You’re a Celebrity… act like it!
If you promise me that you won't get a big head, I'd like you to go look in the mirror and repeat after me; "I'm a celebrity and it's about time that I started acting like one." Now I'm not suggesting that you should start arriving for your next class in a chauffeur...
The Great Spotify Enigma Survey
e·nig·ma [uh-nig-muh] noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: Spotify is such an awesome service for Indoor Cycling Instructors, it's an enigma to me... why so few Instructors are actually using it. Or maybe it just looks that way. I'm basing my...
Staying Connected To Your Students
As a long time educator, I’ve learned some lessons that have been very valuable to me as I added ‘Cycling Instructor’ to my resume. One of the things that I’ve learned over my years in education is how much my students and parents appreciate being connected to what’s...
Muscular Endurance: Researched & Defined
[plulz_social_like width="350" send="false" font="arial" action="like" layout="standard" faces="false" ] Long climbs of modest grades are the ideal terrain for Muscular Endurance There are really two types of research available on virtually any topic related to...
FREE TACOS !!
- It worked for Subway so now Taco Bell has launched their "Drive-Thru Diet" complete with a spokesperson who supposedly lost 54 pounds eating at Taco Bell. What began with Subway Jared will be continued by Drive-Thru Christine. As you know, the Drive-Thru Diet® menu...
New Epic Planet Video – The Virtual Race Across America
The crew at epicplanet.tv have produced a new DVD you can show in your Indoor Cycling classes. The Virtual Race Across America is a 60 minute (there's also a 45 minute option) DVD or Video that was created using footage shot during the 2013 RAAM Race Across...
ICI Podcast 121 Basking in the afterglow of our first conference
Amy (the senior Group Fitness Instructor) joins Jennifer and me to discuss what happened at our very first conference. The big news on Friday night was the announcement of our new Instructor Discount Program featuring Pear Izumi shoes and clothing. Listen to the...
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...
Prime Time: Is Programming Possible?
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Chuck Cali “Is there a way to find out what your class profile will be before the class?” I’m never quite sure how to take this question, which I get periodically. Still, I screw up the courage to ask, “Why?” The answer usually...
Deal of the Week – Free Power Meter on any FreeMotion S11 Series Indoor Cycle
This FreeMotion promotion has ended. Purchase a FreeMotion S11.0, indoor cycle at Amazon and get free shipping. Now practicing your latest Power class profile or learning your latest virtual ride at home is within your reach! FreeMotion is shipping a complete...
Tech Tuesday – Stages Cycling StageONE Power Meter
Stages Cycling has taken the technology they developed for the FreeMotion S11 series Indoor Cycles and is now offering the StageONE Power Meter to outdoor cyclists. I don't have any direct experience other than a heads-up email announcing the launch of this , but...