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	<title>Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast</title>
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		<title>Movie Night &#8211; Guest Post From Charles (Spook) Hilgartner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monthly movie night at the Maryland Athletic Club (MAC) started last year. It was held on Friday night at 6 PM in our Spinning studio. Members or non-members were charged $10 which was split with instructor.  Our Spinning room has had a mounted LCD projector and a section for the front wall was painted with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/movie-night-guest-post-from-charles-spook-hilgartner/</link>
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		<title>Signs of Spring</title>
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/signs-of-spring/</link>
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		<title>Life Time Fitness Sets New World Record for Static Indoor Cycling Participants @ 1052</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That was fun, being part of a New World Record for Static (their word) Indoor Cycling Participants. The official total of 1052 was certified by a representative of the Guinness World Records, who was on site to observe, at the end of the 2 hour class.
What an undertaking and to pull it off with only [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/life-time-fitness-sets-new-world-record-for-indoor-cycling-participants-1052/</link>
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		<title>Indoor Cycling World Record &#8211; History</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow I&#8217;m participating in a new world Indoor Cycling World Record attempt that will take place in Minneapolis at the Target Center. Billed as The Ride Of a Lifetime and is sponsored by Life Time Fitness. (my employer) 1,000 participants are registered, with many on the waiting list!
I did a little research as to recient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/indoor-cycling-world-record-history/</link>
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		<title>Ten Easy Steps to Teaching Your Indoor Cycling Class About Nutrition – Part 4: Hydration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Consider the following facts:
* Your speed on a bike decreases about 2% for each 1% of body weight lost through dehydration
* By the time you feel thirsty, you can already be at 2% body weight loss
* A 3% weight loss indicates dehydration has occurred
* Loss of fluid during exercise varies, but averages about 34 ounces [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/nutrition/ten-easy-steps-to-teaching-your-indoor-cycling-class-about-nutrition-%e2%80%93-part-4-hydration/</link>
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		<title>Greetings from New Zealand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello from a beautiful part of the world! Guess what &#8211; we haven&#8217;t touched a bicycle yet. We were late getting into Auckland last Friday and had a long 5-6 hr drive (plus rush hour traffic) to the north to meet my family for a wedding the next day. It was a beach wedding &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/greetings-from-new-zealand/</link>
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		<title>Life Time Fitness &#8211; The Ride of a Lifetime Indoor Cycling World Record Attempt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looks like they are close to making have made their goal of having One Thousand Indoor Cyclists at this event!  Updated 2/4/10 
I just saw an email that, as of this morning, they have 925 riders registered. It should be a lot of fun and I&#8217;m guaranteed a great parking spot at the Target Center [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/life-time-fitness-the-ride-of-a-lifetime-indoor-cycling-world-record-attempt/</link>
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		<title>Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8220;Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class&#8221; where you play instructional DVDs on different topics. I got the idea over at EnduranceFilms.com [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/indoor-cycling-endurance-learning-class/</link>
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		<title>Stage5 Indoor Cycling Instructor Certification Scholarship Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We Want the Best!
Stage5 Cycling is looking for the best indoor cycling instructors in the country and we are willing to put our money where our mouth is. Starting in 2010, we will be searching for 10 scholarship candidates per city to receive our 2-Day / 14-Hour comprehensive indoor cycling workshop. Recipients only have to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/stage5-indoor-cycling-instructor-certification-scholarship-program/</link>
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		<title>Half Moon Sets Off Spinning® Programme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our very own ICI/PRO Team Member Barbara Hoots announces;  
First Officially Licensed Spinning® Resort in Caribbean
(I know how hard she worked and all the hurdles she overcame to make this a reality. I&#8217;m very proud of her + it&#8217;s going to be a great place to teach! - John)

From their press release:
Rose Hall, Jamaica [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/half-moon-sets-off-spinning%c2%ae-programme/</link>
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		<title>Ten Easy Steps to Teaching Your Indoor Cycling Class About Nutrition – Part 3: Fat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you read through this series, remember  that the goal is to give you basics of a simple way to teach your indoor  cycling class about nutrition – and it is not meant to be a complete  primer or university equivalent of Nutrition 101! This means that you  can feel free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/nutrition/ten-easy-steps-to-teaching-your-indoor-cycling-class-about-nutrition-%e2%80%93-part-3-fat/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #88 – Start Your Own Indoor Cycling Studio? Bill Pryor from Spynergy Consulting can help.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As promised last week, here&#8217;s my interview with Bill Pryor about his experiences starting his own Spinning Indoor Cycling Studio.  You can contact Bill here.
Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using iTunes or 
[audio:http://indoorcycleinstructor.com.s3.amazonaws.com/088_spynergy.mp3]
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/ici-podcast-88-%e2%80%93-start-your-own-indoor-cycling-studio-bill-prior-from-spynergy-consulting-can-help/</link>
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		<title>Jennifer Sage is off to New Zealand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am thrilled (and stressed) to say I am leaving on Tuesday for a 2 1/2 week vacation! As the snow continues to fall in Vail, Colorado and I&#8217;m jonesin&#8217; for sun and warmth (to our international readers &#8211; that&#8217;s slang for &#8220;aching for&#8221;), but I know that in just a few short days I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/jennifer-sage-is-off-to-new-zealand/</link>
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		<title>So what&#8217;s coming next?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have two new interviews coming over the next weeks that I feel you will be interested in hearing.

Learn how you and your class can create usable electricity, from your Indoor Cycling bikes, that can power your club. I interview the founder of egreenrevolution.com about connecting health &#38; fitness with the  creation of clean [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/last-chance-to-become-an-icipro-monthly-or-seasonal-member/</link>
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		<title>Free Music!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was first introduced to Norwegian Recycling a few years ago when someone gave me a song from this &#8220;group&#8221;. It&#8217;s not really a group, it&#8217;s one guy, Peter Bull, a young engineer in Norway who is a genius at mashups. Google &#8220;mashups&#8221; and you&#8217;ll find his name all over the internet.
I used them primarily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/free-music/</link>
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		<title>Everything you need to conduct Threshold Field Tests in your Indoor Cycling class.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICI/PRO Members &#8211; here is Jennifer&#8217;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&#8217;s Threshold Field Test ICI/PRO Audio Profile #84 

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/everything-you-need-to-conduct-threshold-field-tests-in-your-indoor-cycling-class/</link>
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		<title>Spinning ® Indoor Cycling Instructor Class Profile Time Length Calculator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I solve a problem for myself I stop and think, &#8220;I wonder of other Indoor Cycling Instructors have this same problem&#8221;. So I make a video to show you what I&#8217;ve done. Let me know in the comments if this was helpful to you. Here is the link to the free online calculator.

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/spinning-%c2%ae-indoor-cycling-instructor-class-profile-time-length-calculator/</link>
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		<title>Starting an Indoor Cycling or Spinning® studio….can it work?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
By guest columnist Bill Pryor, owner of Spynergy Cycling Studios, and Spynergy
Consulting. 
Stay tuned for my interview with Bill posting next week.

You’re passionate about fitness, you love indoor cycling and you may even be an outstanding instructor yourself.  You recognize the amazing energy in a great class, and you’ve also seen a lot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/starting-an-indoor-cycling-or-spinning%c2%ae-studio%e2%80%a6-can-it-work/</link>
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		<title>The Specificity principle &#8211; Joe Friel&#8217;s blog post</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago I wrote a blog post on why one should not ride the aero position on an indoor cycling bike. I discussed the principle of Specificity of Exercise. If you are a triathlete or race in Time Trials, yes you need to ride your aero position, but it should be your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/the-specificity-principle-joe-friels-blog-post/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #86 – The Sleep Doctor and the Zeo Sleep Monitor for Endurance Athletes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you can measure it you can improve it. That&#8217;s a big part of Indoor Cycling 2.0 where we use measuring tools to help us improve physically.  When I saw that there was a device that can measure both the quality and quantity of sleep you get I had to know more about the Zeo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/endurance-training/rest-and-recovery/ici-podcast-86-%e2%80%93-the-sleep-doctor-and-the-zeo-sleep-monitor-for-endurance-athletes/</link>
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		<title>Threshold Field Test Q&amp;A teleseminar this Sunday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We postponed last week&#8217;s teleseminar due to the SuperBowl&#8230;.and scheduled it right smack in the middle of Valentines evening! But no more postponing. Depending on where you are in the world, put your romantic dinner (or breakfast) off a little bit or schedule it a little earlier. My husband is just going to have to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/threshold-field-test-qa-teleseminar-this-sunday/</link>
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		<title>Introducing MixMeister Express 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ MixMeister Express 7 is now for both PC and Mac &#8211; but you still can&#8217;t use AAC Audio files of any type. Students of the MixMeister Express Academy learn how to convert their files from AAC to MP3 in lesson #1
Yep, it&#8217;s $70.00 but that&#8217;s better than the $200 Mac users needed to spend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/introducing-mixmeister-express-7/</link>
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		<title>Your iMix has been submitted to the iTunes Store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear John, Congratulations, your iMix &#8220;ICI/PRO Sport iMIX Electronic&#8221; 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 &#62; Pushing West is a great climb to get aerobic and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/your-imix-has-been-submitted-to-the-itunes-store/</link>
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		<title>Cupid is Stupid Valentines Profile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you can probably tell, I really like the profile concept of dueling intervals, where each hard effort alternates between a flat road higher cadence and a climb with slower cadence higher resistance. It has become a staple, especially when putting together theme rides!
Last year I posted a Valentines Dueling Interval profile on my Funhogspins [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/cupid-is-stupid-valentines-profile/</link>
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		<title>2010 Ride of a Life Time Fitness Registration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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. 
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/2010-ride-of-a-life-time-fitness-registration/</link>
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		<title>Did you back up your iTunes Music files last night?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I did&#8230;. Well OK I didn&#8217;t, but Carbonite did for me. Like it does every night  
Could this happen to you? Video after the jump.


This company is Mozy. From what I can tell they offer the same thing at the same price.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/did-you-back-up-your-itunes-music-files-last-night/</link>
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		<title>Superbowl, lazy days, and song suggestions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I talked John into postponing our teleseminar tonight (hope you got the email about it!) Threshold is just too important a subject to have a very small number of attendees on the call. I&#8217;d rather have an interactive discussion with you all than just me talking.
Please join us NEXT Sunday for the teleseminar, questions in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/superbowl-lazy-days-and-song-suggestions/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #85 &#8211; Finish Strong Training System From Jade Ng</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought of creating a comprehensive training program for your members to help get them really fit? You want to incorporate many areas of the gym, not just your indoor cycling class; you want to do the research to make sure the program follows a stepped approach using proper training principles; you want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/ici-podcast-85-finish-strong-training-system-from-jade-ng/</link>
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		<title>Jennifer Sage joins 10th Annual Ride for a Reason to benefit Special Olympics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It gives me (beyond) great pleasure to announce that the state of Vermont will be welcoming Jennifer Sage to the 10th Annual Ride for a Reason indoor cycling marathon to benefit the Special Olympics on Sunday, March 21, 2010. The event will be held at the Sheraton in Burlington, Vermont.
Along with myself (STAR 3 Instructor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/jennifer-sage-joins-10th-annual-ride-for-a-reason-to-benefit-special-olympics/</link>
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		<title>Faster cadence on hills means less fatigue, more slow twitch fiber use</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Spinning and several other IC programs encourage a cadence range of 60-80 rpm when climbing. While I do think there is merit to climbing at slower cadences on occasion, such as drills or hill segments aimed at strength improvement at around 55rpm (or to simulate a reeeeally steep hil), for the most part I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/faster-cadence-on-hills-means-less-fatigue-more-slow-twitch-fiber-use/</link>
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		<title>Monthly Teleseminar to answer your questions on threshold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Sunday at 8pm EST we are planning to hold our monthly teleseminar. The topic is any question you may have about lactate threshold and field testing. This is very timely, especially as I continue to feed you with more training information on threshold, more science, more ways to teach your students about testing and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/monthly-teleseminar-to-answer-your-questions-on-threshold/</link>
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		<title>You are invited to participate in the World’s Largest Indoor Cycling Event:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 7th from  11am-1pm in the Target  Center Downtown Minneapolis.  CEO and Founder Bahram Akradi, along with 4 of Life Time’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/you-are-invited-to-participate-in-the-world%e2%80%99s-largest-indoor-cycling-event/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Run Me Over</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you have spent any time training on the road, you have thought this while riding.
I would also suggest adding a pair of hands, pressed palm to palm in prayer  
Cycling Jerseys That Make A Statement
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/endurance-training/dont-run-me-over/</link>
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		<title>Ten Easy Steps to Teaching Your Indoor Cycling Class About Nutrition – Part 2: Protein</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you have a good idea of how  to teach your indoor cycling class about the basics of carbohydrates  and performance, let’s move into the next logical macronutrient: protein.
You’d be surprised at the number  of people in your class who have only a very basic understand of protein,  and often [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/nutrition/ten-easy-steps-to-teaching-your-indoor-cycling-class-about-nutrition-%e2%80%93-part-2-protein/</link>
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		<title>LT, AT, VT, FT, MLSS, OBLA&#8230;.I&#8217;m so confused!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard of lactate threshold and anaerobic threshold, but have you heard of functional threshold? Ventilatory threshold? MLSS? OBLA? Do these terms only add to the confusion? There are about as many different terms to express what&#8217;s going on at this point as there are definitions to describe it! Even the experts do not agree [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/lt-at-vt-ft-mlss-obla-im-so-confused/</link>
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		<title>Ten Easy Steps to Teaching Your Indoor Cycling Class About Nutrition – Part 1: Carbohydrates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 
Everybody knows that nutrition is important. 

Whether a student’s goal is fat-burning or human performance, if the proper fuel isn’t there, the goal won’t be achieved.
 
The problem is that it can be too easy to feed your students through the firehose on Day 1, scaring them away with big words like “glycemic index” [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/ten-easy-steps-to-teaching-your-indoor-cycling-class-about-nutrition-%e2%80%93-part-1-carbohydrates/</link>
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		<title>John&#8217;s First Swimming Lesson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was nearly drowning swimming today, I wondered if there were any other Indoor Cycling Instructors training for a Triathlon who would like to be &#8220;virtual&#8221; training partners. If so email me john (at) indoorcycleinstructor.com
I made this video using my new iPod Nano. Very cool little toy.

I&#8217;m joining Ben Greenfield&#8217;s Triathlon Rock Star Triathlete [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/johns-first-swimming-lesson/</link>
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		<title>Spinning profile: My aerobic ladder ride this morning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I thought I&#8217;d post my profile for my ride this morning in class because it really worked out well and I feel simply awesome! Every now and then I dig around in my profile book and resurrect one I hadn&#8217;t done in awhile &#8211; the last time I did this one was last year during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/spinning-profile-my-aerobic-ladder-ride-this-morning/</link>
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		<title>Studio Design 101 by Barbara Hoots</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/studio-design-101-by-barbara-hoots/</link>
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		<title>Stand and Ride with Haiti &#8211; 90 Minute Charity Strength Ride with Jill Richmond</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at Pedal Studio in London are hosting a Charity Spinning Indoor Cycling Strength Ride to benefit Partners In Health and the people of Haiti on Saturday the 30th at 12:00.
Partners In Health (PIH)
PIH has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years. Partners In Health (PIH) works to bring modern [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/stand-and-ride-with-haiti-90-minute-charity-strength-ride-with-jill-richmond/</link>
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		<title>What you&#8217;ve been waiting for &#8211; the Threshold Field Test audio profile!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been holding back on presenting the threshold field test as an audio profile for ICI/PRO members simply to give you all time to learn more about what threshold is and to sell you on the concept so you can sell it to your students.

You needed to ponder how to answer HR questions your confused [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/what-youve-been-waiting-for-the-threshold-field-test-audio-profile/</link>
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		<title>They Were In Shock – The Adventures of Creating an Indoor Cycling Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post from http://www.stage5cycling.com/news/they-were-in-shock and has been re-posted with permission.
By Tom Scotto
You don’t want to continually warn people how hard your certification testing is because it always sounds like you’re just trying to hype things up. That was never our intention. We just wanted to give folks a heads-up that this may not be what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/they-were-in-shock-%e2%80%93-the-adventures-of-creating-an-indoor-cycling-certification/</link>
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		<title>How to put together a fundraiser Spinathon very quickly!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The needs of Haiti and her people are of Biblical proportions and will continue to be. Earlier this week I challenged anyone to put together a fundraiser using your indoor cycling program. I very quickly threw together some suggestions on how to do that to someone who asked for some tips on how to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/how-to-put-together-a-fundraiser-spinathon-very-quickly/</link>
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		<title>How does diet soda make you fat?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How does a beverage that has zero calories make you fat?
My mother was addicted to diet sodas, she often drank more than a 6-pack a day of Tab (ugh, ever drink that? Abominable!) or Diet Pepsi when I was growing up. She was one of those women who lived their lives on a diet, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/nutrition/how-does-diet-soda-make-you-fat/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #82 &#8211; Meet Ben Greenfield our newest ICI/PRO Team Member</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-82-meet-ben-greenfield-our-newest-icipro-team-member/</link>
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		<title>Creative Cuing&#8230;.or not</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I am taking a class, it kills me to hear the same command over and over and over again. If all an instructor knows how to say is, &#8220;Turn it up&#8221; to tell you to add resistance, it always felt so uncreative and boring. I love to find different ways to say the same thing, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/creative-cuing-or-not/</link>
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		<title>Got Strength &#8211; ICI member question on bpm/rpm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received a great question from Spook on how to teach the Got Strength audio profile, (December) which uses the bpm of various songs to dictate rpm on hills, going through a pyramid from the low end of the cadence range to the high end and back down. I wanted to post it here for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/got-strength-ici-member-question-on-bpmrpm/</link>
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		<title>Idea &#8211; Spinathon for Haiti!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[6 years ago I sat in front of my television and watched the same horrific videos over and over and over again of the destruction in Thailand and Indonesia from the tsunami. Aside from sending in my own donation, I was torn, because I wanted to do so much more. Like many, I wanted to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/haiti-needs-our-help-now/</link>
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		<title>Keep it Real receives endorsement from top professional cyclist!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you are the author of a &#8220;How-to&#8221; book, it&#8217;s admittedly hard to separate your own bias. I mean, I believe in my heart of hearts that there isn&#8217;t an instructor out there who shouldn&#8217;t read this book, or a cyclist or triathlete who takes indoor cycling classes and wants to improve his or her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/keep-it-real-receives-endorsement-from-top-professional-cyclist/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO Podcast #81 &#8211; How big is your WHY? January Teleseminar</title>
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It was 1994 and I had just carried my two daughters (Abby 4 &#38; Carly 8 months) up to bed. As I sat down to read them a story I realized I needed to wait until I caught my breath before I could start the story. 15 years of smoking and little or no exercise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/icipro-podcast-81-how-big-is-your-why-january-teleseminar/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Important in 2010? Industry leaders tell us what to look for.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ICI&#8217;s very own Dr. Haley Perlus was recently selected by IHRSA (The International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association) as an industry leader. This is an incredible honor, and we want to congratulate her for her contribution to the fitness world.
To start off the new year right, IHRSA has put together an e-book where each of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/whats-important-in-2010-industry-leaders-tell-us-what-to-look-for/</link>
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		<title>FREE TACOS !!</title>
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It worked for Subway so now Taco Bell has launched their &#8220;Drive-Thru Diet&#8221; complete with a spokesperson who supposedly lost 54 pounds eating at Taco Bell. What began with Subway Jared will be continued by Drive-Thru Christine.
As you know, the Drive-Thru Diet® menu is not a weight-loss program. It&#8217;s about making different choices. For me, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/nutrition/free-tacos/</link>
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		<title>Spinning® Nation 2010 2/27/10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is the link for more information Spinning® Nation 2010 2/27/10
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/spinning-nation-2010/</link>
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		<title>How Big is Your Why? Homework for Sunday&#8217;s Teleseminar on Goal-setting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sunday at 8:00 pm EST we will conduct our next teleseminar. The topic will be &#8220;How Big is Your Why&#8221; which refers to the compelling reason behind your goals. [Check your email for the number and connection code].
I will be giving tips on how to ensure you actually achieve your goals, instead of just setting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/mental-toughness/how-big-is-your-why-homework-for-sundays-teleseminar-on-gaol-setting/</link>
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		<title>With new single You&#8217;re Not Alone, he hopes to motivate people to make things happen in their lives.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Don&#8217;t ask why, but I was over at the Life Time Fitness Triathlon Site this morning. Thankfully you can&#8217;t sign up yet they have this great song available as a free download.
Minneapolis music icon Tim Mahoney completed his first Triathlon – the Life Time Fitness Triathlon – in 2008. With his new single You&#8217;re Not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/with-new-single-youre-not-alone-he-hopes-to-motivate-people-to-make-things-happen-in-their-lives/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO Now Fortified With CECs!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is so exciting!
ICI/PRO is now an &#8220;ACE-approved&#8221; Continuing Education Provider and I spent the morning sending out certificates of completion to all the Instructors who reviewed this course.
The title is Communication Effectiveness Training with Dr. Haley Perlus.
And guess what? 

We are providing this valuable training to everyone on our email newsletter list at NO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/icipro-now-fortified-with-cecs/</link>
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		<title>Managing Exercise-Induced Headaches</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
“A student approached me after one of my indoor cycling classes, complaining of an intense headache and asking me what I thought. I didn’t know what to say, so I just told her to see her doctor! Any thoughts?”
- S.H., Darien, NY
Melissa writes:
First off, kudos to you for having the courage to acknowledge the limits [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/how-to-manage-exercise-induced-headaches/</link>
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		<title>Do You Wear Cycling Clothing When You Teach Spinning?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[NOTE: This post is recreation from a recent post that evaporated into the Twilight Zone or into cyber-purgatory. Read the explanation here. If you wrote a comment via the email link - it does not show up here - it too went into the Twilight Zone. At the end of this post, I will cut [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/do-you-wear-cycling-clothing-when-you-teach-spinning-2/</link>
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		<title>Evaporated post on wearing cycling clothing &#8211; where&#8217;d it go??</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[background music from the Twilight zone...]
Last Friday I wrote a pretty long post on the benefits of wearing cycling clothing in your Spinning or Indoor Cycling class and wanted to share with everyone that there were some good sales going on right now if you wanted to buy cycling shoes, shorts or jerseys.
I edited it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/evaporated-post-on-wearing-cycling-clothing-whered-it-go/</link>
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		<title>I’ll Take One Swift Kick in The Ass, Please.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have become a nation of excuse makers.
Instead of admitting we are lazy, we say we are busy.  Instead of being honest about our eating, we claim we just “can’t seem to do anything to lose weight”.   Instead of being disciplined with our time, we complain that there just aren’t enough hours in the day.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/i%e2%80%99ll-take-one-swift-kick-in-the-ass-please/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #78 &#8211; This new ChestLick product helped save his life!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!
I don&#8217;t think I have done this before. I&#8217;m going to suggest that you forward this interview on to your participants &#38; fitness friends to hear. It&#8217;s a compelling story of the importance of wearing and using a Heart Rate Monitor + an excellent example of being your very own medical advocate!
Imagine you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-78-this-new-chestlick-product-helped-save-his-life/</link>
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		<title>What You Can Expect at ICI/PRO in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John and I are very grateful for everyone who visits our site and for everyone who has joined ICI/PRO. We are very pleased with our first quarter of being in business, and can hardly contain our excitement for what we have planned for the coming year.
Members of ICI/PRO can look forward to the following in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/what-you-can-expect-at-icipro-in-2010/</link>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Revolution Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[[Last year I posted a Spinning Profile on my Funhogspins blog called New Year's Revolution. (This is a slight modification of that same post). I don't think there's any of us who aren't ready to bid farewell to 2009! So I believe it's even more important to use some of the principles outlined in my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/new-years-revolution-ride/</link>
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		<title>Magical Energy &#8211; so many ways to use our senses in class!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff and I were out showshoeing the other day and came across this wonderful sign on a nature trail in the Sylvan Lake State Park, not far from where we now live. I can&#8217;t wait to go out and hike this trail again, both this winter and in the summer, because I imagine there are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/magical-energy-so-many-ways-to-use-our-senses-in-class/</link>
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		<title>Here they come, here they come</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Here they come, here they come, Here they come and they might as well&#8230;&#8221; Begins Gramarye &#8211; by Remy Zero.  If you enjoy tracks with a lot of changes of intensity (you can hear the surges and big sprint finish) this may be a song you and your class would like. You can sample [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/here-they-come-here-they-come/</link>
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		<title>Wham! There goes another Christmas Cookie!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s what I would say after a high intensity segment in my Holiday class this morning. On a short recovery segment with an approaching challenging climb with attacks, I told them to prepare to burn off yet another cookie. (Who knows if we really did calorie-wise &#8211; but who cares? It&#8217;s a fun way to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/wham-there-goes-another-christmas-cookie/</link>
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		<title>A Very Bootie Christmas and other holiday songs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Here&#8217;s a list of Holiday songs, some sources and my annual Christmas profile.
If you are doing a Christmas/Holiday ride, then you&#8217;ll want to download these free mash-ups from A Very Bootie Christmas. Fun and irreverent. Here&#8217;s a very fun song, The Christmas Can Can - you can only buy the cd here but the track is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/a-very-bootie-christmas-and-other-holiday-songs/</link>
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		<title>7 DAY FREE Trial to ICI/PRO Starts Today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Care and Feeding of Indoor Cycling Instructors, that&#8217;s what we do at ICI/PRO.&#8221; 
That was my answer to a question I had this morning from a friend of mine. He asked &#8220;what exactly are your members paying for?&#8221; Good question. My temptation is to rattle of all the unique things we offer here; Audio Profiles [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/7-day-free-trial-to-icipro-starts-today/</link>
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		<title>Carbonite Saved My iTunes Indoor Cycling Class Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch as I recover my iTunes music and other data. Then cross one item off your 2010 resolutions list by signing up for a free trial of Carbonite here.

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/carbonite-saved-my-itunes-indoor-cycling-class-music/</link>
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		<title>A question to ask your class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  
Do your students also train at home? 
They may own an Indoor Cycling/Spinner bike or are a cyclist, who rides their road bike on a trainer or rollers.
Over the next week I would really appreciate it if you would ask your class and then give me a rough estimate of the percentage of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/a-question-to-ask-your-class/</link>
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		<title>When the &#8220;Fitness Run&#8221; Begins &#8211; will you be ready to catch a few new students?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re coming In just 2 days and this is your one chance this year to change their lives. Why not use one of Jennifer&#8217;s Audio Profiles that are part of ICI/PRO to catch a few?
Your class will swell with &#8220;resolutionists&#8221;, those people who every year re-commit to an exercise program but some how disappear by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/when-the-fitness-run-begins-will-you-be-ready/</link>
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		<title>Great cool down song</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you all use Jason Mraz&#8217; song &#8220;I&#8217;m Yours&#8221;? It&#8217;s a fantastic cool-down song.
Well watch this video cover, and keep your hat on because this kid will be famous some day! And his overwhelming cuteness will bring a smile to your face as well. Pay attention to how talented he is with his cords &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/great-cool-down-song/</link>
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		<title>Coming in January 2010: KISS Communication Effectiveness Training with Dr. Haley Perlus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If your you receive our Sunday emails you will be notified when this presentation is available.
If you want to sign up you can here:

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/coming-in-january-2010-kiss-communication-effectiveness-training-with-dr-haley-perlus/</link>
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		<title>Meet Galibier and Izoard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a little preoccupied lately&#8230;
Meet the new 4-pawed additions to the Sage family.
I&#8217;ve taken about 50 or 60 photos of my new kitties, most relegated to the trash bin &#8211; I can&#8217;t believe how difficult it&#8217;s been to catch these guys on film. They never stop moving! They&#8217;re always locked in mock mortal combat [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/meet-galibier-and-izoard/</link>
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		<title>Indoor Cycling Class As One Long Climb &#8211; Very Nice!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; a small perk of this job  
If you asked a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/indoor-cycling-class-as-one-long-climb-very-nice/</link>
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		<title>Help me name the new Sage family members!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff and I finally did it, we&#8217;ve been talking about it for a very long time. We went to the Animal Shelter and got two little kitties.  They haven&#8217;t stopped playing since we brought them home over an hour ago. One&#8217;s gray, one&#8217;s black, both boys, not litter mates (the gray is about a month older). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/help-me-name-the-new-sage-family-members/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 74 &#8211; 5 1/2 common computer problems and what to do about them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are anything like me, your life revolves around your computer. Email, FaceBook, iTunes, on-line shopping and this website are all inaccessible without a working computer. Since we have an official &#8220;Geek&#8221; here at IndoorCycleInstructor.com, I thought I would offer some of his wisdom and experience to listeners like you.
Meet Microsoft Systems Engineer (and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-74-5-12-common-computer-problems-and-what-to-do-about-them/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO Members Giving Back</title>
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ICI/PRO Member Linda Hollinshead wrote me to explain that she couldn&#8217;t be on the monthly Tele-Seminar call yesterday because she had some community service planned. Linda was one of Santa&#8217;s Elves making cat beds for a shelter near Asheville, NC. Maxx, my 4 lb Yorkie, would fit right into one of those baskets.  If you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/icipro-members-giving-back/</link>
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		<title>Help out the Fat Cyclist, and win a Trek Madone or Gary Fisher Superfly MTB</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those who followed my Funhogspins Blog or have known me on Pedal-On for a long time know that I&#8217;m a big fan of the Fat Cyclist and his efforts to beat cancer. You also know that I&#8217;m usually involved in some sort of fundraiser myself.* Fatty&#8217;s wife Susan passed away less than two months ago [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/help-out-the-fat-cyclist-and-win-a-trek-madone-or-gary-fisher-superfly-mtb/</link>
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		<title>The World Cup and my strength ride this morning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Brrrr, it was -8 f (that&#8217;s -22 c) this morning as I drove to my class!! My little Mini Cooper could barely pump out enough heat to warm my feet as I drove, and I could barely manage the 50 foot jog from the car to the gym at 5:55am, trying not to slip on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/the-world-cup-and-my-strength-ride-this-morning/</link>
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		<title>Spinervals Video Shoot with Troy Jacobson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was there! OK, but because I was talking to so many people I ended up in the back row, at the end of that row, but I did get close to Troy Jacobson, as he walked past, once&#8230;
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/spinervals-video-shoot-with-troy-jacobson/</link>
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		<title>Fitness Gifts for the Holidays</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

The holiday season is fast approaching  and finding the perfect gift for the athlete on your list can be quite  a challenge!  The sheer volume of fitness gadgets, gear, and gizmos  is enough to overwhelm even the savviest of shoppers!  But fear  not.  Take a deep breath and relax because I’ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/fitness-gifts-for-the-holidays/</link>
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		<title>Indoor Cycling and Spinning® Class DVDs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8230; 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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/indoor-cycling-and-spinning%c2%ae-class-dvds/</link>
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		<title>071 ICI Podcast #71 &#8211; Indoor Bike Maintenance Expert Jeff Wimmer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Jeff Wimmer&#8217;s name came up during our interview with Johnny G last year. (I&#8217;ve been trying to get him on the Podcast ever since)
Jeff and his company StudioCycles is recognized by most of the Indoor Cycling Bike Manufactures as the expert when it comes to maintaining those poor bikes that are so often ridden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/indoor-cycling-bikes/maintenance/071-ici-podcast-71-indoor-bike-maintenance-expert-jeff-wimmer/</link>
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		<title>Energia Magica &#8211; one instructor&#8217;s experience teaching this Audio PROfile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love hearing about your experiences teaching the Audio PROfiles we provide you at ICI/PRO. Here is a 4 minute sample so you have a feel for what I&#8217;m talking about.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/energia-magica-one-instructors-experience-teaching-it/</link>
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		<title>A Forum We can Call Our Own!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Big Announcement for ICI/PRO Members!

We have partnered with Pedal &#8211; On to provide our ICI/PRO Members with their very own Forum.
Here is a short video that shows how to sign up and request membership in the ICI/PRO Group at Pedal-On







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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/a-forum-we-can-call-our-own/</link>
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		<title>What I am Grateful For</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I believe that the more you are grateful for the things in your life, the more opportunities you&#8217;ll have to be grateful! In other words, through your own appreciation of what you do have, you invite more of it into your life. The opposite is also true, the more you find to complain about, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/what-i-am-grateful-for/</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From all of us at ICI, we want to express our most sincere wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving. I hope you find many more wonderful things to be grateful for, but remember, try not to limit your gratitude to just one &#8220;holiday&#8221;! It should be a daily endeavor. The more you are grateful for, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>The Afterburner Ride! Spinning Thanksgiving Profile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m teaching a 90-minute &#8220;Afterburner&#8221; class on Friday and I&#8217;m dedicating it to Gratitude and overcoming challenges. When everyone arrives, I will hand them a post-it note and a pencil.  Then when class starts, I will ask them to write down 3 things that they are grateful for in their lives, and on the back of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/theme-rides/the-afterburner-ride-spinning-thanksgiving-profile/</link>
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		<title>What are the top three reasons for people joining a health club?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting article from IHRSA
IHRSA recently (April 2009) conducted a survey of 1,000 Americans and asked them why they are attracted to their health club, what their personal goals were, and if they were not members of a health club, what prevented them from joining. The responses were very interesting. When members were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/what-are-the-top-three-reasons-for-people-joining-a-health-club/</link>
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		<title>My apologies to Windows Media Player, Zune &#8211; MP3 Player users!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please forgive me MP3 users! I just received an email from Terrance, a listener to the Podcast, who alerted me to a problem;

One note or request about the Podcasts; Can you add the show or episode number when creating the show?  I see that you add it to the title but there  is a specific [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/my-apologies-to-windows-media-player-zune-mp3-player-users/</link>
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		<title>Rejected (copyright infringement)   &#124;  Video blocked</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe someone can help me understand this&#8230;
I received an email from YouTube yesterday:
Dear IndoorCycle08:
We have disabled the following material as a result of a third-party notification from Keats McFarland claiming that this material is infringing:
Use Training Rates to organize Spinning class music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEASZoY-YMY
Please Note: Repeat incidents of copyright infringement will result in the deletion of your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/rejected-copyright-infringement-video-blocked/</link>
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		<title>TeleSeminar for our International ICI/PRO Members</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer and I want to accommodate all our International ICI/PRO Members so we are trying a different time for the next monthly TeleSeminar call planned for Sunday, December 6th.
Here is the only reasonable overlap in time between London, Sydney and Minneapolis.
Would this work for you as a Skype call?
ICI/PRO Members, please RSVP to TeleSeminar@indoorcycleinstructor.com
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/teleseminar-for-our-international-icipro-members/</link>
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		<title>Watt Is Power?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watt Is Power? Or rather what is power?
With a title like that, we could be here for days.  Perhaps a better title would have been: What Is Power As It Relates To Cycling or even more to the point would be: Training on Indoor Cycling or Spinning® Bikes With Power.  But as you see, that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/wattt-is-power/</link>
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		<title>How do you bring music to your class?</title>
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/how-do-you-bring-music-to-your-class/</link>
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		<title>Bike Maintenance? We don&#8217;t need no stinking bike maintenance!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Short notice but I have an interview with Jeff Wimmer of Studiocycles.com and BikeTekUSA.org today, Saturday Nov 14th, at Noon PST.  As far as I can tell JEFF IS THE EXPERT when it comes to Spinning and Indoor Cycling bike setup, maintenance and repair for any model bike you use. I&#8217;m planning to discuss his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/maintenance-we-dont-need-no-stinking-maintenance/</link>
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		<title>How to introduce longer periods of silence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been reflecting a little more on the silence issue since it came up in the teleconference on Sunday. Some instructors are still having difficulty feeling comfortable not saying something for much longer than 30-60 seconds.
If your students are so used to non-stop talking, it might take a little while for them to realize the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/how-to-introduce-longer-periods-of-silence/</link>
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		<title>INJURED? THINK TWICE BEFORE POPPING THAT PILL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Pain sucks. When we get injured or sore or uncomfortable, we instinctually try to fix it. We reach into our medicine cabinets, pop some pills, and “get back out there.” But are we really doing ourselves a service? Can we actually be inadvertently putting ourselves at risk? Turns out, maybe so.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/melissa-marotta/injured-think-twice-before-popping-that-pill/</link>
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		<title>Using motivating Tour de France videos in your classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the comments on a recent post (Energia Magica) posted by Le Lam asked the following:
I am preparing for few stages of TDF which I will teach in Jan, &#8230;.right now, I am reading alot of your posts and watching Youtube clips to build some inspiration from within in order to coach…I wish I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/using-motivating-tour-de-france-videos-in-your-classes/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO November Tele-Seminar call with Jennifer Sage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[November&#8217;s call with Jennifer Sage. We discuss Cycling Specific classes; what they are and how to teach them.
We Record these live via telephone. The quality is kind of crappy but the content is good.
The next call will be on December 6th. If you are not a member what are you waiting for? CEC&#8217;s are coming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/icipro-november-tele-seminar-call-with-jennifer-sage/</link>
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		<title>Power Training for Indoor Cycling Is Here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s Official.
With CEU credits being given, and accomplished indoor instructors being challenged, educated and motivated to train with power… I can confidently say we have the real deal.  We spent 6 hours off the bike exploring the foundation, science and practical tools of Power Training, and 2 hrs on the bike putting theory into [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/power-training-for-indoor-cycling-is-here/</link>
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		<title>Energia Magica, upcoming audio PROfile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just posted this in the comments section of the &#8220;Top 100 Songs&#8221; post because I have two awesome songs I wanted to add to that list. I used them this morning and they really exemplified the theme of my ride. I decided to repost my comment here so no one misses it. I did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/energia-magica-upcoming-audio-profile/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #68 Amateur, Hobbyist or Professional … Which are you?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you consider yourself an Amateur, Hobbyist or Professional Indoor Cycle Instructor? Listen to this podcast and then post your response here.
In this episode we announce that starting in January, CEC&#8217;s are included as part of an ICI/PRO Platinum Membership.
Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using iTunes or Zune.
[audio:http://indoorcycleinstructor.com.s3.amazonaws.com/068_amateur_hobbyist.mp3]
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-68-amateur-hobbyist-or-professional-%e2%80%a6-which-are-you/</link>
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		<title>Let ICI/PRO be your &#8220;IV&#8221; and &#8220;Sieve&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new member posted the most amazing comment on an indoor cycling forum about ICI/PRO that I would like to share with you. Below, I edited only a few misspelled words (I bet she was sooo excited she wrote so fast!) but you can see the actual post on Innercycling right here.
Funhog,
I have to say [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/let-icipro-be-your-iv-and-sieve/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO Platinum Members to recieve CEC&#8217;s!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting in January &#8211; ICI/PRO Platinum membership includes a credit to earn .2 ACE CEC&#8217;s.
Dr. Haley Perlus has developed an online presentation; Communication Effectiveness. This CEC eligible training is designed specifically for Indoor Cycling Instructors.
We will be offering these CEC&#8217;s to non-members for $65.00.
ICI/PRO Platinum Members will get them for free, as part of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/icipro-platinum-members-to-recieve-cecs/</link>
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		<title>John&#8217;s Big Problem!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m moving my winter Indoor Cycling Endurance rides to a different club. I&#8217;m a bit intimidated. You can see why in this short video.

I would love to have you join us if you are ever near Minneapolis on a Sunday 8:00am this winter @ the Eden Prairie Life Time Athletic Club. This is an Onyx [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/johns-big-problem/</link>
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		<title>The Next Teleseminar is on Cycling Specificity &#8211; is it important and why</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our monthly teleseminar for ICI/PRO members will be on a topic that I think everyone will want to hear.We&#8217;ll be discussing why it&#8217;s important that your classes are cycling specific &#8211; whether you or your students ride a bike outside or not. I will give you many reasons why, and will dispell the belief by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/the-next-teleseminar-is-on-cycling-specificity-is-it-important-and-why/</link>
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		<title>My Halloween ride and a few revealing stories about me!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I taught my Party in the Hills Halloween ride this morning and it went great! I most definitely felt my legs from the start as a result of the HIT class on Wednesday (see the comments on the Halloween profile post a few days ago), but the moderate climbs in the 1st half allowed me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/jennifers-blog/my-halloween-ride-and-a-few-revealing-stories-about-me/</link>
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		<title>Todays Secret Word&#8230;Eustress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amy and I went to a Halloween party last weekend dressed as PeeWee Herman and Miss Yvonne. Yes my costume included a &#8220;shoe mirror&#8221;   During the party someone asked me &#8220;what&#8217;s the secret word for today PeeWee?&#8221; and I thought why not add a similar feature to ICI.com.
Note: yes I am aware that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/todays-secret-word-eustress/</link>
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		<title>44 Days of ICI/PRO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 44 days since Jennifer and I launched ICI/PRO. I wanted to update you as to how it is going.
IT&#8221;S GOING GREAT!
We don&#8217;t give out subscriber numbers but we are very pleased with the initial results and also by the overwhelming enthusiasm of our early members.
When we were planning ICI/PRO, Jennifer and I wanted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/44-days-of-icipro/</link>
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		<title>There&#8217;s a Halloween party in them thar hills!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a fun, free profile for everyone. It&#8217;s not an audio profile, just a written version you can download to use for your Halloween theme ride next week. It&#8217;s a strength/interval ride that begins somewhat benignly on some moderate consistent climbs. Not to worry, it goes out with a BIG bang with some pretty hard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/theres-a-halloween-party-in-them-thar-hills/</link>
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		<title>Livestrong Indoor Cycling Bike</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I just found this, but it may be old news to you. I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s club quality but it&#8217;s sure nice looking. Here is what Lance says about  Livestrong fitness equipment:

I&#8217;m excited to introduce a new line of LIVESTRONG™ fitness equipment where every piece sold raises money for the fight against cancer. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/livestrong-indoor-cycling-bike/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO&#8217;s Top 100 Indoor Cycling Songs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
ICI/PRO’s Top 100 Songs
 &#8211; Want to punch up your playlist with some of the best music on the planet AND get the inside scoop on how to teach each empowering song? Thanks to a suggestion from ICI/PRO member Charles Farrow of Montgomery, Alabama, we’re going to collect 100 of the BEST songs ever recorded [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/top-100-spinning-songs/</link>
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		<title>KISS Communication in action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this article, Dr. Haley Perlus  discusses how to  use KISS (kiss-keep-it-simple-and-specific) principles in your class communication. Here is a great example of KISS in practice. I took this picture at a class taught by our very own Master Instructor Jennifer Sage  
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/mental-toughness/kiss-communication-in-action/</link>
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		<title>New Logo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t decide if I prefer the blue/green or the red/blue. What do you think?


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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/new-logo/</link>
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		<title>New Logo Sneek Peak</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just finalizing the new ICI/PRO Logo designs and thought you might be interested in seeing it. These are screen shots so the quality is poor. The idea is to have multiple color mixes and really emphasize the move to Indoor Cycling 2.0



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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/new-logo-sneek-peak/</link>
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		<title>Are you comfortable with silence?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you talk too much when you are teaching?
I&#8217;ve encountered this subject for many years as I&#8217;ve trained instructors around the country. Instructors have told me they feel uncomfortable with longer periods of silence, especially when the students look up to them with big eyes as if they are waiting to be told what to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/are-you-comfortable-with-silence/</link>
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		<title>Jumping songs with a strong rhythm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During last week&#8217;s teleconference, we were discussing music for jumps and I agreed to post my favorite jump songs. After the Can Fit Pro conference in Toronto in August, I posted my playlist for my session on jumps. Click here if you haven&#8217;t had a chance to download that playlist (the link is at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/jumping-songs-with-a-strong-rhythm/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #64 &#8211; Master Instructor Janet Toussaint on how to sell endurance training to your class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
One of the things that most excites me about the potential here at ICI and the technology we are tapping into, is that we have created a platform that allows us to seek out and interview some of the most progressive and experienced people in indoor cycling and bring them to you, our listeners and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-64-master-instructor-janet-toussaint-on-how-to-sell-endurance-training-to-your-class/</link>
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		<title>It takes great music to be an ICI/PRO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Now ICI/PRO Members receive free tuition to the MixMeister Express Academy!
Save $19.97 while you quickly and easily learn the skills and gain the confidence you need to bring a professional sound to your next Indoor Cycling / Spinning Class. 
Claim your spot in the MixMeister Express Academy as part of your ICI/PRO Membership.

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/it-takes-great-music-to-be-an-icipro/</link>
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		<title>New Organizing Music in iTunes Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your certification didn&#8217;t teach you this so I will. If you  like to use music to encourage specific pedal cadences, check out this new video on how to use a tap-to-the-beat counter. Here is the link to get it for Windows Users.

You can find the other 5 free videos over at http://www.mixmeisteracademy.com/using_itunes/
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/video-tutorials/new-organizing-music-in-itunes-video/</link>
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		<title>WHEN MORE is not more &#8211; RECOGNIZING OVERTRAINING</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Melissa Marotta, MS-II, University of Vermont College of Medicine
STAR 3 Spinning Instructor
Certified Personal Trainer, American Council on Exercise  http://spintastic.blogspot.com/
Feeling Lousy
A 35 year old woman presents to her primary care doctor reporting that she has been “feeling lousy” for a few weeks. Upon further questioning, she describes that she has difficulty concentrating at work, is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/when-more-is-not-more-recognizing-overtraining/</link>
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		<title>Puts a new spin on &#8220;you looking at me?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From: http://clubindustry.com/forprofits/Privacy-Concerns-iPod-Nano-20090922/

New iPod Nano Raises Privacy Concerns for Health Clubs
OVERLAND PARK, KS &#8212; Although the new iPod Nano released earlier this month has features such as a built-in pedometer designed for gym goers, the addition of a video camera to the music-based device is causing privacy concerns at some health clubs.
 Life Time Fitness, Chanhassen, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/puts-a-new-spin-on-you-looking-at-me/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO Podcast #63 &#8211; Our first Tele-Seminar!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Jennifer and I thought we would let everyone get the chance to listen to the recording of our first Tele-Seminar. The next one is scheduled for November 1st.
[audio:http://indoorcycleinstructor.com.s3.amazonaws.com/063_October_4_Seminar.mp3]
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/icipro-podcast-63-our-first-tele-seminar/</link>
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		<title>IDEA weighs in on the safety of the Biggest Loser</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you came to ICI via my Funhogspins blog (and for that I am grateful). For those who were following my former blog last year, you would have seen my post entitled Open Letter to Jillian Michaels following an episode of the Biggest Loser in which I could not hold back my disappointment (some would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/idea-weighs-in-on-the-safety-of-the-biggest-loser/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #60 &#8211; Teach a few classes in exchange for a week on the beach in Jamaica.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This year is going to be different! You see for years Amy and I have traveled with FitBodies Inc. We could  because Amy is an ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor, which is the primary requirement to participating in this fabulous program: teach a few Group Fitness classes each day in exchange for a free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-60-teach-a-few-classes-in-exchange-for-a-week-on-the-beach-in-jamaica/</link>
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		<title>Help us raise $1,000 for Breast Cancer Research</title>
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You can help us raise $1,000 for Breast Cancer Research during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We are donating 10% of all new ICI/PRO subscriptions for the month of October. We need 100 new members this month to reach our goal! 
Are you one of them?
10/17 update  &#8211; 23 so far = $275
Here&#8217;s how to join [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/breast-cancer-awareness-month/</link>
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		<title>Sneaky Little Tricks to Blow Up the Size of Your Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[by Barbara Hoots
Do you dream of teaching a kick-ass class in a packed studio  with unstoppable energy? Follow my FIVE BEST TRICKS ON THE PLANET and I guarantee your dream will become a  reality.
1. Volunteer to Be a Guest Speaker.
Last week I spoke to a local civic club on the benefits of group [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/sneaky-little-tricks-to-blow-up-the-size-of-your-class/</link>
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		<title>MixMeister Express Academy &#8211; Now Open To New Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
When I got frustrated  using MixMeister® Express I asked Keith Burnage, the creator of Cadence Revolution, for help. Keith is an expert in building seamless playlists for both his Spinning classes as well as his weekly music Podcast.  As he walked me through the parts I wasn&#8217;t understanding I thought, &#8220;I bet there are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/mixmeister-academy-fall-semester-starts-1017/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO &#8211; Now 100% Guaranteed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After meeting this past weekend, Jennifer and I decided to make a small change to our ICI/PRO Membership offer.

Your Satisfaction is 100% guaranteed, for the length of your subscription. 
You will be continuously pleased with your ICI/PRO subscription or  we will issue you a 100% refund, no questions asked. 
Jennifer and I are committed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/icipro-now-100-guaranteed/</link>
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		<title>The Myth of Maximum Heart Rate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
How many times have you heard from your students that the heart rate you asked for is just too easy? How many times have you been faced with comments like I mentioned in my last post, where my student Annie said she rode at 95% for the entire class (and you know that that would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/the-myth-of-maximum-heart-rate/</link>
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		<title>We need a day of of our own</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;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 our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/we-need-a-day-of-of-our-own/</link>
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		<title>Our Master Instructor is off to Interbike in Las Vegas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Our favorite Master Instructor is at Interbike this week promoting her VivaTravels Bicycle Touring Company. 

Interbike is a huge trade show all about Bikes! Everything and anything relate (even remotely) with bicycles is on display there.
Jennifer will be reporting in soon as to all the cool bike stuff she saw and people she met.  Then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/our-master-instructor-is-off-to-interbike/</link>
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		<title>When Google Shows you as the #1 Search Listing&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It means you are very relevant  

Here&#8217;s a link to try the search yourself. 

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/when-google-shows-you-as-the-1-search-listing/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #58 &#8211; Do you ride at the same intensity as your class?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 the end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-58-do-you-ride-at-the-same-intensity-as-your-class/</link>
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		<title>Sweating Is No Badge Of Honor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[


Note: Gino&#8217;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. &#8211; 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!?!  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/sweating-is-no-badge-of-honor/</link>
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		<title>Can you answer your students’ questions about heart rate?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This morning I taught a tough interval class in which we did numerous intervals above threshold. There were a lot of smiling faces afterward, their legs drained, faces red. As usual my students are eager to learn the training information I give them with each class and they listened carefully as I explained the importance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/can-you-answer-your-students%e2%80%99-questions-about-heart-rate/</link>
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		<title>CycleOps Introduces Joule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;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 with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/cycleops/cycleops-introduces-joule/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO &#8211; Super Secret iTunes Feed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a page that describes the Super Secret iTunes Feed and how we use it to deliver the exclusive ICI/PRO right to your computer.

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/icipro-super-secret-itunes-feed/</link>
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		<title>Beta Blockers Q&amp;A</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Q: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been on a beta-blocker (atenolol) for my high blood pressure. Lately I find that I can&#8217;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&#8217;m exhausted. Can you help me understand how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/melissa-marotta/beta-blockers-qa/</link>
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		<title>Who is Jennifer Sage?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the six or so people on the planet who don&#8217;t know  Jennifer Sage, I thought it would be helpful to post her Indoor Cycling  resume.


- 12 years as a Master Instructor with Team Spinning International
- Author of Keep It Real In your indoor cycling classes. This very informative 200 page ebook has become [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/who-is-jennifer-sage/</link>
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		<title>ICI/PRO Membership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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This is very exciting, we have ICI/PRO members from around the world &#8211; on every continent, except Antarctica.
Not sure if there is even a club there&#8230; if you know of one please send me an email.
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Scroll down to get your membership started today!

Here is an FAQ that should answer many of your questions.

What do you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/icipro-coming-saturday-the-12th/</link>
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		<title>Be A Time Miser, Don’t Waste Another Minute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Time is the great equalizer.  We all have different abilities, different income, different experiences, but one thing we all have the same of, is TIME.  I don’t know about you, but I am a time miser; greedy, protective and otherwise fanatical about not wasting that precious resource.  That’s how I’m going to make up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/icipro/training-with-power/be-a-time-miser-don%e2%80%99t-waste-another-minute/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #55 &#8211; The Big Announcement Podcast!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
In this episode of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast Jennifer Sage and I have lots of news to share!

 New contributors, it&#8217;s not just &#8220;About Me&#8221; anymore
 Jennifer resigns from her position with Spinning &#8211; Mad Dogg Athletics. She has a full explanation at her blog.

We announce our new Indoor Cycle Instructor/PRO Membership Service that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-55-the-big-announcement-podcast/</link>
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		<title>A USA Cycling Coach: To Jump or Not To Jump?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Tom Scotto is the Program Director for Stage5 Cycling Incorporated and a Certified USA Cycling Coach. Tom asked if he could contribute to the discussion and offer his perspective on if you should incorporate jumps into your Spinning / Indoor Cycling Class profiles. Tom was a guest on Podcast #34 where we discussed his Indoor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/a-usa-cycling-coach-on-to-jump-or-not-to-jump/</link>
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		<title>To Jump or Not to Jump: That is the Question</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
By Jennifer Sage, Master Instructor
In June, an article appeared in the ACE newsletter citing five movements in indoor cycling that were considered contraindicated and intimidating to students. Luciana Marcial-Vinson of Mad Dogg Athletics and Spinning was interviewed for the article along with a Master Instructor for Schwinn, Julz Arney.  NOTE: The article being discussed was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/to-jump-or-not-to-jump-that-is-the-question/</link>
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		<title>Amp up your Indoor Cycling class with time management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

It is with great pleasure that I introduce Barbara Hoots, one of the new columnists at www.indoorcycleinstructor.com -John
By Barbara Hoots
It’s 5:30 a.m. and you can  hear the sound of a low but persistent hum in the Spinning room.   Listen carefully, and in between the grinding of flywheels you can hear  the whispers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/amp-up-your-indoor-cycling-class-with-time-management/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s coming next?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We want more written content!
That was a common request on the  survey I conducted earlier this summer. OK, I suppose it&#8217;s time I operate this as more of a team effort, so you&#8217;ve got it. Over this past year I have had the chance to meet some incredible people who impressed me with their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/whats-coming-next/</link>
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		<title>Free Music + help support IndoorCycleInstructor.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I had an email from a listener asking how I can afford to do all the work necessary to bring you the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast (almost) weekly.
I get some help from advertisers. It&#8217;s not much, but every little bit helps.
Companies like emusic will pay a small referral fee to sites like this one. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/free-music-and-help-support-the-indoorcycleinstructor-com/</link>
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		<title>Sally Edwards Comes To Global Ride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sally Edwards and Gene Nacey are teaming up for a very special Heart Zones Training Seminar,  Workshop, and Qualification September 26th and 27th. This training will be held at Gene&#8217;s Global Ride Indoor Cycle Studio in Lower Burrell, PA (near Pittsburgh)
Sally Edwards, MA, MBA is one of America &#8217;s leading experts in business, exercise [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/sally-edwards-comes-to-global-ride/</link>
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		<title>Additional question about Keiser&#8217;s M3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Listener Tara Page wrote me with a question about Podcast #47 with Dennis Keiser:

Hello, I really enjoy your podcast, thank you for the production. I listen to them on my way to teach. It makes me feel motivated and often gives me items to share and use with my participants. 
I wanted to follow up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/keiser-cycling/additional-question-about-keisers-m3/</link>
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		<title>Speed Cycle Software to build your Indoor Cycling Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is interesting and it fits right into the whole Indoor Cycling 2.0 concept.  Using software to build your Spinning Class profile has always something I have been interested in trying.
I will look at getting someone from their company on the Podcast. More info here.
August 27th Update &#8211; Look for a Video Podcast showing a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/speed-cycle-software-to-build-your-indoor-cycling-class/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #54 &#8211; Anniversary Episode with Jennifer Sage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One year down and many more to come!
Jennifer joins me  and we discuss Podcast #53 and all the positive responses we received.
One frequent comment I received in the survey I conducted was: &#8220;we want more written content!&#8221;
We let slip that starting in September, indoorcycleinstructor.com will feature regular contributors (Bloggers) offering various points of view, including [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-54-anniversary-episode-with-jennifer-sage/</link>
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		<title>Are Cycling Specific Classes Boring?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey, Jennifer Sage has uncovered an interesting subject that is sometimes controversial in some indoor cycling programs. She wants to find out what the perception out there is about “cycling specific” Spinning or Indoor Cycling classes. Do you think some students (or Instructors) think that means it will be too “boring”? Or too easy? Or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/are-cycling-specific-classes-boring/</link>
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		<title>Cadence Revolution Podcast #128 Intro</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now I feel very important  
Keith at Cadence Revolution used my intro to Podcast #128.
Check it out
http://cadencerevolution.com/index.php/2009/08/cadence-revolution-128/
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/cadence-revolution-podcast-128-intro/</link>
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		<title>Made it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I&#8217;m celebrating the one year anniversary of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast! Thank you to everyone who participated or listened over the past year.
When I  started this Podcast, I was a bit concerned that I would run out of things to talk about. I mean really, Indoor Cycling is such a simple thing. What could [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/made-it/</link>
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		<title>30 Year High School Reunion Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Hard to believe but 30 years ago this summer I was heading off to college with my great hair.
To celebrate in my class this morning I used my favorite climbing song;  Strangle Hold (live version) from Ted Nugent. 8 min+ at 74 RPM.
I asked the class to visualize sitting in a smoke filled (don&#8217;t ask [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/30-year-high-school-reunion-day/</link>
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		<title>You heard her here first!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
You expect cutting edge here at The Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast and cutting edge is what you get. Back on ICI Podcast #52 you met Barbara Hoots. Today Barbara and Tony&#8217;s Westside Athletic Club where she teaches Indoor Cycling are the Spinning Facility of the Month. 

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/you-heard-her-here-first/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #53 &#8211; Over/Under Interval Class PROfile from Jennifer Sage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newly appointed Master Instructor of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast, Jennifer Sage joins me to discuss her latest Indoor Cycling Class PROfile*.
A lot of listeners have requested more specific information about how to develop your Spinning class profiles.  Jennifer and I decided to walk through one of her profiles. Listen as she describes the foundation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-53-overunder-class-profile-from-jennifer-sage/</link>
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		<title>Freshen Up After Your Indoor Cycling Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you without showers at your studio, these will make you more pleasant to be around.
Fresh Start are body cleansing washcloths you carry in your gym bag. I saw these this morning at a big event ride in my neighborhood.
I know of a lot of you teach a noon spinning class and then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/freshen-up-after-your-indoor-cycling-class/</link>
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		<title>Under Construction &#8211; New Theme being added</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I promised myself I would update this site&#8217;s theme. It may look like a &#8220;work in progress&#8221; for a few days while I fight through making all the changes.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/featured-articles/under-construction-new-theme-being-added/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #52 &#8211; Star 3 Instructor Barbara Hoots on Six Ways To Grow Your Indoor Cycling Class</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Barbara Hoots and I discuss how you can grow your Indoor Cycling classes using the same techniques she has successfully used to grow her own Spinning classes.
SIX WAYS TO GROW YOUR CYCLING CLASS
1.  Create an Ambiance which allows students to disappear from the real world. Paint the walls dark, add mood lighting to enhance the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-52-star-3-instructor-barbara-hoots-on-six-ways-to-grow-your-indoor-cycling-class/</link>
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		<title>Lance Armstrong&#8217;s new team sponsored by RadioShack.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This will be good for Our Indoor Cycling classes!
Link to the NY Times article.
American Armstrong announced as the stage was finishing that he would start a new team next season sponsored by electronics wholesalers RadioShack.
Lance Armstrong has been a very positive roll model to many of our typical Spinning class participants. His announcement today that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/lance-armstrongs-new-team-sponsored-by-radioshack/</link>
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		<title>20 Years of Step Aerobics started with Gin Miller</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
What Johnny G is to Spinning &#38; Indoor Cycling, Gin Miller is to Reebok Step Aerobics. This year at IDEA they are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Gin&#8217;s creation.
Gin&#8217;s story is very similar to Johnny G&#8217;s. They both needed to train differently, created a prototype, developed programing and through force of will and enthusiasm they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/1194/</link>
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		<title>Spinning &#8211; Star Trac Bike with Power? OK so when?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so Schwinn has introduced their new bike that includes magnetic resistance and Power indication (Watts readout) and are rolling it out at this year&#8217;s IDEA conference. Jay Blahnik is heading up their programing. (Yes, I&#8217;m working to get him on the Podcast&#8230;)
So where is the Spinning &#8211; Star Trac bike with power and watts? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/spinning-star-trac-bike-with-power-ok-so-when/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #51 &#8211; ACE Promotes Safe, Effective Indoor Cycling Classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of ACE Certified News features an article: Create Safe, Effective Indoor Cycling Classes.  The author, health and fitness writer  Karen Asp joins me to discuss what she describes as the &#8220;Five Common Mistakes&#8221; made by Indoor Cycling Instructors. Karen also explains what motivated the American Council on Exercise to contract her to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-51-ace-promotes-safe-effective-indoor-cycling-classes/</link>
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		<title>Thoughtful note from Melbourne, Australia!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love getting emails like this and wanted to share it with you!
Hi John, 
 
I just wanted to say &#8220;hi&#8221; and also a big &#8220;thank you&#8221;. I teach cycle classes in Melbourne, Australia. I was looking at some inspiration for my Cycle classes and found myself totally hooked to your podcasts, which opened a whole new world [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/thoughtful-note-from-melbourne-australia/</link>
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		<title>Survey Says!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Thanks to all of you who participated in the the 2009 Indoor Cycle Instructor Survey! I have lots of great feedback that I will be able to use and I will be sharing some of it with you very soon.
Congratulations to listeners / IC Instructors Richard Messer from Canyon Lake,  Ca &#38; Joseph Edwards from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/survey-says/</link>
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		<title>Review of Red Pedal Tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a nice note this morning and I wanted to share with you.
Hi, John,
I was out of town and was excited to have the tool waiting for me!  I tried it today and it works like a charm.  I demonstrated its use to one of the gym managers who I frequently called [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/review-of-red-pedal-tool/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #50 &#8211; Celebrating Independence (from Spinning) day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Give up your Studio’s Spinning credentials because you want to use a different Indoor Cycling bike?
Blasphemy!
And yet Gene Nacey from Global Ride Studios has done exactly that. Gene is a firm believer in the value of Indoor Cycling 2.0 and wanted his studio to have bikes that include Gear Indication, Cadence and a Power (watts) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-50-celebrating-independence-from-spinning-day/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #49 &#8211; 2009 Indoor Cycle Instructor Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using iTunes or Zune.
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Click Here to take the 2009 Indoor Cycle Instructor survey
Survey is now closed!
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-49-2009-indoor-cycle-instructor-survey/</link>
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		<title>2009 Indoor Cycle Instructor Survey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, so tell me, what am I missing?
I’m less than 2 months away from the first anniversary (August 15th) of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast. I’m planning some major changes to both the indoorcycleinstructor.com web site and the Podcast to reflect the transition to Indoor Cycling 2.0.
My intent is to make the site easier to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/2009-indoor-cycle-instructor-survey/</link>
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		<title>Hip Openers for Cyclists &#8211; Summer Series of Yoga Video from ACE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some great stretches you can use in your class. I found this over at the ACE site and thought you might find it interesting.





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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/hip-openers-for-cyclists-summer-series-of-yoga-video-from-ace/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #48 &#8211; Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage @ WSSC!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage joins me to discuss the World Spinning and Sport Conference. Jennifer describes her experiences and talks about some of her sold out sessions.
Jennifer is planning to post much of the music and class ride profiles she used during the conference over at her site http://funhogspins.blogspot.com/
Here is the information about my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-48-master-spinning-instructor-jennifer-sage-wssc/</link>
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		<title>I wonder how could I help John?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please sponsor Amy and John for this years MS150.

If you have enjoyed this podcast have thought to yourself; &#8221; Wow! These Podcasts have really helped me improve as an Indoor Cycling Instructor. I wonder how could I help John sometime?&#8221;
Here&#8217;s your chance.
Amy and I are  planning to raise $1,000+ this year.
It&#8217;s very easy to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/opportunity-for-you-to-give-back/</link>
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		<title>Like Peanut Butter and Jelly&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The TRX Suspension Trainer and Indoor Cycling look like they were meant for each other.  Check out this video from Instructor &#8211; Personal Trainer Pam Leno where she demonstrates the Cycling/Strength fusion class she calls: Buff, Bike &#38; Balance!
Here is a link to learn more about the TRX

If this is interesting to you you may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/like-peanut-butter-and-jelly/</link>
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		<title>Schwinn Triple Link Pedal Removal Tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My fight with these pedals is over! 
Red Pedal Tools are now available for $39.95 + a flat rate of $10.00 shipping and handling to USA Addresses only. 

Stainless steel construction, lifetime guaranty and made in the USA!
In stock and ready to ship!
Here is an early review

Check out the video to see how it works!

Here [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/indoor-cycling-bikes/maintenance/schwinn-triple-link-pedal-removal-tool/</link>
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		<title>They remembered my birthday!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I received a nice gift Friday from Liz and Jan Hunter @ Bike-O-Vision.
THANK YOU!
It was their latest DVD release Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island. Amy and I used it in the 2 hour class we taught on Saturday.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/they-remembered-my-birthday/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m not mean&#8230;just a little intense!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Amy found this hat on a Group Fitness Instructor site and thought some of my participants would want one.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/im-not-meanjust-a-little-intense/</link>
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		<title>How do I get my picture on IndoorCycleInstructor.com?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a quick step-by-step guide.

Take a picture of yourself with your class or on your instructor bike. You may want to ask your club manager or one of the kids in the club&#8217;s childcare to take the picture so no one is left out.
Attach it to an email to: john@indoorcycleinstructor.com
Check the next day and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/how-do-i-get-my-picture-on-indoorcycleinstructorcom/</link>
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		<title>Removing a little stress from your life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I sleep better knowing that for 17 cents a night, everything I have saved on my computer is fully backed up. All my Indoor Cycling class music, profiles, playlists, files, pictures&#8230;everything. When I see the backup status report below, I know that my  three year old Dell laptop can fail tomorrow and I will lose [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/removing-a-little-stress-from-your-life/</link>
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		<title>Step by Step Video &#8211; How to Subscribe to a Podcast in iTunes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife suggested that some listeners (and a certain Group Fitness Podcast Host) may not understand the &#8220;subscribe in iTunes&#8221; thing. So I made a short video that demonstrates subscribing to her new show; Group Fitness Talk Radio! It takes you through the whole process and includes how to set up your iPod so everything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/video-tutorials/step-by-step-video-how-to-subscribe-to-a-podcast-in-itunes/</link>
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		<title>Does your club use these red pedals?</title>
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Update! Here is my solution &#62;
Schwinn Triple Link Pedal Removal Tool

Does your club use these Red Pedals? I&#8217;m doing some research and if you do please comment below or send me an email john@indoorcycleinstructor.com
I have a kind of Love &#8211; Hate relationship with these Red Schwinn Triple Link Pedals.
I use Look pedals on my road [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/does-your-club-use-these-red-pedals/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #47 &#8211; Dennis Keiser Talks Indoor Cycling with Power on an M3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dennis Kesier, founder of Keiser Corporation and the Engineer of their M3 Indoor Cycling bike, joins me to talk about the physics of Indoor Cycling and to answer listener questions.  Dennis does an excellent job of describing what is Power, how is it measured and many of the specific differences between an M3 and typical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-47-dennis-keiser-talks-indoor-cycling-with-power-on-an-m3/</link>
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		<title>Group Fitness Talk Radio with Host Amy Macgowan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Amy is the &#8220;Senior Group Fitness Instructor&#8221; in our home so we thought she needed her own Podcast.
Join host Amy Jo Macgowan and her entertaining guests as they explore your passion &#38; your career as a Group Fitness and Exercise Instructor.
Check it out and let us know what you think about it!

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/group-fitness-talk-radio-with-host-amy-macgowan/</link>
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		<title>Les Mills RPM Instructor Gary Leeman in Amman Jordan!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Too late to win my &#8220;most remote listener&#8221; contest but I wanted to get him on the site because they have a very cool studio. Wouldn&#8217;t you feel very special teaching with all those lights?
Gary is the Group Exercise Manager for Fitness-First Middle East. They currently have two clubs in Amman Jordan with a third [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/les-mills-rpm-instructor-gary-leeman-in-amman-jordan/</link>
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		<title>Most Remote Listener Contest Winner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to contest winner Judith Buckley! 
Judith is a Spinning Instructor in Saudi Arabia where her husband maintains fighter jets for the Saudi Air Force! She wins a set of epicRIDES DVDs, courtesy of www.epicplanet.tv

I&#8217;m planning to interview Judith in the very near future. I&#8217;m very interested in hearing about the unique challenges faced by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/most-remote-listener-contest-winner/</link>
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		<title>Prom Night!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
As a very proud father,  I can&#8217;t resist showing you a picture of my older daughter Abby with her Prom date Steve, just before they head off in a stretch Hummer Limousine with 24 of their friends.
And yes, she gets her looks from her mother! This picture alone makes the expense for braces completely worth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/prom-night/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #46 &#8211; Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage is off to Italy!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Jennifer is off to Italy to ride the Giretto!
I had the chance to get an update as to her training and preparation for her participation in this year&#8217;s Giretto, a Livestrong fundraising event that is riding the first five stages of the Giro d&#8217;Italy ahead of Lance and all the other pros. ( They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-46-master-spinning-instructor-jennifer-sage-is-off-to-italy/</link>
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		<title>How much music is on your computer?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What if you lost it all?
How much time and money would it take to replace it?

That was the question my brother Dan asked me. Dan is the computer wiz in my family and makes his living fixing computers.
When I checked I saw I have over 12 GB of music on mine! That equals roughly 2600 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/how-much-music-is-on-your-computer/</link>
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		<title>This makes it all worth while!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got this email today from my Group Fitness Department Head. It had been forwarded to her by our Club&#8217;s General Manager.

And no, I don&#8217;t feel there&#8217;s anything wrong with &#8220;tooting your on horn&#8221; every once and a while  
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/this-makes-it-all-worth-while/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #45 &#8211; Research into the psychological effects of heart rate training.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I love people who see a question and decide to find the answer.  Melissa Marotta is just such a person: Spinning Instructor, Medical Student and also an excellent writer. Check out her blog and you see what I mean &#8211; http://www.spintastic.blogspot.com
Melissa asked the question; &#8220;does using heart rate monitor improve your Self-efficacy &#8212; that is, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-45-research-into-the-psychological-effects-of-heart-rate-training/</link>
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		<title>Podcast Audience Up 22 Percent From Last Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I saw this over at http://www.podcastingnews.com  and thought, &#8220;I must be on to something!&#8221;
Edison Research today released their annual joint study, with Arbitron, of Americans’ radio consumption habits &#8211; and it shows that podcasting continues its steady, unrelenting growth.
According to the report, the podcast audience has grown by 22% since last year, expanding from 18% [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/podcast-audience-up-22-percent-from-last-year/</link>
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		<title>Spinning RideBook of class profiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The Spinning RideBook is difficult to find at spinning.com. Here is the link:
http://www.spinning.com/spinning-shop-spinner-bikes/spinner-accessories-7320.asp
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/spinning-ridebook-of-class-profiles/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #44 &#8211; Q &amp; A with Master Spinning Instructor Michelle Colvin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Is there a Master Spinning Instructor in the house?
Actually there are two! Michelle Colvin jumps on the mic and we discuss the new Spinning RideBook of class profiles, Heart Rate Training and much more that will improve your Indoor Cycling class.
Here is Mark and Michelle&#8217;s home out in the country &#8211; West Sussex, UK.
Listen to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-44-q-a-with-master-spinning-instructor-michelle-colvin/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #43 &#8211; Q &amp; A with Master Spinning Instructor Mark Tickner Pt 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Here is part 2 of my interview with Master Spinning Instructor Mark Tickner. We discuss the questions submitted by members of our community. Part 3 will post next weekend when Mark&#8217;s partner Michelle Colvin (another Master Spinning Instructor) joins me.
You can contact Mark here at his Facebook page.
Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-43-q-a-with-master-spinning-instructor-mark-tickner-pt-2/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #42 &#8211; Q &amp; A with Master Spinning Instructor Mark Tickner Pt 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This is part 1 of my interview with Mark Tickner. We discuss the questions submitted by members of our community. Part 2 will post next weekend and then as a special bonus, Mark&#8217;s partner Michelle Colvin (another Master Spinning Instructor) joins me for what will be part three. Good stuff and you don&#8217;t want to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-42-q-a-with-master-spinning-instructor-mark-tickner-pt-1/</link>
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		<title>CycleOps Indoor Cycling Bike Setup Video with Angie Sturtevant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great video on proper bike setup that features Angie Sturtevant from CycleOps.

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/video-tutorials/cycleops-indoor-cycling-bike-setup-video-with-angie-sturtevant/</link>
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		<title>Please submit a review in iTunes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It would really help me if you would leave a comment and rating of this Podcast over at iTunes. Here is the link that takes you right to the review section in iTunes.
https://buy.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?id=287112248&#38;type=Podcast
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/please-submit-a-review-in-itunes/</link>
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		<title>Schwinn A C Performance Indoor Cycling Bike with POWER!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update: December 20th 2009 I posted a video review and test ride of the AC Performance Indoor Cycling Bike 
Schwinn introduced their new A C Performance Indoor Cycle bike at last months IHRSA convention.
The addition of Power &#8211; Watts measurement to an IC bike can best be described as Indoor Cycling 2.0™, where we transition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/schwinn-a-c-performance-indoor-cycling-bike-with-power/</link>
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		<title>Giretto d’Italia LiveStrong Fundraiser Loses Rider to Cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 08, 2009 – Cycling Fusion, a new indoor/outdoor cycling website, launched a fundraising campaign in March for cancer research group LiveStrong.  The fundraiser is taking a group of common cyclists to Italy in early May where they will ride the first five stages of the Giro d’Italia, just hours [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/giretto-d%e2%80%99italia-livestrong-fundraiser-loses-rider-to-cancer/</link>
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		<title>$50.00 Spinning / Indoor Cycling Bike Power Meter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is my solution to one of my biggest frustrations: watching someone ride with little or no resistance.  Bikes like the Keiser M3, Cycleops Pro 300PT and the new Schwinn A.C. Performance indoor cycle offer &#8220;Power&#8221; measurements that show how much actual work your are creating, but typical Indoor Cycling Bikes offer nothing.
So what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/5000-spinning-indoor-cycling-bike-power-meter/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #41 &#8211; Who is my most remote listener? and an interview with the stars of the Epic Acadia DVD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this episode:
First, I received an email from Judith Buckley, an Indoor Cycling Instructor,  in Saudi Arabia! My first response was &#8220;Wow! Can you believe I have listeners that far away?&#8221; That got me thinking about who is my most remote listener?
So I decided to have a contest to find out!
If you are an Indoor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-41-who-is-my-most-remote-listener-and-an-interview-with-the-stars-the-of-epic-acadia-dvd/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #40 &#8211; iSpinning™ iPhone® App &amp; SMHEART LINK™ from iTMP Technology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ iSpinning™, the new iPhone® App, along with the SMHEART LINK™ is coming to your studio soon!
As an Indoor Cycling Instructor, I feel it will be helpful for you to have some understanding of how it works and the value it can bring to you and your Spinning class.
Michael Williams, the CEO of iTMP Technology, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-40-ispinning-iphone-app-smheart-link-from-itmp-technology/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Dirk Friel from Training Peaks Training Software</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a potential way for you to monetize your passion for Indoor Cycling. In this special interview/demonstration video Dirk Friel from TrainingPeaks.com explains how his online coaching software can be used to generate income for Spinning Instructors like you!

USE THIS LINK TO VIEW THE ENTIRE VIDEO
You will also find the full length video in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/interview-with-dirk-friel-from-training-peaks-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Interview with Dirk Friel from Training Peaks Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[USE THIS LINK TO VIEW THE ENTIRE VIDEO
You will also find the full length video in iTunes with all the other ICIPodcasts.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/850/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 39 – Monetizing Your Passion &#8211; Put in Practice.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gene Nacey’s Global Ride Studio offers a training product for cyclists that sounds exactly like what Graeme Street described last week.  A combination of Education, Spinning, Weight Training &#38; Pilates – Gene’s program has been very successful.
A classic &#8220;Win &#8211; Win&#8221;; the participants are better prepared for their outdoor season and Gene&#8217;s studio benefits from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-39-%e2%80%93-monetizing-your-passion-put-in-practice/</link>
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		<title>iSpinning &amp; iNewLeaf iPhone Apps + SMHeart Link Review and Interview coming next week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I have been experimenting with the iSpinning &#38; iNewLeaf iPhone apps and I am preparing a review and step by step instructional video that I will be posting next week.
I also have an Interview scheduled with Michael Williams, CEO of iTMP Technology, Inc., the creators of both the iPhone apps and the SMHeart Link that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ispinning-inewleaf-iphone-apps-smheart-link-review-and-interview-coming-next-week/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #38 &#8211; Monetize your passion for Indoor Cycling and turn it into cash &#8211; Pt 1.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Graeme Street, the owner of Cyclo-Club (an online bicycle training service) offers you; Three steps to monetizing your passion for Indoor Cycling and turn it into cash!
This is a must listen! Graeme offers us some excellent ideas on how you can help your students reach their personal fitness goals while you create additional income for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-38-monetize-your-passion-for-indoor-cycling-and-turn-it-into-cash-pt-1/</link>
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		<title>The Giretto d&#8217;Italia , or &#8220;Little Giro&#8221; ride in Italy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
My friends over at Global Ride have developed a concept they call Cycling Fusion, bringing outdoor and indoor cyclists together. To kick if off they are training indoors to ride the first 5 stages of the Giro d&#8217;Italia bike race in Italy.
Very cool and I wish I could attend. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR RIDERS!
Check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/the-giretto-ditalia-or-little-giro/</link>
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		<title>37,000 Downloads!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Pleasant Surprise.
I get busy and forget to check my stats.
Thanks for listening.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/37000-downloads/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #37 &#8211; Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage talks ECA and WSSC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Our favorite Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage joins me to talk about her experience at ECA this past week. We also discuss the upcoming Spinning conference &#8211; WSSC this May in Miami.
Speaking of Twitter, you can follow Jennifer. http://twitter.com/vivavelo
Are you planning to be at WSSC? If so leave a comment below so we know you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-37-master-spinning-instructor-jennifer-sage-talks-eca-and-wssc/</link>
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		<title>Are you on Twitter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am. You can follow me – http://twitter.com/ICIPodcast
I was sitting in the Milwaukee Airport and started thinking about how useful Twitter could be to communicate with my Indoor Cycling Class regulars. Many people set up Twitter to send updates to their phone. I could…
Encourage attendance
Let them know what’s coming next. Give advanced notice of each [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/are-you-on-twitter/</link>
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		<title>Happy 75th Birthday Ed Hayes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[


Ed Hayes is a listener and member of  our community. Ed Hayes is 75 today March 8th 2009 and to celebrate he taught a 2- hour Indoor Cycling Class!
Looking at his picture I&#8217;m guessing 75 is the new 50.
Check out his certifications:
ACSM  Certified Health Fitness Specialist.
Reebock Cycling Group Exercise YMCA and Silver Sneaker Instructor Phase I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/happy-75th-birthday-ed-hayes/</link>
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		<title>What are your participants training for?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I need your help.
Beyond fitness and weight management, many of the people in my class are training for some event this summer. Most are tied to a charity fundraiser. The MS 150 is a popular ride here in Minnesota, that happens in July each year. 
Could you ask your class two things and let me [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/what-are-your-participants-training-for/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #36 &#8211; NuMetrex Instructor Panel Conference Call</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amy hosts this episode along with Celebrity Coach Dr. Alinda Perrine.

Together they conduct a conference call with the Indoor Cycling Instructors who participated on our NuMetrex Panel.  Listen as each Instructor describes her experiences teaching and working out with the NuMetrex Sports Bra and clip-on-transmitter.  During the call Dr. Alinda gives some excellent advise on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-36-numetrex-instructor-panel-conference-call/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #35 &#8211; Are you a Balanced Instructor?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sport and Exercise Psychology Expert, Dr. Haley Perlus  and I discuss the responses to a question I asked a while back; &#8220;What frustrates you as an Indoor Cycling Instructor?&#8221; I found that after reviewing the 80 responses I could divide the act of teaching an effective and entertaining Indoor Cycling Class into three categories:

Foundation &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-35-are-you-a-balanced-instructor/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #34 &#8211; Stage 5 Cycling Instructor Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Stage 5 Cycling CEO Tom Scotto and I discuss his Indoor Cycling Certification program that focuses on proven &#8220;Road Cycling&#8221; coaching and training techniques. Their 2 day certification program sounds very comprehensive:


Developed and taught by Certified USA Cycling Coaches
Cycling Anatomy, Kinesiology and Biomechanics at the core of program design
Periodization Training Model provides the framework for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-34-stage-5-cycling-instructor-certification/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #33 &#8211; Keiser Instructor Certification and New M5 Elliptical Trainer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keiser Master Trainer Suzette O&#8217;Byrne and I discuss the initial response to their new correspondence Indoor Cycling certification course.  Keiser has recently introduced their new M5 elliptical trainer and have created a certification program so you can bring the cross training benefits of an elliptical trainer into your class.  Update: here is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-33-keiser-instructor-certification-and-new-m5-elliptical-trainer/</link>
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		<title>Jennifer Sage&#8217;s Interview on the Fredcast Podcast!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Jennifer was just interviewed on the Fredcast Podcast about her new eBook: Keep it Real in your indoor cycling classes.
You can hear her interview here and it starts at 29:20 into the Podcast http://www.thefredcast.com/?p=547
More info about Keep it Real in your indoor cycling classes.   http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/?page_id=513
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/jennifer-sages-interview-on-the-fredcast/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #32 &#8211; Why did you start and why do you continue teaching?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why did you become an Indoor Cycling Instructor? Why do you continue to teach?
An interview with the senior Group Fitness Instructor in my family, my wife Amy Macgowan. We discuss our reasons for becoming Indoor Cycle Instructors.
We would love to hear your reasons why you started and continue teaching.

Accountability
Practicality = Like or need to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-32-why-did-you-start-and-why-do-you-continue-teaching/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #31 &#8211; Vacation with Omar at Breezes Resort in Jamaica</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Meet Omar, the Resident Fitness Instructor at Breezes Runaway Bay, Jamaica. Amy works with Omar as the traveling Fitness Pro for the week. Very interesting fellow and the Podcast is just a small glimpse of his infectious personality.
If you are planning to be at Breezes this winter be sure to let Omar know workthatbody@gmail.com
Are you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-31-vacation-with-omar-at-breezes-resort-in-jamaica/</link>
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		<title>We are out of here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[-15 below this morning so Amy and I are off to Jamaica for a week without the kids!!!! Super Clubs Breezes &#8211; Runaway Bay 
Amy is the Fitness Pro there for the week.
No ICI Podcast this week but I do have a new one at my other site; Metabolic Testing.info If you are into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/we-are-out-of-here/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #30 &#8211; Dr Alinda Perrine &#8211; Heart Rate Training &amp; NuMetrex Instructor Panel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Alinda Perrine joins me again! We discuss introducing Heart Rate Training to your Indoor Cycling Class and announce the formation of a NuMetrex Instructor Panel.    One of the Instructor &#8220;testing&#8221; opportunities I was hinting about.
Alinda is the Celebrity Coach for NuMetrex and and creator of  ZoneX™ Sensible Heart Rate Training.
About NuMetrex Strapless Heart Rate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-30-dr-alinda-perrine-heart-rate-training-numetrex-instructor-panel/</link>
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		<title>January 16th is Johnny G day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning and my thermometer said –29 degrees Fahrenheit, not Celsius, and my first thought was how grateful I am for Spinning / Indoor Cycling and having a warm place where I can participate in a group fitness activity.
So I&#8217;m proclaiming today, January 16th, as Johnny G day !
Maybe we can get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/january-16th-is-johnny-g-day/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #29 &#8211; EpicPLANET.tv Indoor Cycling DVDs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Video options for your Indoor Cycling class get better every day. In this episode I interview Allen Jones, creator of the epicRIDES series of virtual ride training videos. Allen&#8217;s videos include a &#8220;dashboard&#8221; with helpful information about training zones, grade, ride profile, elapse time  and where you are on the ride. Check out this sample [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-29-epic-planettv-indoor-cycling-dvds/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast mentioned in Spinning News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In Podcast #27 Bob Rebach, AKA SpinBob, discussed an upcoming article  in this months Spinning News and they included a link back to Bob&#8217;s Podcast!
Starting a Mentoring Program
By Bob Rebach
Maybe you’ve heard that providing a mentor to new instructors can strengthen and unify your staff and program. Or you might have heard that, with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-mentioned-in-spinning-news/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #28 &#8211; Getta Grips handle bar covers</title>
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Tell the truth, as you have fought with your towel, you have thought there needs to be a better way!
Well inventor and mother of two, Marilyn Tighe, has the solution for anyone bothered by having to move your towel all over the handle bars while you ride. She explains the process of how she invented [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-28-getta-grips-handle-bar-covers/</link>
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		<title>Instructors Needed for Testing Products &amp; Services</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I&#8217;m talking with a number of companies that have some new products that are targeted at Indoor Cycling and Group Fitness Instructors. They want to know if listeners to this Podcast would be interested in participating in some product evaluations.
Are you interested?
Future notices will be sent to members of our community who are on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/test-post/</link>
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		<title>Heart Zones JumboTRON Heart Rate Display</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was very cool. Here is a video of the Heart Zones JumboTRON in use. Sally Edwards demonstrated it at the Heart Zones Indoor Cycling Certification Conference I attended.  Heart Rate and training zones for everyone in the class is displayed on the screen. The video playing on the right is the Hawaii Global Ride [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/heart-zones-jumbotron-heart-rate-display/</link>
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		<title>Do you wear cycling clothing when you teach Spinning?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nashbar and Performance Bike are both having end of year sales right now on all their cycling products. It&#8217;s a good time to stock up on cycling shorts, jerseys and cycling shoes for your indoor cycling classes.

Don&#8217;t wear cycling shorts, jerseys or shoes?? Let me have a little word with you&#8230;
You are a professional instructor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/instructor-tips-and-tricks/do-you-wear-cycling-clothing-when-you-teach-spinning/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #27 &#8211; Mentoring Programs for Indoor Cycling Instructors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Welcome Spinning News Readers!
Would a mentor have helped you when you first started teaching Indoor Cycling? Or are you interested in developing a mentoring program for your club? Jennifer Sage and I discuss the benefits of mentoring with Bob Rebach, or SpinBob as he is known on the forums. Bob has written two articles for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-27-mentoring-programs-for-indoor-cycling-instructors/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #26 &#8211; Indoor Cycling Class Music Playlists with Cadence Revolution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Interview with Keith Burnage, AKA Keifer as he is known on the Indoor Cycling Forums. Keith is as close to an expert with Mix Meister music software as I have been able to find. Cadence Revolution is a weekly Music Podcast that Keith discribes as:
A weekly sixty minute Podsafe mix of fitness music to exercise, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-26-indoor-cycling-class-music-playlists-with-cadence-revolution/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #25 &#8211; Spinning Instructor Jesse Piersol on how to tell a good story</title>
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Jesse Piersol is a frequent contributor to the Spinning News and also an Adjunct Professor at West Chester University. There she teaches Public Speaking as well as Business and Professional Speech Communications. We discuss an article she wrote for the June 2007 issue &#8211; Literally Speaking.

Jesse explains: &#8220;I’ve found that fundamental elements of literature, such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-25-spinning-instructor-jesse-piersol-on-how-to-tell-a-good-story/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #24 &#8211; Bike O Vision DVD Winners and Jennifer&#8217;s new eBook</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The three winners of a set of three Bike-O-Vision DVD&#8217;s are:

Angie Cupp &#8211; Kingsville, Texas
Kara Vandenberghe &#8211; Petrolia, Ontario Canada
Terry Schamp &#8211; Denver, Colorado

Listen to their interviews here
[audio:http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/audio/Contest_Winners_Podcast.mp3]
Congratulations to you three and thanks to all of you who completed the survey.
Listen as Jennifer and I discuss her new eBook: Keep it Real in your Indoor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-24-bike-o-vision-dvd-winners-and-jennifers-new-ebook/</link>
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		<title>Keep It Real &#8211; New eBook from Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Sage&#8217;s new ebook* is now available! Order Your Copy Here
Download the Intro and Table of Contents
Keep it Real in your Indoor Cycling Classes
Why should I read this book?

As an Indoor Cycling Instructor, you love having road cyclists in your class. All winter long they come with their great pedaling form, quiet confidence and unblinking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/keep-it-real-new-ebook-from-master-spinning-instructor-jennifer-sage/</link>
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		<title>Global Ride Tour Day 11 &#8211; Minneapolis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Amy and I got to participate in the final stop on the Global Ride Road Show.
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/global-ride-tour-day-11-minneapolis/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #23 &#8211; Indoor Cycling Down Under!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi 
It&#8217;s -5 below zero (F) here in Minneapolis as I write this. After listening to Ryan Hogan, from the Australian Fitness Network, describe how nice it is in Sydney I&#8217;m ready to go!
Ryan, Jennifer and I discuss Indoor Cycling Down Under (but no, he wouldn&#8217;t give me a proper Good Day Mate).

New feature - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-23-indoor-cycling-down-under/</link>
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		<title>Interview Video With Gene Nacey of CyclingFusion.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/interview-video-with-gene-nacey-of-cyclingfusioncom/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #22 &#8211; Global Ride DVD Minneapolis Premiere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis was the last stop on the Global Ride Tour. It was at Pedal Indoor Cycling Studio a wonderful private studio in NE Minneapolis. The studio&#8217;s owner Maryjo Hackett made everything work on short notice.
I had a chance to sit down and hear from Spinning Instructor Gene Nacey about his two week, 9,500 mile road [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-22-global-ride-dvd-minneapolis-premiere/</link>
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		<title>IC Bike Power Readings: Actual or Estimated &#8211; Does it Matter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
After interviewing representatives from both Saris and Keiser, I have watched the debate about Indoor Cycling Bikes with power readings i.e. Keiser M3 vs. CycleOps Pro 300PT, with great interest. The CycleOps Pro 300PT IC Bike uses a version of their &#8220;Powertap&#8221; hub to sense torque. The Keiser M3&#8217;s method of sensing torque isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/keiser-cycling/ic-bike-power-readings-actual-or-estimated-does-it-matter/</link>
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		<title>Keep those survey responses coming!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you who have already completed the survey!
We are getting lots of good ideas for future shows.
I will be announcing the winners on December 20th and each winner will have the chance to be on a Podcast with me and Jennifer + win a set of 3 Bike O Vision DVDs!
If you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/keep-those-survey-responses-coming/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #21 &#8211; CORE Indoor Cycling Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m continuing my series on Indoor Cycling Certification and Continuing Education programs.
Clair Cafaro, the president of C.O.R.E CYCLING joins me from Toronto, Ontario Canada.  C.O.R.E is an acronym that stands for Creating the Optimal Ride Experience. Its an indoor cycling instructor certification program with a strong emphasis on authentic road riding principals. Clair&#8217;s program is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-21-core-indoor-cycling-certification/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #20 &#8211; Virtual Riding DVD’s from Global Ride LLC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met Gene Nacey, the founder of Global Ride, LLC, at the Heart Zones Convention last month. Gene premiered one of his new Virtual Ride DVD&#8217;s during an Indoor Cycling Class. What&#8217;s unique about these DVD&#8217;s is that you can teach to them. I had a chance to talk with Gene during a short break [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-20-virtual-riding-dvd%e2%80%99s-from-global-ride-llc/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #19 &#8211; Keiser Cycling&#8217;s Suzette O’Byrne</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Keiser Cycling Master Trainer Suzette O&#8217;Byrne and I discuss their M3 Indoor Cycle and it&#8217;s unique magnetic resistance system. Suzette also describes the focus of their Indoor cycling certification and module based continuing education programs.
You heard it here first!
I think Suzette gave me my first &#8220;news scoop&#8220;. Keiser Cycling is planning to announce a correspondence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-19-keiser-cycling-master-trainer-suzette-o%e2%80%99byrne/</link>
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		<title>Take the ICI Podcast Listener Survey and Maybe Win a Prize!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, how are we doing?
Are you enjoying these Podcast?
What would you like to hear?
Who would you like to hear?
Here&#8217;s your chance to tell us!
Three people will win a set of (3) Bike-O-Vision DVD&#8217;s in time for your Christmas and New Year&#8217;s classes. Each winner will be able to take their class on a virtual journey [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/take-the-ici-podcast-listener-survey-and-maybe-win-a-prize/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 18 &#8211; Indoor Cycling Instructor Paul Camerer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I met Paul Camerer, AKA Pink House, at the Heart Zones conference. We both were taking the level 1 Indoor Cycling certification course. Paul&#8217;s birthday is December 26th and he will be 90 years old. That afternoon he will probably teach an Indoor Cycle class in his garage /studio or lace up the new running [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/402/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 17 &#8211; Heart Zones USA Indoor Cycling Certification</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Dr. Alinda Perrine, O.D., M.P.H. and Red Jersey / Master Trainer with Heart Zones USA conducted the Level 1 &#38; 2 Indoor Cycling certification programs I completed during the Active Healthy Living conference this past weekend. I felt the program was very well presented and would prepare a new instructor to teach a very effective [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/heart-zones-usa-indoor-cycling-certification-program/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 16 &#8211; Ask the Expert Tele-Seminar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
In case you missed episode 13, here is a short interview with Dr. Perlus reminding everyone about the call in &#8220;ask the expert&#8221; live consulting &#38; training tele-seminar, specifically for my audience, this upcoming Sunday November 23rd, 8:00 pm Eastern Time. The first 25 participants get in free and it&#8217;s only 9 bucks for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-16-ask-the-expert-webinar/</link>
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		<title>10,000 Podcast Downloads!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometime last night my server served its 10,000 download. No idea who the lucky guy or gal was so I&#8217;m going to let 200 people win&#8230;.
I am making available, to the first 200 listeners, (because I only have 200) Your.Name@indoorcycleinstructor.com
Just think about that weekly email you send out to your class. You are sending a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/10000-podcast-downloads/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 15 &#8211; Angie Sturtevant talks training with power!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always felt that there was something missing when you compare riding a Spinning bike indoors with riding outdoors; an understanding (or some measurement) of how much power you are actually creating.

We may have found the answer&#8230;
Jennifer Sage joins me and together we interviewed Angie Sturtevant, the Fitness Education Director for the CycleOps Power [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-14-angie-sturtevant-talks-training-with-power/</link>
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		<title>My New Metabolic Testing.info Podcast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
I started a Podcast series about Metabolic Testing
By now it&#8217;s no secret that I&#8217;m a big fan of Metabolic Testing. It has been incredibly valuable to me personally and to many of the participants in my Spinning classes.  I really see it as necessary first step to reaching any fitness, performance or weight loss goals.
It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/my-new-metabolic-testinginfo-podcast/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 14 &#8211; Jennifer Sage at the Tour de Cove</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This is a follow up to Podcast # 10 and our conversation with Johnny G and his Krankcycle. Jennifer and Johnny participated at the Tour de Cove fund raising event for the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Jennifer has some very detailed posts that describe the event here and her experience with the Krankcycle.
Listen to the show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-14-jennifer-sage-at-the-tour-de-cove/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 13 &#8211; Conquering Instructor Burnout</title>
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My guest for this Podcast is Dr. Haley Perlus. Haley and I discuss Indoor Cycling Instructor Burnout, what it is, where it comes from and how to conquer it!
Haley is a doctor of sport and exercise psychology. She is an expert at empowering individuals to achieve peak performance.
In addition to her expertise in exercise psychology, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-13-conquering-instructor-burnout/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 12 &#8211; Bike-O-Vision DVD&#8217;s for your Spinning Class</title>
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I have never been a fan of bike racing videos in my Indoor Cycling classes. Too distracting. It&#8217;s very much like watching a NASCAR race, you feel compelled to watch, waiting for the inevitable crash or some other drama. The creative team of Liz &#38; Jan Hunter, the co-creators of the Bike-O-Vision DVD series, sent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-12-bike-o-vision-dvds-for-your-class/</link>
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		<title>My new HR Monitor</title>
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I got tired of replacing the chest-strap-battery in my old Nike monitor so I though it was time to upgrade. Based on the recommendation from a Personal Trainer at my club, I bought this Polar RS200. It is the lowest priced Polar monitor he was aware of that you can enter your own HR Zones. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/zone-based-heart-rate-training/my-new-hr-monitor/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast now available in the Zune marketplace!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It took a while, but we made it.
Here&#8217;s the link 
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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-now-available-in-the-zune-marketplace/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 11 &#8211; Fraser Quelch on getting your class connected!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fraser Quelch and I discuss his Storm Training System approach to structuring an Indoor Cycling Class and the importance of getting your class participants connected to each other. Are you ready for this?
Have your participants introduce themselves to the people around them. 
What a concept. Are you doing this in your class?

Fraser Quelch is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/ici-podcast-11-fraser-quelch-on-getting-your-class-connected/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast # 10 &#8211; Johnny G is Kranking!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
What a treat to be able to interview Johnny G along with Jennifer Sage as my co-host for this special Podcast. When you listen to him speak, it’s easy to understand why Spinning has become a household word.
Johnny G and Jennifer talk about their involvement with the Challenged Athletes Foundation at the Tour de Cove [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-10-johnny-g-is-kranking/</link>
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		<title>The Official Audio Engineer of the ICI Podcast</title>
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Soon after starting this Podcast series, I quickly discovered how little I knew about audio production and found my self spending hours trying to improve the quality of the finished MP3. Time for some help! Hoping to find a talented student, interested in building his/her resume, I contacted the Minnesota School of Business. That&#8217;s where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/the-official-audio-engineer-of-the-ici-podcast/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #9 &#8211; Two Special Announcements</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first is that I’m going to be doing live Podcast Interviews at the Heart Zones USA &#8211; ACTIVE HEALTHY LIVING conference, coming up November 14th &#8211; 16th 2008, in Denver Colorado. I will be participating as a student in their &#8211; Level 1 (primary) and Level 2 (advanced) Cycling Instructor certification programs. I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-two-special-announcements/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #8 &#8211; Sally Edwards &amp; The Active Healthy Living Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part two of my interview with Sally Edwards. Listen as Sally explains her upcoming Active Healthy Living Conference 2008, November 14th &#8211; 16th, in Denver Colorado. If you are looking to become certified as a Indoor Cycling Instructor, with the latest information on Heart Zones Training, this may be something you should check out.

Who  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-8-sally-edwards-the-healthy-active-living-conference/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #7 &#8211; Sally Edwards talks Heart Zones Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sally Edwards, the originator of Heart Zones Training, and I discuss the origin of Zone based Heart Rate Training. Sally explains its importance to conducting an effective Indoor Cycling Class and the fallacy of using age based Max Heart Rate charts and formulas.
Listen to the show below or subscribe with iTunes with the link on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ici-podcast-7-sally-edwards-talks-heart-zones-training/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Indoor Cycling Podcasts!</title>
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I&#8217;m finally getting ahead on my interviews so I&#8217;m not scrambling to meet my biweekly Podcast commitment to you. Get them automatically (and free) by subscribing with iTunes.
Here&#8217;s what you can look forward to&#8230;

ICI Podcast #7 &#8211; Part One Sally Edwards talks about the history and importance of Heart Zones training.
ICI Podcast #8 &#8211; Part [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/upcoming-podcasts/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #6 &#8211; Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Master Spinning Instructor Jennifer Sage and I discuss &#8211; The Cadence, Heart Rate and Profile Designs workshop. She and others present this at Spinning workshops around the country.
Jennifer has a very informative blog and her discriptions of class formats and tips are incredible. Her blog is located at http://funhogspins.blogspot.com Be sure to comment on her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/ici-podcast-6-master-spinning-instructor-jennifer-sage/</link>
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		<title>Our Class Promotion Card</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
In Podcast #5, I talk about a service where you can create your own Indoor Cycling Class Promotion Card that includes your picture and printing on the back. Here are the front/back proofs I made online in about 15 minutes. Very simple &#38; effective. Click the pictures to create your own.

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		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/our-class-promotion-card/</link>
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		<title>1033 Podcast Downloads!</title>
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This is awesome!
When I started this I wasn&#8217;t sure if there would be any Spinning Instructors who would actually want to listen. I know 1000 downloads isn&#8217;t that many, but considering that it&#8217;s only been a month and Podcast #5 was posted yesterday, it is a milestone for me. I&#8217;m planning on on some very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/1033-podcast-downloads/</link>
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		<title>ICI Podcast #5 &#8211; ten steps to building up your class numbers.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[September means the end of summer for many. School is starting and schedules are changing. I look at changes like these as a great time to start promoting myself and my class.  My goal is to have full classes, for my Sunday 2 hour endurance rides, by Thanksgiving. Yes, I know that&#8217;s a long way [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/ten-steps-to-building-up-you-class-numbers/</link>
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		<title>ICIP Podcast #4 &#8211; Metabolic Testing: The Difference Between Knowing and Guessing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How effective are you at coaching to specific levels of exertion? Do you use the RPE Scale? Or some percentage of age predicted maximum heart rate? As an old bicycle racer it was common for me to reach my max heart rate at the end of a sprint. How many of your participants have really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/certification-continuing-ed/spinning/icip-podcast-4-metabolic-testing-the-difference-between-knowing-and-guessing/</link>
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		<title>I have seen the future&#8230; and it&#8217;s Kranking!</title>
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Too cool for words! imagine, your legs are toast but the rest of you is screaming for more! Hop off your Spinning bike and on to a Krank Cycle for another hour to complete your workout. THE UPPER HALF!
Kranking is a brand new group format from Johnny G that can compliment your indoor cycling classes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-news/i-have-seen-the-future-and-its-krank-cycle/</link>
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		<title>ICIP Podcast #3 &#8211; What to eat?</title>
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Monday&#8217;s I&#8217;m up at 4:30 to teach my 5:45am cycling class. Many mornings the last thing I want to do is eat something, although I know I probably should.  My club has a lot of smart people so I asked our nutritionist, Tyler Young,  her thoughts on what all us early spinners should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/icip-podcast-3-what-to-eat/</link>
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		<title>Podcast bumper music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I found the music I use as the &#8220;bumper&#8221; between the intro and the interviews on Garage Band. The song is called Base of Life, by Luke Gallen.  You can download it free here along with lots of other great music.
Base of Life has an &#8220;E&#8221; level Training Rate &#8211; it communicates a pedal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/podcast-bumper-music/</link>
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		<title>Show some love, ride up front&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got a compliment this morning and I wanted to share it with you.
I subbed a class at a club where I don&#8217;t normally teach. It&#8217;s common to see members I recognize and two people I knew came in and set up right in the front. Seeing some familiar faces was very motivating and we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/show-some-love-ride-in-front/</link>
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		<title>Coolest Indoor Cycling Bike Ever?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the process of doing the research for this BlogI came upon this site;  www.indoorcyclingstore.com
They don&#8217;t sell anything but Indoor Cycling Bikes. How cool is that? There must be a whole lot of &#8220;Spinners&#8221; out  there.  Anyway I found this bike they have for sale. From the site:
The image is no longer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/coolest-indoor-cycling-bike-ever/</link>
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		<title>Now available at iTunes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast is now available in the itunes Podcast Directory!

You can subscribe by clicking the orange chicklet below.
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New to Podcasting? What&#8217;s with this Subscribing thing?
Once you subscribe, iTunes will check each day to see if I have posted a new Podcast. If I have, iTunes will automatically download [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/now-available-at-itunes/</link>
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		<title>Collecting CECs on the beach…</title>
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This is part two of my interview with Suzelle Snowden from Fit bodies inc. In this episode we discuss Suzelle’s FITBEACH educational vacation for fitness professionals where you can collect CECs on the beach in Negril, Jamaica. FITBEACH is coming up November 4-8, 2008 so check it out soon!
Here is the info from the show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/class-ideas/events/collecting-cecs-on-the-beach%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<title>Do you deserve a vacation?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife Amy and I commit to taking a warm vacation each year.
You could say we are addicted to our annual trip to Jamaica  or Mexico. Sometimes we even bring our kids.
We never could have afforded our 15+ trips without the help of my guest Suzelle Snowden from Fit Bodies Inc. and their Fitness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/podcasts/do-you-deserve-a-vacation/</link>
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		<title>Music counting tools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m still in the process of setting up this Podcast Blog. Everything I try to do is a learning experience.
Here are the links to the two music counting tools I reference in the Introduction to Training Rates video.
Mac version: click picture 
Windows version isn&#8217;t as pretty but it works well. You can download it here.
Both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/music/music-counting-tools/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to Training Rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi there,
A number of years ago I created a new method of organizing music in to what I call Training Rates. I wanted (needed) to categorize my music (first in Windows Media Player, then in iTunes) in a way that made sense for both my Spinning classes and for running with my iPod. Training Rates [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.indoorcycleinstructor.com/indoor-cycling-20/video-tutorials/introduction-to-training-rates/</link>
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