Favorite Track of The Week
Movie soundtracks are great places to find fresh new tunes for your cycling classes. If you want to incorporate this type of music into your classes but you're not sure where to start, Hans Zimmer is your guy. He has composed music for over 150 films and he's one...
ICI/PRO Video PROfile – Cadence Builder Class from Tom Scotto
We've had a lot of requests for videos of complete Indoor Cycling classes and I can understand why. It's simply not practical to travel to Boston to experience one of Tom Scotto's classes, so a video you can watch on your computer or iPad/smart phone becomes an...
Stomps: High-Resistance, High-Intensity Intervals for Indoor Cycling (Very Cool)
If you’ve done stomps in your cycling workouts, you may think I’m crazy when I say this, but I’ve always liked them. They’re extremely tough but appeal to that twisted part of me that enjoys hard training. (I know: you’ve got that part, too.) If you...
Can you help out a Vet?
ICI/PRO member Ryan Bardes is returning from his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Thanks for your service! Ryan is moving to Indianapolis, Indiana this Summer and is looking for an Indoor Cycling studio who needs an experienced Instructor beginning in August. He has...
Constructing a Hypothesis
[plulz_social_like width="350" send="false" font="arial" action="like" layout="standard" faces="false" ] Not sure how you’d construct an experiment on this one If you’ll recall from Blog post #5, we are doing our best to stick to “The Scientific Method” as we...
Favorite Track Of The Week
Use this classic song when you're keeping the work in the saddle to take your riders from a hill, to a flat road to an all-out sprint! Just like the lyrics suggest, "....we never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough. " That's right, we're...
How to become a leader – try starting with WHY
In a previous post Be the Leader they expect, I expressed that our students are expecting us to be the Leader in our classes. Some of you might be thinking; OK John; this is easier said, then done. Maybe you haven't seen yourself as the "Leader" of your class, instead...
Over 80% raised their hands
The question I asked was "how many of you are training for something?" Over 80%, of a full class with 50 bikes this morning, raised their hands indicating that they were training for something... I wasn't specific as to what, only are you training? Even though this...
ICI Podcast 252 Meet Studio Owner Leslie Grosshauser from S and L Tri Cycle Fit Studio
My guest for this episode of the Podcast is Studio Owner Leslie Grosshauser. Leslie launched S & L Tri-Cycle Fit Studio on the first of the year. I was excited to learn from her about a number of decisions she made, to differentiate her offering from other...
3 Tips for Teaching Off The Bike
It can be intimidating and awkward to instruct an indoor cycling class when not on the bike. Our bike seat can become a security blanket — a comfortable, happy place. However, getting off the bike and mingling with our riders can enhance their experience and allow...
It’s the Biggest Mistake In Sugar Addiction?
My biggest mistake with sugar was actually a series of several mistakes. Are you making them, too? First was my Mindset Mistake: I resisted the idea of having to give up sugar. Yes, I knew I was addicted to it but was sure I wouldn’t have to quit. Second was my...