3 Tips for Teaching Off The Bike

3 Tips for Teaching Off The Bike

It can be intimidating and awkward to instruct an indoor cycling class when not on the bike.  Our bike seat can become a security blanket — a comfortable, happy place.  However, getting off the bike and mingling with our riders can enhance their experience and allow...
3 Tips for Teaching Off The Bike

Bringing it All Together

It’s like trying to drink from a fire hydrant! During the weeks of September we were focused on improving our instructor and coaching skills.  Articles were posted on how we look, sound and feel as we lead our classes. We were already bubbling with info, thoughts and...
3 Tips for Teaching Off The Bike

The Cockpit?

In my last article I focused on the implications of making adjustments to the drivetrain (seat height, fore-aft, tilt, etc.) to compensate for issues and limitations surrounding the upper-body and cockpit. Drivetrain … Cockpit….. are these “technical” terms in the...
3 Tips for Teaching Off The Bike

You Da Coach: Are You In My Black Book?

We talk a lot about becoming more than just instructors in our indoor cycling classes.  We want to be coaches.  We are coaches!  I”™ve spent the last 20 years coaching riders and teams on the road and half that indoors.  Anyone who has taken one of my classes...