by John | Sep 6, 2015 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Featured Instructor, Fitness Club and Studio Air Quality, Health and Wellness, Your Fitness Business
I'm learning that many small/boutique fitness studios are located in spaces designed as offices or small retailers. Businesses with a handful of sedentary people, sitting at a desk. The building's HVAC system isn't typically optimised for all the CO2 and moisture...
by John | May 19, 2015 | Best Practices, Featured Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Leading Group Rides, Presentation Skills, Product Reviews, Training With Power
Did anyone teach you how to pedal correctly? I was lucky to have a mentor when I first started riding outdoors. My friend Eddy not only gently coached me on the finer points of cycling style as we rode together, he demonstrated an impeccable pedaling form. He was so...
by John | Apr 8, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Featured Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music
I wasn't sure how to answer this question emailed to me from a new Instructor. So I blasted it out to a bunch of Smart & Talented Instructors I know for their responses. John: You and I have exchanged emails before. I am a relatively new instructor (at age 48!)…....
by Christine Hawthorne | Jan 1, 2015 | Featured Instructor, Music, Spotify
2014 was another great year for music. Many of the songs that made my list this year dropped in the second half of the year and a few actually came out in 2013 with remixes that dropped in 2014. And I may have cheated here or there with songs that came out in late...
by John | Dec 21, 2014 | Featured Instructor, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN
The title of the cosmopolitan.com article sent in by an ICI/PRO member hooked me immediately; What It's Like to Teach a Spin® Class When You're Going Deaf and Blind. What would it be like to be losing both your vision and hearing? Can you even imagine how challenging...
by John | Aug 23, 2014 | Featured Instructor, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, Latest News, Member Spotlight
Congratulations to ICI/PRO contributor Dennis Mellon who was recently hired by Stages Indoor Cycling as a Master Educator! I love helping Smart / Talented people become successful and in this episode of the Podcast Cameron Chinatti, Stages Indoor Cycling's Education...