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11 Things to Know Before Your First Spin Class

11 Things to Know Before Your First Spin Class

Heading to a spin class? Check out these tips first for the best experience... We love to ride our bikes outside, but sometimes a spin class is a quick way to get a super intense fitness fix that could see you reaping serious benefits in power and speed. Spinning is addictive and you’ll usually spot a couple of regular attendees who have clearly been punching the pedals indoors at least once a week for months. READ MORE

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Danny Macaskill Video

Danny Macaskill Video

  New Danny Macaskill IC Video! [wlm_private 'PRO-Platinum|PRO-Monthly|PRO-Gratis|PRO-Seasonal|Platinum-trial|Monthly-trial|PRO-Military|30-Days-of-PRO|90 Day PRO|Stages-Instructor|Schwinn-Instructor|Instructor-Bonus|28 Day Challenge']  ...

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The SoulCycle Effect

The SoulCycle Effect

We're seeing a crazy number of new small/independent/boutique studios opening all over the world - which is awesome. I love being part of a growth industry, not to mention how all these new studios need Instructors! But what's driving all this growth? I know that a...

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The Weekly Ride – 05/07/18 Intervals

The Weekly Ride – 05/07/18 Intervals

Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion No more hunting for new music or counting out cues to develop your ride profile.  Here is your ready to ride profile for a fully choreographed ride, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed out onto cue cards...

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The Weekly Ride – 02/26/18 February Race Day!

The Weekly Ride – 02/26/18 February Race Day!

Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion: No more hunting for new music or counting out cues.  Here is your ready to ride document, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed out onto cue cards.  This ride is timed out, down to the second, to make your...

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Heavy Breathing

Heavy Breathing

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Cycling performance is all about oxygen. Muscle cells need oxygen to burn fuel and produce the energy necessary to power the muscle contractions that move us.  This is known as cellular respiration. All indoor-cycling...

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The Weekly Ride – 011419 January Ride – Amy Smith

The Weekly Ride – 011419 January Ride – Amy Smith

Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion Welcome to our new era of The Weekly Ride, you get: Full Ride PDF Apple Music Playlist Spotify Playlist File to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming) The Ride will be available for purchase...

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Give them CREDIT.

Give them CREDIT.

By Jennifer Lintz, RD, LD, and ICI/PRO Contributor Isn't it nice to get a pat on the back from time-to-time? Even though coming to a cycle class - or working out, period - may not be a big deal for some of our participants, it can be a huge feat for others. One of my...

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Staying Open

Staying Open

By ICG® Master Trainer Vanessa Wilkins Cycling instructors are a special breed, and all a little different.  There are those who coach, those who teach choreography, those who talk heart rate and RPM, and those who teach meditation on the bike.  I always strive to...

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Where did Spotify's Playlist Timer Go?

Where did Spotify's Playlist Timer Go?

What the @#$%^& was Spotify thinking by removing the total playlist time in the latest update? The number of followers has zero value to me when I'm building a playlist. Last week my Spotify displayed this message offering to update, which I regrettably did. Now I...

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An easy decision to make…

An easy decision to make…

Well actually it was a non-decision 🙂 I received this notice today via email - Dear Carbonite Customer, Your Carbonite Online backup subscription for your computer JOHN-PC is scheduled to automatically renew in 7 days. When you signed up for Carbonite you selected...

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Indoor Cycling Shoes for Wide Feet

Indoor Cycling Shoes for Wide Feet

A member at our club asked me this morning asked me for a recommendation on a last minute Christmas present for her husband. She wanted to buy him some Indoor Cycling shoes, who she described as having "very wide feet". I know all about the challenges of...

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Show some love, ride up front…

Show some love, ride up front…

I got a compliment this morning and I wanted to share it with you. I subbed a class at a club where I don't normally teach. It's common to see members I recognize and two people I knew came in and set up right in the front. Seeing some familiar faces was very...

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IDEA's Fitness Connect

IDEA's Fitness Connect

Fitness Connect from IDEA is something I feel all of us Group Fitness Professionals and Fitness Studio owners need to jump on soon. I'm scheduling an interview with IDEA's head of business development for a future Podcast. In the mean time if you are an Indoor Cycling...

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KISS: Keep It Simple and Specific

KISS: Keep It Simple and Specific

K.I.S.S. [firstname] do you struggle with keeping your participants focused on the task at hand? Are you becoming more and more frustrated because it seems impossible to get your riders to understand and comply with your instructions? Maybe you simply have had enough...

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What WAS I thinking!?!

What WAS I thinking!?!

While there are lots of local races throughout the season, there is only one “in my back yard”.  So naturally, I like to do either the MTB race, or the Road race.  I did both one year, and well…let”™s not go there.  Since I took the entire year off my normal MTB...

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Make Recovery Work

Make Recovery Work

Yeah, sort of a play on words, but hopefully this article will help you use your recovery times more effectively.  I”™m going to write a separate article on proper recovery and what is appropriate considering the constraints of indoor cycling.  But for now, let”™s...

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The Weekly Ride – 12/07/18 Last Years Holiday Ride

The Weekly Ride – 12/07/18 Last Years Holiday Ride

Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion Welcome to our new era of The Weekly Ride, you get: Full Ride PDF Apple Music Playlist Spotify Playlist File to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming) The Ride will be available for purchase...

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The Weekly Ride – 04/16/18 Speed and Muscular Endurance

The Weekly Ride – 04/16/18 Speed and Muscular Endurance

Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion No more hunting for new music or counting out cues to develop your ride profile.  Here is your ready to ride profile for a fully choreographed ride, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed out onto cue cards...

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Don't Touch My Drivetrain!

Don't Touch My Drivetrain!

Over the last few weeks, I”™ve noticed a number of riders in my classes that were setup incorrectly on their bikes.  I found this odd only because these riders had been positioned correctly on their bikes a few weeks earlier. What happened? I talked to 3 of the...

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Everyone Loves a Parade!

Everyone Loves a Parade!

Here in the USA we're big on parades, especially in smaller towns and around the Fourth of July. They make the perfect venue to promote local business and that includes Indoor Cycling Studios! Melissa Spredemann is opening Velocity Cycling Studio, a new Spinning...

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Is this legal?

Is this legal?

Last weekend Amy and I were in a Spinning class at a Life Time Fitness in Scottsdale. The instructor's playlist was a series of YouTube videos she played off her iPhone. The class was very cool... and all I could think about was how much my class would love this... Is...

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Made it!

Made it!

I'm celebrating the one year anniversary of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast! Thank you to everyone who participated or listened over the past year. When I  started this Podcast, I was a bit concerned that I would run out of things to talk about. I mean really,...

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