ICI/PRO Podcast #209 – It Isn’t Easy Staying Green Pt 2 Video PROfile from Cameron Chinatti
Here's part two of It Isn't Staying Green from Master Instructor Cameron Chinatti with STAGES Indoor Cycling. In case you missed Pt1 you can find it and the music playlist here and you can also find the video in the iTunes feed....
Tech Tuesday – Free Trial From Spotify
I love Spotify! It's hands down the most convenient service on earth for discovering, sampling and sharing music. I use Spotify every day and enthusiasticly promote it to anyone who will listen. If you're privileged to live in an area where it's available, you can try...
Team ICG® Launches Education Platform
By ICG Marketing Director Gary Warren The culture of learning is radically changing. Formal education just can’t measure up anymore. Our new Team ICG Education Platform on the new ICG® website strives to make education “effortless” for anyone who wants to become part...
You’re an engine… act like it.
As a followup to Part 1, a question for you; Are you a Ferrari or a Peterbilt? I have a friend, a very accomplished cyclist, who fancies himself a Ferrari. To look at Eddy you'd have to agree; he's long, lean and very sharp looking. But to ride with him may have you...
ICI Podcast 301 – Meet Awesome Instructor Gloria Lewis
Meet our latest Awesome Instructor! Most interviews begin with an intro call where a potential guest and I discuss the process and I answer any questions they might have. Most of these calls are uneventful - but Gloria is not what you'd describe as leading an...
New Year’s Resolutions: A Sugar Addict’s Survival Guide
New Year’s Resolutions are upon us, but that doesn’t mean clear sailing. Things that can waylay resolutions are everywhere. Christmas candy will be on sale till early January, when the Valentine candy goes out and will be on display till February 14. February 15 it...
ICI Podcast 258 Tour de Pier Indoor Cycling Event in Manhattan Beach CA May 19 2013
Studio owner Michael Stadvec joins me to discuss his upcoming event - The Tour de Pier on the Manhattan Beach pier. You can hear more by listening to the Podcast below. John and Jennifer, Thanks for the opportunity to promote the Tour de Pier! Several months ago a...
ICI Podcast 154 Sport and Exercise Scientist Dr Carl Foster at the ICI/PRO conference this year
Dr. Carl Foster joins me to discuss his upcoming sessions at this year's ICI/PRO conference in Boston 9/30 - 10/2. As our conversation progressed we steered into; some of the history of zone based heart rate training, where "220-your age" came from (it's actually...
How many watts should I be making at threshold?
If you're teaching with power, there's a good chance you'll have a participant ask you this simple question; how many watts should I be making when I'm working at my threshold? Same goes for any new studio or one that is upgrading to indoor Cycles with power/watts....
Performance Cycle – FTP Assessment or 2 + 1 = a straight line
Better late than never they say. It certainly applies to this season's Performance Cycle classes - now we're in full swing after some initial confusion that came from a sudden change on GFDH's. We kicked off this past Sunday with an assessment to find the wattage...
Studio Lighting: What’s Your Preference?
By Joan Kent Indoor cycling classes have become inextricably linked with dim lighting, and I’ve never understood why. Personally, I’m not crazy about training in the dark and will tell you why in a moment. Studio lighting is one of the factors involved in creating the...