How to Keep Your Hands From Going Numb on the Bike By Michael Nystrom Adapted from: Active.com You know the sensation: A bit into class you start feeling some tingling in your hands and up into your fingers. You shake them out, hoping to relieve the dull ache, but it doesn’t seem to make a difference. What do you do? Many cyclists, both indoor and out, from novice to pro, experience hand
ICI Podcast 82 Meet Ben Greenfield our newest ICI/PRO Team Member
Ben Greenfield is our newest ICI/PRO Team Contributor. Through his new RockStar Triathlete Academy, Ben has promised to help me with my training for the three Multi-Sport events I have committed to this summer. Besides all of his education and experience as a competitive endurance athlete Ben is an Indoor Cycling Instructor just like us. He knows how to use a Spinning Indoor Cycling class to train for competitive endurance
ICI Podcast 64 Master Instructor Janet Toussaint on how to sell endurance training to your class
This Podcast is was last published on Oct 14, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey One of the things that most excites me about the potential here at ICI and the technology we are tapping into, is that we have created a platform that allows us to seek out and interview some of
How do I add a Soundcloud track into Spotify or Deezer?
I’m still getting asked (and see questions on Facebook) about integrating music MP3’s from multiple sources (Soundcloud’s the most popular) into a Spotify or Deezer playlist. We’ll use Spotify for this tutorial as Deezer is nearly identical and Spotify is more popular right now. I’m using a PC, but the solution is the same on a MAC if you’re having this problem that goes something like this: Hi John, I
Should Endurance Athletes Do Yoga? from TrainingPeaks
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 of Yoga for Endurance Sports Yoga helps develop strength through controlled movements and poses. In any sport, consistent movement is vital for efficiency
Prescriptive Exercise – Your Doctor writing a prescription for YOU to attend indoor cycling classes
A national policy of Prescriptive Exercise would be the holy grail* for small studio owners. Imagine; A new client walks in with her doctor specified exercise regimen for you to “fill”, just like at a pharmacy. As an approved provider, you and your studio would provide the required exercise and then bill the clients insurance company… and not at your normal class rate – at a much higher rate in recognition
ICI Podcast 323 – Meet Fitness Blogger and New Spinning® Instructor Lena Hershey
I love discovering smart, talented people who are passionate about Indoor Cycling and Lena Hershey is someone I feel you should get to know. Lena is a brand new (she started in May) Spinning® Instructor at the Carlisle Family YMCA in Carlisle, PA. Lena’s journey to become a Spinning Instructor began with a pretty large life event – moving from her native Russia to the United States three years ago.
Stop the Talkers – Step Three… Let’s Fix This Today!
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 people. I defined the three possible reasons WHY people act disrespectfully as: They don’t know they are acting disrespectfully… They don’t care
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
ICI Podcast 0007b – Joey’s Endurance Ride
ICI/PRO member Joey, a Cycling Fusion Master Instructor and routine contributor to The Weekly Ride on ICI/PRO, delivers a ride. THIS IS THE COMBINED FILE THAT INCLUDES THE MUSIC AND THE VOICE. IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ON ITUNES. This ride is from Joey!! – “This ride is designed as a decreasing cadence endurance ride with three repeats. The goal is to work through the various levels from primarily cardio work
What not to wear?
This was awkward. Have you ever had a dream where you’re naked in some public space? Well yesterday I wasn’t dreaming, I was dressed, but inappropriately it turned out. The feeling I had was very similar. That’s because yesterday I had the privilege of taking a class at The Firm in Minneapolis. They were the very first official Johnny G Spinning® studio in the Midwest – introducing Indoor Cycling to us
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