The Four Levels of Motivation

by Jim Karanas | May 1, 2025 | Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Motivation to exercise has spurred fitness discussions for decades. Having taught Group Fitness classes for over 30 years, and Indoor Cycling since 1995, I've noticed that, when a person successfully integrates exercise into his...

Through The Customer’s Eyes

by Karen Casler | Jan 22, 2025 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN

Some riders are present to train and give 100% every class. Many, however, are present simply to be…present. Through The Customer”™s Eyes When was the last time you really looked at the Indoor Cycling experience you offer through the eyes of your customer? The riders...

A view from the student’s perspective – New post from Tri-ing to be Athletic

by John | Dec 23, 2024 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training

Julie Erdmann from Tri-ing to be athletic.blogspot.com is back with another entertaining picture-post about her second Indoor Cycling class - Send the Men in the White Coats I have gone back to spin class.  Twice. And let me just tell you, it has *not* gotten easier....

Shiny (sweaty) Happy People

by John | Nov 14, 2024 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Your Fitness Business

Five million viewers of ABC's "Good Morning America" TV program were treated to a wonderful promotion for Indoor Cycling this past week. As I watched I just couldn't help myself and began humming REM's Shiny Happy People. That was exactly what I was seeing >...

A failure of leadership leads to anarchy and chaos in class

by John | Oct 12, 2024 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Learn Leadership Skills, Presentation Skills

4/1/16 update - not an April Fools joke, rather I'm re-publishing this today to help a friend with this issue. I heard a very disturbing story this morning, from a regular in my 6:00am class. What follows is a sad example of what happens when an Instructor isn't the...

Indoor Cycling Shoes for Wide Feet

by John | Oct 3, 2024 | Engage Your Students

A member at our club asked me this morning asked me for a recommendation on a last minute Christmas present for her husband. She wanted to buy him some Indoor Cycling shoes, who she described as having "very wide feet". I know all about the challenges of...