by John | Sep 12, 2025 | Boutique Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills, Your Fitness Business
There's an old saying that goes; "I've been at this so long... I've forgotten much of what I didn't know, when I first started." I've taught Indoor Cycling classes since 1998ish. A long time ago for sure. Even back then I had an advantage over most new Instructors....
by Dennis Mellon | Sep 30, 2024 | Dennis Mellon
Would you teach indoor cycling in a facility that required ? I live, work and play in and around Denver Colorado. The indoor cycling studio scene has not yet made its way into the Mile High City. We have some awesome stand alone studios like Breakaway, Epic...
by John | Jun 17, 2024 | Big Box Instructor, Certification, Instructor Training
I get the "Where can I get certified as a "Spin®","Schwinn®" or simply an Indoor Cycling Instructor?" question a lot. While trying to be helpful, more often than not my response is "I'm sorry, but you are asking the wrong person." "The person you want to ask is the...
by John | Jan 16, 2024 | Best Practices, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Presentation Skills
So you made it through your audition and your name is listed as "Instructor" on the schedule. Congratulations! It's very common for the initial excitement, "I can't believe it... I'm an Indoor Cycling Instructor!!" to quickly fade away, replaced by fear and anxiety....
by John | Sep 3, 2023 | Instructor Training
Update 12/11/16 - I thought of this post after an unnamed contributor responded "no, sorry" to my request for a new picture to include in an article. There were two things that got me really motivated to get a professional headshot last week. The first was talking...