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Most indoor cycling classes are coached with music.

Riders may synchronize their pedalling to be in time with the rhythm of the music, thus providing an external stimulus to encourage a certain tempo.

Often, the music chosen by the instructor is dance music or rock music set to a dance beat ( i. e. 4 / 4 time ), but not necessarily.

This tends to help motivate participants to work harder than they might otherwise.

The instructor also may choose specific songs for sprints, climbs, and jumps.

While the music provides a tempo cue, the cadence does not need to be a multiple of the beat in order for the rider to feel in rhythm ; the music therefore helps a rider maintain any constant cadence, not just a cadence that matches the beat.

It may depend on the level of exertion whether or not someone changes position or the instructor can tell the class to change.