Julie Erdmann is back with another fun Tri-ing to be Athletic Picture Post

by John | May 6, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training

Guest picture post from Julie Erdmann at Tri-ing to be Athletic   When I was back in Canada last month, my sister, known to all just you guys as GymSis, could not wait to take me to her gym.  And since I had inspired her with the posts here, here, here and here,...

A good ride!

by Chuck Cali | May 2, 2017 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills, Training With Power

I taught my last class today. My last ride so-to-speak. It all started seven years ago. I had been Spinning® for years. That day our regular instructor asked me to lead her class. She was just too sick. To me - a pilot - it was like being asked to safely land an...

Two quick video lessons on body language – from communication experts Alexa Fischer and Johnny G

by John | Apr 29, 2017 | Boutique Instructor, Engage Your Students, Presentation Skills

What message do you send from the bike, while conducting your class? If that's that's of interest to you, here are two short videos to help you. First is communication expert Alexa Fischer. She sets up her video on body language this way... I was at a networking event...

ICI Podcast 340 – Are you part of the SilverSneakers FLEX program?

by John | Apr 26, 2017 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Promote and Build Your Class, Your Fitness Business

Here's a great opportunity for Indoor Cycling Instructors and Studio Owners to attract and serve a new demographic of riders - active seniors! With over 12 MILLION members and 13,000 locations, SilverSneakers is a kind of quiet giant in the fitness industry....

Why Our Students Love What We Do :)

by John | Apr 26, 2017 | Engage Your Students

Republished with permission from charliegreendesign.com So, we haven”™t talk lately about design and that is part of my soul and the way I make “my leaving”. To me design is not only grabbing a pen and drawing — its way beyond that — it”™s how you create momentum —...

Indoor Cycling Shoes for Wide Feet

by John | Apr 24, 2017 | 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...