by John | May 14, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills
I'm constantly on the hunt for clever ways to encourage my class to focus (a polite way of saying SHUT UP) and work hard. Over the years my best success has come from equating the work we're doing to weight loss. After all, interest in burning calories is universal -...
by John | May 12, 2015 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills, Spotify
This has become an almost regular habit for me. I'll cue up the New Music Tuesday playlist published by Spotify and then drag promising tracks into my Future To Use folder. Some weeks are near complete washouts. This week has what could be a complete class of songs......
by Dennis Mellon | Apr 26, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Bonus Materials, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music, Presentation Skills, PRO/Playlists, Training With Power
Over the past few weeks there have been some questions on the ICI/Pro website that gave me the idea for this week's post. One question was about music flow and another was asked which comes first, playlist or profile? To show one way to make music flow I decided to...
by John | Apr 17, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills, Training With Power
Threshold Zombies > what a concept! Ever construct the perfect threshold interval? Where everyone appears to be controlled by the music, hammering away as if they've lost connection with everything and anything beyond the pursuit of Zone 4? THRESHOLD! THRESHOLD!...
by John | Apr 10, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills
Improvisation in theatre, comedy or Indoor Cycling is an art that can be improved through trial and practice. Learning to improvise is an important skill that will improve your class presentation and make you a more entertaining Instructor. Disappointedly, I'm just...
by John | Apr 4, 2015 | Best Practices, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills
Life Time Fitness is hiring! If you've always wanted to teach Indoor Cycling or Group Fitness, at one of their 100+ beautiful upper-end big box clubs, this is could be your big chance đŸ™‚ They (LTF) are all about member experience. The equipment (awesome sound...