by John | Dec 9, 2020 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
Myth #9 - Handlebar height isn't really very critical on an Indoor Cycle. An alternative of this myth is; handlebar height should always be set to where it's most comfortable. When the enemy is the wind... the drops are your friend 🙂 Every cyclist in your class knows...
by Jim Karanas | Dec 9, 2020 | Class DVDS & Videos, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Video is taking over the world. Over 4 billion hours of video are viewed each month, and YouTube is the most-used search engine, after Google. Video is also changing indoor cycling classes everywhere. Like music, video engages...
by Joan Kent | Nov 21, 2020 | Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainers Joan Kent and Jim Karanas The training adaptations that derive from indoor cycling are well documented and ubiquitous. Still, when we speak with new instructors, they seem to appreciate hearing the information. Also, everyone describes the...
by John | Oct 16, 2020 | Engage Your Students, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power, Zone based Heart Rate Training
I just read a press release and accompanying article from the ACE - The American Console on Exercise PRO SOURCE magazine about their study to gauge the effectiveness of High Intensity Training (HIT). Is Tabata All It's Cracked Up To Be? “It seems like everything...
by Cameron Chinatti | Oct 16, 2020 | Freemotion - Foundation Fitness, Master Instructor Blog
Of course, those of us at Stages Indoor Cycling believe the opposite to be true, (made you look, didn't I!) but we hear this all the time from people that haven't experienced a power-filled class the way it was meant to be. There exists an assumption that indoor...
by John | Oct 13, 2020 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power
As a followup to Part 1, a question for you; Are you a Ferrari or a Peterbilt? I have a friend, a very accomplished cyclist, who fancies himself a Ferrari. To look at Eddy you'd have to agree; he's long, lean and very sharp looking. But to ride with him may have you...