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The 80/20 Rule

Now I think we can start working on some solutions. While researching this article I learned that the the 80/20 rule is also called the Pareto principle. It’s more of a rule of thumb drawn from multiple examples where roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Group dynamics frequently follow this rule and here’s some

Are we offering too many choices in our spinning classes?

The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less

And less becomes a whole lot easier to understand and embrace… As I continue to collect responses to the Heart Rate Training Survey -513 so far, and I would still love to know your experiences – it’s becoming clear that beyond the confusing Heart Rate languages we use, the sheer number of choices we have

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Do you teach with a focus on Heart Rate? Does your club promote it?

Response to the survey on Heart Rate Training has been fantastic! I want to thank the 474 of you have expressed your experiences We would still love to hear from you. Here’s the link to take the short, anonymous survey. I asked the question; Do you teach with a focus on Heart Rate? And it appears

Heart Rate Monitor usage Language Barrier

Heart Rate Training Survey – The Language Barrier

Memorial Day Weekend, for many of us here in the Frozen North, is the official start of home maintenance season. I found myself at the local big box home improvement store looking for some primer paint. A helpful person asked if I had any questions. I explained that I had some pealing paint that I intended to

Why people don't wear heart rate monitors in spinning classes

Heart Rate Monitor Survey – Early Results

Thank You to the 354 of you who have completed our survey! It is greatly appreciated. Because I chose to keep the survey anonymous, if you asked me to contact you I don’t know who’s who. Please contact me directly. My goal is to collect 1,000 responses. If you haven’t yet, so please take two minutes

Where are you with Heart Rate Training?

Where are you with Heart Rate Training?

A common theme in conversations I am having these days is; “today we we find ourselves right here… what do we need to do differently if we want to end up somewhere else next year?” I have created a short survey (it should only take about 2 minutes) to learn where you are with Heart

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More on ZONING – the video!

In this post I mentioned that I was using a Blink Heart Rate monitor because I can’t see the numbers any more. It’s flashing light shows me when I’m below JRA ( T1 or aerobic threshold), between T1 and T2 (T2 is anaerobic threshold) or above T2. Very simple. I like simple when it comes to

I didn’t need to see this… even if I could

I didn’t need to see this… even if I could

This came in the mail yesterday and all I could think was, “this has to be for my dad. It can’t be for me.” No, I’m not going to apply… I guess it just one more predictable thing that comes with reaching the half-way-point. (I’m 50 at the end of the month and I’ve taken to telling

LifeTime Fitness Heart Rate Training Zone Chart

Why we need a standard method to describe heart rate training zones part 2

Ask Amy about her biggest teaching challenge while on a working fitness vacation at a Caribbean resort and she will tell you it’s accommodating all the different languages of the guests. Jamaica is very popular among Europeans and Asians, so I one class she may have students that speak German, Spanish, Russian and Japanese. Many

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ICI Podcast # 131 – Winter Training With Cycling Fusion

Winter Training is on the minds of many of your class participants starting today! Base building, maintaining fitness and improving power are all things that the endurance athletes are looking for from you and your class. Are you prepared to deliver these things? Gene Nacey from Cycling Fusion joins me to discuss why you should

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