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What are the top three reasons for people joining a health club?
Here is an interesting article from IHRSA IHRSA recently (April 2009) conducted a survey of 1,000 Americans and asked them why they are attracted to their health club, what their personal goals were, and if they were not members of a health club, what prevented them from joining. The responses were very interesting. When members were asked what attracted them to their current health club, the top 3 selections were made (multiple selections were allowed): #1. For their overall/health & wellbeing (69% of health club members) #2. For the variety of equipment, strength and cardiovascular equipment (55%) #3. In order to get my work out in, rather than to socialize (48%) Here's the rest of the article
We're Screaming for a Standardized Language
In the biblical story about the Tower of Babel, God wanted to prevent Man from building a tower that reached into the heavens. Construction of the tower was going along very well as everyone was working efficiently toward their common goal of reaching into the sky....
Speak their Language: New Participants
I'd like to welcome Jennifer Lintz - the latest addition to the ICI/PRO Team. Jennifer is a registered dietitian and indoor cycling instructor from Rochester, MN. She will be contributing a series called "Speak their Language," focusing on specific populations of...
ICI Podcast 38 Monetize your passion for Indoor Cycling and turn it into cash Pt 1
This Podcast is was originally published on March 15, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Graeme Street, the owner of Cyclo-Club (an online bicycle training service) offers you; Three...
The Weekly Ride – 020419 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...
Be Careful > They're Watching When You Blow Your Nose
The condition is called exercise-induced rhinitis > your nose runs when you exercise. Mine does, a lot and it always has. I don't normally give a second thought to how I go through two or three hand towels in a typical class, to keep my sinuses mucus free . I...
Are You Doing the Hard? Is Your Club?
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Chuck Cali In the movie A League of Their Own, the coach, played by Tom Hanks, confronts player Geena Davis as she quits just before the World Series because, “It just got too hard.” The coach”™s reply is a memorable rant that ends...
You Da Coach: Are You In My Black Book?
We talk a lot about becoming more than just instructors in our indoor cycling classes. We want to be coaches. We are coaches! I”™ve spent the last 20 years coaching riders and teams on the road and half that indoors. Anyone who has taken one of my classes...
Happy New Year – 2018!
I spent the morning thinking of some overwhelming wisdom to impart for 2018. I thought about clever phrases that would sum up the entire 2017 in 4 words or less, and power phrases that would inspire us all to be better, stronger and faster. As I was doing this, I...
Cirque du Soleil DVDs = a fantastic endurance Indoor Cycling class
Great music, incredible feats of strength and concentration plus some very funny physical comedy. What more could you want to entertain your class during a long endurance ride? Cirque du Soleil are by far my favorite for a long ride indoors. What I like best about...
The Weekly Ride – 072219 Beast Workout
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion Full Ride PDFApple Music PlaylistSpotify PlaylistFile to Download the Ride directly into My Fitness DJ (Yes, no Programming)The Ride will be available for purchase in the iClass Builder Store (No Programming)A Podcast...
How Squinching Will Make You Look Good in Photos – And To Your Class
If you hate how you look in pictures, or wonder if you appear confident on the bike, I suggest watching the video below. If you–or the people you take photographs of–always look bad in images, then help is at hand. Professional portrait photographer Peter...
ICI Podcast 216 Learn the Language of Power from Cameron Chinatti and Doug Rusho
Do you know the Language of Power? 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. Here's...
ICI Podcast 27 Mentoring Programs for Indoor Cycling Instructors
This Podcast is was originally published on December 30, 2008, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Welcome Spinning News Readers! Would a mentor have helped you when you first started teaching...
ICI Podcast 52 Star 3 Spinning Instructor Barbara Hoots on Six Ways To Grow Your Indoor Cycling Class
Barbara Hoots and I discuss how you can grow your Indoor Cycling classes using the same techniques she has successfully used to grow her own Spinning classes. SIX WAYS TO GROW YOUR CYCLING CLASS 1. Create an Ambiance which allows students to disappear from the real...
ICI/PRO Podcast # 167 – 4X4 Threshold Assessment Audio PROfile with Laura Sachs
Heart Zones Master Instructor Laura Sachs contributes our latest Audio PROfile. Laura recently published an article about heart rate training in the June IDEA Fitness Journal. Here's an excerpt and you read the whole article here. Heart Rate Monitor Benefits If an...
ICI/PRO Podcast #235 – Winning Team Audio PROfile
Meet Vanessa Wilkins Team ICG® Master Trainer, Indoorcycling Group® in partnership with LIVESTRONG® Fitness by Matrix. Vanessa provides our latest Audio PROfile: Winning Team - Don”™t Stop Believin”™ Intro: Living in San Francisco when Giants...
Are you using this feature correctly… or at all?
Did you know that all of the Indoor Cycles that use magnetic resistance (FreeMotion S11.9, Keiser M3i and Schwinn AC) have a built in feature that will help your riders get stronger, create more power and burn more calories if you recognise and cue to it properly? The...
ICI Podcast 68 Amateur Hobbyist or Professional Which are you?
Do you consider yourself an Amateur, Hobbyist or Professional Indoor Cycle Instructor? Listen to this podcast and then post your response here. Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using iTunes or Zune....
ICI Podcast 267 Meet Xavier and Nadia McClinton from Body By X Skill Development & Training Center
Running a successful fitness studio takes a lot of passion, experience and hard work. The husband and wife team of Xavier and Nadia McClinton who run Body By X Skill Development & Training Center in Marin County California sound like they have all three covered......
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'] ...
Motivation vs. Enthusiasm
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Do any of your students struggle with motivation? Have any of them missed classes, perhaps several in a row, because they “just didn”™t feel motivated”? For a number of years, I”™ve been an instructor/nutritionist...
New Week, New You! Profile from Cycling Fusion
Cycling Fusion Master Trainer Zack Hawthorne has published a new class profile: New Week, New You! We have been hitting you guys with some higher rate rides. Well this is what I would consider a "fun" ride around town. We are getting a lot of base miles. Base miles...
The Weekly Ride – 022519 Aerobic Challenger – Karyn Silenzi
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...
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...
ICI Podcast 200 Be The Instructor Your Students Can't Wait To See Again
For our 200th episode I wanted someone very special! Meet my friend Dr. Shannon Subramaniam who is someone you can't wait to see again. I asked Dr. Shannon to be my guest to discuss what Amy and I saw as the four traits that made us so excited to see her over and over...
ICI Podcast 143 – Meet Coach Kenji Freedman
Do you have a practiced introduction that you deliver at the beginning of every class? When Amy and I first met Kenji Freedman he impressed us as an Instructor the minute he started his class. USA Elite Cycling Coach Kenji has all the qualifications necessary to help...
Leading with Lollipops by Drew Dudley
I teach indoor cycling at multiple facilities in the Denver area but I spend most of my work week at Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club. Greenwood is my "home club". This is where I'm a personal trainer, teach indoor cycling, HIIT (High Intensity Interval...
Putting Heart Rate Monitors to Use, Part 1
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Now that more of your students wear heart-rate monitors (HRM) (see previous post “How To Get Your Students To Wear a HRM”), you must teach them how to use one. An important first step is sometimes lost when introducing...
ICI Podcast 361 Life Time Fitness Takes Rhythm & Movement Classes Mainstream with AMP Cycle
I've felt that it was only a matter of time, before one of the mainstream Big Box clubs added an official Rhythm and Movement class offering. Last month Life Time Fitness introduced AMP Cycle - from this video it appears to be a no-holds-barred, full on party, that...
Simple and Progress Profile for Aug #1 – Don't Burn the Toast
Pace yourself, Don't Burn the Toast. 5-minute warmup 4 x 4-minute intervals with 1 minute 30 seconds recovery after each 2-minute recovery after the fourth 4-minute interval 4 x 2-minute intervals with 1-minute recovery after each...
All about the balance in your class.
I had been to plenty of cycling classes before this one. I had sat through the militant instructors, rigid with instruction. I had pedaled through classes where the coach was crouched, hidden behind his music. But here I sit, perched on a bike in the center of the...
More observations from our students
This is getting to be a bit of a trend, people writing about their experiences in a Spinning class. Here's another from ChicagoNow.com called Spin Classes are Cool (for men too) Like we need to told that 🙂 I've been spinning since I stopped going to my...
Simple and Progress Profile for July #2 – Hang On
How long can you HANG ON? Workout Basics: 5-minute warmup 3 x 4-minute intervals with 30 seconds recovery after the 1st and 1 minute after the 2nd 1-minute recovery after the third 4-minute interval 3 x 3-minute intervals with 30 seconds recovery after...
5 Reasons Instructors (that would be you and me) Need A Professional Headshot
Update 12/11/16 - I thought of this post after an unnamed contributor responded "no, sorry" to my request for a new picture to include in an article. There were two things that got me really motivated to get a professional headshot last week. The first was talking...
Naked Indoor Cycling
Great Deal on Carbonite Online Backup
I've been a loyal Carbonite customer since 2008 and see having a system for regular, daily backups of your computer as a Best Practice. They've saved me from multiple Hard Drive failures where I would have lost everything. All my music, all my files and...
Intervals
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Interval: n., the amount of time between two specified instants or events. You teach indoor cycling, so you know intervals. If you asked another instructor for the workout he/she used in class that morning, odds are...
Indoor Cycling Class As One Long Climb – Very Nice!
They made this DVD just for me! OK, not really. But it is exactly what I have asked for; a long climb without a bunch of distractions. I need to thank Allen Jones from Epic Planet for sending me a sample of this DVD - a small perk of this job 🙂 If you asked a...
ElliptiGO – could this be the next Big Indoor Cycling Thing?
Gary Hawkins from Ride Fit contacted me last week about a new virtual cycling training video he had produced. Except this video doesn't feature typical cyclists - it's designed for people who train indoors on an ElliptiGO. If you've never heard of an ElliptiGO you can...
Indoor Cycling Power Research #7: Good News, Bad News
Different Methods Same Skewed Results Let”™s start with the good news. I”™m sorry, I was completely pulling your leg. I really don”™t have any good news. I know, that”™s terrible — you can throw pencils and small farm animals at me next...
Who's looking to hire passionate & talented Indoor Cycling Instructors?
So which fitness club or cycling studio is looking today to hire a passionate & talented Indoor Cycling Instructor? EVERY. CLUB. AND. EVERY. STUDIO. How can I say that with such conviction, without actually surveying every club/studio on the planet? That's easy :)...
ICI/PRO Podcast #189 – His, Hers and Ours Audio Profile – Companion to Epic Red Wing DVD
His, Hers & Ours - Epic Red Wing is an Endurance profile where you and your Tandem partner are leading a group of cyclists over the next 60 minutes. The two of you are committed to pulling your group at a fast, yet maintainable pace - with your primary objective...
ICI Podcast 184 Master Instructor Steve Frank with the Indoor Cycling Group
I want everyone to meet Steve Frank - Master Instructor with the Indoor Cycling Group/LIVESTONG Fitness. Steve and I met in Chicago last month at club industry. I knew instantly he would be someone you'd enjoy meeting and a wonderful addition to our ICI/PRO Team....
The Weekly Ride – 04/30/18 Get Springy
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...
ICI Podcast #151 – PRO Member Interview with Alice Heffner
With all of these very talented Indoor Cycling Instructors available we thought; "why not add a monthly Podcast featuring one of our members?" Meet ICI/PRO Member Alice Heffner! In this episode Alice shares the steps she took to start and build a new class, at a new...
ICI Podcast 0006 – Amy's Race Day Ride
FREE ICI/PRO PODCAST: What an exciting day, this is our third ride recording. ICI/PRO member Amy Smith, a Cycling Fusion Master Instructor and routine contributor to The Weekly Ride, delivers a ride. "This is a race week. On this course I have less hills so we have to...
ICI/PRO Member Solves a Big Problem
Outdoor cyclists can be very particular about their bike fit and setup. So much so that many won't come to your class because, after hundreds of hours on their own bikes, they don't feel comfortable on the Indoor Cycles in your studio. Then there's the issue of those...
Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class
Does you club offer a Indoor Cycling Movie Night? Mine does as a way to get people in for long rides minus the boredom 🙂 Working on that concept would this work? Have an "Indoor Cycling Endurance Learning Class" where you play instructional DVDs on different topics....
ICI Podcast 152 Stages Indoor Cycling and FreeMotion to Co-Sponsor our Conference
They say good things come to those who wait! I'm very excite to announce that Stages Indoor Cycling has agreed to co-sponsor the conference this year and they will provide a room full of their new FreeMotion Indoor Cycles with POWER. Update: July 2011 - I am now...
Showtime, ain't no time to be trying something new!
I started to share this over at pedal-on.com and quickly realized that this is another Best Practice for Indoor Cycling Instructors. Suggestion to anyone reading this who is planning to use Spotify in class. A cycling coach / friend of mine taught me that race day is...
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...
ICI/PRO Podcast #65 – Janet Toussaint on Selling Your Class On Endurance Training
This Podcast is was last published on Feb 2, 2017, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Continuing this week's focus on "selling endurance" - please enjoy this Podcast from our archives...
Performance Cycle Class Week 2
Week #2 of my Performance Cycle class and I introduced the concept of using your stage average watts as a "riding buddy" today + had a nice email when I got home. Hi John- Thank you so much for the great class this morning. I took a picture of my results when I was...
22 years ago today…
It was a beautiful September day for pictures, next to a lake in Saint Paul, MN. I had great hair and Amy (the senior group fitness instructor in our family) swears she was only 17 when we married in 1988. This conveniently keeps her age under 40 🙂
Keeping It FUN … A Year Later
"Hello... My name is Karen and I stepped out of the box last year. I am also the self proclaimed spokesperson for KEEPING IT FUNâ„¢ Indoor Cycling. I”™m committed to helping other indoor cycling instructors who aren't afraid to approach indoor...
Blog Post #10 Baseline & Performance Testing
Study Controls One of the next most important aspect of executing your research is having a way to accurately and consistently conduct the prescribed drills and record their results. This is the proverbial “before and after”; also commonly referred to as “baseline”...
JT and Chris Stapleton Video from the CMAs
I think of myself as a music fan, I have an open mind and appreciate music from all genres. This past week, pop superstar, Justin Timberlake joined, CMA New Artists of the Year, Chris Stapleton on the CMA stage and a magical performance happened. ...
Would you teach indoor cycling in a facility that required exclusivity?
Would you teach indoor cycling in a facility that required ? I live, work and play in and around Denver Colorado. The indoor cycling studio scene has not yet made its way into the Mile High City. We have some awesome stand alone studios like Breakaway, Epic...
ICI/PRO Podcast #155 – Do we need to take a step back and stand down?
Are we losing some of the people in our classes with all this talk of; Max HR =bad & Threshold HR = good, T1 & T2, Training Zones, Functional Threshold Power, Watts, Kilo-calories, etc...? Spinning® & Indoor Cycling has been around for over 15 years and...
ICI Podcast 23 Indoor Cycling Down Under
This Podcast is was originally published on December 15, 2008, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Hi [firstname] It's -5 below zero (F) here in Minneapolis as I write this. After listening to...
Making Connections with Your Audience: AKA your Riders
Was it just me, or did that last Instructor never make eye contact with you, either? Amy and I were both participating at a teach-back assessment a few months ago, for Life Time's new Evolution Signature Indoor Cycling format. There was a handful of Instructors trying...
If I Hear Tabata Training One More Time!!!!!
As an athletic coach, nothing bothers me….OK, “ticks me off” more than when legitimate methods of training are misused. It blatantly demonstrates a lack of knowledge and professionalism. Unfortunately, this tendency is rampant in the fitness industry, which has thus...
Get Lost in the Moment Video
Sometimes I need a cool video to play as a warm up song. This video is perfect! Beautiful scenery, classic rock song and a smooth flowing video that everyone can appreciate and "Get Lost in the Moment." The entire, full length, movie is available for download...
ICI/PRO Podcast 299 – Power and your Playlist… don't make it too hard
Stages Indoor Cycling's Dunte Hector joins me to discuss his ideas about integrating power, while using your existing music playlists. Brilliant in its simplicity and so easy to implement... I wish I had thought of it myself. Learn Dunte's trick below. We actually...
Cool new stuff at IHRSA Trade Show
Bill Pryor from Spynergy Consulting visited the annual IHRSA Show last week to learn what”™s new for cycling studio owners and entrepreneurs. Here are some highlights and photos from his report. "......once I got over the sensory overload, I made a point of...
It is NOT Just Cardio!
Indoor cycling has had a reputation of being a good cardiovascular workout. And that is absolutely true. However, when an aspect of any activity is touted vigorously, the reputation that is created can become definition. Even a recent indoor cycling certification...
Please come back to my class!
OK, so mid August may be a little bit early to start asking people to come back to your class. But I don't feel that there's any harm in giving some thought (and maybe some preparation) in how you plan to encourage past students to return to class this Fall. Here is...
Formatting Live Classes with Video
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Video impacts Indoor Cycling more than any other form of Group Fitness. With the advent of Forward-Motion Video (FMV), the indoor cycling instructor can integrate the video into the ride profile for the day”™s class....
My Life Time Instructor Teach Back
Today was my scheduled Teach Back and I passed! If you teach for Life Time Fitness you are required to demonstrate that you understand how to teach a proper Studio Cycle class. Our Teach Back today was to follow our "Speed" profile and we had only about 12 minutes to...
I'm Fine, Thanks
Something about this movie trailer moved me to the point where I made a donation to support the production of this film. It wasn't much, only $25, but as I begin year #51 it really spoke to me and I wanted to show my support. Maybe it was this quote, right at the end,...
Schwinn AC Performance Plus Improvements
Schwinn is promoting an improved version of the Schwinn AC Performance Indoor Cycle, calling it the "Plus". The biggest changes are to the saddle and handlebar Fore & Aft adjustment mechanism. Earlier versions of the AC Performance limited both adjustments to...
Do you deserve a raise?
What I've described as the "SoulCycle Effect" appears to have caused a nice jump in the starting rate for IC Instructors. At many new boutique studios, the $50 - $75 per class rate advertised is the starting base pay rate. Consistently fill the room and the added $'s...
ICI Podcast 33 Keiser Instructor Certification and New M5 Elliptical Trainer
This Podcast is was originally published on February 22, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Keiser Master Trainer Suzette O'Byrne and I discuss the initial response to their new...
ICI Podcast 0016 – 6 Signs of Studio Sabotage
Think about all of the planning you did before launching your new cycling studio? How much are you doing today to keep your studio in top form? We talk with Barbara Chancey and John Bogosian talk about the six signs of fitness studio sabotage. This podcast is a must...
Barefoot Indoor Cycling?
As cycling instructors many of us have experienced the difference between wearing traditional sneakers versus wearing cycling shoes in an indoor cycling class. In fact, many instructors (and students for that matter!) claim that once they”™ve worn cycling shoes...
Video and Indoor Cycling: The Next Step
A defining feature of outdoor cycling is the uncertainty of the open road. On a new route, we never know exactly what will happen. The road makes each ride unique, especially since we move so fast and so far. That visual excitement has been missing from indoor...
Spotify Refresh Tips + How full is my iPhone?
ICI/PRO member Dr. Marc Schlosberg is one of those Early Adopters you've no doubt heard discussed in the media. This group is quick to experiment with and embrace new technology. Marc was one of the first Instructors to use Spotify in his classes and he joined me on...
One Rider's Perspective of CHS Revolution in Charleston, SC.
Occasionally I'll see stories pop up where a class participant writes a review of an Indoor Cycling class he or she took. What makes this review noteworthy is that Bryan Ganey, the writer of this review, has lost an incredible 400 pounds and has written a book about...
The Things You Wish You Knew in Your First Indoor Cycling Class by Paulo Stroud-Baranda
The Things You Wish You Knew in Your First Indoor Cycling Class We know cycling is a great workout, but very few are willing to brave down pours or gusting winds when the weather isn”™t cooperating. Pedaling to great music encouraged by a motivating...
ICI Podcast 212 – Jim Karanas has news and a warning about bicycle safety
Master Trainer Jim Karanas from Team ICG® joins me on this episode to discuss both Jim's and my concerns that those of you who are heading outdoors this summer, do so safely! Although it was hard for him to talk about, Jim's wife (and long time riding/training and...
Keiser Tour de Power
- My original objective of the Power blog here in ICI/PRO was to build the case for power precept upon precept, slowly but surely. Good idea, except for folks who already find themselves teaching on power bikes and are anxious to get to the meat & potatoes. So,...
ICI/PRO Podcast 348 Beat Down Audio Profile with Krista Leopold
As promised, here's Krista Leopold's Indoor Cycling Class Profile; Beat Down! Training Type: LT Intervals Working HR Zones: 4 Total Class Length: 55 min Objective and Intensity After recently being inspired by a boxing match I watched at the nail salon of all places,...
Epic Red Wing DVD Trailer from EpicPlanet.tv
Last month Amy and I had the privilege to work with producer Allen Jones on an upcoming EpicPlanet.tv Indoor Cycling DVD. This was Allen's first video to feature Tandem bikes. We were joined by our friends Tony and Jean for what was an awesome day of riding along the...
ICI Podcast 332 – Indoor Cycling Studio Equipment Leasing Questions Answered
As promised in this post, here's my interview with fitness equipment leasing expert Joe Schmitz from F.I.T. Leasing. During the interview Joe provides answers to many of the questions you might have if you're planning a new Indoor Cycling studio, or are considering an...
The Weekly Ride – 032519 Queen 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...
Go Hollywood Baby!
Take out the lights, put on some make-up and setup the cameras. You are about to be the star of your next class. Since joining Cycling Fusion, I”™ve been thrust into the world of video and spend more time in front of a camera than I like. Between our digital classes,...
Three steps to coping with inconsistent power meter readings on Indoor Cycles
It's a fact of life for all of us teaching power based classes; inconsistency in the watts readings between cycles. Some brands seem to be better than others. Certain bikes seem to be always right, while others are never even close. Calibration is done more frequently...
ICI Podcast 186 Top Power Heads Up Display from Performance IQ
It has taken me a while, but now I understand why many Instructors and Studio/Club owners are resistant to adding Indoor Cycles with power... they don't want a class full of riders, with heads down, totally focused on the what the computer is showing. We all want our...
Spinning RideBook of class profiles
The Spinning RideBook is difficult to find at spinning.com. Here is the link: http://www.spinning.com/spinning-shop-spinner-bikes/spinner-accessories-7320.asp
ICI Podcast 107 Breathe Denver Indoor Cycling Studio Owner Sarah TV Russell
Breath Denver is the Indoor Cycling studio that hosted the Stage 5 Cycling Instructor certification that Jennifer and I participated in this past weekend. I'm fascinated by people who follow their passion, take a (big) risk and start an Indoor Cycling studio. Breathe...
Meterless Doesn’t Mean Powerless
It”™s time to start thinking about developing our power, but what do we do if we don”™t have a power meter? First, you will want to build on that good cardiovascular foundation that you now have underneath you from base building this winter. What”™s that? You mean...
I didn't need to see this… even if I could
This came in the mail yesterday and all I could think was, "this has to be for my dad. It can't be for me." 🙁 No, I'm not going to apply... I guess it just one more predictable thing that comes with reaching the half-way-point. (I'm 50 at the end of the month and...
Hey Team > How Would You Answer This Question? Part 3
I received more responses to the frustration originally expressed by new Instructor Irene in this post; Hey Team > How Would You Answer This Question? What I find to be the single biggest challenge as a new instructor is music- music flow, and knowing what drills...
ICI/PRO Podcast #136 – Four reasons you should consider a newsletter with ICI/PRO member Bill Roach Pt2
Here's part 2 of my interview with ICI/PRO Member Bill Roach where we get into details about how you can create your own email newsletter. Here is the outline we worked off of for this interview. Download the full transcript of this intervew...
If I can't ride in front…..
I won't ride at all.... John was talking with a neighbor friend after returning from a challenging group ride and invited him to ride along the following week. His response was, "I used to lead the A ride. I won't do it now, because I can't sit up front anymore."...
Indoor Bicycle Safety – Part Two Resistance
Let's talk a little bit about resistance today. While I do not want to get into the "how much should I add" debate, there certainly is a minimum amount of resistance that every rider should have on their bike. The true importance of resistance comes about due to the...
How to Perform Hill Repeats by Ben Sharp
Power Education Specialist Benjamin Sharp talks about how to properly perform Hill Intervals using Stages Power. Hill Intervals are four 5-minute efforts done on a hill with a brief rest period between each effort. The goal is to find consistent power during...
Fasted Cardio – Is It a Good Idea to Ride on Empty?
A look at Fasting Cardio.
1-Legged Drills
We know it is safe to keep both feet attached to the pedals and simply focus on one leg at a time, but is it safe, and should we unclip one foot to perform pedal stroke drills in our indoor cycling classes? To stay on point I’m not going to discuss if and why 1-legged...
DJ Joe's Roadless Ride Set
Check out the set DJ Joe mixed up during the Roadless Ride while his wife Sara led the class. http://pro-contributors.s3.amazonaws.com/DJ_Joe_Roadless_Ride_2015.mp3 Right Click and follow directions below to download To download any of the above media on...