by Jim Karanas | May 1, 2025 | Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Motivation to exercise has spurred fitness discussions for decades. Having taught Group Fitness classes for over 30 years, and Indoor Cycling since 1995, I've noticed that, when a person successfully integrates exercise into his...
by Jim Karanas | Dec 17, 2024 | Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Cycling performance is all about oxygen. Muscle cells need oxygen to burn fuel and produce the energy necessary to power the muscle contractions that move us. This is known as cellular respiration. All indoor-cycling...
by Jim Karanas | Nov 26, 2024 | Class DVDS & Videos, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas and ICG® Marketing & Product Director Gary Warren Forward Motion Video was first produced for, and used in, Indoor Cycling classes in the form of DVDs. DVDs paved the way for production companies like Virtual Active to bring...
by Jim Karanas | Feb 24, 2024 | Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas In the early days of indoor cycling, there was a problem. When bike resistance was low, the weighted flywheel connected to a fixed gear with a chain produced an unnatural degree of momentum. It permitted riders”™ legs to spin at...
by Jim Karanas | Jan 1, 2024 | Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas As you may know from reading these posts, I”™ve written about motivation in several of them. I”™m often asked to speak to groups about motivation, or write about it in newsletters that go out to athletes. It...