by Amy Macgowan | Mar 13, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
Greetings from the IHRSA Conference in LA! John and I have been enjoying ourselves and appreciate the opportunity to be here and experience the new Stages SC3 bike. I love it! Has it seemed like there have been a lot of Friday the 13th's this year? You're right! In...
by John | Mar 6, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, KEEPING IT FUN, Music
I love to cue 100 RPM's! One hundred is such a fun number > it rolls off your tongue with ease + there's a certain power the word. You can repeat it > ONE HUNDRED, over and over during an interval, without it ever sounding repetitive or getting stale. Everyone...
by Dennis Mellon | Mar 2, 2015 | Audio PROfiles, Big Box Instructor, Dennis Mellon, Instructor Training, Music, Training With Power
We've all heard the causality dilemma, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?". Ancient philosophers have been debating this question since the beginning of recorded history. Indoor cycling instructors have been asking themselves a similar question,"What...
by John | Feb 27, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Engage Your Students, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Music
I've been getting much of musical inspiration from Movie soundtracks as of late. I'm still digging Zack Hemsey — Vengeance that I first heard used in the movie The Equalizer. The beauty of the Internet (at leased for now) is how easy it is to find best soundtracks,...
by Amy Macgowan | Feb 20, 2015 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, Music
Continuing to use music out of my comfort zone, I bring you this week's Free Music Friday. A 62 rpm climb to encourage your class to truly feel what's going on with their bodies. I coach them to be okay with, and embrace, however the intense work is feeling- good or...