by Joey Stabile | Aug 24, 2017 | Best Practices, Creativity Indoor Classes, Instructor Training, Music
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion: No more hunting for new music or counting out cues. Here is your ready to ride document, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed out onto cue cards. This ride is timed out, down to the second, to make your...
by Joey Stabile | Aug 22, 2017 | Best Practices, Instructor Training, Music
This week's music to mention is one of my favorite tracks. I often use it as a finisher and I love that it has two passes at the same “type” of drill that I love to run differently. I like to run the first half as a hilltop race finish, then take advantage...
by John | Aug 10, 2017 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training
As Instructors, our riders will often asked us questions about: insert topic here. Where we can get into trouble is by launching into a short/long/epic dissertation on the subject, often without fully understanding the whole question. My first sales job out of school...
by Joan Kent | Jul 11, 2017 | Best Practices, Health and Wellness
My biggest mistake with sugar was actually a series of several mistakes. Are you making them, too? First was my Mindset Mistake: I resisted the idea of having to give up sugar. Yes, I knew I was addicted to it but was sure I wouldn’t have to quit. Second was my...
by | Jul 1, 2017 | Best Practices, Master Instructor Blog, Teaching Intro Classes
Here is the simple answer: You'll be able to ride longer with less fatigue. You should have your feet attached to the pedal (either with toe cages or clipped in) to ride at 90 RPM comfortably if you are not used to this pedal speed. Here's the Science: 90 RPM recruits...
by John | Jun 29, 2017 | Best Practices, Free Podcasts, KEEPING IT FUN
If you've spent any time coaching youth sports, you know that kids have little interest in learning skills and structured drills. They just want to play ball and have fun! As the coach of his two boy's baseball teams, popular Instructor Dennis Mellon understands his...