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OK, so tell me, what am I missing?
I’m less than 2 months away from the first anniversary (August 15th) of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast. I’m planning some major changes to both the indoorcycleinstructor.com web site and the Podcast to reflect the transition to Indoor Cycling 2.0.
My intent is to make the site easier to use and invite contributors to submit articles to the Blog. I’m also planning to include much more usable / actionable information on the Podcast. That’s where I need your help.
I created this survey to help me understand more about you, what you are looking for and most importantly, what am I missing?
Did I mention that there is a potential PRIZE for completing this survey? For every 100 completed surveys, I’m drawing for a set of Global Ride Indoor Cycling DVDs, courtesy of Global Ride Video Productions. Just enter your email address at the beginning of the survey. No, I will not share it with anyone! It will only be used to draw the winners.
The information you provide will be very valuable and will help me develop the content for my second year!
Your responses are all optional and you can remain anonymous if you like.
I have grouped the questions in a number of categories:
#1 About You
#2 Your Experience & Certification
#3 Your Club
#4 Your Class
#5 Your Participants
#6 Your Level of Satisfaction with the Podcast and Blog
#7 Suggestions and comments
I will be collecting responses until July 4h 2009.
Please feel free to forward this to any of your instructor friends.
Click Here to take the 2009 Indoor Cycle Instructor survey
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Here are some great stretches you can use in your class. I found this over at the ACE site and thought you might find it interesting.
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Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage joins me to discuss the World Spinning and Sport Conference. Jennifer describes her experiences and talks about some of her sold out sessions.
Jennifer is planning to post much of the music and class ride profiles she used during the conference over at her site http://funhogspins.blogspot.com/
Here is the information about my new Red Pedal Tool we discuss.
Please sponsor me on this years MS150.
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If you have enjoyed this podcast have thought to yourself; ” Wow! These Podcasts have really helped me improve as an Indoor Cycling Instructor. I wonder how could I help John sometime?”
Here’s your chance.
Amy and I are planning to raise $1,000+ this year.
It’s very easy to donate with your credit card.
Here is where you can donate for me.
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The TRX Suspension Trainer and Indoor Cycling look like they were meant for each other. Check out this video from Instructor - Personal Trainer Pam Leno where she demonstrates the Cycling/Strength fusion class she calls: Buff, Bike & Balance!
Here is a link to learn more about the TRX
If this is interesting to you you may want to listen to Amy’s interview on Group Fitness Talk Radio with Fraser Quelch from Fitness Anywhere. Episode #4 - Group Exercise with the TRX Suspension Trainer
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My fight with these pedals is over!
I am now taking pre-orders for my new “Red Pedal Tool” from now until June 15th at an introductory price of $39.95 and with free shipping*.
Thank You for everyone who pre-ordered Red Pedal Tools!
Up Date - July 1 2009: Tools are now available for $49.95 + a flat rate of $10.00 shipping and handling.
Stainless steel construction, lifetime guaranty and made in the USA!
In stock and ready to ship. Here is more information!
Check out the video to see how it works!
Yes, I know, I said $39.95, but that was for orders placed by June 15th 2009.
Here is the final version of the Red Pedal Tool
Order yours today and save the skin on your knuckles.
*$10 flat rate shipping to USA addresses. I will contact you with international shipping costs after you have placed your order.
Please contact me for bulk purchases or to use your company check - john@indoorcycleinstructor.com
My company name is: Deep Breath In, LLC
Patent Pending
http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/audio/Red_pedal_tool.mp4
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I received a nice gift Friday from Liz and Jan Hunter @ Bike-O-Vision.
THANK YOU!
It was their latest DVD release Hawaii’s Big Island. Amy and I used it in the 2 hour class we taught on Saturday.
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Amy found this hat on a Group Fitness Instructor site and thought some of my participants would want one.
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Here is a quick step-by-step guide.
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I sleep better knowing that for 17 cents a night, everything I have saved on my computer is fully backed up. All my Indoor Cycling class music, profiles, playlists, files, pictures…everything. When I see the backup status report below, I know that my three year old Dell laptop can fail tomorrow and I will lose NOTHING!
Makes me happy 
They let you try it for free here.
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My wife suggested that some listeners (and a certain Group Fitness Podcast Host) may not understand the “subscribe in iTunes” thing. So I made a short video that demonstrates subscribing to her new show; Group Fitness Talk Radio! It takes you through the whole process and includes how to set up your iPod so everything is automatic.
Here is a link to a wide screen version
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Update! Here is my solution >
Does your club use these Red Pedals? I’m doing some research and if you do please comment below or send me an email john@indoorcycleinstructor.com
I have a kind of Love - Hate relationship with these Red Schwinn Triple Link Pedals.
I use Look pedals on my road bike so I enjoy being able to use my Sidi shoes when I teach. The “Hate” part comes when you have to remove the shoe basket.
Is this a problem for you?
Please let me know.
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Dennis Kesier, founder of Keiser Corporation and the Engineer of their M3 Indoor Cycling bike, joins me to talk about the physics of Indoor Cycling and to answer listener questions. Dennis does an excellent job of describing what is Power, how is it measured and many of the specific differences between an M3 and typical Indoor Cycling bikes that use friction to create resistance. This is a must listen if you are teaching on an M3 or are considering adding them to your fitness club.
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Amy is the “Senior Group Fitness Instructor” in our home so we thought she needed her own Podcast.
Join host Amy Jo Macgowan and her entertaining guests as they explore your passion & your career as a Group Fitness and Exercise Instructor.
Check it out and let us know what you think about it!
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Too late to win my “most remote listener” contest but I wanted to get him on the site because they have a very cool studio. Wouldn’t you feel very special teaching with all those lights?
Gary is the Group Exercise Manager for Fitness-First Middle East. They currently have two clubs in Amman Jordan with a third on the way.
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Congratulations to contest winner Judith Buckley!
Judith is a Spinning Instructor in Saudi Arabia where her husband maintains fighter jets for the Saudi Air Force! She wins a set of epicRIDES DVDs, courtesy of www.epicplanet.tv
I’m planning to interview Judith in the very near future. I’m very interested in hearing about the unique challenges faced by an instructor in a country that puts such severe limits on women. Here is an article from Reuters she passed on to me that illustrates what women in places like this face. Saudi Arabia clamps down on unlicensed female gyms
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As a very proud father, I can’t resist showing you a picture of my older daughter Abby with her Prom date Steve, just before they head off in a stretch Hummer Limousine with 24 of their friends.
And yes, she gets her looks from her mother! This picture alone makes the expense for braces completely worth it.
Prom at our house was quite a production. Amy’s friend Crystal did hair and Amy makeup for seven young ladies. I was hiding upstairs. Too much estrogen for me!
Here I am with my girls - Carly, Amy and Abby.
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Jennifer is off to Italy to ride the Giretto!I had the chance to get an update as to her training and preparation for her participation in this year’s Giretto, a Livestrong fundraising event that is riding the first five stages of the Giro d’Italy ahead of Lance and all the other pros. ( They will be lucky to have Jennifer leading the way!) Here is her page at Cycling Fusion where you can support her in exchange for all the value she brings you as an instructor, through her Spinning Training and very informative blog.
We also discuss how to prevent a disaster with your computer by ensuring that it’s properly & consistently backed up. Here is the link to the page I created with links to all the services I use: http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/backup
If after listening to this you are thinking, “I wish I had a Brother Dan to fix my computer” you can. The guy is a magician with PC’s and can dig out and fix any problem you have, do it remotely so it doesn’t matter where in the world you live and he charges about 1/2 what you would expect from many of the computer stores.
You can email my brother Dan - dan@indoorcycleinstructor.com
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What if you lost it all?
How much time and money would it take to replace it?
That was the question my brother Dan asked me. Dan is the computer wiz in my family and makes his living fixing computers.
When I checked I saw I have over 12 GB of music on mine! That equals roughly 2600 songs + all my pictures and all my indoorcycleinstructor.com files. My whole life is on this computer and I’m entrusting it to this little hard-drive?
Dan recommended that I back it up - but not with an external hard drive that I have to remember to use. I think the last time I backed up was New Years day. Once a year isn’t quite enough.
He suggested I try a service like this one that does it automatically:
Carbonite Online Backup. Unlimited backup–secure and encrypted, for just $54.95 per year. Start your free trial today!
Here is a page with additional information that includes free tools for backing up your browser (FireFox/IE) settings. http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/backup/
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