Welcome Spinning News Readers! Would a mentor have helped you when you first started teaching Indoor Cycling? Or are you interested in developing a mentoring program for your club? Jennifer Sage and I discuss the benefits of mentoring with Bob Rebach, or SpinBob as he is known on the forums. Bob has written two articles… 
Archive | December, 2008
ICI Podcast #27 – Mentoring Programs for Indoor Cycling Instructors
ICI Podcast #26 – Indoor Cycling Class Music Playlists with Cadence Revolution
Interview with Keith Burnage, AKA Keifer as he is known on the Indoor Cycling Forums. Keith is as close to an expert with Mix Meister music software as I have been able to find. Cadence Revolution is a weekly Music Podcast that Keith discribes as: A weekly sixty minute Podsafe mix of fitness music to…
ICI Podcast #25 – Spinning Instructor Jesse Piersol on how to tell a good story
Jesse Piersol is a frequent contributor to the Spinning News and also an Adjunct Professor at West Chester University. There she teaches Public Speaking as well as Business and Professional Speech Communications. We discuss an article she wrote for the June 2007 issue – Literally Speaking. Jesse explains: “I’ve found that fundamental elements of literature,…
ICI Podcast #24 – Bike O Vision DVD Winners and Jennifer’s new eBook
The three winners of a set of three Bike-O-Vision DVD’s are: Angie Cupp – Kingsville, Texas Kara Vandenberghe – Petrolia, Ontario Canada Terry Schamp – Denver, Colorado Listen to their interviews here [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Congratulations to you three and thanks to all of you who completed the survey. Listen to…
Global Ride Tour Day 11 – Minneapolis
Amy and I got to participate in the final stop on the Global Ride Road Show.
ICI Podcast #23 – Indoor Cycling Down Under!
Hi It’s -5 below zero (F) here in Minneapolis as I write this. After listening to Ryan Hogan, from the Australian Fitness Network, describe how nice it is in Sydney I’m ready to go! Ryan, Jennifer and I discuss Indoor Cycling Down Under (but no, he wouldn’t give me a proper Good Day Mate). New…
ICI Podcast #22 – Global Ride DVD Minneapolis Premiere
Minneapolis was the last stop on the Global Ride Tour. It was at Pedal Indoor Cycling Studio a wonderful private studio in NE Minneapolis. The studio’s owner Maryjo Hackett made everything work on short notice. I had a chance to sit down and hear from Spinning Instructor Gene Nacey about his two week, 9,500 mile…
IC Bike Power Readings: Actual or Estimated – Does it Matter?
After interviewing representatives from both Saris and Keiser, I have watched the debate about Indoor Cycling Bikes with power readings i.e. Keiser M3 vs. CycleOps Pro 300PT, with great interest. The CycleOps Pro 300PT IC Bike uses a version of their “Powertap” hub to sense torque. The Keiser M3′s method of sensing torque isn’t…
Keep those survey responses coming!
Thanks to all of you who have already completed the survey! We are getting lots of good ideas for future shows. I will be announcing the winners on December 20th and each winner will have the chance to be on a Podcast with me and Jennifer + win a set of 3 Bike O Vision…
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