by John | Sep 24, 2025 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training
If you promise me that you won't get a big head, I'd like you to go look in the mirror and repeat after me; "I'm a celebrity and it's about time that I started acting like one." Now I'm not suggesting that you should start arriving for your next class in a chauffeur...
by John | Sep 12, 2025 | Boutique Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills, Your Fitness Business
There's an old saying that goes; "I've been at this so long... I've forgotten much of what I didn't know, when I first started." I've taught Indoor Cycling classes since 1998ish. A long time ago for sure. Even back then I had an advantage over most new Instructors....
by John | Aug 22, 2025 | Engage Your Students, Free Podcasts, Instructor Training, Promote and Build Your Class
Meet Dave Goss - Graduate student and Indoor Cycling Instructor at the University of Florida! While working on his music education graduate degree at U-Florida, Dave enrolled in the college's group fitness instructor development program. There he earned his AFAA...
by John | Jul 29, 2025 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Promote and Build Your Class
It's true. People lie to you. Now I'm not talking about lying to you in a malicious/manipulative way, I have this awesome bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you really cheap - or - she's a real peach, only driven to church and back by the gentlest 80 year old grandmother...
by John | Jul 2, 2025 | Instructor Tips and Tricks
Everyone listened to squeak - squeak - squeak, from one person in the front row, for the entire two hour endurance ride Amy and I taught on New Year's day. I knew exactly what was causing it and it was everything I could do not to go down and ask this person to leave....
by John | Apr 19, 2025 | Best Practices, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Learn Leadership Skills, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills, Promote and Build Your Class
In part two we identified how the talkers act the way they do because of; cluelessness, a lack of respect for you and your class or they're challenging your position as the leader. Much of this could also apply to the texters/bring their own music/do their own thing...