ICI Podcast 143 – Meet Coach Kenji Freedman

by John | Sep 27, 2023 | Free Podcasts

Do you have a practiced introduction that you deliver at the beginning of every class? When Amy and I first met Kenji Freedman he impressed us as an Instructor the minute he started his class. USA Elite Cycling Coach Kenji has all the qualifications necessary to help...

Leading with Lollipops by Drew Dudley

by Dennis Mellon | Sep 24, 2023 | 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...

Putting Heart Rate Monitors to Use, Part 1

by Jim Karanas | Sep 21, 2023 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Zone based Heart Rate Training

  By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Now that more of your students wear heart-rate monitors (HRM) (see previous post “How To Get Your Students To Wear a HRM”), you must teach them how to use one. An important first step is sometimes lost when introducing...

ICI Podcast 361 Life Time Fitness Takes Rhythm & Movement Classes Mainstream with AMP Cycle

by John | Sep 18, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN

I've felt that it was only a matter of time, before one of the mainstream Big Box clubs added an official Rhythm and Movement class offering. Last month Life Time Fitness introduced AMP Cycle - from this video it appears to be a no-holds-barred, full on party, that...

Simple and Progress Profile for Aug #1 – Don’t Burn the Toast

by Dennis Mellon | Sep 15, 2023 | Audio PROfiles, Dennis Mellon

  Pace yourself, Don't Burn the Toast.     5-minute warmup 4 x 4-minute intervals with 1 minute 30 seconds recovery after each 2-minute recovery after the fourth 4-minute interval 4 x 2-minute intervals with 1-minute recovery after each...

All about the balance in your class.

by Barbara | Sep 12, 2023 | Instructor Training

I had been to plenty of cycling classes before this one.  I had sat through the militant instructors, rigid with instruction.  I had pedaled through classes where the coach was crouched, hidden behind his music.  But here I sit, perched on a bike in the center of the...