This weeks ride is from me, Joey! – “In all honesty, I was dreading putting together this week’s ride. My classes have been after me to put together a few theme rides, which I almost never do. This weeks ride is focused on music from the 1970s. I am in the endurance working phase of my micro-periodization for my classes, so I had the profile already put together in my mind. I used one of my favorite endurance profiles, where we start with a higher cadence in the 100s and then work our way down to the 60s adding tension the entire way. The wildest thing happened, I had an amazing time. Once I started listening to the music I kept on thinking: “Oh, I remember and love that one” and it just kept on happening. I ended up with over 140 songs on my short list to choose from. It really made putting this class together fun. I hope that you enjoy riding it as much as I have.” Joey
This ride is from Joey!! – “This was a fun ride to create. This is one of my favorite types of classes. I love the increasing tension class because it builds endurance, builds strength, and teaches the riders how to manage their tension
Joey's “121817 Holiday 60” Playlist
1: “Linus and Lucy”, Vince Guaraldi Trio (A Charlie Brown Christmas (Expanded Edition))
2: “Right Now (feat. David Guetta) [Dyro Radio Edit]”, Rihanna (Right Now (Remixes) [feat. David Guetta])
3: “Tortuga (Radio Edit)”, DoubleV & Formal One (Tortuga – Single)
4: “Christmas In Hollis (Bonus Track)”, Run-DMC (Tougher Than Leather)
5: “Treble to the Bass (Lov3) [feat. Shimmr]”, Swanky Tunes (Treble to the Bass (Lov3) [feat. Shimmr] – Single)
6: “S&M (Remix) [feat. Britney Spears]”, Rihanna (S&M (Remix) [feat. Britney Spears] – Single)
7: “A Mad Russian's Christmas (Instrumental)”, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (The Christmas Trilogy)
8: “Pump It”, The Black Eyed Peas (Monkey Business)
9: “Get Up (Rattle) [feat. Far East Movement]”, Bingo Players (Get Up (Rattle) [feat. Far East Movement] – Single)
10: “Runaway Baby”, Bruno Mars (Doo-Wops & Hooligans)
11: “Katchi (Ofenbach vs. Nick Waterhouse)”, Ofenbach & Nick Waterhouse (Katchi (Ofenbach vs. Nick Waterhouse) – Single)
12: “The Time (Dirty Bit)”, The Black Eyed Peas (The Beginning (Deluxe))
13: “You're a Mean One, Mister Grinch”, Famous for a Century (Christmas – Single)
14: “Boom!”, Tujamo (Boom! – Single)
15: “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Christmas Eve and Other Stories)
16: “Christmas / Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental)”, Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Christmas Eve and Other Stories)
17: “Christmas Wrapping (Single Edit)”, The Waitresses (Deluxe Special)
18: “The Chanukah Song”, Adam Sandler (What the Hell Happened to Me?)
This weeks ride is from Dave Norfleet, the creator of My Fitness DJ! – This is Dave’s first ride with us, but we hope there will be many more on the way. Good luck and have fun. Joey
Technology can be a great thing for our classes – as long as all of your Instructors have been trained to use it properly.
I'm seeing a bunch of clubs and studios having enormous success with performance data tracking and display systems. These systems connect to the consoles all of the new Indoor Cycle's with power and then display the information on a big screen + send out those informative emails that your participants love to receive.
Unfortunately some studios and/or Instructors aren't having the same amount of success. During many of my consultations with studio owners, I'm hearing them say that they would have appreciated (and benefited from) more in depth Instructor training, i.e. exactly how do we integrate these systems into an actual class?
So when I was at IDEA this past Summer I was encouraged to see that Schwinn Indoor Cycling has developed specific education, for the use of their Schwinn branded version of Performance IQ 🙂
To get the low down on what they are offering I invited Schwinn Indoor Cycling's Director of Education, Julz Arney, join me to discuss their education and get her thoughts on Best Practices for using Display Training.
During this interview Julz mentions that she would provide everyone with a PDF of her 10 Best Practices for using a Display Training system – here's the link to download it.
Would your club or studio benefit from additional Instructor training, regardless of the brand of cycle you're using? ICI/PRO has an experienced team that is available to provide intensive Instructor training at your location – please contact us and we can schedule a call to discuss your needs and see if we can help. We can also help you with decisions regarding Indoor Cycles, website design and performance data tracking and display systems.
