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The Weekly Ride – 03/27/18 Cadence Work
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Best Practices
Do you have a rescue CD stashed somewhere?
This isn't good... I had two Oh Shit "senior moments" in the same week 🙁 The first was when I arrived at the Laguardia airport on Friday, only to discover I had left my wallet and ID back in the safe at the hotel where I had stayed in NYC. So I...
Are You Using Periodization In Your Schedule?
Periodization is the backbone of an instructor's success, and it can quickly become the key to your popularity as an instructor and it will become the foundation for your students to reach their goals. Periodization is the process of structuring...
The Weekly Ride – 09/24/18 September 2018 Amy
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion Welcome to our new era of The Weekly Ride, you get: Full Ride PDF Apple Music Playlist Spotify Playlist File to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming) The Ride will be...
Engage Your Students
Motivation vs. Enthusiasm
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Do any of your students struggle with motivation? Have any of them missed classes, perhaps several in a row, because they “just didn”™t feel motivated”? For a number of years, I”™ve been an...
ICI Podcast 200 Be The Instructor Your Students Can't Wait To See Again
For our 200th episode I wanted someone very special! Meet my friend Dr. Shannon Subramaniam who is someone you can't wait to see again. I asked Dr. Shannon to be my guest to discuss what Amy and I saw as the four traits that made us so excited to...
Leading with Lollipops by Drew Dudley
I teach indoor cycling at multiple facilities in the Denver area but I spend most of my work week at Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club. Greenwood is my "home club". This is where I'm a personal trainer, teach indoor cycling, HIIT (High...
Certifications
ICI Podcast 23 Indoor Cycling Down Under
This Podcast is was originally published on December 15, 2008, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Hi [firstname] It's -5 below zero (F) here in Minneapolis as I write...
Cool new stuff at IHRSA Trade Show
Bill Pryor from Spynergy Consulting visited the annual IHRSA Show last week to learn what”™s new for cycling studio owners and entrepreneurs. Here are some highlights and photos from his report. "......once I got over the sensory overload,...
Schwinn AC Performance Plus Improvements
Schwinn is promoting an improved version of the Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycle, calling it the "Plus". The biggest changes are to the saddle and handlebar Fore & Aft adjustment mechanism. Earlier versions of the AC Performance limited both...
Instructor Tech Help
Understanding ANT+ and Heart Rate Monitors on Indoor Cycles
PRO member Kay asked a very good question about ANT+ ... I'm also wondering about Heart Rate. If the bikes are ANT+, will they only pick up ANT+ Heart Rate Monitors? I noticed that the new Schwinn did not pick up my Polar HRM Thank you for...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0021 – 2018 Holiday Ride Podcast
This week features the 2018 Holiday ride from Joey. The ride is primarily focused towards strength, but there is a fair mix of cadence work. Good luck and have fun. Joey Get all of the ride details HERE. Get all of the ride details HERE....
First Live Spotify Training is Today
We're kicking off our Fall Spotify online training calls this afternoon @ 5:00 Central time. More of these training sessions to come - join the notification list here. I'll be covering: Spotify basic setup on your desk top Phone settings - iPhone...
Instructor Training
The Weekly Ride – 03/27/18 Cadence Work
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion No more hunting for new music or counting out cues to develop your ride profile. Here is your ready to ride profile for a fully choreographed ride, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed...
ICI/PRO Podcast #113 Explosive Power pt 3 – Video PROfile with Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling
In the last Video PROfile in this series Tom Scotto shows you how to bring all of this together and coach Criterium Sprints. If you would like more information about this very unique form of bicycle racing here. The Cyclists in your class will...
When it rains… it pours 🙁
UPDATE 6/7 5:15 and Amy and I are on the bus to Duluth, MN for the start of the MS 150. The start tomorrow AM is looking to be 42°F 🙁 Pedal-on.com is back! UPDATE 6/6 4:00 Thanks for your patience [wlm_firstname] We are getting closer to solving...
ICI/PRO Featured Instructor of the Month
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...
Podcast Pro
ICI/PRO Podcast #132 – Aerobic Base Building with Tom Scotto
Tom Scotto with Cycling Fusion provides this informative PRO Podcast / Audio PROfile Hybrid Here is the link for ICI/PRO members to participate for free on Saturday Jan 15th (day one) of Cycling Fusion's 12 week Winter Training Simulcast. I have been told that PRO...
Audio PROFILE
The Weekly Ride – 10/01/18 80s Endurance Ride
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion Welcome to our new era of The Weekly Ride, you get: Full Ride PDF Apple Music Playlist Spotify Playlist File to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming) The Ride will be available for purchase...
Engage Your Students
One Rider's Perspective of CHS Revolution in Charleston, SC.
Occasionally I'll see stories pop up where a class participant writes a review of an Indoor Cycling class he or she took. What makes this review noteworthy is that Bryan Ganey, the writer of this review, has lost an incredible 400 pounds and has written a book about...