by John | Jan 5, 2014 | Big Box Instructor, Class Work-Sets, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power
Today was the official launch of the Life Time Fitness Performance Cycle Winter training series. These classes are hosted at many of the LTF clubs around the country and the plan is for all of us to deliver similar formats, following the same nonlinear (or is it...
by Joan Kent | Dec 30, 2013 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent, Ph.D. I”™ve posted recently about dietary influences on PMS, and thought it might also be appropriate to discuss menopause and how your older students can use food to help alleviate symptoms. Brain chemical changes of menopause resemble those of PMS:...
by Joan Kent | Dec 16, 2013 | Big Box Instructor, Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Joan Kent. Several months ago, John interviewed Micah Zuhl, doctoral candidate at UNM, for an ICI/PRO Podcast. Among the questions John asked was which Zuhl considered better — high-intensity interval training (HIIT) or endurance training. Zuhl”™s answer wasn”™t...
by Joan Kent | Dec 2, 2013 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
Here we are again, in the midst of holiday season. Tempting treats are everywhere, of course. As indoor cycling instructors, you”™re all probably excellent at maintaining self-control. But have your students ever asked you what you eat when you”™re indulging? Maybe...
by John | Dec 1, 2013 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog
I just got back from teaching (subbing) my very first Cycle - Sculpt class. Yep, I taught a class that included weights... which we used... while on the bike. And guess what? No one got hurt and it appeared that many in the class enjoyed our hour together. Oh, and...
by John | Nov 20, 2013 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power
You never know when something you say, will resonate with your class. I subbed yesterday morning - a climbing day. I'm not sure where it came from*, but as I was encouraging everyone to recruit their hamstrings during one of a series of intervals above PTP** (Personal...