by John | Jul 23, 2026 | Instructor Training
We got great responses to our two surveys asking for feedback from both Instructors and Studio owners about the Indoor Cycles they're riding and the impact power is having on their classes. Now the challenge becomes; “how do we publish all of this information in a way that's valuable?” I had originally wanted to just share all of the info, except I'm not finding an easy way to remove all of the personal information – so I'm not comfortable sharing access to the full results.
Instead I'd like to help you understand what I feel are the important bits 🙂
Let's start with answering what I see as the most important questions; Is Power worth the added expense, and does it improve the quality of Indoor Cycling classes?
70.8% of respondents responded in the affirmative, yes, power is important = worth the added investment vs. conventional ICs without power. The other 29% offered a reserved Maybe – with it dependent on the makeup of a club's members and Instructors. There weren't any negative responses.
Over 70% say their riders are interested in power – does that square with your experience? I really wish I had included more questions asking what do your riders like about power/watts?
Did the switch to power increase attendance? This is a good sign with 20.5% saying YES they're seeing improved attendance in class and less than 2% say it's reduced class size.
I asked this question specifically to studio owners; Is there a noticeable difference in attendance between Instructors who focus on Power vs. Instructors who don't? In retrospect I now see that this would have been a difficult question to answer and It doesn't appear that there's much difference between them.
Now there does seem to be a disconnect between Instructors and owners & managers about the quality of the wattage these Indoor Cycles are displaying.
Which is typical. We're in the thick of it, while owners and managers have learned to tune out complaints 🙁
I'm working on the comparisons between brands and will have it up ASAP.
Originally posted 2014-02-18 16:23:39.
by Dennis Mellon | Jul 17, 2026 | Instructor Training
With the season of giving upon us, I have a question for all of the Indoor Cycling instructors out there.
What one “gift” could your facility add to your Indoor Cycling studio that would help you improve the experience you try to create for your class participants?
Originally posted 2013-12-03 21:03:50.
by Dennis Mellon | Jul 14, 2026 | Dennis Mellon, Engage Your Students, Motivation
I teach indoor cycling at multiple facilities in the Denver area but I spend most of my work week at Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club. Greenwood is my “home club”. This is where I'm a personal trainer, teach indoor cycling, HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) classes, CVI (Cardio Vascular Interval Training) classes, I've been a Master Swim Team coach, a Triathlon Team coach, I'm one of the Race Directors for the annual Tri-Our-Village Kids Triathlon and the Roadless Century Coach and Lead for the annual Roadless Ride fundraiser to benefit Brent's Place.
Greenwood is considered one of the best athletic clubs in the country. They do a lot of things VERY well. The facility is kept immaculately clean, they have the latest and greatest equipment and vast and diverse group exercise program with some of the best instructors in the Denver area. I could go on and on about what they do well, but there are plenty of facilities that are clean, big and have plenty of offerings, let's talk about something they do differently.
Greenwood is the only facility that I have every worked in that has, PAID, semi annual ALL STAFF meetings. There are some things that cannot be expressed in an e-mail or newsletter. There is something powerful and unifying about the ENTIRE staff gathering TOGETHER hearing the EXACT SAME message coming directly from the facility owner and general manger.
Our first All Staff meeting of 2016 took place last Thursday. The most exciting announcement, for me, was replacement of our Spinner Blade Ion indoor cycling bikes with the new Stages SC3 bike. This will take our, already stellar, indoor cycling program to a whole new level!!!!!!! I felt the most memorable segment of this meeting was when the video I've posted below was played. Watch, listen and know that your actions are powerful.
Originally posted 2016-03-13 11:03:31.
by Joey Stabile | Jul 11, 2026 | Audio PROfiles, Best Practices, Class Work-Sets, Creativity Indoor Classes, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, PRO/Playlists, Training With Power
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion
Welcome to our new era of The Weekly Ride, you get:
- Full Ride PDF
- Apple Music Playlist
- Spotify Playlist
- File to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming)
- The Ride will be available for purchase in the iClass Builder Store (No Programming)
- A Podcast of the ride being delivered by a master instructor.
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Originally posted 2018-12-23 09:34:42.
by John | Jul 6, 2026 | Instructor Training, iTunes, KEEPING IT FUN, Spotify
I've been a Cars fan forever – they were the soundtrack of my senior year in highschool. Yes I know that dates me, but these we cassettes – not 8 tracks 🙁
Turns out I have a bunch of Cars fans in my Thursday class (we're all of similar vintage) so I thought it would be fun to include a few tracks in my class next week.
Digging around I found that there are some very nice Mashups and remixes. Would any of these fit into your next profile?
https://soundcloud.com/thebenz/the-cars-just-what-i-needed
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https://soundcloud.com/charlie-brown-superstar/the-cars-moving-in-stereo-cbs-poolside-with-linda-edit
Here's a nice playlist of original Cars favorites you can sample from.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Originally posted 2015-07-17 08:32:17.
by John | Jul 3, 2026 | Best Practices, Engage Your Students, Zone based Heart Rate Training
If you've followed indoorcycleinstructor.com for any length of time you know that I'm a huge fan of the 2T/3Z method of Heart Rate training which is the basis for Zoning. That simple Blue/Yellow/Red response from my Blink Heart Rate monitor is (to me) the perfect way to introduce zone based heart rate training into your class.
Here's some proof of it's success – OK it's a bit rough, but Diana presents a powerful truth that Zoning has worked for her in this video. Your students are in your class to lose body fat and Diana losing 100 pounds and finishing the Danskin Triathlon is a testament to the effectiveness of 2T/3Z Heart Rate training.
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Originally posted 2017-10-13 09:00:12.
