Hey Team > How Would You Answer This Question? Part 2

by John | Apr 9, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, New Instructor 101

Here's more responses to Irene's question about music in part one of Hey Team > How Would You Answer This Question? ICI/PRO contributor and future studio owner Callie Bowling Kelly responded with... Hey John! Here's my reply: This is a fantastic question! If I may...

Hey Team > How Would You Answer This Question?

by John | Apr 8, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Featured Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Music

I wasn't sure how to answer this question emailed to me from a new Instructor. So I blasted it out to a bunch of Smart & Talented Instructors I know for their responses. John: You and I have exchanged emails before.  I am a relatively new instructor (at age 48!)…....

The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Indoor Cycling Set – Benchmark Testing

by Dennis Mellon | Apr 5, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Dennis Mellon, Harmonic Mixing, Instructor Training, Music, Video, Video PROfiles

Benchmark Testing The gold standard of benchmark testing in indoor cycling is the FTP (Functional Threshold Power) test.  I'm a huge fan of this test and perform it with my classes on a monthly basis.  In a perfect world every rider would know their power and/or heart...

Free Music Friday 4/3

by Amy Macgowan | Apr 3, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Boutique Instructor, KEEPING IT FUN, Music

Greetings from Santa Monica CA (training here for a new job). I was out and about last night in the beautiful weather and heard this fantastic 66 rpm dance tune. I can't wait to get back to use it in my class tomorrow and thought you might like it too. Written and...

March 31st is World Backup Day

by John | Mar 30, 2015 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tech Help, KEEPING IT FUN, Music

March 31st is world backup day. Why not the day after, on 4/1? It certainly would be easier to remember. But it's on this day, not the next, because everyone would think they were joking if it was on April 1st, that's why. All jokes aside, having a regular backup of...

Free Music Friday 3/27

by Amy Macgowan | Mar 27, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Music

We've been jamming uphill and having a blast with this 63 bpm 3:43 minute song. Not only cranking it uphill, but also lifting in and out of the saddle as a class in rhythmic unison. This song, from an American dance- pop band, formed in 2003, has been a class...