Instructor and Zoning Specialist Kay Mamo joins me to discuss her version of a Cycle & Strength class and then provides the profile and music suggestions that you can use to teach you own class of this format.
In case you missed it, I subbed a “Cycle – Sculpt” class a few weeks ago and posted about it here. I also posted it on my Facebook page where Kay quickly commented that she wanted to share her experiences teaching what she calls a “CYCLE & STRENGTH” class with you. So here it is 🙂
I feel that there are some key takeaways you can learn from Kay in her interview – the most important being how her class is very similar to the one I subbed = these are not the typical participants you see in your classes each week. There's something about these (do we call them combo classes?) that make them very appealing to non-cyclists.
Everyone can listen to Kay's profile below > Only ICI/PRO members will see links to download the profile pdf and complete Spotify playlist.
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How could anything on my iPhone be as entertaining as this?
Our lives are filled with technology that can be pretty addicting. I, for one, recognise that at times I'll let my devises get between me and the real world around me.
Does this video describe you – or maybe someone you know?
Amy and I were at the Jimmy Buffett concert a few weeks ago. They started playing an unfamiliar song and sure enough I'm digging in my pocket for an alternate form of entertainment… instead of enjoying what was very real (the live music) and very special (there are a lot of interesting Parrotheads at a Jimmy Buffett concert). What's up with that?
So this Holiday Season I'm committed to be present and not hide behind my iPhone.
Care to join me?
In case you're wondering, the women in the video is Alexa Fischer > Founder and Chief Communicator at 1000 Watt Presence. I found Alexa and her video, while researching information on improving my presentation skills.
My Colonoscopy is scheduled for February 27th > if you're over 50, have you had yours?
After some not-so-gentle prodding from the Senior Group Fitness Instructor in our family, I agreed to have a physical before we left for Jamaica. I'm in excellent health by the way. A note from the doctor expressed; “Your lipid panel shows a fabulous HDL!” I'll attribute that to all of the oatmeal I eat, nearly every day.
One of my “directives” was to schedule a (to use the euphemism) “procedure” – which I did. My “procedure” is scheduled for Thursday 2/27 @ 8:00 AM and I couldn't be more excited 🙂
Ok, I'm lying to you. I'm secretly dreading this. Not the actual “procedure” as much as the preparation that leads up to the “procedure”, which I've come to learn is a rather unpleasant experience. Kind of like making a major change to your website.
And no, I won't be recording a Podcast, Tweeting, or live blogging while experiencing my “procedure”.Â
That would be silly. Besides they told me that I get some of those “Happy Drugs”. There would be no telling what I would say or type.
Which ends my PSA for Men's health… speaking of which I also had one of those (very low #) so carry on unless you've been putting this off. In that case it's time to make the call.
ICI/PRO contributor Dr. Melissa Marotta Houser is one of those people who ask; “Why?” and “What if?” a lot… and then sets off to answer her own questions. Back on Podcast #157 we discussed the research Melissa had done, trying to understand; Are There Psychological Effects of Heart Rate Monitor Use During Exercise? If you haven't heard this interview it's fascinating and it will give you additional benefits to training with HR that you can offer to your participants.
Building on her research, Melissa has found a population of people who could potentially benefit from monitoring heart rate, beyond exercise. She's published her findings the Journal of Family Medicine – a publications of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Rural patients with anxiety often lack access to traditional biofeedback modalities. Exercise heart rate monitors (HRMs) are tools used in the fitness industry to provide athletes with feedback on heart rate and regulatory breathing strategies. HRMs are inexpensive, discrete, and publicly accessible.
This randomized controlled pilot study explored whether use of HRMs for biofeedback during guided mindfulness, diaphragmatic breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation techniques could facilitate anxiety reduction as compared to these techniques alone.
METHODS: Fifty-three rural anxiety patients were randomized to HRM or control groups for four weekly 20-minute, scripted sessions with a non-behaviorist wherein they practiced these techniques; the HRM group received feedback on their heart rate response.
RESULTS: The HRM group had significantly greater improvement in state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and self-efficacy (General Self Efficacy Scale), and a greater percentage of the group indicated that they “felt in control of their anxiety.”
CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study demonstrates that this novel, inexpensive, and accessible tool may be a useful clinical intervention for anxiety and can be easily incorporated by both behaviorists and non-behaviorist primary care clinicians into individual or group biofeedback treatment for patients with anxiety. This tool has additional potential for patients to use for anxiety self-management.
Further study with a larger sample and blinded design is warranted.
Well done Doctor Melissa – I'm looking forward to what you come up with next!
I love to sprinkle a good mash-up into my playlists and really enjoy finding a new track or two. So you can imagine my excitement in finding 18 tracks at once that I can share with you!
Mash-Up Your Bootz is a Bastard Pop Party Label and was created in Berlin back in 2007 by DJ Morgoth. From 2009 – 2013 MUYB presented BOOTIE Berlin, Berlin's version of the biggest Mashup Party in the World.
You'll need to copy the 18 tracks to iTunes > File Menu  > Add Folder to Library and you should find the folder in your Downloads folder. If you have Spotify set correctly these songs will show in your Spotify Local files
