by John | Sep 12, 2025 | Boutique Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills, Your Fitness Business
There's an old saying that goes; "I've been at this so long... I've forgotten much of what I didn't know, when I first started." I've taught Indoor Cycling classes since 1998ish. A long time ago for sure. Even back then I had an advantage over most new Instructors....
by John | Jun 14, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Boutique Instructor, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills, Promote and Build Your Class
Was it just me, or did that last Instructor never make eye contact with you, either? Amy and I were both participating at a teach-back assessment a few months ago, for Life Time's new Evolution Signature Indoor Cycling format. There was a handful of Instructors trying...
by John | May 15, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Boutique Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills
What I've described as the "SoulCycle Effect" appears to have caused a nice jump in the starting rate for IC Instructors. At many new boutique studios, the $50 - $75 per class rate advertised is the starting base pay rate. Consistently fill the room and the added $'s...
by Joey Stabile | May 9, 2023 | Best Practices, Boutique Instructor, Free Podcasts, Your Fitness Business
Think about all of the planning you did before launching your new cycling studio? How much are you doing today to keep your studio in top form? We talk with Barbara Chancey and John Bogosian talk about the six signs of fitness studio sabotage. This podcast is a must...
by John | Dec 9, 2022 | Best Practices, Boutique Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Promote and Build Your Class
What caused the SoulCycle phenomenon? Why are their riders so passionate, loyal and willing to spend $34 dollars a class, when clubs and studios had been offering Indoor Cycling classes for 10 or more years - long before SoulCycle's launch in 2007? The research done...
by John | Oct 19, 2022 | Boutique Instructor, Instructor Tech Help, Instructor Training, Your Fitness Business
Prospective Indoor Cycling Studio owners have hundreds of both challenging and easy decisions to make, long before they're ready to launch. Considering that your new studio will be a real business and the purpose of your business is to make money, the registration...