When I take off my instructor hat and walk into a class as a participant, I have two expectations beyond the obvious (getting a good workout): 1. The class will start on time. 2. The class will end on time. I understand there are exceptions to every rule and occasionally instructors get started a little late or run a bit long, but in general, I think it is important that
Please Join Our New Facebook Group – Celebrate Indoor Cycling
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Waking up to -3° F this morning reminded me again how thankful I am for Indoor Cycling 🙂 I felt today would be the perfect time to announce our new Facebook group – Celebrate Indoor Cycling Celebrate Indoor Cycling is dedicated to the memory of Jim Karanas Anyone who knew Jim, loved him. He was a very influential part of creation of what all of us recognise as Indoor
10 Myths of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit
NOTE: I’ll be publishing what I believe are the 10 Myths of Indoor Cycle Rider Setup / Bike Fit on Wednesdays each week, starting today with: Myth #1 – It’s proper, for you the instructor, to cue people to draw in their knees. I cringe whenever I hear; “OK people, now I want everyone to bring in your knees!” because, for most of the riders in class, everyone’s knees are
Tech Tuesday – Spotify Legal Issues?
I love answering questions from Instructors 🙂 Hi John, Since you are a Spotify guru, I thought you might know the answer to this question: Spotify says their music is for non-commercial use and that you can’t use it to play at even a school. I haven’t found anything from Spotify mentioning that it isn’t allowed in fitness classes, and I know a LOT of people (including myself) who love
ICI Podcast 340 – Are you part of the SilverSneakers FLEX program?
Here’s a great opportunity for Indoor Cycling Instructors and Studio Owners to attract and serve a new demographic of riders – active seniors! With over 12 MILLION members and 13,000 locations, SilverSneakers is a kind of quiet giant in the fitness industry. Participating senior citizens, across America, can take advantage of free access to health clubs and wellness centers that’s paid through their health insurance. The SilverSneakers FLEX program is
A Matter of Perception
My article about teaching a Cycle Sculpt class, that included using weights on the cycle, brought out a lot of strong comments on my Facebook.  Understandably many of the commentators expressed concerns about safety: I think the rub for me John is safety. Weights on a bike is an accident waiting to happen. I don’t think it is responsible for me to put anyone in my club in a position where I
Options for finding the BPM (beats per minute) for any song
This is cool I saw this online tool, after following a link posted by Kor180 studio owner Maja Kermath on Facebook. After trying a few tracks that came to mind, it worked so well that I felt I should share it with you. https://songbpm.com The songbpm.com tool searches the Spotify database and returns all the posibilities found. It’s interesting to me how the various versions of Ziggy Stardust are all at a
ICI Podcast 349 – Learn to use the power of exercise to promote creativity from Dr. Wendy Suzuki Ph.D
Here’s a creative exercise for you to try. Imagine that tomorrow you begin marketing your Indoor Cycling classes differently… Instead of focussing on physical benefits of increased strength, endurance or weight management/loss, what would happen if your marketing was directed at cerebral benefits instead? Do you feel you could possibly attract a new/unique group of participants? Maybe those people who aren’t necessarily interested in physical improvements. Computer types (geeks) come
Does ClassBuilder and Schwinn’s Class Tamer iPhone Apps work with Apple Music?
Do ClassBuilder and Schwinn’s Class Tamer iPhone Apps work with Apple Music? This person on Facebook said they both do… which would be very cool. So I renewed my efforts, fought through the confusion and she’s right! I was able to open an Apple Music playlist that Dennis Mellon sent me, with either ClassBuilder or Class Tamer with my iPad*. I added a few cues and nearly everything worked perfectly
Hollywood Cycle Reality TV Trailer
I’m seeing that E! Entertainment Television has released a couple of trailers for their upcoming show about Indoor cycling Instructors > Hollywood Cycle. Looks like your garden variety fitness studio drama. Nothing different than what we experience every week at Life Time. Does this look like your studio as well? http://thumbnails.eonline.com/p/Comcast_Entertainment_Group_-_E!_Online_VMS/23/65/74/cycle_101_promo_b_236574_300.mp4 http://thumbnails.eonline.com/p/Comcast_Entertainment_Group_-_E!_Online_VMS/23/65/73/cycle_101_promo_a_236573_300.mp4 The show is scheduled to begin July 7th 10/9 central on E!
Right Foot Out? Left Foot Out? Make any difference which one you unclip?
We were waiting for a long traffic light to change yesterday, when one of our group asked me a question; why do you unclip your left foot? I always unclip my right… personal preference, or is one way better/more correct? The women who asked this question is a relatively new rider. This is her second year road riding with our outdoor group. Like many who’ve become passionate cyclists, she has
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