Guess what? Indoor cycling is expanding, and that’s good news for all of us. You are probably well aware that this is one of the most popular group exercises in the world. When they’re done well, these classes are amazingly effective workouts that thrill and inspire participants. While historically, they have been done in large… 
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The state of Indoor Cycling in the USA
Life Time Fitness attempts to set another Indoor Cycling Class World Record
Will you be in or around Dallas TX on March 17th? If so, I suggest you make plans to be part of this huge class Life Time Fitness is planning with the intent of breaking their own World Record Indoor Cycling class. From a Club Industry email: Life Time Fitness Chanhassen, MN, will attempt to…
How about a LIVE Call-In Talk Show about Indoor Cycling?
I’ve been approached by a Talk Radio Syndication company to create a LIVE version of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast . Their representative asked if you would be interested in a weekly one hour live show, following the traditional Talk Radio format. The show would be streamed live over the Internet, at the same time every week. It would…
The Four Levels of Motivation
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Motivation to exercise has spurred fitness discussions for decades. Having taught Group Fitness classes for over 30 years, and Indoor Cycling since 1995, I’ve noticed that, when a person successfully integrates exercise into his or her life, the motivation to keep exercising changes over time. I’ve observed Four Levels of Motivation.…
Now this is exciting!
I just got confirmation that the Life Time Athletic club, where I have a Sunday 90 min endurance class, will have 65 new FreeMotion S11.9 indoor cycles for my next class! There had been a lot of rumors, but I couldn’t get confirmation until today from our Group Fitness dept head. I’ll be meeting with…
Cool Picture From the ICI/PRO Conference
Mark Dalrymple from Cycling Fusion was the un-official photographer at the last ICI/PRO conference. He took some amazing pictures including this candid shot of Gene Nacey, Chuck Cali, Tom Scotto and myself while we were setting up the 100 Keiser m3s and FreeMotion S11.9 indoor cycles. I hadn’t seen this one before and it’s very…
Congratulations Doug Rusho – New Master Instructor with Stages Indoor Cycling!
It’s with great pleasure (and a bit of pride) that I get to announce ICI/PRO member and frequent contributor Doug Rusho has joined the Stages Indoor Cycling team as a Master Instructor! ICI/PRO members have enjoyed a number of Doug’s Audio PROfiles and he did a great job presenting at our last conference. Doug’s first…
Register for our next LIVE Training – Learning to use Spotify Premium
You can register for our next LIVE online training scheduled for Sunday 7:00pm Central Time on January 8th 2012. Learning to use Spotify Premium* is the topic. We will be reviewing everything you need to know to create and share playlists in Spotify and then deliver them to your class using your iPhone or Android…
ICI Podcast #192 – Meet ICI/PRO Member (and Tom Scotto’s sub) Kay Ruane
Would you be intimidated if you had to fill in for Master Instructor Tom Scotto? I know I would. Meet Spinning Instructor and ICI/PRO member Kay Ruane. Kay fills in for Tom on a regular basis at the Wellbridge club where they both teach. Those of us with a bunch of experience, who were given…
Susan and Bob
John, here is my response to your questions about Susan and Bob; It’s a given that different people come into our classes with different expectations, needs and goals. How can we as instructors/trainers accommodate their individual needs without alienating any single group? Let’s take two hypothetical participants – Susan and Bob. They’re the same age,…
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