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...

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...

Understanding FreeMotion’s New Carbon Belt Drive

by John | Sep 9, 2024 | Freemotion - Foundation Fitness

FreeMotion introduced a new belt drive option for their S11 series indoor cycles at IHRSA this year. Bill Pryor and I discussed it on Podcast # 204. Not being there to ride it, I figured that a  belt is just a belt, right? Well no, in this case it isn't. Instead of...

Where can I get certified as a “Spin®” “Schwinn®” or any other type of Indoor Cycling Instructor?

by John | Jun 17, 2024 | Big Box Instructor, Certification, Instructor Training

I get the "Where can I get certified as a "Spin®","Schwinn®" or simply an Indoor Cycling Instructor?" question a lot. While trying to be helpful, more often than not my response is "I'm sorry, but you are asking the wrong person." "The person you want to ask is the...