by Joey Stabile | Jan 1, 2018 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students
I spent the morning thinking of some overwhelming wisdom to impart for 2018. I thought about clever phrases that would sum up the entire 2017 in 4 words or less, and power phrases that would inspire us all to be better, stronger and faster. As I was doing this, I...
by Dr. Shannon | Nov 22, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Learn Leadership Skills
Are you still as deeply passionate and in love with instructing as you used to be? If the answer is yes, good for you! If it is not, then good for you! You are about to be reminded of some things that perhaps you have forgotten. It was the spring of 1985 and I will...
by Joan Kent | Nov 6, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
“I don’t understand. She trains well.” The program manager made that comment when a participant in our weight loss program didn’t get results. I was both an athletic coach and the lead nutritionist. His comment exasperated me. Of course she trained well. She was...
by John | Oct 13, 2017 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Zone based Heart Rate Training
If you've followed indoorcycleinstructor.com for any length of time you know that I'm a huge fan of the 2T/3Z method of Heart Rate training which is the basis for Zoning. That simple Blue/Yellow/Red response from my Blink Heart Rate monitor is (to me) the perfect way...
by Jennifer Lintz | Oct 2, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training
By Jennifer Lintz, Registered Dietitian and ICI/PRO Member Soigneur One of my colleagues recently asked me if I ever feel like a broken record on the instructor bike. Of course! I have definitely fallen into ruts where I find myself using the same cues over and over....
by Christine Nielsen | Aug 12, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Learn Leadership Skills
OK [wlm_firstname], What's holding you back? I had an ‘aha' moment after last week's Sunday morning ride with the group which is going to tackle the Cabot Trail. All of these people started their cycling in my indoor classes so I have had an opportunity to...
