by John | Nov 20, 2023 | Best Practices, Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN
The condition is called exercise-induced rhinitis > your nose runs when you exercise. Mine does, a lot and it always has. I don't normally give a second thought to how I go through two or three hand towels in a typical class, to keep my sinuses mucus free . I...
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...
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 🙂...
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...
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...
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...