Wouldn’t it be cool if we, indoor cycling instructors, studios, enthusiasts, etc, had our own Indoor Cycling Day? A special day where we would celebrate the move indoors as the days get colder and shorter? Daylight Saving Day is the first Sunday in November (Nov. 1st this year) here in the USA, one week after… 
Archive | September, 2009
We need a day of of our own
Commit to Excellence, Not Perfection
, how many athletes, in any sport, have you witnessed having a perfect performance in competition? We all know the answer ….perfect performances are extremely rare. How many golfers can maintain a perfect swing throughout an entire tournament? How many baseball pitchers have thrown a no-hitter? How many soccer players can kick every ball on…
Our Master Instructor is off to Interbike in Las Vegas
Our favorite Master Instructor is at Interbike this week. Interbike is a huge trade show all about Bikes! Everything and anything relate (even remotely) with bicycles is on display there.
When Google Shows you as the #1 Search Listing…
It means you are very relevant Here’s a link to try the search yourself.
ICI Podcast #58 – Do you ride at the same intensity as your class?
Jennifer Sage and I discuss whether or not it is proper for you to use your Indoor Cycling class as your workout. Added Bonus for ICI/PRO Members and Visitors! Raise your hand if you are guilty of using your class as your personal workout. Mine is up. Be sure to listen all the way to…
Sweating Is No Badge Of Honor
Note: Gino’s articles are supposed to be for ICI/PRO members only. He feels very strongly about this subject and asked that I make it available for everyone. – John As an Indoor Cycling / Spinning® instructor, you know how important good air flow is. Don’t you? What??? You LIKE your students to sweat buckets!?! It…
CycleOps Introduces Joule
In the world of Indoor Cycling 2.0, every bike would have a Joule. Joule provides an intuitive and customizable dashboard for managing all the metrics needed to tell you what you’re doing during a ride. At any moment you can see power, heart rate, cadence, speed, time and other basic data. Unfortunatly it only works…
KISS: Keep It Simple and Specific
K.I.S.S. do you struggle with keeping your participants focused on the task at hand? Are you becoming more and more frustrated because it seems impossible to get your riders to understand and comply with your instructions? Maybe you simply have had enough of listening to the chit chatter and would like to learn how to…
ICI/PRO – Super Secret iTunes Feed
Here is a page that describes the Super Secret iTunes Feed and how we use it to deliver the exclusive ICI/PRO feed right to your computer.
Beta Blockers Q&A
Q: “I’ve been on a beta-blocker (atenolol) for my high blood pressure. Lately I find that I can’t keep up with the profiles my instructor presents in the Spinning classes I take. When I push to the target energy zones, I feel like I am overexerting myself. I’m exhausted. Can you help me understand how…
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