Track List - Saturday, December 6, 2014

1. Send Me An Angel (remix) - Slyngshott featuring Bernadette DeSimone
2. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
3. L.A. Love (La La)(remix) - Fergie featuring YG
4. Main Chick (remix) - Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bobby
5. All You Need Is Love - Willy Chirino featuring Flo Rida & Black Dada
6. Steal My Girl (remix) - One Direction
7. Replay - Zendaya
8. Trumpets - Jason Derulo
9. Love Train - IDMC Gospel Choir
10. Rolling In The Deep (remix cover) - Aretha Franklin
11. Bang Bang (remix) - Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
12. Jealous - Nick Jonas
13. Steal My Girl - One Direction
14. Life Of The Party - Shawn Mendes

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, December 4, 2014

1. Send Me An Angel (remix) - Slyngshott featuring Bernadette DeSimone
2. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
3. L.A. Love (La La)(remix) - Fergie featuring YG
4. Main Chick (remix) - Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bobby
5. All You Need Is Love - Willy Chirino featuring Flo Rida & Black Dada
6. Steal My Girl (remix) - One Direction
7. Replay - Zendaya
8. Trumpets - Jason Derulo
9. Beautiful (remix) - Kylie Minogue & Enrique Iglesias
10. Jealous (remix) - Nick Jonas
11. I Want It That Wave (mashup) - DJ MixmstrStel featuring Mr. Probz vs. The Backstreet Boys
12. Boulevard Of Happy Dreams (mashup) - DJ Poulpi featuring Green Day & Pharrell
13. Just Give Me A Mirror When September Ends (mashup) - DJ Shahar Varshal ft. Pink, Michael Jackson & Green Day

Below is the link to yesterday's Sexy Spin track list! And just below that is the track list for this week's #totalreqeustride. There is a lot going on and coming up in the world of indoor cycling here at Crunch Fitness - Sunset and the Ride with Tommy! As most of you all know by now, we have all new bikes! That is awesome, exciting and very cool! There is also a computer on each of the bikes. We haven't used them yet (nor do we know how to use them...yet!), but very soon, as soon as Wednesday, December 17th in fact, we will be offering a "teaser" or intro class to the new technology that is part of the new Ride here at Crunch! The current Red Line Ride will be retiring on Monday, December 15th. Crunch was the first in the world to offer this kind of class. Now, after 6 years, we are undertaking a new way to learn more about how our bodies work when being worked out hard! So make plans now to attend the final Red Line Ride on Monday, December 15th, 9:30am. Then join us for the teaser/intro class to the new technology on Wednesday, December 17th, 9:30am.

Also, on Thursday morning, December 18th, 7:00am, we will be having our now annual and famous Extra Special "Give the Shirt Off Your Back" Sexy Spin! Really, give the shirt off your back! And bring any additional clothing you'd like to donate. Sexy Santa will be there to collect it all in his big bag! And it will all be for a great cause! Clothing will be donated to the LA LGBT Center's Homeless Youth Program. But we won't sacrifice the benefits that you expect from the Ride! There will be just more of everything! And special, too! Special guests! Special prizes! Special music! Having more fun! Doing more good! Join us, won't you?!?!

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, December 3, 2014

1. Against All Odds (remix) - Kira
2. Rhythm Nation - Janet Jackson
3. Every Heartbeat (remix) - Amy Grant
4. Spice Up Your Life - Spice Girls
5. Bang! Bang! (mashup cover) - Blake McIver
6. Blurry - Puddle Of Mud
7. Good Vibrations - Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch
8. Maps - Maroon 5
9. Break Free (remix) - Ariana Grande featuring Zedd
10. Secrets (remix) - Mary Lambert
11. It Gets Better - Blake McIver
12. Invisible ((RED) edit) - U2

Thanksgiving Week Subs for the Ride with Tommy!

As most of you heard as I announced at the end of my classes last week, I will be in Chicago visiting family for the week of Thanksgiving. But don't worry, as always, I have provided you with amazing instructors to help you stay committed to your Rides, your workouts and all the benefits that you need...especially at this time of year!

Monday, 11/24/14, 9:30am - Matt Ryan Conrad Krupka (this will be a regular Ride, not a Red Line Ride!)
Tuesday, 11/25/14, 7:00am - Kirk Allen
Wednesday, 11/26/14, 9:30am - Guy B.
Thursday, 11/27/14, 7:00am - Thanksgiving - NO CLASS!
Friday, 11/28/14, 9:30am - Kyler Madeira (this will be a regular Ride, not a Red Line Ride)
Saturday, 11/29/14, 9:45am - Matt Ryan Conrad Krupka (he also teaches the 11:00am class so do a double!)

I will be back in the saddle on Monday, 12/1/14 at 9:30am for another Red Line Ride!

Until then, have a great Thanksgiving! We have so much for which to be thankful! Enjoy yourselves! Have fun! Be safe! Stay healthy! Don't beat yourself up too much if you eat too much or don't work out as much as you could or should!

Until next time, in good health!

tommy

Track List - Saturday, November 22, 2014

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

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, November 20, 2014

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

Well, this is the last week before Thanksgiving. The holidays are upon us. We've been working all year so hard at achieving our goals. We've worked so hard to lose a pound or two. Or an inch or two (around the waist). Or a percentage or two (of bodyfat). Now comes the hard part. Can we keep working at reaching our goals or at least maintaining what we have accomplished so far? It is so easy to stop working out and just eat as much as you want of whatever you want. Sure. That's easy. But it seems like forever to get back to the point where you are now after letting down your guard. So take a good look at where you are now. At how much you have accomplished. At how good you feel about yourself, mentally and physically. Now think about how you feel after stuffing your face and your belly with way too much food that is so not good for you. Think about how uncomfortable you feel when you eat way too much. Also think about how disappointed you feel when you don't work out after all these months of establishing a healthy routine or habit. Now think about both of those feelings. Not very positive. So I encourage you to celebrate all that you have accomplished so far. Truly celebrate it. But don't throw it all away over the next 6 weeks. Workout when you can. Eat healthy when you can. Don't beat yourself up for those times that you don't or can't eat healthy or when you miss your workout. Missing a workout or not eating right are two things that are so easy to do. But I encourage you to stay committed and focused on all the good you have done and all the good you can still do during this holiday season. Then you can hit the ground running again after the start of the new year. I will be out of town next week with family for the Thanksgiving holiday. I am so thankful for all that I have. I am thankful for so many things. I am thankful for being able to teach spinning in a great facility with and to great people. I am thankful for and honored by the trust so many put of you place in me. I do not take any of this for granted. I commit to working hard to being the best instructor I can be. And that's not going to change over the holidays. I will post my subs for next week here on my blog and on Facebook by tomorrow, Saturday. When I return, I will be providing you all with more details about the upcoming Extra Special "Give The Shirt Off Your Back" Sexy Spin where we collect clothing for the LA LGBT Center's homeless youth programs with Sexy Santa's help. I look forward to celebrating such an amazing time of year with all of you while we stay as committed as possible to keeping or building upon what we have worked so hard to achieve. Thank you all! In good health, tommy

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, November 19, 2014

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

No Ride Classes at Crunch Fitness - Sunset Saturday, November 15, 2014!

There will be no Ride classes at Crunch Fitness - Sunset this Saturday, November 15, 2014. Crunch will be holding a Spinning Certification course. This is a great opportunity for existing Crunch instructors to renew and refresh their certifications to teach, and it is also an excellent chance for Crunch to certify new instructors that may soon be on the schedule and that may very well become your favorite instructor in the not too distant future! I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. This provides you with the perfect opportunity to mix your workout up! Do something different! Change it up! Shock your body. Shock your system! And then I'll see you back in class on Monday for the next Red Line Ride at 9:30am! Have a great weekend!

In good health,

tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, November 13, 2014

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. Thong Song (remix) - Sisqo featuring Lil' Kim
8. The Monster - Eminem featuring Rihanna
9. Think About You (remix) - Jade Starling
10. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train
11. Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield
12. The Writing's On The Wall - OK Go
13. Who You Are - Jessie J

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, November 12, 2014

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. Thong Song (remix) - Sisqo featuring Lil' Kim
8. The Monster - Eminem featuring Rihanna
9. Think About You (remix) - Jade Starling
10. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye - Train
11. Voices Of Babylon - The Outfield
12. The Writing's On The Wall - OK Go
13. Who You Are - Jessie J

New bikes! Requests. 50. 500. The rest of the new bikes have arrived and are in place! The spin room at Crunch Fitness - Sunset is now completely filled with new spin bikes! Beautiful, clean, bright, shiny, new, sexy spin bikes! Yes! Very exciting! And today is the first day that all of them are in place. So this morning's #totalrequestride was the perfect place to play members' favorite songs on the industry's new favorite spin bike! the Schwinn AC Performance Carbon Blue. Look it up! Here's a short video showing it off:



And as most of you know by now, I celebrated my 50th birthday last weekend. I mention this again for no other reason than to also mention that I burned my 500th cd for my class track list last week! Yes, I still burn cds! Yes, I will soon transition to an mp3 player. But for now, I'm 50! And I can kick and stretch and (spin and Ride and burn cds and) kick! 'Cause I'm 50 years old! Just thought that was funny. Thanks to everyone in class this morning! See you all again tomorrow morning for Sexy Spin at 7:00am at Crunch Fitness - Sunset! In good health, tommy

Track List - Saturday, November 8, 2014

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. Life In A Northern Town - Dream Academy
12. Don't Tell Me We Can't Stop (live mashup) - Madonna & Miley Cyrus

Well, this is a time for reflection. At least for me. See, this weekend, Sunday, November 9th, I turn 50 years old. Yikes! Many people don't like to talk about their age. This is Hollywood! You can't tell anyone how old you actually are! It is more important to let anyone that asks know what age range in which you could play! I've never really been that reluctant to talk about it. Until recently. Maybe it was that discussion with my personal trainer. The one where I mentioned the year that I graduated from high school. And realized that my trainer hadn't even been born yet. Ugh! So thanks to the amazing Zack for helping me learn more about those all important twitch muscles...both slow and fast...and fast 1 and 2! And for teaching me the effectiveness of explosive workouts! Yes, for the first time in my life, I hired a personal trainer. "5 Weeks To 50!" I finally admitted that I couldn't make the kind of changes that I wanted in my body on my own. I could use help. Yes, I have been a fitness instructor for 16 years (I started when I was 15!) But yes, I had become way too comfortable in my workouts. And we/I need to make changes in our workouts to obtain changes in our bodies. In our minds. In our outlooks. In our confidence. In our results. So yes, I tried to make some changes in my body in 5 weeks. By the time I turned 50. I did make some changes, too. Not drastic changes that are extremely obvious to the casual observer. But positive changes that I noticed. That I felt. "I want to see my abs by my 50th birthday!" Yeah, I said that. Who am I kidding? I have never had really defined abs in my whole life! Ha! How would I obtain that definition needed to see my abs in 5 weeks?!?! Now that's funny right there. I don't care who you are! (yes, I'm quoting Larry the cable guy!) So yes I said that. But no, I didn't really mean it. Not really. Or when my amazing and beautiful husband wanted to do something special for my 50th. I didn't jump in wholeheartedly. I mean, don't get me wrong. I love a party. But one that celebrates my reaching the half century mark? Hmmm... I usually celebrate with an extra special spin class. And I still will. In a couple of weeks. I am going to combine my birthday spin with the annual Extra Special Christmas "Give the Shirt Off Your Back" Sexy Spin where I collect clothing for the youth program at the Los Angeles LGBT Center. There will be special music. Special prizes. Special guests. And of course, Sexy Santa. So make plans now to attend! (see what I did there? see how I still managed to promote my class as I am being reflective?) So, like I said, I have never really been one to be shy about my age. I really don't even like too much "touching up" in my headshots. I've always believed that the face that a casting director sees in the picture should be the same face that they should see when I walk through the door! (well, see how far that has gotten me...I mean..."We found your coat."...yeah, that line by Coat Check Guy on "Will & Grace" was the highlight of my television acting career...a highlight for which I am extremely grateful!) But it took a commitment by me to hire that personal trainer. I had to make a commitment to make a change. Funny, I have been talking in my classes for all of 2014 about making change. A positive change. Well, it was time I made that commitment in my own workouts. And I'm glad I did. And now, as I reflect, I realize that I am extremely lucky. I get to do something I love to make a living. Well, maybe not make a full "living." A partial living. Yeah. Like my granddad always said, "It's beer money!" That's what he called his oil income. Meaning he could use that money to buy beer. But he wasn't really a big beer drinker. Neither am I. I mean, if I drank much beer at all, I would be making the kind of changes that would change me right out of my 31-inch waist jeans! So, I do love teaching spin. And if I can make just one person happier in life. By reaching one of their fitness goals. By helping them change their outlook or self image. By encouraging them to have fun while working so hard on the spin bike attempting what so many call "torture". Then I have accomplished something. Something that I take very seriously and absolutely do not take for granted. And I consider myself lucky. I have an amazing and beautiful husband that always puts me first. I have two amazing twin 6-year old boys that keep me young. That keep me on my toes. That keep me guessing. That keep me questioning. That keep me laughing. Yeah, they do that a lot. And I have great family and friends. So, yes, I consider myself lucky. And I am grateful. And I am blessed. And I am happy. Am I doing exactly what I thought I would be doing when I set out to create my life 25 years ago? (again, I was 5!) No. But I'm doing what I love. I'm doing something good. And I'm good at it. So as I end this (long-winded...much like my talk in my classes) reflection, I want to say thank you to everyone in my spin classes. In my life. Today. Yesterday. Tomorrow. Thank you for letting me make a difference in your life. Thank you for making a difference in mine. Let's continue making a positive change as we head into the future! Whatever we do! And as always, in good health! tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, November 6, 2014

1. Send Me An Angel (remix) - Slyngshott featuring Bernadette DeSimone
2. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
3. L.A. Love (La La)(remix) - Fergie featuring YG
4. Main Chick (remix) - Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bobby
5. All You Need Is Love - Willy Chirino featuring Flo Rida & Black Dada
6. Steal My Girl (remix) - One Direction
7. Replay - Zendaya
8. Trumpets - Jason Derulo
9. Beautiful (remix) - Kylie Minogue & Enrique Iglesias
10. Jealous (remix) - Nick Jonas
11. I Want It That Wave (mashup) - DJ MixmstrStel featuring Mr. Probz vs. The Backstreet Boys
12. Boulevard Of Happy Dreams (mashup) - DJ Poulpi featuring Green Day & Pharrell
13. Just Give Me A Mirror When September Ends (mashup) - DJ Shahar Varshal ft. Pink, Michael Jackson & Green Day

New bikes! The first 2 and a half rows in the spin room at Crunch Fitness - Sunset are filled with new bikes! They just arrived this Wednesday. The rest of the new bikes should arrive in the next few days. Then we will have all new bikes that look great, ride great and give you all a great Ride! These bikes can also do more. There are monitors that will be able to provide us additional information during our Rides, but we instructors have not yet been trained on them. We will be soon and then we can get even more out of our Rides! I look forward to riding, learning and gaining more from our Rides with you! Exciting!

NEW SPIN BIKES AT CRUNCH!

I am very happy to announce that Crunch Fitness - Sunset will definitely and indeed be getting new spin bikes! To take the time to install them properly, there will be no classes on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Classes will resume bright and early with Sexy Spin on Thursday morning, November 6th at 7:00am on the sexy, shiny new spin bikes! I look forward to seeing you all there! Yay!

Subs for the Ride with Tommy! Saturday, Nov. 1 through Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014!

I will be out of town this Saturday through Tuesday, November 1st through the 4th. I have the following amazing instructors covering my classes for me:

Saturday, 11/1, 9:45am – Guy B.
Monday, 11/3, 9:30am – Guy B. (regular Ride, not a Red Line Ride)
Tuesday, 11/4, 7:00am – Kirk Allen

There will be no classes on Wednesday, 11/5 as we are receiving and installing all new spin bikes at the Sunset location!

I will be back teaching on Thursday, 11/6 for the 7:00am Sexy Spin.

I hope everyone had an amazing and safe Halloween! Please stay committed to your workouts, and I'll see you Wednesday!

In good health,

tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, October 30, 2014

1. Send Me An Angel (remix) - Slyngshott featuring Bernadette DeSimone
2. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
3. L.A. Love (La La)(remix) - Fergie featuring YG
4. Main Chick (remix) - Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bobby
5. All You Need Is Love - Willy Chirino featuring Flo Rida & Black Dada
6. Steal My Girl (remix) - One Direction
7. Replay - Zendaya
8. Trumpets - Jason Derulo
9. Beautiful (remix) - Kylie Minogue & Enrique Iglesias
10. Jealous (remix) - Nick Jonas
11. I Want It That Wave (mashup) - DJ MixmstrStel featuring Mr. Probz vs. The Backstreet Boys
12. Boulevard Of Happy Dreams (mashup) - DJ Poulpi featuring Green Day & Pharrell
13. Just Give Me A Mirror When September Ends (mashup) - DJ Shahar Varshal ft. Pink, Michael Jackson & Green Day

Happy Halloween! Here's a scary scenario. Missing your workout! Don't let it happen to you! Stay committed and focused on your health! I've already been talking a little bit about the holidays that are fast approaching. It starts today with all the candy floating around the office, being purchased to hand out but ends up being eaten instead, and that will soon be left over and/or on extreme sale at the local grocery store. Don't give in! Yes, there is some truth to the belief that we work out so hard so that we can indulge on occasion. That is fine. But true lifestyle changes that are made to help you obtain your fitness goals must be worked on, paid attention to, focused on to work as they are supposed to. So remember that a moment of weakness here and there, a cheat day or a cheat meal or a cheat snack is not that big of a deal. But keep your eye on the prize! Stay focused on what it is that you really want. What you really want to accomplish. Maintain that commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Keep losing that weight. Keep getting stronger. Keep improving your mental and physical well-being. It can happen in the Ride with Tommy! I hope to see you there soon! In good health, tommy

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, October 29, 2014

1. Send Me An Angel (remix) - Slyngshott featuring Bernadette DeSimone
2. Black Widow - Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
3. L.A. Love (La La)(remix) - Fergie featuring YG
4. Main Chick (remix) - Kid Ink featuring Chris Brown, French Montana, Yo Gotti, Tyga & Lil Bobby
5. All You Need Is Love - Willy Chirino featuring Flo Rida & Black Dada
6. Steal My Girl (remix) - One Direction
7. Replay - Zendaya
8. Trumpets - Jason Derulo
9. Beautiful (remix) - Kylie Minogue & Enrique Iglesias
10. Jealous (remix) - Nick Jonas
11. I Want It That Wave (mashup) - DJ MixmstrStel featuring Mr. Probz vs. The Backstreet Boys
12. Boulevard Of Happy Dreams (mashup) - DJ Poulpi featuring Green Day & Pharrell
13. Just Give Me A Mirror When September Ends (mashup) - DJ Shahar Varshal ft. Pink, Michael Jackson & Green Day


Change. Way back in January, I began discussing "change" in my classes. For that month, I talked primarily about even the smallest changes you can make within yourself. In your own Ride. Then in February, we talked about making those changes a little bigger, getting out of your internal world and expanding the changes into the world around you. It is then that I first began to really emphasize the importance of taking care of your own business while, therefore, and without really any additional effort at all, helping create a positive environment in the room around you. Helping the people around you get the best Ride that they can by focusing on your own Ride and trying to accomplish as much as you possibly can. It is that focus, that commitment, to the Ride that I have created and provided for you that helps create the change in yourself that you want and for which you work so hard. It is also that focus and commitment that helps the people around you get the best Ride that they possibly can. If a rider sees another truly working to the best of his or her ability in the same class doing the same workout, it can't help but push and challenge that rider to do the same. If a rider sees another rider doing their own thing, not following the provided path and workout, and not committing and getting the most that they can, then that rider is distracted and prevented from achieving all that they can. See what power each rider wields? Many do not ever realize the change that they can create. Many never realize the help that they can provide the riders around them. Many never realize the results that they set out to achieve. So now that it is October, the tenth month of the year, and as the end of the year and the holidays are fast approaching, I think it is extremely helpful to remember the positive change that each of us can create. The focus and commitment of which we are all capable. The power that we hold. Yes, I have talked a great deal about change. With each Ride, I hope you also realize the power that comes along with that desire to create change. The power. The strength. The change. I hope each of you realize it. I hope that each of you achieve it. I hope that each of you reward yourself with it. Come and be a part of the Ride with Tommy! I hope to see you there! In good health, tommy

Subs for the Ride with Tommy! Thursday, 10/23 - Saturday, 10/25

I will be out of town for the remainder of this week. Here are the amazing instructors who will be covering my classes and in whose extremely capable hands I will leave you!

Thursday, October 23, 7:00am, Sexy Spin - Kyler Madeira
Friday, October 24, 9:30am, Regular Ride - Guy B. (not a Red Line Ride)
Saturday, October 25, 9:45am, Regular Ride - Guy B.

Thanks to all of you for your continued support of the Ride with Tommy! And thanks to these awesome instructors for their help and for sharing their talent and skills!

I will be back in the saddle next Monday for the next Red Line Ride! Until then, in good health!

tommy

Track List - #totalrequestride, Wednesday, October 22, 2014

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

New music! Not only was this morning's Ride a #totalrequestride, but it could have also been called a #newmusicride! Sometimes there is a lot of fun and motivating music released at the same time. This week seems to be one of those weeks! It is often fun to be on the cutting edge of new music released. As long as I feel that the music is appropriate to the activity or challenge in class. But new music can also inspire new energy. And as I always say, energy and focus and commitment and fun all work together to give you the results you want and need. I hope you found that in class this morning. I know I did! Thanks for being there! I will be out of town the rest of this week, leaving you all in the very capable hands of Kyler and Guy. I will be back on Monday for the next Red Line Ride. Have a great rest of your week and an amazing weekend! Until Monday, in good health! tommy

Track List - Saturday, October 18, 2014

1. Control - Janet Jackson
2. I Love Summertime Cool Kids (mashup) - DJ Titus Jones featuring Icona Pop, Lana Del Rey, Echosmith & Nonono
3. Superbad - Jesse McCartney
4. Baby Baby (remix) - Amy Grant
5. Be Okay - Oh Honey
6. Boom Clap (mashup) - DJ Mixmstrstel featuring Charli XCX, Gwen Stefani, Paramore, Kurtis Blow, Busta Rhymes, Ashlee Simpson, DJ Jazzy Jeff & L'Trimm
7. Come With Me Now - Kongos
8. Stay With Me (remix) - Sam Smith
9. A Sky Full Of Stars (remix) - Coldplay
10. Wrong Message (mashup) - DJ Mixmstrstel featuring The Police, Nico & Vinz
11. Stay, Adam (mashup) - DJ Mixmstrstel featuring Rihanna & Blink-182
12. That's What Love Is For - Amy Grant
13. I Have Nothing (piano instrumental) - Tariq Wingrove

I finally have internet again! After being without a home computer and internet service for a week, I am finally back online! I apologize for the delay in posting my tracklists. I know that it is not easy to remember which songs you heard and want to find out the title or artist much longer than a few hours after class! But here are Saturday's songs that I put together for what I hope was a challenging and fun class. I think you all did an amazing job and I had a great time leading you on the journey. A journey that hopefully led you to increased results. To a better sense of accomplishment and achievement. A feeling that, "Yeah! I did even more than I thought I was going to! More than I thought I could! I definitely made a difference today!" These are the kind of responses I hope that everyone has after a Ride with Tommy! Instead of thinking, "Well, I felt like I was working hard, but I probably could have done more." I want there to be no feelings of ambiguity. I want there to be a definitive and resounding "YES! I DID IT!" As I often say, I provide the path, the framework. It is ultimately up to you, the rider, to commit fully to the form, pace, resistance and movement. That is all you have to do. The instructor and the format, the music and the energy of the room and the rest of the group should help you take it to another level. So yes, I am the instructor. But everyone in class plays a very important part! Be a part of something special. Be a part of something that makes a positive difference! Ride with Tommy! In good health, tommy

Track List - Sexy Spin, Thursday, October 16, 2014

1. Run This Town In D Minor (mashup) - DJs From Mars featuring Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rihanna & Johann Sebastian Bach
2. Money Grabber - Fitz And The Tantrums
3. Walking On Air (Dave Aude club mix) - Lance Bass & Anice K. featuring Belle Blue
4. Sugar, She Looks So Perfect (mashup) - DJ MixmstrStel featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer & Fall Out Boy
5. Wasted (remix) - Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma
6. Jungle (remix) - X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons featuring Jay-Z
7. Like A G6 - Far East Movement
8. Cool Kids - Echosmith
9. 99 Red Problems (mashup) - DJ MixmstrStel featuring Nena & Jay-Z
10. Somebody Loves Summer (mashup) - DJ Titus Jones featuring Calvin Harris, Betty Who & Whitney Houston
11. How Will I Know (acoustic ballad cover of Whitny Houston) - Sam Smith
12. Red Light Special - TLC
13. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (cover of The Smiths) - Joseph Arthur

Sexy. It is not just after breakfast anymore! That's right! You can be and feel sexy at 7:00am in the morning! I get told all the time that someone can't feel sexy that early. That Sexy Spin is too early. Well, evidenced by the many hot, sweaty, sexy and shirtless people that are in Sexy Spin every Thursday morning and have been there at least at some point in the past 6 years that we have been doing it, I totally beg to differ! Thanks to all the sexy people that have joined me at 7:00am on Thursday mornings at Crunch Fitness on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. It is one of my favorite classes to teach. As I have often said in the past, Sexy Spin is the same intense Ride that you have come to expect. It's just a little sillier...sweatier...shirtless...and a whole lot more sexy! I have so much fun creating the track lists for Sexy Spin. I try to be subtle...okay, sometimes maybe not sooo subtle...but I try to provide a little fun for those riders that are truly focused on the ride...the workout. It may be just a lyric. It may be the title of the song. It may be something I say, thrown in the middle of all the speak about form, pace and resistance. Yes, it can be obvious when there is a toned, muscular body glistening under the flashing, dark lights. Or it can even be a new-found sense of strength or accomplishment while performing a specific challenge. Or it can be the sense of confidence and achievement that you are doing something that you know is good for your body...and also your mind. So yes, Sexy Spin is great for the body. But it is also great for the mind. Provide yourself with a new outlook on you! Think more of yourself. Think of all that you can do that is so right for your body. Feel it. Enjoy it. Celebrate it. Feel sexy! Ride with me in Sexy Spin. Thursday mornings. 7:00am. Yup. 7:00am! In good health, tommy