by Jim Karanas | Aug 17, 2020 | Engage Your Students, Indoor Cycling Group - Team ICG, Master Instructor Blog
It’s a given that different people come into our classes with different expectations, needs and goals. How can we as instructors/trainers accommodate their individual needs without alienating any single group? Let’s take two hypothetical participants — Susan and...
by John | Aug 8, 2020 | Member Spotlight
ICI/PRO member John Appleby purchased a new VeloVie Vitesse 400 through our PRO/Purchase program. John emailed me today… John: Here is the  photo of the bike.  I like it more every day.  I rode the 14 percent grade section of Beaver Creek (11 percent average...
by John | Aug 8, 2020 | Instructor Training, Your Fitness Business
Fox & Friends ran a special segment this morning, highlighting the job opportunities in the fitness industry. Master Instructor Kari Nicolle from CycleBar said that they would be opening 50 new locations this year, requiring close to 700 new hires. That's an awesome...
by John | Aug 5, 2020 | Best Practices, Featured Studios
I love sharing the emails Amy and I receive from our boss – CycleQuest Studio owner Joe Ducosin 🙂 Hi everyone, Thanks to all of you for continuing to be part of the CycleQuest Studio instructor team. This is the busiest time of the indoor cycling season where...
by John | Jul 24, 2020 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Instructor Training
ICI/PRO member Kristin Krantzman makes an excellent point here in her comment, to my earlier post about sound levels. I have one student that really complains about the loudness of the music. She has tried wearing special noise protectors. She tells me that I am...
by John | Jul 21, 2020 | Engage Your Students, Your Fitness Business
My Monday morning (5:45 am) classes are always a JRA Endurance ride. My class looks forward to them as a foundational part of their weekly training. The combination of plenty of caffeine + a steady Aerobic effort gets the old brain cells working and the creative...