ICI/PRO Member Linda Hollinshead wrote me to explain that she couldn't be on the monthly Tele-Seminar call yesterday because she had some community service planned. Linda was one of Santa's Elves making cat beds for a shelter near Asheville, NC. Maxx, my 4 lb Yorkie, would fit right into one of those baskets. If you are involved in a service project like this, send me some pictures and I will post them.
Wouldn't it be cool if we, indoor cycling instructors, studios, enthusiasts, etc, had our own Indoor Cycling Day?
A special day where we would celebrate the move indoors as the days get colder and shorter?
Daylight Saving Day is the first Sunday in November (Nov. 1st this year) here in the USA, one week after our European friends (Oct 25th). This change in time and weather has always triggered the change in my own personal training schedule; except for an occasional ride on some odd nice weekend day, this is when I make the move indoors.
What if we celebrated Daylight Saving Day as our own “Indoor Cycling Day”. Does that make sense to you?
Perhaps you could plan a long endurance ride to welcome back everyone you haven't seen in months; maybe we could tie it in with a fund raising event?
Let me know your thoughts on this in the comments box below. And, if you feel inclined, may you could volunteer to help with creating the actual event that we can promote right here on ICI.
Our favorite Master Instructor is at Interbike this week.
Interbike on www.indoorcycleinstructor.com
Interbike is a huge trade show all about Bikes! Everything and anything relate (even remotely) with bicycles is on display there.
Hard to believe but 30 years ago this summer I was heading off to college with my great hair.
To celebrate in my class this morning I used my favorite climbing song; Strangle Hold (live version) from Ted Nugent. 8 min+ at 74 RPM.
I asked the class to visualize sitting in a smoke filled (don't ask what kind) basement in 1979, listening to this record for the first time and knowing that 30 years later you would be climbing with it in a Indoor Cycling class.
I didn't make any of previous reunions….I wonder how my old girlfriends look?
What Johnny G is to Spinning & Indoor Cycling, Gin Miller is to Reebok Step Aerobics. This year at IDEA they are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Gin's creation.
Gin's story is very similar to Johnny G's. They both needed to train differently, created a prototype, developed programing and through force of will and enthusiasm they changed the world!
Amy has a very fun interview with Gin over at Group Fitness Talk Radio where Gin tells her story.
Listen to the Amy's interview with Gin below.
[audio:http://www.groupfitnessradio.com/audio/009_Gin_Miller.mp3]
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Here are some great stretches you can use in your class. I found this over at the ACE site and thought you might find it interesting.
