Favorite Track(s) Of The Week
Your class will love these two new releases for climbing. The first is a seated, heavy climb and the second is more of a fun standing climb. Try them both out and treat your riders to some great new music! Dig Down is Muse's newest release. Tune into the lyrics...
Was she at your class?
What do your students think about your class? Do you really know what they are thinking after they leave for home? I found this post from Julie Erdmann at her Tri-ing to be Athletic blog. Julie's posts are a series of funny drawings that tell her story of her very...
ICI Podcast #171 – Cycle Quest Studio Celebrates First Anniversary
ICI/PRO Member Joe Ducosin runs Cycle Quest Studio in Eden Prairie, MN Joe and his wife Patti are celebrating their first anniversary! Joe and I discuss his first year as a cycling studio owner; where his initial motivation came from, his early planning, what...
New Spinner NXT and Spinner Blade Pictures
Here are pictures from IHRSA of the new Spinner NXT and the all new Spinner Blade. I'm going to guess that Spinning still sees a large market for conventional Indoor Cycles that would cause them to redesign the NXT. 4/15 update: I had a very informative discussion...
ICI/PRO Podcast #233 – The Anatomy of a Profile
What are the component parts necessary to create an effective Indoor Cycling Class Profile? Tom Scotto joins me to discuss what he's calling The Anatomy of a Profile in the latest episode our ICI/PRO member's only PRO/Podcasts. Download the transcript of this podcast....
Favorite Track of The Week
This week I’m sharing two songs with you. The first is an older tune that I use every year to mark the end of summer. Well, not officially the end of summer, but the time when those of us that are teachers or have kids in school get back into the swing of things....
Do you have any marketing help for small Indoor Cycling studios?
Question from an ICI/PRO member: Comments: Hey John I just recently moved out of the box clubs (LA Fitness for one) I was working at and started classes at a small studio. I have never done any marketing work and wondered if you could help guide me. Do you have any...
What new with iTunes 11?
Not much of anything. Really. There's no changes that I can see that would be of any value to you, as a Fitness Instructor. The preferences section is exactly the same - OK, not exactly; they've removed the option for gap-less playback, but kept the cross-fade....
Are your Indoor Cycles ready for the fall rush?
Fitness equipment replacement parts distributor Sportsmith is offering a 15% discount for ICI/PRO readers and listeners. They have most everything you'll need to tune up all your bikes and have them ready for the fall (is it really coming so soon?) rush of new...
Can’t Stick With Your Food Plan? Is This Why?
This brief post offers one possible reason you may have difficulty sticking with your food plan. Let’s start here: Do you have food cravings? And are the cravings specifically for sugary foods and other junk? Next: Do you give in to the cravings by eating some of...
ICI/PRO Podcast #132 – Aerobic Base Building with Tom Scotto
Tom Scotto with Cycling Fusion provides this informative PRO Podcast / Audio PROfile Hybrid Here is the link for ICI/PRO members to participate for free on Saturday Jan 15th (day one) of Cycling Fusion's 12 week Winter Training Simulcast. I have been told that PRO...