive
3. Living For Love (remix) - Madonna
4. Sing (remix) - Annie Lennox
5. Stuck on A Feeling - Prince Royce featuring Snoop Dogg
6. She Knows - Ne-Yo featuring Juicy J
7. Don't Let Go - Isaac Hayes
8. Blank Space (remix) - Taylor Swift
9. When Love Takes Over - David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
10. Wrapped Up (remix) - Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy
11. Earned It (from the Fifty Shades Of Grey soundtrack) - The Weeknd
12. Divine Sorrow - Wyclef Jean featuring Avicii

This morning's Sexy Spin track list was the same as yesterday's #totalrequestride's track list. Once again, there were a few pivotal choices for my track list this week that helped me shape the complete list and made me excited to share it with my riders in both classes! There's really not much cross-over between the two classes, as far as riders go, since one is at 9:30am and the other is at 7:00am. There are a few faces that do make it to both, and I am so inspired when I see those committed and dedicated faces. I am humbled and inspired and motivated and energized! So for those that do happen to take both of my classes at different times, I try to mix up the workout that goes along with these track lists. Yes, choosing the music is a big...HUGE!...part of the make up of a class, but there is also so much more that goes into it. Along with every decision to choose a particular beat, there is the choice to perform a specific challenge to that beat. That beat must provide a rhythm that is easy to follow and that allows riders to "get on the pace" and keep that pace while performing that challenge. I also feel that a good instructor has the ability to be present in the class so that an option or a different challenge can also be presented to the class if necessary. This option is most often realized in an instant as a class is surveyed and determined to need a change or that the option is better suited for that particular class. As I have been providing some "behind the scenes" information regarding track list selection the past few weeks, I feel like that today, I also want to mention that it is not the music alone that is chosen. It is the music, the beat, the rhythm, the cadence, the power, the energy that must drive the action or the challenge. When the music and the action come together and provide that power and energy, it is almost like magic. And the instructor can feel or sense when this comes together, or when this magic happens. And that is amazing! So, now back to the music. I want to thank member/rider Glenn for his request for this week's #totalrequestride, "I Say Nothing" by Voice Of The Beehive. A flashback and so much fun! I also felt it was time to play Madonna's new song, "Living For Love". In the #totalrequestride, I actually played video of her performance at this year's Grammys which was one of the highlights of the show! I recently heard Isaac Hayes' song, "Don't Let Go" and it reminded me how fun it is and how great it could be in class. I always like to provide a combination of oldies and goodies along with today's greatest hits (wow! that sounds like promotional material for a radio station!). In fact, I always try to play a variety of music so that hopefully, at least at one point in class, almost everyone will hear a song that particularly moves, inspires and motivates them. To work harder. Or just to have more fun! To go back to being current and relevant to today's pop culture, I played "Earned It" by The Weeknd from the "Fifty Shades Of Grey" soundtrack as a cooldown. Also as the second cool down song, I played another song that benefits the (RED) organization, founded by U2's Bono to help create an AIDS-free generation. Coca-Cola and (RED) are using the universal language of music to raise awareness and funds for the fight to end mother-to-child transmission of HIV. The “Share the Sound of an AIDS FREE GENERATION” campaign, which kicked off last November and ran through World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2014, aimed to help Millennials understand they can be the generation to end the AIDS pandemic. Each week for 4 weeks, a new single was released by a different artist. I have already played the special (RED) Remix of OneRepublic's hit, "I Lived" which samples the vintage Coca-Cola commercial tagline, "I'd like to teach the world to sing". Today, I played Wyclef Jean and Avicii's "Divine Sorrow". A great song for a great cause. And played in class yesterday and today full of great riders trying to do great things! Finally, and also as a way to battle the AIDS pandemic, Annie Lennox released the charity song, "Sing" back in 2007. After hearing Nelson Mandela speak of the dire situation caused by AIDS, she decided to do all that she could to help bring awareness to HIV/AIDS crisis. This song features Annie along with 23 prominent female artists including Madonna, Anastacia, Dido, Céline Dion, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Faith Hill, Gladys Knight, k.d. lang, Sarah McLachlan, Pink, Bonnie Raitt, and Shakira. Amazing! And it is such a fun song to run to! I am excited to include it as part of my track list! So that's a little of what went on in the making of this week's track list. I hope you all enjoyed riding to it as much as I enjoyed putting it all together! Now let's go create a little magic! See you in class!

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, February 21, 2015

1. Uptown Funk (remix) - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
2. Speed Demon (remix) - Michael Jackson
3. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G featuring Diana Ross
4. Whitney Houston Megamix - DJ Jody Den Broeder
5. Booty - Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea
5. Prayer In C - Lilli Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz
6. I'm Lovin' It - Justin Timberlake
7. Partition (remix) - Beyonce'
8. Madonna Megamix - DJ Robin Skouteris
9. I Lived ([RED] remix) - OneRepublic
10. Borderline - Jody Whatley
11. When You Believe - Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey

Next Saturday at Crunch Fitness - Sunset, we will be hosting a very special 75-minute Ride. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Augie’s Quest to help find a cure for ALS. This special class will start at 12:00noon and go until 1:15pm. It will be taught by myself, the amazing Amy Rollman, and the hunky Matt Conrad. There will be special prizes, special music, special instructors, special guests and all for a great cause! Go to the special website, http://www.loveyourmuscles.com to reserve a bike for $35.00. I look forward to seeing you next week!

Friday, February 20, 2015

Track List - Friday, February 20, 2015

1. Sugar (remix) - Maroon 5
2. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G featuring Diana Ross
3. Whitney Houston Megamix - DJ Jody Den Broeder
4. Booty - Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea
5. Prayer In C - Lilli Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz
6. The Hanging Tree (remix) - James Newton Howard featuring Jennifer Lawrence
7. I'm Lovin' It - Justin Timberlake
8. Partition (remix) - Beyonce'
9. Madonna Megamix - DJ Robin Skouteris
10. I Lived ([RED] remix) - OneRepublic
11. Borderline - Jody Whatley
12. When You Believe - Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey

This morning we celebrated the birthday of regular rider Jason! Thanks for providing requests that made up most of the track list! And thanks for starting off your special day and celebrating with the Ride with Tommy! I'm looking forward to doing it all again next year!

And it wasn't officially requested by the newlywed himself, but it was Felix's first class back after getting legally married to his partner of more than 10 years last weekend in Palm Springs! Congratulations, Felix! Welcome back!

Do you have something special to celebrate? A birthday? An anniversary? A special charity event? Let me know! I'll try to work an entire class around it by playing your requests!

I'll be here for the next Threshold Ride tomorrow/Saturday morning at 9:45am. Hope to see you then!

In good health,

tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, February 19, 2015

1. Chandelier (remix) - Sia
2. Sugar (remix) - Maroon 5
3. Timber - Pitbull featuring Ke$ha
4. Style (remix) - Taylor Swift
5. Right Here, Right Now (remix) - Giorgio Moroder featuring Kylie Minogue
6. Chains - Nick Jonas
7. Speed Demon (remix) - Michael Jackson
8. Uptown Funk (remix) - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
9. FourFiveSeconds (remix) - Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney
10. Ti Amo - Laura Brannigan
11. It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Monday, February 16, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Presidents' Day, February 16, 2015

1. Heroes (remix) - Alesso featuring Tove Lo
2. Crazy In Love - Beyonce' featuring Jay-Z
3. I Lived ([RED] Remix) - OneRepublic
4. Living For Love (Dj Paulo & Jackinsky dub mix) - Madonna
5. Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor
6. Style - Taylor Swift
7. Heartbeat Song (Dirty Pop Deconstruction remix) - Kelly Clarkson
8. Think About You (remix) - Jade Starling
9. Good Time Gangnam Style - DJ Dan Mei featuring Psy, Alex Clare, Nicki Minaj, Ram Jam, Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
10. Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield
11. The Writing's On The Wall - OK Go
12. Who You Are - Jessie J

I hope everyone is having an amazing day off! And if you are working on this holiday, don't fret! I will be teaching at 7:00am tomorrow morning so that you can get your workout on early before work! This morning's Ride was a Threshold Ride and once again each individual rider set their own threshold and then continued to work as a percentage of their threshold! It is individual. As always, you are accountable for your own workout and just how hard you commit to the Ride, the challenges, and the intensity. But we, the instructor and Crunch's newest class technology, provide you with the format or the path to follow and a means to measure your commitment or the power with which you Ride! The Threshold Ride is also an opportunity to learn more about your workouts and about your body as it reacts to your own workout. And it is also a group workout. It is a group fitness class. So everyone must commit to their own individual Ride, but by being a part of a group, everyone can also benefit from the amazing and positive energy that is created when a group Rides together and creates and commits to challenges and opportunities to work harder and to make bigger and more positive changes...in their Rides, their workouts, in their results, and in their lives. Yes, it can all happen right here, in a Ride with Tommy! at Crunch Fitness - Sunset! Come join the group! Come make a change! Come see what all the excitement is about! I look forward to seeing you!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, February 14, 2015

1. Bye Bye Bye (Timbaland remix) - 'Nsync
2. Animals - Maroon 5
3. Out Of The Woods - Taylor Swift
4. Rolling In The Deep - Aretha Franklin
5. Love Train - IDMC Gospel Choir
6. American Dream - MKTO
7. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
8. Thriller 2014 (remix) - Michael Jackson
9. Secrets (remix) - Mary Lambert
10. Bang Bang (remix) - Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
11. Jealous - Nick Jonas
12. Steal My Girl - One Direction
13. Life Of The Party - Shawn Mendes

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, February 12, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, February 12, 2015

1. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & Goon Rock
2. Crazy In Love - Beyonce' featuring Jay-Z
3. I Lived ([RED] Remix) - OneRepublic
4. Living For Love (Dj Paulo & Jackinsky dub mix) - Madonna
5. Lips Are Movin - Meghan Trainor
6. Style - Taylor Swift
7. Heartbeat Song (Dirty Pop Deconstruction remix) - Kelly Clarkson
8. Whitney Megamix - DJs Jody den Broeder and Warren Rigg
9. Would I Lie To You - Eurythmics
10. I Put A Spell On You - Annie Lennox
11. I'm Not The Only One - Sam Smith

After giving a little "behind the scenes" look at what goes into making a track list for one of the Ride with Tommy! classes a few weeks ago, I thought this morning's track list called for another occasion to provide a little more insight into my song choices. This morning's Ride, like my last "behind the scenes" peek, started with the requests for the #totalrequestride class. Each week, Crunch members can tweet their requests to @crunchgym followed by the hashtag, #totalrequestride. Diane in the Crunch corporate offices in New York, compiles the top 3 requests and then sends them out to the instructors across the country! This class really provides a reflection of a sign of the times. Think about it. Anyone in any city in any state where there are Crunch gyms, can use their cell phone to request their favorite song or video which, if in the top 3 of that week, can be played at any one of the Crunch gyms in the country that week! The ability to share and communicate as widely and immediately as we do now with technology and social media at our fingertips is really kind of amazing. In addition to the very cool aspect of playing the top 3 requested videos, it is so cool to consider that Crunch gyms everywhere will have a sense of consistency and continuity throughout the country. I compare this to McDonald's. If you step into a McDonald's restaurant anywhere in the world, you will expect to experience the same principles that are instilled throughout the corporation from the top management down to the hourly worker: quality, service, cleanliness and value. Crunch is actively trying to streamline and improve the Ride (indoor cycling) program, as well as the entire gym experience, throughout all of its gym locations. Crunch is founded on ideas where fitness meets entertainment. Now, much like McDonald's, anyone who steps into a Crunch gym, can expect the same opportunities for an intense workout while having a lot of fun doing it. And that person that stepped into any Crunch gym will know what to expect because of that consistency instilled in the ever and fast growing number of locations across the United States and the world! So, the first 3 songs of my track list are provided as a part of the incredible process that can start with a single member in any Crunch location anywhere. So cool! This weeks top 3 requested videos are: "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, "Crazy In Love" by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, and "I'm Not The Only One" by Sam Smith. And these 3 videos lead into a reason for my selection of some of the other songs. I always try to tap into the current "pop culture" when a big event or happening takes place such as the Grammys this past Sunday. Therefore, I included Madonna's new song, "Living For Love", which she performed live on the broadcast, as well as the requested Sam Smith single, "I'm Not The Only One". Meghan Trainor and Taylor Swift presented at the Grammys, so I also included their new songs. But probably one of the most talked about show-stoppers of the night was (current Crunch member!) Annie Lennox! She was (and always has been!) an amazing performer! So I not only included her new single that she performed with Hozier, "I Put A Spell On You", but I also reached back to a song from her Eurythmic days, "Would I Lie To You" which provided a great run to end the challenge portion of class. I always jump at the chance to support or highlight awesome charities, so when I came across OneRepublic's new single, "I Lived" as a remix on the [RED] section of iTunes. The [RED] organization is an amazing movement trying to create an AIDS-free generation. I LOVE OneRepublic and this is another great song by them. And this remix includes a sample of the old Coca-Cola jingle, "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing". Amazing! And speaking of charities, my husband, Rich, are very active in the Family Equality Council, an organization that works for equal rights for families that are made up of parents that are part of the LGBT community. So when the awesome Kelly Clarkson included a gay couple in her most recent video for her new single, "Heartbeat Song", I just had to include it. I mean, I love the song, and I love Kelly, but the way that she included more than just your historically "typical" couples in a video about relationships without much sensationalism, I think, is truly amazing. Awesome! Finally, I felt it was just a small tribute to a huge talent that left this world way too early, but today is the third anniversary of the death of Whitney Houston. She provided us with so many incredible songs that I so often played in my Rides. So, I wanted to once again play a megamix of some of her greatest hits that provided the score to a 20-turn hill! Thank you Whitney! Thanks to everyone who gave their all on such a challenging 20-turn hill and throughout class!

Whew! See? It is not that easy putting together a cohesive, smooth-transitioning, high-energy, powerful, intense, challenging and fun track list. A lot can go into it. I hope this helps you see a little more of the passion that can exist by an instructor that cares about their responsibility as an instructor and motivator. I hope to see you in class soon so that we can share an amazing experience together!

In good health!

tommy

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Monday, February 9, 2015

Saturday, February 07, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, February 7, 2015

1. Wash All Over Me (remix) - Avicii featuring Madonna
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3. Welcome To New York (remix) - Taylor Swift
4. Pop Danthology 2014 (mashup of 66 songs!) - DJ Daniel Kim featuring Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, etc.
5. Jealous (remix) - Nick Jonas
6. 7/11 - Beyonce'
7. Workout (mashup) - DJ Robin Skouteris featuring Jennifer Lopez, Iggy Azalea, Sir Mix-a-lot, MC Hammer, Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, Eminem, C+C Music Factory, etc.
8. Beautiful (remix) - Kylie Minogue featuring Enrique Iglesias
9. Sledgehammer (remix) - Fifth Harmony
10. Waves - Mr. Probs
11. Halo - Beyonce'
12. A Thousand Years - Christina Perry

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, February 5, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Monday, February 02, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Monday, February 2, 2015

1. This Is How We Do (remix) - Katy Perry
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3. Welcome To New York (remix) - Taylor Swift
4. Pop Danthology 2014 (mashup of 66 songs!) - DJ Daniel Kim featuring Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, etc.
5. Jealous (remix) - Nick Jonas
6. 7/11 - Beyonce'
7. Workout (mashup) - DJ Robin Skouteris featuring Jennifer Lopez, Iggy Azalea, Sir Mix-a-lot, MC Hammer, Missy Elliott, Britney Spears, Eminem, C+C Music Factory, etc.
8. Beautiful (remix) - Kylie Minogue featuring Enrique Iglesias
9. Sledgehammer (remix) - Fifth Harmony
10. Waves - Mr. Probs
11. Halo - Beyonce'
12. A Thousand Years - Christina Perry

Saturday, January 31, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, January 31, 2015

1. Of The Night (remix) - Bastille
2. Never Been In Love - Cobra Starship featuring Icona Pop
3. Love Runs Out - OneRepublic
4. Blank Space (remix) - Taylor Swift
5. September - Earth, Wind & Fire
6. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
7. Habits (remix) - Tove Lo
8. Rich Girl - Gwen Stefani
9. No Mediocre (remix) - T.I. featuring Iggy Azalea
10. Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
11. Last Days Of Disco - Robbie Williams
12. I Look To You - Whitney Houston

Today is the last day of the first month of the new year. Wow. A month has already gone by. So fast. 31 days. In the bigger picture, a year is only 12 months and one of those months is already done. 11 more to go. Time does fly by. Hopefully when you are having fun! Did you make any New Year Resolutions? Have you kept them so far? How about making monthly resolutions? Daily resolutions are not bad either. Tomorrow is a new month. February 1st. So basically what I'm really trying to get at is this: Are you staying committed to being the best you that you can be as we approach the first day of the second month of the new year? Have you committed to your workouts? Are you having fun? Have you tried something new? Have you included the Ride with Tommy! at Crunch Fitness - Sunset in your workout routine? I hope to provide you with the opportunity to do all of that! I am teaching the new Threshold Ride on Mondays at 9:30am and Saturdays at 9:45am. This is a Ride where YOU set your own Threshold at the beginning of class, and then measure your workout as a percentage of your own Threshold that YOU set! Throughout the Ride, you can watch "gauges" on the new, HUGE flat screen TVs at the front of the class. You can see your own Threshold percentage zone in which you are working displayed on colored gauges. Each color represents a percentage zone of your Threshold. You can see the power that you are exerting measured by these percentages as well as by watts and distance. And for you competitive types, you can see rankings of the entire class! And of course, you can see summary results at the end of class. So this is the newest class offering at Crunch. Why don't you continue to commit to your New Year Resolutions - or start new ones! - by including any of the Ride with Tommy! classes. Don't let time pass you by! Try something new! Have fun! Create that change that you want or have always wanted! There is no better time than the present! There is no better way to commit to your intense workouts than by having some fun while doing it! There is no better way to reach your goals than by taking the Ride with Tommy! Hope to see you soon! Until then, in good health! tommy

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, January 29, 2015

1. Buttons (remix) - Pussycat Dolls
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3. Toxic - Britney Spears
4. Free Your Mind - En Vogue
5. Heartbeat Song - Kelly Clarkson
6. Don't - Ed Sheeran
7. Let Me Be The One - Expose
8. Take Me To Church (remix) - Hozier
9. Ghost (remix) - Ella Henderson
10. The Heart Wants What It Wants (remix) - Selena Gomez
11. Time Or Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
12. FourFiveSeconds - Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney
13. I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose
14. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, January 28, 2015

1. Buttons (remix) - Pussycat Dolls
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3. Toxic - Britney Spears
4. Free Your Mind - En Vogue
5. Heartbeat Song - Kelly Clarkson
6. Don't - Ed Sheeran
7. Let Me Be The One - Expose
8. Take Me To Church (remix) - Hozier
9. Ghost (remix) - Ella Henderson
10. The Heart Wants What It Wants (remix) - Selena Gomez
11. Time Or Our Lives - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo
12. FourFiveSeconds - Rihanna featuring Kanye West & Paul McCartney
13. I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me - Expose
14. Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, January 24, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Friday, January 23, 2015

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, January 22, 2015

1. Crazy In Love - Beyonce' featuring Jay-Z
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
3. I Just Wanna Dance - Alison Jiear (from "Jerry Springer: The Opera")(Manny Patel Equality Mix 2013)
4. Top Of The Pops 2014 (Days And Nights) - Mashup-Germany featuring 70 of the top artists and hits from 2014
5. Justified And Ancient - KLF featuring Tammy Wynette
6. Genie (Tell Me Your Wish) - Girls' Generation (English remix by Ideology, vocals by Babiixj)
7. The Hanging Tree (remix) - James Newton Howard featuring Jennifer Lawrence
8. I Like You (remix) - Tony Moran featuring Debby Holiday
9. Geronimo - Sheppard
10. No Good In Goodbye - The Script
11. If Not Me - Craig Morgan
12. Night Changes - One Direction

Where to start with this track list? It started last week as I encouraged (begged!) all of the LA Riders in the #totalrequestride to tweet their music/video requests to @crunchgym. I also asked the Crunch coordinator in New York if an instructor could also make a request. Thankfully, LA Rider Courtney also requested what I consider one of my all time favorite high-energy, fast-paced songs to run to. And it is one of the greatest video mashups I have ever seen. It is the song, "I Just Wanna Dance" by Alison Jiears from "Jerry Springer: The Opera", which opened in 2003 in London. I kid you not. There is such a thing! It won 4 Olivier awards (the equivalent to our Tony Awards for the best of Broadway)! In the musical, the song is about a full-figured woman that dreams of being a pole dancer. She is unhappy with her life, is abused by her husband, and dreams of a better life. The song was soon adopted by the gay community and was played all over the world in dance clubs and Pride festivals. I think it touched so many with its representation of just wanting to have fun after a long period of struggle, which can so readily represent the years that the gay community suffered through the effects of AIDS and all of its political and emotional havoc wreaked upon the community.

"I'm tired of laughing and I'm tired of crying
I'm tired of failing and I'm tired of all this trying
I wanna do some living
Cause I've done enough dying
I just wanna dance
I just wanna f#*&ing dance"

It's been a while now that research has been making so much progress in treating and hopefully eventually doing away with AIDS completely, but for everyone that was touched by the disease, directly or indirectly (and we all have been touched by it indirectly!), a time to just dance was much needed and celebrated! This song encapsulates that feeling. And the video is made up of snippets of all kinds of dancing from movies and tv shows throughout many years. So this has been my very long way of saying one of my favorite songs and videos is in this weeks track list!

But this is not the only special part of this track list. It includes another mashup of the top hits of the year, this one by Mashup-Germany. We all know how I love my good mashups! Especially year-end mashups!

"Justified And Ancient" was a favorite of mine when it came out in 1991. It became an international hit and was #1 in over 18 countries. It features the vocals of country music icon, Tammy Wynette. One of my regular Riders, Del (who has been riding with me for just about all of my 16 years as an instructor!), absolutely LOVES Tammy Wynette.

And we both LOVE Debby Holiday, who provides us with her latest dance hit, "I Like You". She is one of the most beautiful people I know (inside and out!), with one of the most amazing voices as well as an unbelievable heart and soul which powers out of each song she sings. I hear a little Tina Turner in her voice. She should truly be a HUGE megastar in the world of music. I believe she will soon be!

Vince requested "Genie (Tell Me Your Wish)". It was a little out of the mainstream for my class, but after much searching and research, I found an English version of it which I am so excited to include!

I saw "American Sniper" last weekend. I was moved by how intense it was. And I was also moved by the controversy surrounding it. It is the true story of an American Navy Seal, Chris Kyle, one of the most accurate marksmen in US military history. Regardless of one's beliefs on this subject, and the very obvious horrors of war, I was, as always, so very proud of our Armed Forces, so very sad for the nightmares of war that they have to go through to defend this great nation of ours, and so very sad to learn the story of his murder by a fellow veteran suffering from PTSD. I saw that country singer Craig Morgan was angered by some comments made by some in the entertainment industry regarding "American Sniper" and Chris Kyle. Craig sings one of my favorite country songs, "That's What I Like About Sunday". He is also a veteran. Thank you, Craig, for your service, for standing up for what you believe and for fighting for the freedom to say what we do. And of course, for your talent. I included his tribute to veterans, "If Not Me", as one of the cool downs.

My 6-year-old twins, Austin and Aiden also had a hand in helping me select my track list (as they sometimes do believe it or not!). The recently attended sports camp during the winter break. They learn many songs while at camp as many high-energy songs are played throughout the day. "Uptown Funk" is one. Austin has asked me if "funk" is a bad word. Close, but no. I told him it is a word that is often used in and to describe music. Usually great music! Which I think this song is! And they both sing "Geronimo" often. Austin even performed to it in one of the closing day performances! I think it is a great way to run it out at the end of class!

And I have recently become obsessed with "No Good In Goodbye" by The Script. I love the music, and I love the lyrics. It leads off my cool down songs this week.

So after staying up until 4:00 in the morning to prepare for this week's #totalrequestride, which in addition to "I Just Wanna Dance" also includes the requested "Crazy In Love", by Beyonce' and Jay-Z, and the aforementioned "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars. I was so excited to play all of this great music in class only to wake up to find that all Wednesday morning classes at Crunch Fitness - Sunset were canceled as the stereo completely broke down on Tuesday night. Arrrrgh!!!!

This week's #totalrequestride has been rescheduled and will be held tomorrow morning, Friday, January 23rd at 9:30am. So I hope you can make it to share in this experience, to workout, to hear this music and to see these videos.

I also hope you enjoyed this little "behind the scenes" of what can go into making a track list for one of my classes. I hope you enjoy them. I know I do! Until then,

In good health!

tommy

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Track List - Threshold Ride, Saturday, January 17, 2015

1. Partition (remix) - Beyonce'
2. Jealous (remix) - Chromeo
3. Telephone (remix) - Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce'
4. Chandelier (remix) - Sia
5. Me And My Girlfriend - Jay-Z featuring Beyonce'
6. Turn Down For What - DJ Snake & Lil Jon
7. Larger Than Life - Backstreet Boys
8. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce'
9. Brave (DJs Blackow & Figares remix) - Sara Bareilles
10. Ring The Alarm (remix) - Beyonce'
11. Halo - Beyonce'
12. Chasing Cars That Way (mashup) - DJs Dan Mei & Marc Johnce featuring Snow Patrol & The Backstreet Boys
13. At Last - Beyonce'

Well, we did it! We had our first Threshold Ride on the weekend! This Saturday morning, January 17th at 9:45am, we, as a group, set our individual thresholds, and then rode the rest of class measuring our workouts based on our own personal thresholds. We saw how hard we worked using colors and percentages and watts (output power) and mileage! There is so much to learn about our bodies and how we workout and how our bodies react to the workouts we present to them. And how fun and satisfying is it to be able to visually monitor our progress, make adjustments and truly FEEL our bodies working. It can take something as simple as projecting a gauge at the front of the room that changes colors and that allows riders to see just how hard we are working based on a threshold that we, ourselves, set! Not just what the instructor says. Not just how hard we are "supposed" to be working based on what the instructor says we should be feeling. But actually SEEING how hard we are working! How much of a difference we are making! How much closer we are to realizing our goals! This is the new Threshold Ride. Every Saturday morning at 9:45am at Crunch Fitness - Sunset. We are also offering this amazing class on Monday mornings at 9:30am and on Monday evenings at 6:30pm taught by the amazing and beautiful Amy! Come check it out! Come have fun! Come learn! Come workout hard! Now on Saturday mornings! Hope to see you soon! In good health, tommy

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, January 15, 2014

1. Chandelier (remix) - Sia
2. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
3. Bang Bang - Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
4. Dare You (remix) - Hardwell featuring Matthew Koma
5. Fade Into Darkness (remix) - Avicii
6. No Scrubs (remix) - TLC
7. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
8. Shake Your Groove Thing - Peaches and Herb
9. Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy - Billy Porter & Cyndi Lauper
10. Throb - Janet Jackson
11. You And I - Lady Gaga
12. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
13. When You Believe - Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, January 14, 2015

1. One More Time - Britney Spears
2. Anaconda - Nicki Minaj
3. Blank Space - Taylor Swift
4. Bang Bang (remix) - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
5. Ugly Heart (remix) - G.R.L.
6. Toxic - Britney Spears
7. The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) - U2
8. Call Me A Hole (mashup) - DJ PomDeter featuring Carly Rae Jepsen & Nine Inch Nails
9. Every Heartbeat Personal Jesus (mashup) - LPVMusic Promotions featuring Amy Grant & Depeche Mode
10. Fireball - Pitbull featuring John Ryan
11. Jesus Walks x Sound Of Silence (mashup) - DJ Novokane featuring Kanye West, Simon & Garfunkel
12. Take A Bow With Me (mashup) - DJ Radio Sheezus featuring Rihanna & Sam Smith
13. Just Give Me A Mirror When September Ends (mashup) - DJ Shahar Varshal ft. Pink, Michael Jackson & Greenday

Did you know that Crunch Fitness - Sunset has two huge, big screen TVs in the spin room? They will be used for the new Threshold Rides on Mondays and Saturdays. They will also be used to play videos in our updated, refreshed and relaunched #totalrequestride classes on Wednesdays at 9:30am! 3 videos will be played each week to increase the fun, increase the excitement and hopefully increase the motivation as we stay as always committed to the intensity of the Rides that you have come to expect from Crunch and the Ride with Tommy! Corporate-wide, Crunch has been playing these videos in the #totalrequestride classes since last summer. Just now, as we have relaunched this class here on Sunset with the implementation of the big screens in the new year, we can now do the same! But historically, riders from Crunch Fitness - Sunset have not been super eager or active in requesting their favorite videos or songs. I want to start the new year with a challenge to our Los Angeles riders to request your favorite fun, high-energy videos that motivate and inspire you to take your workout to the next level! And isn't that a great thing to do as we kick off the new year 2015 as well as our new year resolutions and/or recommitments to our mental and physical health and well-being? So let's do this! Let's all show what great taste in Ride music and music in general that we Sunset riders have! And let's commit to riding to those high-energy and motivating videos next week, Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 9:30am! And don't forget you could win iTunes gift cards just for making these requests! So what have you got to lose? Maybe a few calories? Maybe a few pounds? Win-Win! So use your twitter accounts or start up a new twitter account, and tweet your requests to @crunchgym followed by the hashtag #totalrequestride (and copy or retweet it to me at @ridewithtommy)! This is gonna be great! In good health, tommy

Thursday, January 08, 2015

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, January 8, 2015

1. Of The Night (remix) - Bastille
2. Never Been In Love - Cobra Starship featuring Icona Pop
3. Love Runs Out - OneRepublic
4. Blank Space (remix) - Taylor Swift
5. September - Earth, Wind & Fire
6. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
7. Habits (remix) - Tove Lo
8. No Mediocre (remix) - T.I. featuring Iggy Azalea
9. Turn The Beat Around - Gloria Estefan
10. Last Days Of Disco - Robbie Williams
11. I Look To You - Whitney Houston

2015. Sexy. Spin. Make it happen. I hear members ask all the time, "How can you feel sexy at 7:00 in the morning?!?!" I always respond, "You'd be surprised at how sexy you can look and feel when you are committed to making a positive change or difference in your mental and physical health and well-being!" That's right, though many of us may be fighting to wake up at 7:00am, I also always point out that all one really has to do is get up and get there. I, as the instructor, along with the music and the energy created by a group fitness class working toward a common goal, will take care of the rest. I can't tell you how many times in the past where I have told myself that I was going to take a spin class but only commit to exerting about 50-75% of my full effort. I may have been really tired or not feeling completely well. I may have just worked out with weights extra hard. Whatever the reason or justification, I almost always go into the class and then end up working much harder than I had planned or expected. The power of a good instructor, that instructor's music choices and that instructor's instruction and encouragement along with the amazing energy created by all the other Riders in the class usually powers me to get an intense and challenging Ride that pushes, motivates and challenges me more than I thought I was going to! That's right. You are not alone in a spin class. There are many others there attempting to accomplish something just like you. Though everyone's goals may and probably are very different, the commitment and focus of a spin class will provide the energy that you may not always think you can muster. That commitment and focus by everyone in the class will help create a positive energy that is extremely obvious and beneficial not only in class but as you go about your life all day long! That's right. What you do in a 45-minute spin class can change your entire day for the better. And if you can take part in such an experience, and look and feel sexy while doing, then wouldn't you? Shouldn't you? I hope so! I'll see you in the Ride with Tommy soon! In good health! tommy

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, January 7, 2015

1. Dark Horse - Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
2. 7/11 - Beyonce (video)
3. Happy - Pharrell Williams
4. Clocks (remix) - Coldplay
5. Work B!#@h - Britney Spears
6. Love Me Harder - Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd (video)
7. Give Me Everything - Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer (video)
8. California (There Is No End To Love) - U2
9. Mashup 2014 (Let Go) - AnDyWuMusicland
10. All You Need Is Love - Willy Chirino featuring Flo Rida & Black Dada
11. The Scientist More Than Words (mashup) - DJ Mighty Mike featuring Coldplay & Extreme
12. Love Story vs. Viva La Vida (acoustic mashup) - Taylor Swift vs. Coldplay

The first full week of 2015 continues with the new/revised/updated #totalrequestride. Last year, we played requested songs in class. Now, this year, with the addition of the new huge, flat screen tv's at the front of class, we are able to play requested videos! So to keep things exciting as we always do here at Crunch Fitness - Sunset, we are gonna get our Ride on with your favorite and requested videos as well as bright and flashing lights along with the form, pace and resistance that you have come to expect from an intense and fun Ride with Tommy! Boredom is never a word that we want to hear come forth from a member's lips! And with hopefully so many of us making our new year resolutions, what better way to increase the excitement to committing to improving your mental and physical health and well-being than to jump into all the excitement that we are creating here at Crunch? Get an intense workout! Make a positive difference or change! Have fun! Ride with Tommy! See you at Crunch Fitness - Sunset! In good health! tommy

Saturday, January 03, 2015

Track List - Saturday, January 3, 2015

1. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
2. We Will Rock You (Fatboy Slim remix) - Queen
3. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
4. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
5. Tainted Love - Softcell
6. Mash 'n' Stuff - DJ Radio Sheezus featuring Deadmau5 vs. Weekender, Tag Team, David Bowie & Duran Duran
7. Never Been In Love Cobra Starship featuring Icona Pop
8. Ugly Heart - G.R.L.
9. Bad Girls (remix) - Donna Summer
10. Centuries - Fall Out Boy
11. All That Matters (The Beautiful Life) - Ke$ha
12. Just Give Me A Mirror When September Ends (mashup) - DJ Shahar Varshal ft. Pink, Michael Jackson & Greenday
13. Take A Bow With Me (mashup) - DJ Radio Sheezus featuring Rihanna & Sam Smith
14. Amnesia - 5 Seconds Of Summer

Well, there were some new faces in class this morning. It was the first Saturday class of the new year. I spoke about resolutions. How resolutions are not a bad thing. No one should minimize anyone's attempt at making new year's resolutions. Resolutions are one's attempts at improving their life in some way. Yes, it is disappointing if those resolutions are not kept or reached and are forgotten after only the first week or month or two of the year. However, any attempt at making one's life better or attempting to improve one's mental and physical health and well-being should not be discounted. It should be praised, admired, supported and encouraged. So don't listen to the naysayers! Don't pay any attention to the "liars and the dirty dirty cheats of the world", to quote the trendsetting, thought-provoking and omnipresent Taylor Swift. As I talk more and more in class about creating a positive energy, an environment in which riders can push themselves and strive for personal improvement and positive change, I want to challenge everyone in the new year to focus on positivity. I believe that when you focus on positivity, doing what you can to make an experience as positive as possible for yourself, the people around you will be influenced. The people around you will be motivated to do the same, even in in a small or incremental way. Many of us don't realize the power that we all have to change others. I'm not talking about big, showy, powerful, ostentatious, glitzy, over-the-top demonstrations of helping the needy or down-and-out. We all have the power to effect someone else's life for the better. By smiling at the person that you pass on the sidewalk. By saying "Hello!" to the person that you see at a reception desk or checkout stand. By waving to someone in the car next to you. By turning that resistance knob to the right just a little bit more. By running just a little bit faster a little longer with even just a little more resistance. By doing as much as you can to make your own life as positive as you can and in so doing, setting an example and sharing some of the positive energy that you have created for yourself with others! It really is as simple as that! So here in lies a challenge within a resolution. Let's all try to make a positive difference in our own lives. Let's make resolutions to make our lives better. Let's work hard to accomplish our goals. Let's see if we can help someone else's life be a little bit better just by trying to live better for ourselves. Can that be so hard?