Free Music Friday – a jazzy, fun, hip-hoppy flat road

by John | May 1, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify

There's plenty of times when a fun, lighthearted flat is exactly what your participants (and maybe you) need between a pair of threshold efforts. You'll give everyone permission to recover and lighten up, by offering up a noticeable change in the music, from really...

The Power of Harmony – 60 minutes of Harmonically Mixed Music

by Dennis Mellon | Apr 26, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Bonus Materials, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music, Presentation Skills, PRO/Playlists, Training With Power

Over the past few weeks there have been some questions on the ICI/Pro website that gave me the idea for this week's post. One question was about music flow and another was asked which comes first, playlist or profile? To show one way to make music flow I decided to...

Free Music Friday 4/24

by Amy Macgowan | Apr 24, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, KEEPING IT FUN, Music

Missed you guys...too much traveling! This is a great climb song- I think we all want to say sometimes, "Give Me All of You!" with the busyness that seems to surround our lives. This woman doesn't even have a Wikipedia (what????), but she's awesome. A combo of...

Free Music Friday – Threshold Zombies

by John | Apr 17, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills, Training With Power

Threshold Zombies > what a concept! Ever construct the perfect threshold interval? Where everyone appears to be controlled by the music, hammering away as if they've lost connection with everything and anything beyond the pursuit of Zone 4? THRESHOLD! THRESHOLD!...

Free Music Friday > Improv Practice Track… Can You Feel it?

by John | Apr 10, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Presentation Skills

Improvisation in theatre, comedy or Indoor Cycling is an art that can be improved through trial and practice. Learning to improvise is an important skill that will improve your class presentation and make you a more entertaining Instructor. Disappointedly, I'm just...

Where’s the new SoulCycle iPhone App?

by John | Apr 9, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, KEEPING IT FUN, Latest News, Music, Your Fitness Business

I'll bet somebody at Apple/iTunes is getting an ear-full this morning... SoulCycle sent out an email this morning, announcing their new iPhone App. The email included this link to their App in the iTunes store... which of course opens in iTunes so you can download the...