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...
by John | Oct 4, 2020 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power
If you're teaching with power, there's a good chance you'll have a participant ask you this simple question; how many watts should I be making when I'm working at my threshold? Same goes for any new studio or one that is upgrading to indoor Cycles with power/watts....
by John | Oct 1, 2020 | Big Box Instructor, Class Work-Sets, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Training With Power
Better late than never they say. It certainly applies to this season's Performance Cycle classes – now we're in full swing after some initial confusion that came from a sudden change on GFDH's. We kicked off this past Sunday with an assessment to find the...
by Joan Kent | Oct 1, 2020 | Master Instructor Blog, Zone based Heart Rate Training
By Joan Kent Indoor cycling classes have become inextricably linked with dim lighting, and I’ve never understood why. Personally, I’m not crazy about training in the dark and will tell you why in a moment. Studio lighting is one of the factors involved in creating the...
