My new HR Monitor
I got tired of replacing the chest-strap-battery in my old Nike monitor so I though it was time to upgrade. Based on the recommendation from a Personal Trainer at my club, I bought this Polar RS200. It is the lowest priced Polar monitor he was aware of that you can...
ICI Podcast 313 – 20 years of Spinning® with Mad Dogg Athletic’s Founder & CEO John Baudhuin
The brand that we all know now as Spinning grew out of a partnership between endurance athlete Johnny G and cyclist / CPA John Baudhuin in the early 90's. Together they formed Mad Dogg Athletics and the rest is history! John's bio from maddogg.com John R. Baudhuin is...
Two quick video lessons on body language – from communication experts Alexa Fischer and Johnny G
What message do you send from the bike, while conducting your class? If that's that's of interest to you, here are two short videos to help you. First is communication expert Alexa Fischer. She sets up her video on body language this way... I was at a networking event...
Favorite Track(s) of The Week
These two just released tunes will give your riders the opportunity to climb to new heights with a fresh new sound. Check out some brand new One Republic and Imagine Dragons for flat roads and X Ambassadors for a hill. No Vacancy by OneRepublic iTunes link (100 rpm)...
Thoughts from the Instructor Bike…Post #3 – Have I told you how much I love teaching with a group display?
Have I told you how much I love teaching with a group display system like Performance IQ's StagesIQ. I simply can not get over how awesome it is to have access to a group display. The new game I play with my riders in not allowing them to take ANY easy...
Tech Tuesday – Spotify Legal Issues?
I love answering questions from Instructors 🙂 Hi John, Since you are a Spotify guru, I thought you might know the answer to this question: Spotify says their music is for non-commercial use and that you can't use it to play at even a school. I haven't found anything...
Riding In The Performance Zone
Why isn't there a Performance Zoneâ„¢? We've got zones for everything else; fat burning zone*, aerobic zone, anaerobic zone, recovery zone, strength zone,interval zone, race day zone and my personal favorite, the puke zone. Zone Systems numbered every which way; 3...
ICI Podcast 169 – Jennifer Lintz is Spinning Certified and Ready to Teach
As a followup to Jennifer Lintz's article, here is our interview where we discuss her day getting certified as a Spinning Instructor. Jennifer teaches at Cycle Quest Studio run by ICI/PRO member Joe Ducosin! During the interview Jennifer explains how she sees the...
ICI Podcast 340 – Are you part of the SilverSneakers FLEX program?
Here's a great opportunity for Indoor Cycling Instructors and Studio Owners to attract and serve a new demographic of riders - active seniors! With over 12 MILLION members and 13,000 locations, SilverSneakers is a kind of quiet giant in the fitness industry....
Why Our Students Love What We Do 🙂
Republished with permission from charliegreendesign.com So, we haven’t talk lately about design and that is part of my soul and the way I make “my leaving”. To me design is not only grabbing a pen and drawing — its way beyond that — it’s how you create momentum —...
Stages and VismoX Team Up to Create Indoor Cycling Power Based IOS App.
Stages Indoor Cycling and VisomX have teamed up to create the best mobile power training app to date. Click Here to be taken the App Store. Stay tuned for more posts on set up and use.