ICI/PRO Podcast #191 – Selling endurance to your class
As you and your class transition into February 2017, it's often beneficial to begin adding some additional time in the saddle. Longer classes should (and often need to) be at a lower intensity. So while a longer, endurance focused class has value, getting members to…
Recover Faster
Whenever I think of recovering faster, I hear my dad in the back of my head telling me to sleep faster when I only had 4 hours until the morning. I by no means want you to start short changing your recovery time nor trying to psychologically speed up the process. I…
Use the “Mom Test” to help choose studio registration software & technology
Prospective Indoor Cycling Studio owners have hundreds of both challenging and easy decisions to make, long before they're ready to launch. Considering that your new studio will be a real business and the purpose of your business is to make money , the registration…
Bike Fit Graphics Show Points of Adjustments
The guys at BikeFit.com do a great job using infographics to communicate the process of proper bicycle fit. Today they sent out these images and I wanted to share them with you. Each details the multiple points of adjustment that can be used to ensure a comfortable…
Marriage Enrichment Week – Teaching In Jamaica
If you have been following us for any length of time, you've heard me talk about the very inexpensive vacations available to fitness Instructors who are willing to teach a few classes in exchange for a week long stay a beautiful resort. Amy and I have attributed much…
Free Music Friday 1/23
A rock solid climb for this week! Super motivating with lots of twists and turns for coaching moments and power adds. This Russian DJ hit the scene in 2009 at the age of 19 and has been pumping out the hits ever since. This tune is 4:08 and has an rpm at 68. I cue…
Best marketing tools for a new Spinning® / Indoor Cycling studio?
Question sent in from a future Spinning® studio owner. Hi John, I was wondering in all your travels have you heard of an indoor cycling studio that has done research on what are the best marketing tools for a new studio? There are so many. I think my marketing list…
Are Cycling Specific Classes Boring?
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Survey Says – Keiser M3
As promised, I'll be posting the results from our Indoor Cycles with Power survey. I'll start with the Kesier M3 which represented about half of the total responses. Which makes sense as Keiser has been selling the M3 consistently for much longer than any of the other…
Tech Tuesday – an Aha! Moment during Sunday's LIVE training
This makes me happy! During Sunday night's LIVE iTunes training one of the participants had what can only be described as an Aha! Moment, where she learned something that made her investment in time worth every minute. Over the last 3 1/2 years I've answered hundreds…
Moving Beyond Base
A number of instructors (and riders) have asked me how one should approach the next training phase and how to know their class is ready. These instructors are usually believers and followers of a periodized format for delivering the focus of their indoor classes. So…