ICI Podcast 184 Master Instructor Steve Frank with the Indoor Cycling Group

by John | Aug 7, 2023 | Free Podcasts, Indoor Cycling Group - Team ICG

I want everyone to meet Steve Frank - Master Instructor with the Indoor Cycling Group/LIVESTONG Fitness. Steve and I met in Chicago last month at club industry. I knew instantly he would be someone you'd enjoy meeting and a wonderful addition to our ICI/PRO Team....

Video and Indoor Cycling: The Next Step

by Jim Karanas | May 3, 2023 | Class DVDS & Videos, Indoor Cycling Group - Team ICG

A defining feature of outdoor cycling is the uncertainty of the open road.  On a new route, we never know exactly what will happen.  The road makes each ride unique, especially since we move so fast and so far. That visual excitement has been missing from indoor...

Video and Indoor Cycling, Part 2 — Teaching With Video

by Jim Karanas | Mar 26, 2021 | Indoor Cycling Group - Team ICG, Instructor Training

Whenever I teach an Indoor Cycling class, I try to create an experience that takes the students beyond exercise. A class can affect students even more when video is added. So far, though, video has been used in classes more as a backdrop to create atmosphere than to...

ICI Podcast #181 – Meet our new partner! The Indoorcycling Group (ICG) / LIVESTRONG® Fitness!

by John | Oct 22, 2020 | Indoor Cycling Group - Team ICG, Instructor Training

My original concept for the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast back in 2008 was simple and yet unique; use the power of an Internet Radio Show, delivered through iTunes, to provide a platform for the many voices in our industry. The show wouldn't be "about me" or a few...

Susan and Bob

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...

From Chain Junkie to Belt Convert

by Jim Karanas | Mar 11, 2020 | Indoor Cycling Group - Team ICG, Instructor Training

Rules are not necessarily sacred; principles are. — Franklin D. Roosevelt My cycling background revolves around the chain.  My coach used to say, “The chain is sacred.”  It vibrates, and that”™s precisely what gives the bike its feeling of life.  The vibration brings...