by John | Nov 28, 2014 | Big Box Instructor, Class DVDS & Videos, Training With Power
This has to be the hardest Indoor Cycling video of all time - ride along on the 13 incredibly steep climbs that make up this annual event on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I like to coach riders to climb each of these hills using a different cadence > but always...
by John | Nov 24, 2014 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tech Help, Music, Spotify
I never expected this problem Amy and I both updated our iPhones last week. She got a new iPhone 6 and I went with a 5s. Both are lighter and thinner than the iPhone 4s' we replaced. Thin is great, until you add a case to them. Now the club's connection cord to the...
by John | Nov 23, 2014 | Big Box Instructor, KEEPING IT FUN, Latest News
I just saw this announcement about a Immersive Fitness Studio that is opening at the 24 Hour Fitness in Santa Monica, CA. It included the picture at the top of this post - which I think was taken at a different location as the Indoor Cycles pictured are BodyBikes, not...
by John | Aug 21, 2014 | Big Box Instructor, Deezer, Google Music, Instructor Tech Help, KEEPING IT FUN, Music, Spotify
The word out is that YouTube is planning to launch a streaming service, similar to Spotify and Deezer, for music videos. The premium version would be advertisment free which would be very cool. I realise that in the past we (and others) have pointed out that playing...
by John | Jul 3, 2014 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Music
Created By: Dennis Mellon Training Type: Varied Working HR and Wattage Zones: 1-5 Total Class Length: 60 Minutes With the battle raging in indoor cycling between scientifically proven training techniques and fun workouts, I believe there is a place for both. The HIIT...
by John | Jun 24, 2014 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Your Fitness Business
This drives me crazy! When you fit new riders to Indoor Cycles you tell them their numbers, right? You say; your seat is hole 6, seat slider is X, handle bar height is Y, etc... You may write these settings down on a note card and your riders depend on these setting...