Cool history of the TDF Yellow Jersey you can share.

by John | Jun 30, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Your Fitness Business

The Yellow Jersey Bicycle Insurance company is promoting their service with this very cool infographic about the Yellow Jersey, worn by the leaders of the Tour de France. As they are a UK company, it's fitting that they are highlighting past British riders who have...

Don’t waste your time doing bike fittings – If you haven’t done this first

by John | Jun 24, 2014 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Your Fitness Business

This drives me crazy! When you fit new riders to Indoor Cycles you tell them their numbers, right? You say; your seat is hole 6, seat slider is X, handle bar height is Y, etc... You may write these settings down on a note card and your riders depend on these setting...

Heart Rate Monitor Straps with both BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and Ant+

by John | Jun 17, 2014 | Instructor Tech Help, Latest News, Zone based Heart Rate Training

  I've been using a new TICKER Heart Rate Monitor straps - I'm excited to tell you about them + they'll be awesome used with the new Apple Smartwatch. The guys at Wahoo Fitness emailed me today about their new line of HR straps that send out both BLE (Bluetooth...

New Facebook Group for Studio Owners!

by John | Jun 15, 2014 | Latest News, Your Fitness Business

Courtney Lee has me all fired up about Facebook! It occurred to me that there wasn't anything there for owners and managers of Spinning® / Indoor Cycling studios. So we've created the official Facebook Group for studio owners and soon to be studio owners 🙂...

We’d Like to Thank All the Dads Who Taught Their Kids to Ride a Bike!

by John | Jun 15, 2014 | Latest News

"We'd Like to Thank All the Dads Who Taught Their Kids to Ride a Bike" was the subject line of an email I received today from Pearl iZumi. I'm pretty sure it was the kids in my neighborhood who taught me to ride. I do know for sure that it was my privilege to teach...

Saturated Fats, Unsaturated Fats and Weight Management

by Joan Kent | Jun 9, 2014 | Engage Your Students, Health and Wellness

By Joan Kent - As you”™ve no doubt heard, saturated fats are no longer considered the health problem they once were. It turns out that the connection between saturated fats and heart disease, cholesterol, and atherosclerosis is far weaker than we thought. These days,...