Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class

Does you club offer a Indoor Cycling Movie Night? Mine does as a way to get people in for long rides minus the boredom Working on that concept would this work? Have an “Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class” where you play instructional DVDs on different topics. I got the idea over at EnduranceFilms.com I have a few of their Indoor Cycling DVDs and as I’m training for my first triathlon I was intrigued by this 5 DVD Triathlon Training Series.

Everything you need to conduct Threshold Field Tests in your Indoor Cycling class.

ICI/PRO Members – here is Jennifer’s video presentation on conducting a Threshold Field Test with your class. I have also included links to the ZONE methodology and the HR ZONE calculators -HERE- and Jennifer’s Threshold Field Test ICI/PRO Audio Profile #84

Your iMix has been submitted to the iTunes Store

Dear John, Congratulations, your iMix “ICI/PRO Sport iMIX Electronic” has been published in the iTunes Store at:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewIMix?id=355752720

ICI/PRO Sport iMIX Electronic Playlist Notes: I thought all of us from www.indoorcycleinstructor.com should be posting Sport iMixes of our favorite Indoor Cycling Class music playlists. 8:46 warmup > Pushing West is a great climb to get aerobic and ready for the rest of the class. If you buy your music from iTunes try creating your own Sport iMix. The Sport iMixes are for fitness related activities. If you use ICI/PRO in the title others will be able to find them. Does this help?

2010 Ride of a Life Time Fitness Registration

I'm planning to ride this. Are you?

Life Time Fitness is planning an Indoor Cycling world record attempt on March 7th 2010 in Minneapolis MN.

Here is the link for more info on how to register so you can join me there.

You are invited to participate in the World’s Largest Indoor Cycling Event:

We will find out if 1,000 Spinning Indoor Cycling Bikes will fit in the Target Center

That was the heading of the email I just received.

It continued:

Life Time Fitness is holding a record breaking 2 Hour Spin class with 1000 bikes for the ride!  The event will be held March 7^th from  11am-1pm in the Target Center Downtown Minneapolis.  CEO and Founder Bahram Akradi, along with 4 of Life Time’s top spin instructors, will lead you through what is bound to be a tough but fun 2 hour ride!  During the ride you will have the BEST tunes spun by DJ Roberto Costa with various guest appearances that will keep you entertained throughout the ride.  In order to participate in this record breaking event, you will need to wear a Life Time Fitness jersey.  If you do not own one already, you can order one online or you can purchase the 2010 jersey from me for $49.95. (there’s always a catch; John)  Look for additional details this week on MYLT.com.  Your Group Fitness Department Heads as well as the General Managers of your home club will have sign up and jersey procurement information as well.

Please make sure that you reserve your space for this event AND spread the word!!!! (with 17,000 visitors  a month I’m guessing I’m doing more than my share :)

I will update you when I know more….

I’m curious to know, who exactly are “4 of Life Time’s top spin instructors?” Nobody called me

Studio Design 101 by Barbara Hoots

After an exhausting but exhilarating week of grand opening festivities, I’m thrilled to unveil the new Spinning® studio at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN.

Transforming a basketball gym into an indoor cycling studio was challenging, but with the help of a passionate Student Activities Staff and talented Theater Department, the facility unfolded on schedule, came in under budget, and the final result was simply breathtaking.  Students and faculty members were thrilled to return to campus to discover indoor cycling had arrived!

Kick off week included team teaching with five classes daily, self-guided scenic rides projected on a large movie screen, interviews with local newspapers, and best of all – athletic coaches began their spring training in the new Spinning® studio!

If you’d like to spice up your health club’s indoor cycling studio and create a wave of fresh excitement, try a few of these simple design elements I implemented at Lipscomb University.

Read more…

ICI Podcast #82 – Meet Ben Greenfield our newest ICI/PRO Team Member

Ben Greenfield is our newest ICI/PRO Team Contributor. Through his new RockStar Triathlete Academy, Ben has promised to help me with my training for the three Multi-Sport events I have committed to this summer.

Besides all of his education and experience as a competitive endurance athlete Ben is an Indoor Cycling Instructor just like us. He knows how to use a Spinning Indoor Cycling class to train for competitive endurance events and how to build a class that focuses on training (what I call Indoor Cycling 2.0). You can learn more about Ben here.

Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using iTunes or Zune.
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Update: I’m joining Ben Greenfield’s Triathlon Rock Star Triathlete Academy as I train for my first Triathlon. John

Spinning® Nation 2010 2/27/10

Will you be there?

Here is the link for more information Spinning® Nation 2010 2/27/10

Indoor Cycling Class As One Long Climb – Very Nice!

They made this DVD just for me!
OK, not really. But it is exactly what I have asked for; a long climb without a bunch of distractions. I need to thank Allen Jones from Epic Planet for sending me a sample of this DVD – a small perk of this job

If you asked a frequent participant of my Indoor Cycling Class, “what is a typical class of John’s like?” They would tell you “endurance training with long efforts with lots of load (resistance).” In other words, long climbs! This new Indoor Cycling DVD, Epic Tucson, from Epic Planet is perfect for this type of class. It starts with a short warmup and then up, up, up! The whole climb is over an hour. I used it today (I subbed for Amy so she could sleep in). Because we were not at the top by the end of the official class, I asked “who wants to stay to see the top?” More than half stayed and we finished it. I’m doing it again tomorrow if you would like to come.

This would be a perfect compliment to Jennifer’s Energia Magica Audio Profile There are lots of big rocks in this DVD to draw energy from, helping pull you up this climb.

Take a virtual training ride with members of the Summit Velo Racing Team on an over 3,000 foot climb of Mt. Lemmon, a touchstone ride for serious cyclists around the world.

Here is the Trailer. You can get your own copy Here

Update: Allen Jones just emailed me with a $10.00 discount off Epic Tucson if you use the coupon code ICI at checkout. Good until Dec 24th 2009

Indoor Cycling and Spinning® Class DVDs

The number of Indoor Cycling and Spinning® Class DVDs available has grown exponentially over the last year. My students have really enjoyed having something to watch… other than me

There are many different ways you can use these in your class and we will be exploring them in a future episode of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast. If you have a minute visit some of these sites:

ICI/PRO Members Click Here for your special discount  codes.

Epic Planet

Global Ride

Endurance Films