Understanding and Communicating % of Grade

by John | Oct 3, 2019 | Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Training With Power

How steep is a 4% grade? 8%? Over 10%? How do I effectively explain % of grade to my class? What are the feelings I would experience climbing different % grades on a bicycle? And finally, how do I effectively communicate that feeling to my class? Every July we hear...

How Safe or Unsafe are Indoor Cycling Classes?

by John | Sep 15, 2019 | Instructor Tips and Tricks

Updated: 10/27/14 I continue to be confused by people's insistence that Indoor Cycling is in someway unsafe – so I thought I should republish this post. Updated: 7/11 My mic failed this morning. We were about 10 min. into our hour class when any small movement...

Are numb hands a problem?

by Joey Stabile | Jun 26, 2019 | Best Practices, Correcting Form, Instructor Tech Help, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training

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...

ICI Podcast 82 Meet Ben Greenfield our newest ICI/PRO Team Member

by John | Jun 24, 2019 | Free Podcasts, Instructor Tips and Tricks

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...

ICI Podcast 64 Master Instructor Janet Toussaint on how to sell endurance training to your class

by John | Jun 19, 2019 | Free Podcasts, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Spinning 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...

How do I add a Soundcloud track into Spotify or Deezer?

by John | Mar 21, 2019 | Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, iTunes, Music, Spotify

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...