Sometimes it’s just being in the right place, at the right time to move into a position as Master Trainer for a major Indoor Cycling education company. OK, maybe you need more than that. Like having a strong passion for fitness, a bicycle racing background and (in this case anyway) an engineering mindset that helps… 
ICI Podcast # 265 Meet Stages Indoor Cycling Master Educator Dunte Hector
Remove Resistance to Build a Larger Following
by Team ICG® Master Trainer Chuck Cali As I prepared to support ICG at IHRSA 2013, I considered the ICG tenet that learning is about removing resistance. I had just gotten back from a bit of Vegas shopping. A nice saleslady asked me what I was doing in Vegas and told me about the time…
Take a spin around the parking lot + how many watts to hang on?
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…
Free Music Friday – We’re doing it wrong 5/17
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 –…
Spotify links not opening – and a few treats via Shazam
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…
I’m new … HELP!
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…
Brave, Smart or Both?
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…
Messaging
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…
Happy Mother’s Day!
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…
ICI Podcast # 264 Could the SoulCycle Class Action Lawsuit affect you as an Indoor Cycling Instructor?
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…
Free Music Friday 5/10
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…
Class Music – Videos & DVDs
Mixed Class Music
Tour de France Climbs
Virtual Active Videos
Epic Planet Videos
Global Ride Videos
Endurance Films
The SufferFest Videos
Cycling Videos Online
Ride Fit Cycling Videos Online
