Because we always want to save the best for our ICI/PRO members, here is the full version of my interview with Coach Kenji Freedman.
Kenji wears many hats; USA Elite Level Cycling Coach, Master Trainer at Boston Sports Clubs and Master Cycling Coach with Stage 5 Cycling / Cycling Fusion.
This Podcast is was originally published on February 8, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey
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 paid to teach and appreciate the free membership.
Leadership = You are always in charge.
Personal fulfillment
Recognition
Camaraderie
Frustration = "I can teach a better class than so and so."
You love teaching
Some other reason?
Call the listener line and leave a voice mail with your reason. Skype ID john.macgowan1 or phone 952-388-0661
Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe using iTunes or Zune.
We are getting closer to solving the multitude of problems we've been hit with, sort of:
ICI/PRO -The login widget was causing the login trouble. Please use the temporary link to the right.
Pedal-On – I'm fighting a battle with two separate web hosting & domain registration companies over what should have been a simple request >company “A” made a change that needed company “B's” cooperation… except “B” either (depending on who I talk with) can/won't or can't make the necessary change. I'm currently working with a “can” person. Stay tuned.
Podcast feed in iTunes is still broken and I'm waiting for a response from Apple.
It must be drive John crazy week. Technical difficulties everywhere I turn and don't get me started on the continuation of the cold crappy weather we are privileged to suffer through. Yesterday's group ride was 3 hours of steady rain @ 55 degrees.
iTunes isn't receiving our free podcast feed and yesterday one of my hosting companies needed to make just a teeny, tiny, little adjustment… which turned out to be huge and has pedal-on.com unavalible for the next (hopefully only) 24 hours or so.
While I try to bring everything back to some level of normalcy, please enjoy one of my favorite early episodes of the Podcast.
As promised here is Part 2 of Tom Scotto's YOUR Numbers Audio Profile where Tom explains how you can help your students to begin to learn their Heart Rate and Power (watts) numbers.
I would love to know how many of you are teaching on the Keiser M3 or New Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycles with power. Please leave a comment about your experiences teaching these class with this new technology.
Here's your Spotify PRO/Playlist!Deezer. We have made every attempt to replicate the original playlist. In some instances the tracks specified were unavailable in Spotify. When necessary we have substituted individual songs of similar length and tried to maintain the Instructor's intent.
I'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 I possibly talk about beyond 8 – 10 shows?
Boy was I wrong! I ended the first year with 53 episodes + some videos. If I had the time and additional resources, I could have easily produced twice that number of Podcast.
STAY TUNED! I'm going to be announcing some exciting changes coming here at the end of this month.
Here's a hint: Do you consider yourself a Professional Indoor Cycling Instructor? If so let me know by posting a comment.
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