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Hi - I am Joey Stabile - Host of The Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast. Welcome!

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ICI/PRO is the premier independent resource for Indoor Cycling Instructors around the world - now over five years running. We have a whole team of Master Instructors, Industry Experts and knowledgeable contributors ready to help you teach an awesome (full) Indoor Cycling class!
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1. Hear Us -We produce a FREE Internet radio show all about Indoor Cycling. Our Podcast is #1 in it's category and features a who's who of Master Instructors, Fitness Personalities and awesome Instructors as guests on the show.
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Go on to complete the PRO/Pathway checklist and you'll get access to a special bonus Audio Class PROfile - comprehensive class teaching plans (we have over 60 profiles to choose from) that include everything you need to teach a fantastic class... including the complete music playlist you can download to your iPhone or Android portable device through Spotify or Deezer.

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Best Practices

Could You Lose Your Job To A Video?

Could You Lose Your Job To A Video?

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas IHRSA 2013 demonstrated a major increase in club owners”™ interest in virtual indoor cycling classes — rides led by a virtual coach or voice-over using Forward Motion Video (FMV). No instructor present. It...

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Certifications

Q Factor – What is it and should you care?

Q Factor – What is it and should you care?

You will be hearing more about "Q Factor" from Spinning® / Star Trac so I thought you may appreciate knowing what it is, in case it comes up in conversation. Q Factor (also know as Tread) is simply the separation/distance between the two pedal...

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Why is Sally Edwards dressed up as a couch potato?

Why is Sally Edwards dressed up as a couch potato?

To demonstrate the point that inside every "couch potato" is a Triathlete. I found this interview video of Sally Edwards very entertaining and motivating. I have forwarded it to my Indoor Cycling Class participants. Click the link or the picture to...

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Instructor Tech Help

Beware the Apple Genius Bar Diagnosis!

Beware the Apple Genius Bar Diagnosis!

Computers and cars fall into the same scary category for me: I depend on them, with little knowledge of how they work and how to repair them if when something goes wrong. You may not know this- but I got very lucky (or chose wisely), as my husband...

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Instructor Training

How Hard Should We Be Working When Teaching

How Hard Should We Be Working When Teaching

Like always, there is no pat answer. It often depends on the instructor”™s teaching style, the type of ride and the class”™s expectation. Teaching Style I tend to break down the style categories as Coach, Trainer and Instructor. The...

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Tech Tuesday – Shazam Encore is worth $5.00 to me

Tech Tuesday – Shazam Encore is worth $5.00 to me

I'm a big Shazamer (not sure if that's a real word) cause I'm constantly Shazaming music I hear throughout my day. Watching TV, in the car, during other Instructor's class - pretty much anywhere. I've even looked into finding a way to create a "hot...

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This makes it all worth while!

This makes it all worth while!

I got this email today from my Group Fitness Department Head. It had been forwarded to her by our Club's General Manager. And no, I don't feel there's anything wrong with "tooting your on horn" every once and a while 🙂

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ICI/PRO Featured Instructor of the Month

Cameron Chinatti Stages Indoor Cycling

Cameron Chinatti

Master Instructor with STAGES Indoor Cycling / FreeMotion Fitness

Cameron is the Director of Education for Foundation Fitness and Lead Developer of Stages Indoor Cycling. Concurrently, she serves as CEO of Sounds Fit Solutions Inc; a company dedicated to fitness and audio systems education. She is a Premier Consultant for Sunshine Fitness Resources and an international presenter/lecturer, Cameron has had the opportunity to educate on numerous topics ranging from indoor cycling to fitness career development. Her recent publishing credits include work for Foundation Fitness, Wexer.com and multiple contributions to the IDEA Fitness Journal and IDEA Fitness Manager. A background in Opera Performance and Vocal Pedagogy has led Cameron to create a specialty...

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How Hard Should We Be Working When Teaching

072 ICI/PRO Podcast #72 – Grand Canyon Audio Profile

I call this my Grand Canyon ride. I use the metaphor of standing at the edge, with great discomfort ahead of us and much relief behind us, to help my students understand the feeling of Threshold. Profile and Playlist Here Here's your Spotify PRO/Playlist! We have made...

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