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ICI Podcast 41 Who is my most remote listener and an interview with the stars of the Epic Acadia DVD

ICI Podcast 41 Who is my most remote listener and an interview with the stars of the Epic Acadia DVD

This Podcast is was originally published on April 4, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey In this episode: First, I received an email from Judith Buckley, an Indoor Cycling Instructor,  in Saudi Arabia! My first response was "Wow! Can you believe I have listeners that far away?" That got me thinking about who is my most remote listener? So I decided to have a contest to find out! If you are an Indoor Cycling Instructor and outside of North America, I would love for you to enter the contest. Email your picture showing you in your "remote" location. I will be announcing the winner the first week of May. EpicPlanet.tv has offered to send the winner two "American Epic Rides" that they can use in their...

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Reverse Periodization from Training Peaks

Reverse Periodization from Training Peaks

Share this information with your athletes the next time they show up for a class and let you know that they are not going to follow along because they are "Base Training". For triathletes in the Northern Hemisphere, the season is almost over. Days are getting shorter,...

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‘Endurance exercises' can make us look younger

‘Endurance exercises' can make us look younger

This explains everything* 🙂 A new study from Tel Aviv University has found that 'endurance exercises,' like a Central Park jog or a spinning class, can make us look younger. The key, exercise, unlocks the stem cells of our muscles. Prof. Dafna Benayahu and her team...

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Today is World Backup Day!

Today is World Backup Day!

Today is World Backup Day! Having a daily, scheduled, backup of all of your data is supercritical for everyone with a computer... especially Instructors who depend on iTunes to deliver their class music. Here's a fun info-graphic that explains more > Courtesy of:...

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Amazon's S3 is off/down = podcast Issues today

Amazon's S3 is off/down = podcast Issues today

3/1/17 UPDATE - Amazon has solved their problems and everything appears to be working now! ICI/PRO uses Amazon's SC servers to "serve" our podcasts, video files and some of our images. We've used Amazon since 2009 and this is the first time they've failed us. Until...

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Security Updates Completed

Security Updates Completed

Sorry for the service interruption this morning. We were installing new security software to ensure that any information, sent by our members, is transmitted securely using the latest HTTPS internet protocols. Now whenever you log on, you'll see the Secure |...

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Maintenance is completed!

Maintenance is completed!

Our apologies for the disruption yesterday. Despite our best efforts we had a little "glitch" - the technical term is actually SNAFU - that our IT dept fought through last night. Please let me know if we missed anything!

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Join Stages Cycling at Club Industry 2015 Next Thursday, October 8th, for FREE Training from the Company that KNOWS POWER!

Join Stages Cycling at Club Industry 2015 Next Thursday, October 8th, for FREE Training from the Company that KNOWS POWER!

  You don't find opportunities to ride and learn from the experts everyday, let alone for FREE! Join Stages Indoor Cycling, Director of Education, Cameron Chinatti and Master Educator, Dennis Mellon and learn... Best Power Practices Video Rides to remember Stages...

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Hollywood Cycle starts July 7th on E!

Hollywood Cycle starts July 7th on E!

You might want to set your TiVo - so you don't miss seeing how Hollywood portrays what goes on behind the scenes at an Indoor Cycling studio. “Hollywood Cycle” — Tuesday, July 7 at 10:00pm ET/PT The new E! series, "Hollywood Cycle," is a never before seen look inside...

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ICI Podcast 341 – Follow Up On IHRSA With Cameron Chinatti With Stages Indoor Cycling

ICI Podcast 341 – Follow Up On IHRSA With Cameron Chinatti With Stages Indoor Cycling

Master Educator Cameron Chinatti with Stages Indoor Cycling joins me for a fun followup to their very successful IHRSA convention where they launched the new Stages SC3 Indoor Cycle. We've got a bunch of videos that relate to my interview, which you'll find below. One...

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Stages SC3 Indoor Cycle Review – Part 1

Stages SC3 Indoor Cycle Review – Part 1

IHRSA 2015 was the first public appearance of the Stages Cycling SC3 Indoor Cycle. This was a total surprise to me and I have no idea how Stages Master Educator Dennis Mellon was able to keep his mouth shut for so long. We talk weekly and it must have been killing him...

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Happy David Bowie Day!

Happy David Bowie Day!

David Bowie is my favorite artist of all time and I'm going to be in Chicago next month. There's no way I will miss this! It”™s David Bowie Day In Chicago Last week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared September 23rd (today) “David Bowie Day” in honor of the city”™s...

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28 Day Challenge Begins…

28 Day Challenge Begins…

The ICI/PRO 28 Day Challenge started 8 minutes ago! I'm really stoked to see the results from each challenge as they filter in. Who'll be all over this? Drop out - or never start? What crazy stories will we read? Who's going to win? Challenge #1 is the longest and for...

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The other 23 Hours a Day

The other 23 Hours a Day

How often have you wondered what your daily caloric burn REALLY is rather than estimates from metabolic tests or formulas? What about resting heart rate? Sleep patterns? Body temperature and perspiration? How about steps you take a day? These are all indicators of the...

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We were under attack … and we beat the kitty!

We were under attack … and we beat the kitty!

UPDATE: 1/29 8:49 CST - I've got my fingers crossed. Hopefully the preventative measures we've undertaken has this current attack thwarted and future attacks prevented! Log-in access to ICI/PRO was locked down today, in response to a "Brute Force" attack 🙁 The...

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