How much planning did you do (or should you do), before launching your new cycling studio? What research did you complete to understand the difference between successful studios and those that are struggling? Fitness entrepreneur Callie Bowling has completed an exhaustive planning process in anticipation of opening a new Indoor Cycling Studio in Boise Idaho next fall. Callie interviewed over a dozen studio owners and she shares what’s working… what’s
Prescriptive Exercise – Your Doctor writing a prescription for YOU to attend indoor cycling classes
A national policy of Prescriptive Exercise would be the holy grail* for small studio owners. Imagine; A new client walks in with her doctor specified exercise regimen for you to “fill”, just like at a pharmacy. As an approved provider, you and your studio would provide the required exercise and then bill the clients insurance company… and not at your normal class rate – at a much higher rate in recognition
ICI Podcast 367 – Crystal Clear Cuing From Pamela Light
Fitness author Pamela Light joins me to discuss her article in the latest IDEA Fitness Journal – Crystal-Clear Cuing for Indoor Cycling. In it, Pamela encourages Instructors to: Be smart about the exertion scale you use to help participants get the best ride. Excellent Instructors use a system to describe what they expect for performance, and it’s usually a combination of what they’ve learned in certification courses and what they’ve
Cadence RPM Monitor for Star Trac Spinner® Pro, NXT and other Indoor Cycles with no console
Teaching to a room full of new Indoor Cycles with power & cadence monitors is awesome, if your club has made, or is ready and willing to make the investment. So what are the options for adding metrics to conventional cycles like the Star Trac Spinner® Pro, NXT or those made by Schwinn and others? Let’s get this part out of the way. At this time there is no, known
ICI Podcast 323 – Meet Fitness Blogger and New Spinning® Instructor Lena Hershey
I love discovering smart, talented people who are passionate about Indoor Cycling and Lena Hershey is someone I feel you should get to know. Lena is a brand new (she started in May) Spinning® Instructor at the Carlisle Family YMCA in Carlisle, PA. Lena’s journey to become a Spinning Instructor began with a pretty large life event – moving from her native Russia to the United States three years ago.
ICI Podcast 234 Coaching (not teaching) a class with cadence
The Manx Cycling Club on The Isle of Mann has created some incredible cyclists who have contributed to the recent success of British Cycling. The “Fasted Man on Two Wheels” World Champion / Tour multi stage winner Mark Cavendish (they call him “Sir Mark Cavendish” now) and Olympic Cycling Gold Medalist Peter Kennaugh Jr. are both Manxmen. So how, with only 80,000 people living on this tiny island, do they
Stop the Talkers – Step Three… Let’s Fix This Today!
In part two we identified how the talkers act the way they do because of; cluelessness, a lack of respect for you and your class or they’re challenging your position as the leader. Much of this could also apply to the texters/bring their own music/do their own thing people. I defined the three possible reasons WHY people act disrespectfully as: They don’t know they are acting disrespectfully… They don’t care
10 Myths of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit
NOTE: I’ll be publishing what I believe are the 10 Myths of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit on Wednesdays each week, starting today with: Myth #1 – It’s proper, for you the instructor, to cue people to draw in their knees. I cringe whenever I hear; “OK people, now I want everyone to bring in your knees!” because, for most of the riders in class, everyone’s knees are
What a difference correct mic settings make
Over the past week, I’ve observed or participated in 11 Indoor Cycling classes, lead by Master Trainers and everyday Instructors. In the very first class I attended, by a popular MI, I found myself critiquing the quality of her amplified voice. It was terrible. I could hardly understand what she was saying and it really diminished what she was presenting. I’m sure that if she was aware of how poorly she
7 Layer Cue Cake presentation series from Stages Indoor Cycling
Cameron Chinatti with Stages Indoor Cycling has an interesting webinar series going that she calls “The 7 Layer Cue Cake”. Calling all indoor cycling instructors: It’s time to get cookin’! If you spend countless hours slaving away over your playlists, substantial time concocting the perfect class plan and you still feel at a loss for the right words, then this webinar series is for you! Join CameronChinatti, Director of Education
IC Bike Power Readings: Actual or Estimated – Does it Matter?
After interviewing representatives from both Saris and Keiser, I have watched the debate about Indoor Cycling Bikes with power readings i.e. Keiser M3 vs. CycleOps Pro 300PT, with great interest. The CycleOps Pro 300PT IC Bike uses a version of their “Powertap” hub to sense torque. The Keiser M3’s method of sensing torque isn’t obvious so I decided to dig a little deeper and get some answers. I sent
