June 18, 2013
Categories: Free Podcasts
by John
Where are all the young fitness Instructors? It’s a great question. I thought Stages Indoor Cycling’s Master Educator Dunte Hector may have some understanding of the perception the fitness industry has among college students. After all he’s only 23 and is very active at Texas Tech University. Before we recorded his Race of Truth Audio PROfile,… 
June 17, 2013
Categories: Free Podcasts, Latest News
by John
This has really frustrated me. For the past 4 1/2 years our free Podcast has reliability updated in the iTunes store. But for some unknown reason it’s broken = isn’t displaying new episodes and new subscribers aren’t getting anything Up till now Apple has been unresponsive in resolving this problem. ICI/PRO members are not affected… 
June 17, 2013
Categories: Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
by Jim Karanas
by Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas “Today was the hardest recovery ride ever! I complained the entire way and had three different plans to abort and shortcut the ride throughout the route.” That’s an actual comment sent to me by a former student of mine. The rider is dedicated, committed and strong. And the… 
June 15, 2013
Categories: Featured Studios, Instructor Training, Latest News
by Amy Macgowan
Recently, I wrote about a friend and mentor of John’s not wanting to group ride anymore. Andrew can no longer lead A level rides, due to an illness, and would rather not ride in a group if he cannot lead it. You can read about Andrew here: I initially suspected that Andrew’s decision to no… 
June 14, 2013
Categories: Instructor Training, Music
by Amy Macgowan
Our family was watching a movie the other night (Side Effects with Jude Law, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It’s a great psychological thriller!) A fantastic song came on as the credits were rolling and I am incorporating it into my profile this week. Thievery Corporation’s ‘Forgotten People” from their 2008 Radio Retaliation album is… 
June 14, 2013
Categories: Class DVDS & Videos, Latest News
by John
That’s RAAM or Race Across America and it starts this Saturday June 15th. RAAM begins in Oceanside, CA and travels 3,000 miles, 170,000 feet of elevation change and the the film crew from epicPLANET.tv will be filming the riders all the way to the end in Annapolis, MD! For this year’s event starting in mid-June,… 
June 13, 2013
Categories: iTunes, Music, Spotify
by John
Nope. Move along, nothing to see here. Based on what’s being described, iTunes Radio won’t work for your class. Unless you just want to hit play and work with whatever iTunes decides to deliver to you. iTunes Radio (from what I can see) is really just Apple’s version of Pandora. Give them a song or… 
June 13, 2013
Categories: Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Music
by John
We all rely on music as a tool. Tools are used for building things and it’s common to describe our practice of creating profiles as; “I’m building my class”. Most of us put a bunch of effort into; “building our playlist”. Track selection is often by BPM or song length. We categorize and file/store our… 
June 11, 2013
Categories: Instructor Training
by Jennifer Lintz
By Jennifer Lintz, Registered Dietitian and ICI/PRO Member Soigneur There is no question that in the group fitness studio – whether it be cycle, strength, yoga or some other modality – music matters. The right song placed at the perfect spot in a class can heighten the overall experience for participants. Unless that song is… 
June 10, 2013
Categories: Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
by Joan Kent
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Have you ever felt as if your legs weren’t recovered enough for the day’s training? Do you ever look for quick ways to bring your legs back to full capacity, e.g., ice, massage, cross-training, stretching, so you can work hard again? This post is about glutamine and its… 
June 7, 2013
Categories: Music
by John
Around my house, it’s common to hear me humming Toad The Wet Sprocket’s classic – Something’s Always Wrong which is a great cooldown track. Taking a break from endlessly waiting on hold with multiple service providers, I scrolled through “My Tags” on Shazam. You may enjoy these two: Cracker – Low is a great flat @ 86 rpm… 