Meet SpinningĀ® Instructor/Personal Trainer and Fitness blogger Darcy Knoblich!
Darcy is doing a fabulous job connecting with participants and other instructors, while promoting herself online through her websitedarcyknoblich.com.
I really enjoyed interviewing Darcy and I hope you enjoy listening to her passion for helping others š
Our goal for this Podcast was to help motivate Instructors (that could be you) to get active online. There are multiple online tools available that are free and easy to use, like the blogging platform WordPress.comĀ or Blogger.com.
UPDATE: A great promotional tool you could should leverage is creating your Instructor profile onĀ indoorcyclinginstructorjobs.comĀ where you can post your resume. Wouldn't it be awesome to get a call from an interested studio owner?
Your website may just include some info about you, your class format and your scheduled classes. Or you could really get into it and post your playlists, training information, feature some of your favorite participants or one of the Instructors on your team!
During our conversation I mentioned that I had started a blog back in 2008 – it was actually Spring of 2007. I checked and it's still thereĀ indoorcycletraining.blogspot.com/
The big news at this years IDEA World Fitness Convention was the launch of Fitness Connect, which is the worldĆ¢ā¬ā¢s largest fitness professional directory, connecting more than 16 million consumers to more than 100,000 fitness professionals with credentials verified by the top 14 fitness certification bodies.
While I was at the convention I met Jason Davis -IDEAĆ¢ā¬ā¢s Internet Revenue Director.
Jason walked me through a demonstration of Fitness Connect and while I watched I was struck by how intuitively it was designed and it became very easy to see the potential value it could bring to both individual fitness professionals and fitness clubs and studios.
During my interview with IDEA's COO -Mike Bannan we discuss additional details about why I feel strongly that you, as a Fitness Professional, need a profile on Fitness Connect.
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I invited Cameron Chinatti and Doug Rusho from Stages Indoor Cycling back to the Podcast to learn how they communicate the concepts of Power in ways that reach the different learning styles and personalities in your classes.
UPDATED 9/14 – We are no longer recommending the company involved in this podcast. When we renewed this month we were told we could no longer add an “additional insured” to Amy's policy unless we paid an extra $155.00. This is totally ridiculous in our eyes and we have gone back to Markel Insurance for Amy's liability insurance.
Indoor Cycling is experiencing a boom, with new bouquet studios popping up pretty much everywhere. This is great because all these new studios = more places for us to teach. But there's a small catch. Many of these new studios hire Fitness Instructors as independent contractors, not as true employees, but it shouldn't scare you away from teaching there.
There are multiple advantages for teaching as a self-employed contractor (you may be able to expense your fitness clothes and mileage) and a few disadvantages. The biggest beingĀ there's a very good chance the studio's general liability insurance won't protect you if someone gets hurt and sues you personally for millions of dollars š
Professional Liability Insurance is designed to protect Instructors (you) and your family's financial assets, in the event that you're sued by a client. Many fitness businesses require contractors to have their own policy.
In a previous post;Ā Low Cost Fitness Instructor Professional Liability InsuranceĀ I explain where I found a great deal (saved us $58.00) on an annual policy for Amy. I contacted the company for someone to interview and they provided Coleen Kelly, theirĀ Vice PresidentĀ Program Management forĀ Aon Affinity andĀ Ā HPSO ā Healthcare Providers Service OrganizationĀ where we purchased Amy's insurance.Ā This is no longer the case š
Listen to my interview below (sound quality is low as we couldn't use Skype) and if you have additional questions you can call HPSO's info lineĀ 1.800.982.9491
My understanding of Yo-Yo dieting was that it's not good for you. Lose weight, gain weight, lose weight, gain weight… the process ofĀ restrictingĀ calories and then reverting back to your normal eating habits can't be good for you.
ICI/PRO member Colleen Mathews send me a link to this article that says just the opposite, Yo-Yo dieting is good for you.
I was so intrigued I contacted the author; Nutritionist Katherien Tallmadge and she agreed to join me on the Podcast toĀ discuss new findings that show Yo-Yo dieting really isn't bad for you or your students. We also discuss her book: Diet Simple which I found to be full of digestible (pun intended) tips that you could convey to your class week after week.
John Baudhuin with Colby the office dog -photography by Michael Darter
The brand that we all know now as Spinning grew out of a partnership between endurance athlete Johnny G and cyclist / CPA John Baudhuin in the early 90's. Together they formed Mad Dogg Athletics and the rest is history!
John R. Baudhuin is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mad Dogg Athletics. Prior to founding Mad Dogg Athletics in 1994, Baudhuin worked as a certified public accountant for Los Angeles-based Duitch, Franklin & Company, where he provided a variety of consulting and strategic planning services. An active member of the Young Presidents Organization, Baudhuin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and his MBA from Loyola Marymount University.
professional directory, connecting more than 16 million consumers to more than 100,000 fitness professionals with credentials verified by the top 14 fitness certification bodies.
