Are you Tracking Your Metrics?

by Joey Stabile | Jun 30, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Resources, Instructor Tech Help, Instructor Training

The following post is Adapted from the June 20, 2019 article by Joe Hamilton on TrainingPeaks As a previously coached athlete (and that is what we are as instructors) and a coach myself, the nebulous “listen to your body” mandate once perplexed me. What exactly does...

Are You Sabotaging Your Training?

by Joey Stabile | Apr 7, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Mental Toughness, New Instructor 101

Below is a summary of an outstanding article that I read on Training Peaks. The original article published on March 28, 2019 · By Maria Simone can be found HERE. Many slogans that you find about doing work can inspire and motivate! However, it”™s only through doing...

YOUR MUSIC IS TOO LOUD!!!……….WHAT DID YOU SAY?

by John | Mar 20, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog

Does your club or studio have a way to measure the volume level of the music you and the other Instructors are playing? I want to say that there's a sound meter floating around Life Time, but I've never used it... we do offer members free ear plugs 🙂 What got me...

Should Endurance Athletes Do Yoga? from TrainingPeaks

by Joey Stabile | Mar 7, 2019 | Correcting Form, Health and Wellness, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Off Season - Winter Training

Yoga can be a great addition to any endurance athlete”™s training plan and overall health. It can improve your strength and balance, as well as give you a heightened sense of how your body moves. But like all aspects of fitness, it”™s not without risks. The Benefits...

Exercises to Boost Hip Strength

by Joey Stabile | Feb 19, 2019 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Tech Help, Instructor Training, Off Season - Winter Training, Strength Training

Exercises to Boost Hip Strength Originally By Dan Kehlenbach - Active.com When discussing muscles involved in the pedaling motion of cycling, most people think of quadriceps and hamstrings. While these muscles certainly play an important role, the many muscles of the...

INJURED? THINK TWICE BEFORE POPPING THAT PILL

by Amy Macgowan | Nov 21, 2018 | Health and Wellness, Melissa Marotta

  Pain sucks. When we get injured or sore or uncomfortable, we instinctually try to fix it. We reach into our medicine cabinets, pop some pills, and “get back out there.” But are we really doing ourselves a service? Can we actually be inadvertently putting...