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 John | Sep 18, 2017 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power, Zone based Heart Rate Training
The computer industry has an acronym: G.I.G.O which stands for: GARBAGE IN = GARBAGE OUT It refers to the idea that if your input data/information is inaccurate (GARBAGE IN), then any computations, using that inaccurate data/information can't be anything other than...
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 observe...
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 John | Aug 7, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Freemotion - Foundation Fitness
I want to share this email exchange I had with ICI/PRO member Julie Zweck-Bronner. Hi John, You have said you teach at a facility that has the Freemotion bikes. I was wondering if that facility uses the pedals that came with the bikes or different pedals. We will get...
by John | Jun 17, 2017 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Presentation Skills
Are you annoying some of your current (or potential) participants? You know, rubbing those folks who are of a different/opposite personality type than yours the wrong way? I recently came to the conclusions that there's a good chance that I do at times - please let me...