by John | Aug 9, 2014 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness, Presentation Skills
In Jennifer Lintz's last post; Use YOUR Workout as Inspiration for your Next Class , Jennifer talked about using your personal workouts and build a class around them. Makes sense to me... because I've experienced something, I can more accurately describe the feelings,...
by Joan Kent | Aug 4, 2014 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
Stage races span the duration spectrum. Shorter stage races that are done over a weekend might feature a time trial and road race on Day 1, for example, then a criterium on Day 2. These points on fueling for stage races are culled from several sources — cycling books,...
by John | Jul 22, 2014 | Best Practices, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
Paul Swift from BikeFit sent out another infographic showing proper wrist alignment, this time for road bikes. We published his previous email that highlighted proper wrist alignment on a mountain bike. Notice in the image above how the curve of the handlebar drops...
by Joan Kent | Jul 21, 2014 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent - It was, as the saying goes, déjà vu all over again. There we were, toward the end of the day at a conference that featured lectures on health problems from eating gluten, health problems from free glutamate, and similar topics. The audience accepted...
by John | Jul 19, 2014 | Deezer, Instructor Tech Help, iTunes & Spotify Training, Master Instructor Blog, Music, Spotify
I'm hearing from Instructors outside of the USA who are switching from Spotify, over to Deezer. Hi, I have had Spotify for a long time now and have created lots of different playlists. I have recently just converted into using Deezer, however, it would be much easier...
by John | Jun 28, 2014 | Correcting Form, Instructor Training, Leading Group Rides, Master Instructor Blog
Beyond the obvious fitness benefits Indoor Cycling provides to our outdoor riders, there's an overlooked skill that will make your participants smoother and safer riders in a pace-line... riding fixed-gear Indoor Cycles teaches us to pedal constantly - i.e. not...