Is it worth the risk?

by Dr. Haley | Apr 9, 2024 | Mental Toughness

With the increase popularity of indoor cycle classes comes new participants. These club members have been eyeing your class and have been asking other members about their experiences. As much as they would like to try out your cycle class, there are a few distracting,...

Using Imagery to Improve Technique

by Dr. Haley | Mar 1, 2024 | Mental Toughness

Athletes know all too well the benefits of using imagery before competition. A tennis player will imagine his powerful topspin-slice first serve. A golfer will rely on imagery to review her plan of action for her next swing. A baseball player will use imagery to get...

Still More on Motivation

by Jim Karanas | Jan 1, 2024 | Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas As you may know from reading these posts, I”™ve written about motivation in several of them.  I”™m often asked to speak to groups about motivation, or write about it in newsletters that go out to athletes.  It...

Motivation vs. Enthusiasm

by Joan Kent | Oct 12, 2023 | Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Do any of your students struggle with motivation? Have any of them missed classes, perhaps several in a row, because they “just didn”™t feel motivated”? For a number of years, I”™ve been an instructor/nutritionist...

ICI/PRO Podcast 348 Beat Down Audio Profile with Krista Leopold

by John | Apr 15, 2023 | Audio PROfiles, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Mental Toughness, Zone based Heart Rate Training

As promised, here's Krista Leopold's Indoor Cycling Class Profile; Beat Down! Training Type: LT Intervals Working HR Zones: 4 Total Class Length: 55 min Objective and Intensity After recently being inspired by a boxing match I watched at the nail salon of all places,...

Solving Student’s Technical Problems

by John | Dec 3, 2022 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Mental Toughness

Question from an ICI/PRO member: Hey john, I had a rider wearing a Timex HRM in class yesterday and it would not pick up her heart rate on the Keiser console of any of the bikes?  It does work on other equipment in the facility (treadmills etc.) Is there a reason for...