Indoor Cycling Class As One Long Climb – Very Nice!

by John | Dec 29, 2024 | Class DVDS & Videos, Product Reviews

They made this DVD just for me! OK, not really. But it is exactly what I have asked for; a long climb without a bunch of distractions. I need to thank Allen Jones from Epic Planet for sending me a sample of this DVD - a small perk of this job 🙂 If you asked a frequent...

Q Factor – What is it and should you care?

by John | Nov 29, 2024 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

You will be hearing more about "Q Factor" from Spinning® / Star Trac so I thought you may appreciate knowing what it is, in case it comes up in conversation. Q Factor (also know as Tread) is simply the separation/distance between the two pedal cranks of a bicycle or...

ARE DVDs DEAD?

by Jim Karanas | Nov 26, 2024 | Class DVDS & Videos, Master Instructor Blog

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas and ICG® Marketing & Product Director Gary Warren Forward Motion Video was first produced for, and used in, Indoor Cycling classes in the form of DVDs. DVDs paved the way for production companies like Virtual Active to bring...

LIVESTRONG® Fitness to Release Special-Edition Indoor Cycle Dedicated to the 28 Million People Living with Cancer

by John | Oct 9, 2024 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

Proceeds to benefit LIVESTRONG From: http://www.pitchengine.com 11.24.2010— COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. — In January, LIVESTRONG® Fitness by Johnson Health Tech will release the LS28IC, a special-edition indoor training cycle honoring the 28 million people living with cancer...

Why is Sally Edwards dressed up as a couch potato?

by John | Sep 21, 2024 | Heart Zones USA

To demonstrate the point that inside every "couch potato" is a Triathlete. I found this interview video of Sally Edwards very entertaining and motivating. I have forwarded it to my Indoor Cycling Class participants. Click the link or the picture to watch it 🙂...

Personal Spinning® Threshold (PST) Assessment

by John | Sep 12, 2024 | Instructor Training, Spinning Class, Training With Power

At WSSC I had the opportunity to complete a PST (Personal Spinning® Threshold) test - which is (their words) the key to Spinpower success. I couldn't agree more as knowing your maximum sustainable power or Heart Rate, and then building training zones around a known...