Are you teaching to the squeaky wheels?

by Cameron Chinatti | Sep 22, 2022 | Best Practices, Boutique Instructor, Master Instructor Blog

Howdy Fit Folk! John Macgowan has so graciously invited me to contribute to the vast wealth of knowledge that is the ICI/PRO community--  woohoo!!  Lucky me. 🙂 To those of you that I had the great pleasure of meeting at the 2011 ICI/PRO conference, hello again!  To...

Training Formats for Class Design, Part 2

by Jim Karanas | Sep 19, 2022 | Master Instructor Blog

By ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Last week”™s post covered variations in intervals and ladders.  This week”™s covers variations in pyramids and steady-state workouts. PYRAMIDS A pyramid is a training technique that is essentially two ladders back to back, one...

Should you be deemphasizing outdoor cycling?

by John | Sep 10, 2022 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Promote and Build Your Class

Can an argument be made for deemphasizing "Outdoor Cycling" in your Indoor Cycling class? Or asked differently; would it ever make sense to remove many (if not all) of the references, imagery and cuing related to riding outdoors?   Life Time Fitness thinks we should...

The Weekly Ride – 022519 Aerobic Challenger – Karyn Silenzi

by Joey Stabile | Sep 7, 2022 | Audio PROfiles, Best Practices, Class Work-Sets, Creativity Indoor Classes, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Presentation Skills, PRO/Playlists, Training With Power

Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion Welcome to our new era of The Weekly Ride, you get: Full Ride PDF Apple Music Playlist Spotify Playlist File to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming) The Ride will be available for purchase...

The Effects of Cadence (Part 1) Extremes and Limitations

by Tom Scotto | Sep 4, 2022 | Master Instructor Blog

The cadence or speed at which we pedal has a large impact on the type of workout we will receive.  Maybe larger than we think.  Often times, the only thing that separates one workout from another is leg speed.  This 4 part series will explore different ways cadence...

Recovery Required!

by Tom Scotto | Aug 9, 2022 | Master Instructor Blog

In my last article entitle “Make Recovery Work” we looked at how we as instructors can efficiently use recovery time to our advantage.  Two of the main points were to use recovery as a time to provide instruction to prepare our riders for what is ahead and as a way to...