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...

Who’s looking to hire passionate & talented Indoor Cycling Instructors?

by John | Aug 13, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills

So which fitness club or cycling studio is looking today to hire a passionate & talented Indoor Cycling Instructor? EVERY. CLUB. AND. EVERY. STUDIO. How can I say that with such conviction, without actually surveying every club/studio on the planet? That's easy 🙂...

Making Connections with Your Audience: AKA your Riders

by John | Jun 14, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Boutique Instructor, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills, Promote and Build Your Class

Was it just me, or did that last Instructor never make eye contact with you, either? Amy and I were both participating at a teach-back assessment a few months ago, for Life Time's new Evolution Signature Indoor Cycling format. There was a handful of Instructors trying...

My Life Time Instructor Teach Back

by John | May 24, 2023 | Big Box Instructor

Today was my scheduled Teach Back and I passed! If you teach for Life Time Fitness you are required to demonstrate that you understand how to teach a proper Studio Cycle class. Our Teach Back today was to follow our "Speed" profile and we had only about 12 minutes to...

Do you deserve a raise?

by John | May 15, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Boutique Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills

What I've described as the "SoulCycle Effect" appears to have caused a nice jump in the starting rate for IC Instructors. At many new boutique studios, the $50 - $75 per class rate advertised is the starting base pay rate. Consistently fill the room and the added $'s...

ICI Podcast 212 – Jim Karanas has news and a warning about bicycle safety

by John | Apr 21, 2023 | Big Box Instructor, Free Podcasts

Master Trainer Jim Karanas from Team ICG® joins me on this episode to discuss both Jim's and my concerns that those of you who are heading outdoors this summer, do so safely! Although it was hard for him to talk about, Jim's wife (and long time riding/training and...