How You Look – Connecting with the 60%
Guest post from ICI/PRO Member / Contributor Christine Nielsen HEAR - SEE - FEEL There are many models which attempt to explain and categorize the ways in which people learn new material. Most of them are very arcane and debates abound in the academic community about...
The 80/20 Rule
Now I think we can start working on some solutions. While researching this article I learned that the the 80/20 rule is also called the Pareto principle. It's more of a rule of thumb drawn from multiple examples where roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the...
ICI Podcast 294 – Meet Nick Oram Master Instructor and Founder of CHS Revolution Indoor Cycling Studio
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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...
Is a triathlon on your list of resolutions?
Last year my big goal was competing in my first full Triathlon. To prepare I followed the training from this excellent Triathlon Training DVD series produced by USA Triathlon. The series is designed for a beginner and it helped me understand exactly what I was getting...
072 ICI/PRO Podcast #72 – Grand Canyon Audio Profile
I call this my Grand Canyon ride. I use the metaphor of standing at the edge, with great discomfort ahead of us and much relief behind us, to help my students understand the feeling of Threshold. Profile and Playlist Here Here's your Spotify PRO/Playlist! We have made...
ICI Podcast #198 – Teach Your First Class With Power! PRO Member Playlist and PDF to Print
Created by: Cameron Chinatti / Stagesâ„¢ Indoor Cycling Training Type: All levels -- beginner friendly Cycling Specificity: Introduction to metrics Total Class Length: 45 minutes Note from John: Cameron”™s PROfile is specific to the FreeMotion S11 series of...
The Four Levels of Motivation
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Motivation to exercise has spurred fitness discussions for decades. Having taught Group Fitness classes for over 30 years, and Indoor Cycling since 1995, I've noticed that, when a person successfully integrates exercise into his...
Effective Management – Instructor Communication
Joe Ducosin runs CycleQuest Studio in Eden Prairie, MN with his awesome wife Patti. Joe's great at communicating with his Instructor's and has given me permission to share his "Pre Season reminders for Instructors" with you. You can download a pdf of this here. I...
Tips on making exercising entertaining for your class
I feel a bit sad (and confused) whenever I see an Instructor's comment to the effect of; "I'm not interested in entertaining my class." It's usually followed with something like; "my role in class is to coach people through effective exercise." or "people should just...