by John | Mar 23, 2020 | Engage Your Students, Zone based Heart Rate Training
I need your help. Beyond fitness and weight management, many of the people in my class are training for some event this summer. Most are tied to a charity fundraiser. The MS 150 is a popular ride here in Minnesota, that happens in July each year. Could you ask your...
by John | Mar 20, 2020 | Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, Promote and Build Your Class
Meet Dave Goss – Graduate student and Indoor Cycling Instructor at the University of Florida! While working on his music education graduate degree at U-Florida, Dave enrolled in the college's group fitness instructor development program. There he earned his AFAA...
by John | Feb 13, 2020 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Learn Leadership Skills, Master Instructor Blog
There's a recurring issue that keeps popping up on Facebook and Pedal-On forum: Does anyone have a suggestion about to do about the consistent talkers in my classes? They're really disruptive, but I don't what to offend anyone. What should I do? What follows are a...
by John | Feb 1, 2020 | Engage Your Students
Back to business this morning at the “Spa” (Minnetonka LifeTime Athletic Club & Spa) after the summer break. Everyone calls it the Spa because it's full name is just too much of a mouthful, especially in the early AM. It's amazing how consistent (or maybe...
by John | Jan 29, 2020 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Learn Leadership Skills
“Thank you for saying something to those two girls. I can't tell you how frustrating it is for me to have to sit and listen to their mindless chatter while I'm trying to focus on my workout.” It was yesterday and I had just finished subbing a class at one...
by John | Oct 29, 2019 | Engage Your Students
To my group this morning. “Hi, my name is John and I'm a SAD sufferer.” “Hi John…” SAD as in Seasonal Affective Disorder It figures that the #1 response in Google would be this article from the Mayo clinic, which is located here in...
