by John | Oct 21, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
For me, the biggest "perk" to being a Fitness Instructor has been teaching for a week at a beautiful, all-inclusive, resort in Jamaica or some other exotic Caribbean location! Amy and I call these very special trips our "marriage enrichment weeks" and we've gone on at...
by Joan Kent | Oct 12, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
My client was crying. She was upset about what she thought I had just asked her to do. She was afraid she”™d have to go hungry all day and starve herself. She was afraid she”™d end up over-compensating with a binge the following day — or even for several days...
by Joan Kent | Oct 5, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness
This brief post will cover a seemingly minor point that sounds like nothing but does a lot. If you”™d like to move your students a major step closer to a lifetime of healthful eating, you can do that in a single step. The key is to get your students to ask one...
by John | Sep 19, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Creativity Indoor Classes, Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Promote and Build Your Class
Here's a creative exercise for you to try. Imagine that tomorrow you begin marketing your Indoor Cycling classes differently... Instead of focussing on physical benefits of increased strength, endurance or weight management/loss, what would happen if your marketing...
by Jay Duplessie | Sep 13, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Jay Duplessie, Motivation
I thought I would break from the routine just a bit, and rather that share a "story" this week, I would share some of the fun metaphors I use during my sprints with class. SPRINT DRILL #1 Many years ago I saw a T-shirt for a Track and field team and on the back of it...
by John | Sep 10, 2015 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog
The guys at BikeFit.com do a great job using infographics to communicate the process of proper bicycle fit. Today they sent out these images and I wanted to share them with you. Each details the multiple points of adjustment that can be used to ensure a comfortable...