by Jim Karanas | Nov 12, 2012 | Giving Back To Your Community, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas ICG® believes the brand Be Your Own Hero® represents a way of liberating ourselves and raising our quality of life through service. It”™s possible for everyone to be heroic. To live life as a hero — and view yourself as doing so...
by John | Nov 11, 2012 | Best Practices, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Music
More and more I'm hearing and seeing how Instructors are experimenting with riding in with the class, rather than presenting up-front-and-center on the traditional "Instructor Bike". It's fun to mix it up and IMO, an imperative when teaching to a structured Virtual...
by Jim Karanas | Nov 5, 2012 | Master Instructor Blog, Mental Toughness
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. — Leonardo Da Vinci The tendency of the western mind is to expand and be progressive. The desire to “take it to the next level” is part of that, the goal of it. Progression is inherent...
by Jim Karanas | Oct 29, 2012 | Correcting Form, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Bicycling is a repetitive-motion exercise that can lead to tightness in several major muscle groups. Static (traditional) stretching gradually lengthens a muscle to an elongated position and holds that position for 20 seconds....
by Jim Karanas | Oct 15, 2012 | Health and Wellness, Master Instructor Blog
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas - Many factors contribute to osteopenia and osteoporosis in cyclists. Both conditions are associated with low bone mineral density and a reduction in the bone mass that is sufficient to interfere with its support function....
by John | Oct 13, 2012 | Health and Wellness, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog
"John what is THAT?" Amy was looking at me with a very disapproving look on her face. "What's what?" I responded as I straightened up from filling the back tire of The Bus - our Tandem bicycle - with 120lbs of air. "Over the top of your bike shorts... you have a...