May 18, 2013
Categories: Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
by John
I saw this last Tuesday and forgot to share it with you. Our club ride begins at the Minnetonka Lifetime Athletic Club. Better known as The Spa, this is a unique LTF facility. Definitely not a Big Box, this club began as a women only club before being purchased by Lifetime. When I got there Tuesday… 
May 17, 2013
Categories: Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music
by John
Who was it that decided climbing songs should be slow? If I tried to stay with the group I ride with on a long climb, grinding along at 60 RPM, I’d be off the back (and on my own) in no time flat. Sure a climb should make you struggle to turn the pedals –… 
May 16, 2013
Categories: Music, Spotify
by John
ICI/PRO member question: When I click on the links nothing happens as I try to bring the playlists into Spotify. I also clicked on each person’s name/profile but Spotify says they are unknown user? Please help, I think I’m way off. I’m still trying to learn this app. Also, in order to take advantage in… 
May 15, 2013
Categories: Instructor Training
by Jennifer Lintz
By Jennifer Lintz, Registered Dietitian and ICI/PRO Member Soigneur Recently I received a message from one of our members in need of a little assistance: “I’m pretty new to this spin instruction thing and I’m looking for new class ideas and routines that aren’t based too much on certain songs but on technique and fun challenging… 
May 14, 2013
Categories: Health and Wellness, Instructor Training
by Amy Macgowan
Angelina Jolie and I have something in common. I just wish it was her beautiful lips! (She can keep Brad…he looks too scrappy and old these days, with all his facial hair). Angelina released this article today; My Medical Choice which tells candidly of her decision to undergo a prophylactic double mastectomy. MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a… 
May 13, 2013
Categories: Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog
by Jim Karanas
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas I’ll switch gears from my recent posts on using public speaking techniques to enhance our teaching to talk about what we say. In The Art of Cueing, I discussed the use of cues to bring depth to the class and make it more than just a workout. Cues… 
May 12, 2013
Categories: Instructor Training, Latest News
by John
Moms are awesome – I realise that although raising kids can be a thankless job at times… there are moments that make it all worthwhile :) This is college graduation weekend for older daughter Abby. Amy and I are very proud of how she has grown into a self sufficient, hard working young women. It’s not a surprise to me. Abby… 
May 10, 2013
Categories: Free Podcasts
by John
Last week SoulCycle Instructor Nick Oram filed a class action suit alleging he and other Instructors were not paid for the extra hours spent in class prep, meetings, marketing, promotion, etc… Does that sound like anyone you know? What’s proper or legal when it comes work requests, beyond actually teaching your classes, when you’re asked by… 
May 10, 2013
Categories: Music
by Amy Macgowan
It’s nice here (relatively speaking) and we can finally get outside. John and I rode the Ironman the last Sunday in April and it felt wonderful to be on real road. Don’t be too impressed- the ride is named the ‘Ironman’ because of the weather situation here in MN. We used to pre-register, but after… 
May 8, 2013
Categories: Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
by John
“There must be something wrong with this bike… my wattage doesn’t match what I normally see on my road bike with a PowerTap. A common complaint that many of us are hearing, now that our clubs are offering power meters. The answer could be as simple as; “it’s because our Indoor Cycles have a different saddle than… 
May 6, 2013
Categories: Master Instructor Blog
by Jim Karanas
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Body Language Remember from Part 1 that teaching indoor cycling is a form of public speaking, which itself is an art. Employing some public speaking skills will impact your class dramatically. Great public speakers know that much of their impact comes from body language, including stance, gestures and… 