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When in doubt… re-boot the Pig

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Help Our family has nick-names for just about everything; Ruby, Jade, Baby Rocket and Scootie are in actuality; my red Mazda 3, Abby's green Mazda 3, Amy's black Acura TL and Carly's Honda Scooter. No, you don't want my car insurance bill 🙁

But when one of them (or some other mechanical / electronic device) has failed in some fashion, its name changes to a less endearing term, typically – Pig. So when I saw this text from Amy on Monday, after she had taught her noon class at Cycle Quest, my first thought was; “well, bring the Pig home and I'll see if I can help you figure it out.

Once I had the Pig her Android Razor in my hands, Amy showed me that there were in fact a bunch of her Spotify playlists that wouldn't play. They appeared to be correctly downloaded (Spotify describes making tracks available off-line as Downloaded on a Droid vs. Make Available Off-Line on an iPhone… go figure) and when you clicked a song it showed it as playing, but no sound came out.

I'm not an Apple computer user, so I don't know if  the below applies to you – but it probably does.

My brother Dan taught me a number of years ago that the first step in diagnosing any PC computer problem is to Re-Boot (shut down everything) and see if that will fix the problem. Many times that's all that's required.

Dan explained how device software and the hardware they run on are not 100% perfect – resulting in small errors that occur each time you load or run a program. The operating software system can deal with these small errors (which build up over time) until they become unmanageable, resulting in your computer/device changing into a Pig.

So after poking around unsuccessfully, I asked Amy when was the last time she re-booted her phone. She couldn't think of a time, but she did remember seeing a notice that Spotify had updated. This appears to be another difference between Android and Apple. Droid Apps update on their own. Apple device Apps display a little red arrow indicating an update is available & you manually approve each. Hearing Dan's voice in the back of my head saying; “you need to re-boot the Pig”, which we did and problem solved 🙂

Side note Over the past 4 1/2 years I've answered hundreds of tech related questions from ICI/PRO members. A common theme that runs through these requests is; I'm not very Techie, I must be doing something wrong or similar self-defamatory statements where the questioner takes personal responsibility for the problems/issues they are experiencing. THIS IS ALMOST ALWAYS NOT TRUE!

A lot of the technology we use as Instructors IS confusing, frustrating, problematic or just plain doesn't work like you think it should. In nearly every instance I can think of, what was preventing the person asking me the question from solving it themselves, was a reluctance to take the next step.

The next time you run into something confusing, frustrating, problematic or just plain doesn't work like you think it should – give yourself permission to try something else; start clicking buttons… every one you can find. If that doesn't work close the program, walk away, and then return with a fresh perspective.

My brother Dan is really sharp with computers – a real Techie. I've watched him work trying to solve a problem for me and he'll be zooming around my laptop, opening and closing stuff faster than my eyes can follow. I'll ask him; “what are you doing?” and he'll say; “I have no idea… I'm just trying different things, hoping one will work.”

And of course, if all else fails, please know that we're here to help 🙂

Originally posted 2013-03-06 04:52:19.

ICI/PRO Podcast 0018 – 100818 Drills And Skills Ride Delivered by Amy

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“This weeks ride is from Amy! – This is a copy of one of the rides that Amy does during the Cycling Fusion Certifications to show the new instructors a sampling of various drills that they can use to build their rider’s skills.” Joey

Short version of the ride PDF is available HERE.

Get all of the ride details HERE.

Get all of the ride details HERE.

Originally posted 2018-10-19 20:51:02.

You’re making exactly the same power standing – as you are seated

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“Why do I make less power (fewer watts) standing, then when I'm seated?”

This a a great question that we get often. I loved John's answer, and so I have done a few edits and present it here….. Joey

A great questions from one of the riders in a Performance Cycle class. An observation that shows he's paying attention plus it gives me the chance to clear this up, so you can properly explain this anomaly to your participants.

The short answer is you don't* If resistance and cadence remains the same, in or out of the saddle doesn't matter. The amount of power/watts you are creating doesn't change… because it can't.

The bike decides the right amount of power

You know that Power = Force x Cadence. So let's assume this participant is riding seated and pedaling @80RPM. Their resistance is set to a level that results in the console display showing 150 watts.

Our legs create the perfect amount of force required to get the job done, which in this instance is overcoming the resistance to pedal @ 80RPM. If your resistance setting on the cycle requires “X” amount of force to push down the pedal, your muscles will create exactly “X” – no extra force is created and no less. The combination of that force, multiplied by a cadence of 80 RPM results in the power meter showing 150 watts.

In fact there's an actual law of physics that says that it's impossible to get the same amount of power out of a machine with a reduced amount of power added into it – which is why I'm saying the amount of power/watts you are creating stays exactly the same, if you make no change other than to stand and ride out of the saddle.

“But then why does the power meter show my watts lower, when I'm standing.” 

My response was; “you're right it does and there's a simple answer why…

Let me begin with the basics. I teach at a Life Time Fitness Athletic Club and we ride FreeMotion S11.9 with the Carbon Drive belts. FreeMotion's measure power only through the left crankarm as you can see here.

Freemotion power seated vs standing

This is my personal S11.0 (the home version) which is why it's black and not the normal silver color. The electronics are identical across all models.

Yes, the meter shows a drop in power…

Many of us who teach or ride on this Indoor Cycle have noticed that the power meter will show a lower wattage number when you transition out of the saddle, without giving any thought as to why. As I explained above, it shouldn't > the wattage number should remain the same. Again; Power is equal to force times cadence. If you didn't change the resistance setting, and you're maintaining the same cadence, the power meter should continue to show the same wattage… but it doesn't because >>>> your legs aren't the same strength.

Your dominate (stronger) leg does more work 

The force required to pedal is divided between your two legs – but not equally. Because many (if not all) of us have one leg that's stronger than the other, our brains automatically proportion the amount of force from each. Remember: our legs only create exactly what's needed. Unless you consciously choose otherwise > more force is unconsciously asked from the stronger leg and the opposite leg adds what's left, equaling the total required.

Some quick research showed me that it's very common for one leg to be stronger in most people. Your dominant/stronger leg is typically the same as your writing hand. Since ~90% of people are right handed, the majority of your class will be seeing lower wattages when the come out of the saddle > because they are doing more work with their right leg. The FreeMotion's left hand power meter sensors are seeing a lower amount, of the total amount of work, as coming from your left leg.

Because this IC can only sense force on the left side, when you stand your stronger leg carries a greater percentage of your body weight = the wattages appear lower.

So standing or seated at the same cadence, you continue to create the exact same amount of power. It's just that the power meter doesn't see all of it and displays the reduced amount = the misperception that we create less power standing… which you now understand isn't true 🙂  

Make this a feature (not a bug) in your class 

Since the Freemotion can show leg strength disparity, why not use it as a training tool?

Novel idea, right?

Start by teaching everyone which leg is their stronger/dominate leg. The simplest way I know is by doing Step-Ups on a box or step raised to the proper level as shown in this short video.

This exercise was eye opening to me, when we did them in Boot Camp. Learning that my right leg is considerably stronger, I'm now really focusing on making my left leg do more work. Hopefully over time, a stronger left leg will result in me having a higher FTP and greater overall muscular endurance.

I suggest having your riders do this as an after class activity > or you could bring a box into your studio and have everyone take a turn.

Using a pair of reasonably sized dumbbells, perform 8-12 reps all on one side and then the other. It should be quickly apparent which (or if) they have a leg strength disparity.

We'll explore drills to exploit this feature and help riders train their weaker leg in future posts! [/wlm_private]

* I'm not referring to pedaling efficiency here, which is a completely different subject.

** Please let me know if this isn't clear, if I've confused you or you have an alternate method of explaining this.     

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Originally posted 2017-09-14 07:38:43.

You’re an engine… act like it. Part 1

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“For all intents and purposes, your body works exactly like the engine in the car that brought you to the studio today.” I like to use that line, especially when I sense I have a bunch of gear heads in the class. First to get their attention by saying something profound and secondly, because it's (grant me a little leeway here) technically true; your body powers a bicycle exactly like an internal combustion engine powers a car.

Now at the risk of one of my daughters admonishing me with “Dad, your class doesn't want another science lesson”, let me explain;

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Stayed tuned for You're an engine… act like it. Part 2: Are you a Ferrari or a Peterbilt?

Originally posted 2011-04-30 05:00:00.

How do I turn off a Sennheiser Mic Transmitter?

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My understanding is that these are the best – just tough to turn off.

I actually needed to get help from Amy to figure this out – so I could completely relate to this question I received via email today.

Hi John,

I think I read you teach for lifetime. Do you use the micpacks with the flip open battery compartments that covers the on button? This may sound silly, but I can't figure out how to turn the darn thing off. Shouldn't the on and off button turn it on and off? I tried removing the batteries when you put them back it goes right back to on. Any ideas?

I'm pretty sure this instructor is talking about a Sennheiser wireless microphone pictured above – it's what we have at our club and I found it as confusing to turn off, even after re-reading the email instructions multiple times.

After Amy was able to educate me, rather than try to explain the process in just words, I felt it might be easier to follow with a picture like this.

How to turn off a Senneiser Mic Pack Transmitter

The steps to turn this off are:

  1. Press the on/off button
  2. Press the button shown
  3. Press the Set button
  4. Press and hold the on/off button until it turns off

Here's a pdf showing the steps you can download, print and post for your instructors

I'm not sure if it's important, but Amy recommended that Mute is off before attempting.

That still does't answer why you can't just push the “off button” – to turn the darn thing off.

 

Originally posted 2014-04-01 13:45:07.

Tech Tuesday – iPhone vs. Android

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In preparations for this Sunday's LIVE online training I was doing some prep work with Amy's Android phone. Note to self, when it's time to upgrade, stick with a new iPhone 4g if at all possible. 

Maybe my frustrations were non-typical, but I found trying to switch worlds from iPhone > Android difficult and a bit frustrating. I got sucked into the the VCast world where Verizon wireless will show me the path to App enlightenment… except it didn't lead me to the place where I could download the stinking Spotify App. I had asked Amy (it's her phone) “how do I get to the Apps store?” I don't know… let's take a look.” Which lead us to the “special” store that Verizon has set up that is missing the most important App under the “Music” heading, which as far as I'm concerned is Spotify.

It's important to note here that I'm a PC guy, but I am slowly understanding the whole MAC thing…

“Abby, can you help me find the Spotify App on your mom's phone?” was very productive. She (Abby is under 25, so she understands both worlds) quickly took me to the Android Marketplace (you'll find it, you just need to scroll down below the deceptive Vcast App World icon) to the “Market Place” where you can search for the Spotify download.

Once (or if) you find it you can down load the Spotify App for your Droid phone.

Once I had the Spotify App installed I was asked to log in… but before I could, I had to approve a somewhat sinister message; Steaming or syncing playlists over your 3g or 4g connection can consume large amounts of data and potentially cost you a king's ransom in digital download fees 🙁

OK, I added that last part about the King myself. But this is important; your Smart Phone (doesn't matter which type) needs to be set properly so any transfers occur via wireless Internet, not a cellular connection. The screen shot I have above shows my iPhone (still trying to learn how to do this with Amy's Android) has syncing over 3g turned off, so I have no fears of going broke paying excessive download fees for syncing music to my iPhone.

This Sunday's LIVE training is over full so I will be scheduling a second very soon. You can click here to join the notification list for future Spotify, iTunes and MixMeister LIVE online training sessions.

Originally posted 2012-01-03 05:11:51.

Tech Wednesday – CryptoLocker Ransomware

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Strategies for protecting the health of your Mac or PC computer, from the malware know as CryptoLocker, isn't really much different from what you do to protect your personal health; you're careful with what you consume and have some insurance in place for when you get sick. As a fitness professional, you depend on your body to earn some or all of your income. If it breaks you're screwed. Your Dept Head will only except you teaching off the bike for so long, before deciding to replace you.

You are also very dependent on your computer for managing your music and communicating through email and social media – so if it fails you have a similar problem.

In case you haven't heard, CryptoLocker is a nasty piece of malware (virus) that can infect your computer – YES, Mac users are just as susceptible as PC owners. CryptoLocker encrypts (scrambles) your files so they can't be opened… ever…by even the NSA… unless you send the hacker $300.00 for the key to unlock the encrypt files.

This article from Forbes explains the threat –Computer Virus Spreading That Means You Never Get To See Your Files Again

However, there are trojans out there that have surprising and nasty behaviours like encrypting your files with a password you don’t have and demanding money to unlock them. This kind of malware is not new but over the past 18 months it has become significantly more prevalent and the malware authors have written significantly more clever and scary versions.

This kind of malware is now all over the web and your chances of running in to it and being exploited are uncomfortably high. Some of the more widespread examples such as CryptoLocker even include a count down timer which claims if you don’t pay them $300 in 72 hours they will delete the key file so that your data is lost forever. Malware like this is growing more scary day by day including the ability to encrypt all your data but also to spread over the network and hit other systems.

You can search in vain for a solution, but there is no know remedy to recover your encrypted files if you get infected. Well except by paying the ransom demanded by the hacker – yes, believe it or not, these are honest hackers. Most do send you the encryption key after they receive your $300.00.

Preventing CryptoLocker – don't click that link!

As scary as it sounds, any link you click could install the CryptoLocker virus (or other malware) on your computer. The trick is not clicking that infection link in the first place. The primary places you find those links is in SPAM email and garbage websites offering free nonsense; games, software and (wait for it) FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS. Don't go there and you're 50% guaranteed that you won't have to send that $300.00 to recover your 10,000 songs in iTunes.

Long time readers have heard me implore you to use strong passwords for your email accounts. NOTE: you must have listened because I'm seeing far fewer SPAM emails, sent from hacked accounts. CryptoLocker doesn't get installed in your computer by hacking your email, no, but the SPAM emails going to all your friends in your contact list. Most people have learned to ignore an email that says; “Hi there. I saw your picture on facebook and think you're cute. Click this link to see pictures of me!” But a few haven't.

But what if I am infected?

Beyond sending the $300.00, the only known option is to completely wipe your computer clean / restore to factory settings and restore from a backup that predates the infection. If your last manual backup was two years ago – then that's what you'll have to work from. Sorry, there is no other solution 🙁

If you're using an automatic backup service to the cloud; Carbonite, TimeMachine, Windows Backup, etc… you're in luck. All of those services have multiple restore points – you can go back in time to before you were infected, and recover those old, encrypted files. But only after you've first wiped your computer clean so the files you re-import aren't reinfected.

I copied this from Carbonite's help page that explains:

  • Restoring a previous version of a file lets you correct any accidental changes.
  • Each day a file is backed up, Carbonite maintains a version of that file.
  • You can view up to 12 versions of a file to restore (depending on how many times the file was backed up and how long ago it was backed up).
  • You can restore a file you have deleted from your computer hard drive (as long as the file was deleted within the last 30 days).

Originally posted 2013-10-30 10:38:53.

Save money on your smart phone with SaveLoveGive.com

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LTF Instructors get a 15% discount – are you taking advantage of this?

I could lease a nice car for what I'm paying Verizon Wireless each month. Service and data plans for daughters; Abby and Carly (two iPhone's), Amy's Droid Razr M and my iPhone run $250.00 a month = $3000.00 a year.

It may not be for you, but that's a serious amount of money to me 🙁

So my ears perked up this morning when I heard an interview on Fox for a company that said Americans pay something like $50 billion more than they should for cell services. The guest, the founder of savelovegive.com, explained that they have an easy way for you to analyze your monthly bill and compare the different service plans.

I didn't take the time to look, but I'm guessing there are other companies that do something similar. What makes savelovegive.com unique is that you can choose to simply pocket the money you save using their service or contribute it to their chosen charity – The Seven Bar Foundation.

The Seven Bar Foundation, a 501(c)3, is the brand for the empowerment of women. As a social enterprise it fuels microfinance institutions by driving profits with purpose with cause-marketing brand partners. To reach a critical mass with its ladder symbolic message, the Foundation hosts the top couture and luxury lingerie shows in the world – Lingerie New York, London Miami, etc. Together with the Foundation’s alliances we enable women in need to start or grow their own small businesses, breaking the cycle of poverty for their children via microfinance.
We believe that microfinance is an effective tool to combat poverty and empower women because it fosters self-reliance and encourages sustainable development. As loans are repaid to our Microfinance partners, the funds are then reissued to other entrepreneurs. Investments in Seven Bar Foundation will help countless women over the long-term, constantly growing in size and increasing its impact with every woman that the funds reach.

I love anything that empowers people to become productive 🙂

Using savelovegive.com was free, really easy and took me all of ten minutes to set up. Eight of the ten minutes was consumed by trying to remember which of our four lines was the Primary # and then resetting the forgotten password.

Money I can save using savelovegive.com and Vera

That $102.00 a year could go somewhere better than Verizon. If you choose to spend on on yourself maybe a Spotify premium or ICI/PRO subscription?

You create a user and password at savelovegive.com and then confirm the email they send. The actual tool that analyses your service is called Vera. Enter your cell # and password and Vera goes to work. I was shown four plan options and the potential change in costs. Plan option 1 showed I can save $102.00 a year just by making a simple change to my service.

Now to be fair, Amy watches all our expenses like a hawk (she was a CPA when I first met her), so we were already pretty close to optimal. But the conformation was both comforting and a bit depressing… I was hoping to see some huge, untapped savings we could take advantage of.

If you opt to make the suggest change, savelovegive.com generates an email to send to your carrier this the new plan data. Hit send and hopefully they will respond. It's when your carrier responds that the changes will be made – savelovegive.com doesn't make any changes directly, just shows you which changes to make.

If you're concerned with savelovegive.com having your personal info, I suggest running the test and then you can go back and change your password.

If you try this let other's know your results below.

P.S. savelovegive.com is a great example of a website built using HTML5 – the new hypertech markup language that we were discussing earlier in regards to iPads and how they won't display the Flash audio player that uses the old/current version of HTML.

 

Originally posted 2013-01-24 08:49:06.

Security concerns at healthcare.gov

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I take Internet security very seriously:

  • I see multiple hacked emails each week, that are sending out links to Malware sites to everyone in their contact lists, coming from the accounts of ICI/PRO members and subscribers to our weekly newsletter.
  • I've had websites that I personally maintain hacked in the past and sending out SPAM, as if it's coming from me.
  • I'm aware of friends and family who's identity was stolen, creating enormous hassles and expenses to clear their good name.

I'm also very aware the many of us spend a great deal of time online – actually it's not many… we all do. The truth is that there are Hackers watching and waiting for an opportunity to steal your identity and have you pay for their trip to Hawaii, or buy them a new 60″ flat screen TV.

Most importantly, I'm aware that many of you appreciate learning of these hazards, here from a trusted source.

So when I received this advisory from www.trustedsec.com, advising me that the healthcare.gov has serve security issues, I felt it was important to share this with you – so you can protect yourself and your family.

TrustedSec’s CEO David Kennedy released a written and oral statement for the Congressional meeting with the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology at Capitol Hill today (November 19). The meeting was to discuss the security concerns with the healthcare.gov infrastructure. The purpose was not to point out flaws to negatively show the website in any political view. TrustedSec remains neutral and agnostic to anything political related in regards to the Affordable Health Care Act. The purpose was to show that there are serious security concerns with the website. Our concern always remains the protection and security of the United States and it’s allies.

TrustedSec’s CEO David Kennedy will be presenting to Congress on Tuesday November 19, 2013 at 10:00AM ET on the security concerns around the Affordable Healthcare Act — healthcare.gov website. The website has been under scrutiny lately with not only performance issues but a number of glitches and security flaws that have been identified by TrustedSec as well as other independent security researchers.

David will present both a written and oral presentation to the Congressional committee on the security concerns around the website as well as a live demonstration on how an attacker could use information from the site to attack individuals that have registered.

It really is a big deal. There are people finding the personal information they entered at  healthcare.gov, using a Google search, if they are even finding healthcare.gov in the first place 🙁

Our recommendation is to stay clear of healthcare.gov until these these security issues have been addresses and unbiased security experts give the all-clear.

 

 

Originally posted 2013-11-19 18:25:22.

Use the “Mom Test” to help choose studio registration software & technology

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Suggest finding someone who looks like this to help you evaluate your online registration system – or review the one you're using now.

Prospective Indoor Cycling Studio owners have hundreds of both challenging and easy decisions to make, long before they're ready to launch. Considering that your new studio will be a real business and the purpose of your business is to make money, the registration system you choose* to collect your money is pretty darn important… in fact it's crucial IMO. With multiple solution providers of online registration systems – how do you choose?)

I'd start by answering the: how easy/intuitive are the registration and collect the money process?

In the online world, marketers describe collecting the money as a conversion – I call it making a sale. Conversion percentages = what percentage of visitors who somehow end up on your registration page actually convert? Conversions don't always equate to sales. They can also be; create a user's profile, register for a class or even just join your email list.

Any difficulty the visitor experiences during the process can reduce the number of successful conversions (you don't get the money).

Now I don't need to tell you that different people, react to online “difficulties” or “frustrations” differently. You could throw any amount of digital confusion at either of my two girls and they'd still figure out how to register for your class. But there are potential customers who aren't comfortable with online anything.

Testing the registration and collect the money process

You're probably not the right person to test and compare online registration systems. The fact that you are here reading this tells me you are comfortable using a computer and are probably routinely using it to make purchases online.

I suggest finding someone in your life who's not all that comfortable with technology and ask them to help you evaluate the various systems. For some of you it could be your Mom (hence the Mom Test), a friend or family member that's similarly technophobic.

Here's how I would structure your “Mom Test”.

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*Of course this isn't the only reason you would decide on one registration vendor over another. If you have other questions you can ask me here.

 

 

 

 

Originally posted 2015-01-15 05:20:41.

Is this the best Indoor Cycling Heart Rate Monitor Strap?

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Scosche RHYTHM+ Heart Rate Monitor Strap ANT+ BLE

Scosche RHYTHM+ Heart Rate Monitor Strap works with ANT+ and BLE devices and consoles.

I'm thinking this new Scosche RHYTHM+ Heart Rate monitor strap could be the best I've ever tested – for a bunch of reasons that include removing what I feel has always been one of the biggest objections to wearing a HR strap.

Despite all of our collective efforts explaining the benefits of training in specific heart rate zones, we're lucky if we have 30% of our participants monitoring their heart rate. I know that some classes are better than that, but based on all of the surveys I've done in the past that's about where we are.

Why?

If I put on my salesman's hat, I know that people don't buy a product or service for lot's of reasons. Salespeople call these objections. If you want to make the sale, you typically need to remove or minimise the prospect's objections; who in this instance is our class participant.

So what are the often stated objections?

  1. No interest – it's almost impossible to sell anything to someone with no interest.     
  2. Too expensive – for relatively low priced objects like an $80 HR monitor, the selling price objection is often masking some other issue – or – means the prospect isn't seeing enough benefit.
  3. Too complicated – do the manufactures of HR monitors actually use their own products? Setting the typical Polar watch is needlessly complicated. I've gotten to the point where I refuse to help people set their HR watches before or after class because I can't get sucked into a 30 minute project where, more often than not, I'll fail. See #5
  4. Too confusing – as an industry, with all of the branded zone based training systems, we've made heart rate training impossibly confusing for new participants. IMO if you're talking about anything more than three zones based on thresholds, you've lost many of your club athletes.  See #5
  5. Too stressful –  It's stressful to me when I'm offered a coupon the grocery store, good for my next visit. Why? Because then I'll have to remember the coupon the next time I'm there – which I won't when the cashier asks me; “do you have any coupons?” Our members aren't any different than me or you: getting to class on time is stressful enough. I don't need the added stress of remembering my HR monitor… finding both of my shoes is tough enough. See #8 for the source of even more stress.
  6. Willful ignorance – face it, there are people in your class who want to believe they're burning 1,000 calories in a 45 minute class, where they don't break a sweat. You'll never sell these people on any form of performance measurement (these are the peeps who cover their power console so they can't see their wattage) unless you're running a special on unicorn spit detox syrup.
  7. Uncomfortable – the old versions of hard plastic HR chest straps were very uncomfortable. The new soft straps are an improvement – but they are still not pleasant to wear. Many women won't even think of wearing a HR strap for anatomical reasons. Then there's the other type of uncomfortable as in; “I'm not comfortable opening my shirt to put this strap on, with other people around” 🙁
  8. Unreliable – how many times have you found yourself thinking; IS THIS THING ON? Is the strap battery dead? Maybe I need some additional spit on it? Do I need to shave a horizontal stripe across my hairy chest to get this thing to connect? Wait, who's BPM am I seeing here?

That's 8 realistic reasons why you see so few people wearing a HR strap. The new Scosche RHYTHM+ Heart Rate monitor strap addresses many of the objections I've listed above:

  1. Not complicated – the HR watch is the source of most of the confusion. No watch = no confusion. The RHYTHM+ pairs easily with any bluetooth device (iPhone / Android) using any fitness App that has a HR function. It also pairs with ANT+ monitor consoles found on the Schwinn AC, FreeMotion S series and Spinner Blade Ion. Sorry – the RHYTHM+ doesn't connect with the Keiser M3.
  2. Removes a little stress – It's so small that I can tuck it into my shoe. So if I find both I've also got my HR strap 🙂
  3. Super comfortable – just slide it onto your forearm. Because it uses optical sensors it doesn't need to be moistened and it's not affected by hairy arms. And no one will feel embarrassed when they put it on.
  4. Better reliability – there's a little red light that shines when it's on and it comes with a USB charger.

You'll find more info about the Scosche RHYTHM+ Heart Rate monitor strap here.

Originally posted 2018-06-11 08:22:30.

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