What Athletics and Sugar Have In Common

by Joan Kent | Aug 18, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog

My coach, Jim Karanas, used to say that athletic performance triggers the ego. It brings forward conflict, discomfort, anxiety, self-defeating thoughts, and doubts about what”™s possible and what”™s not. In athletics, you do what”™s necessary. You have the above...

This might be the start of trouble in IC music land

by John | Aug 12, 2015 | iTunes, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify, Your Fitness Business

The music industry is figuring out that a great Indoor Cycling class is built on a fabulous playlist. Now they're making noises that they feel they should be charging fitness studios a higher rate for their commercial performance licenses... SoulCycle IPO Highlights...

Would this create a more beneficial pedaling workout?

by John | Aug 10, 2015 | Health and Wellness, KEEPING IT FUN, Latest News, Strength Training

I just became aware of a new Indiegogo campaign for an innovative* method of pedaling a bicycle. Similar in functionality to a KrankCycle, the Caron Bicycle uses independent left/right crankarms that create 6 different pedalling movements. They have their crankset...

Of Clean Plates and Other Myths

by Joan Kent | Aug 10, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness, Instructor Resources

During an office-clearing project, I found an article I wrote years ago about a book by Hirschman and Munter. They advocate 3 rules for approaching food whenever you feel like eating.[wlm_private...

Are Foods a Key To Your Moods? (Part 2)

by Joan Kent | Aug 3, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness

Is Your Diet Too Low In Fats? Healthful omega-3 fats are found in such foods as fatty fish, flaxseed oil, walnuts and walnut oil, and leafy green vegetables. Other top sources of fats include raw coconut oil, avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. With nuts and seeds,...

ICI Podcast 347 – Krista Leopold shares; when is it time to take a break?

by John | Jul 26, 2015 | Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Latest News, Leading Group Rides

In advance of recording her new Audio Profile Beat Down, Instructor Krista Leopold and I discussed her need to take a break from teaching. With a demanding tech job, along with being an active soccer mom, Krista explains why she decided to step away from regularly...