This morning I read how Soul Cycle has been banning fitness instructors (from competing studios) who try to attend their class. SoulCycle bans fitness instructors from its classes About 10 days after hitting a SoulCycle class on a recent day off, Barry’s Bootcamp owner Joey Gonzalez got a phone call. It was a lawyer for the mega-popular cycling brand issuing a message: don’t come back. “He essentially said we have a policy at SoulCycle
ICI Podcast 88 Start Your Own Indoor Cycling Studio Bill Pryor from Spynergy Consulting can help.
This Podcast is was last published on Feb 23, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey As promised last week, here’s my interview with Bill Pryor about his experiences starting his own Spinning Indoor Cycling Studio. 2014 UPDATE: This interview has launched multiple dozens of new Indoor Cycling Studios – is yours next? The
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Just relax and do what you normally do… Cycle Sculpt Profile #3
With 40°f and rain scheduled for this past Sunday, I agreed to sub the 9:00am Cycle Sculpt class at the Life Time Fitness where I have scheduled classes. This was my third chance to teach this LTF branded format that combines Indoor Cycling and Resistance training. You can read about my earlier experiences here and here – both links include my class profile and Spotify playlist. I was chatting with my friend
ADDICTION, RECOVERY, & INDOOR CYCLING
Today … January 23, 2019 … Boomer Rose celebrates Boomer Rose is a BeatBoss & Schwinn® trained indoor cycling instructor with an AMAZING story. From the moment he first clipped in, Boomer knew his life changed. The ambience, atmosphere, and camaraderie of indoor cycling introduced the fact that a healthy high does exist. If you were to ask Boomer, he’ll tell you it’s hard to believe or even imagine the life
Jumps – 5 possible reasons you aren’t offering them… even though your riders will appreciate you adding them to your classes Pt 2
In Jumps – 5 Reasons Riders Might Appreciate You Adding Them To Your Classes Pt 1 I feel I offered 5 pretty substantial reasons why your participants would appreciate you adding Jumps as a regular feature in your classes. So if you’re not including jumps in your classes… why aren’t you? The proper way to do this would be to ask you personally; so why don’t you include jumps
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Jumps – 5 Reasons Riders Might Appreciate You Adding Them To Your Classes Pt 1
I feel that “jumps” (the controlled/rhythmic/on-the-beat type – not the random “popcorn” or David Lee Roth varieties) have gotten a bad rap as of late. I love when they’re a part of a class, enjoy teaching jumps and see them as beneficial for multiple reasons… here are five* for you to consider: #1 Jumps can provide Cognitive Dissociation I found this description at craigharper.com.au Picture yourself riding an exercise (stationary) bike
ICI Podcast 333 – Learn Best Practices For Display Training From Julz Arney
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
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ICI Podcast 0016 – 6 Signs of Studio Sabotage
Think about all of the planning you did before launching your new cycling studio? How much are you doing today to keep your studio in top form? We talk with Barbara Chancey and John Bogosian talk about the six signs of fitness studio sabotage. This podcast is a must listen for both studio owners and instructors and will help you take your studio to the next level or keep it
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Bring Some Extra Dimensions to Your Next Class
For years I have taught classes that were physically challenging to participants but when I started to bring more than the Physical Dimension of Wellness to my classes, MAGIC HAPPENED. Dr. Bill Hettler, the co-founder of the National Wellness Institute (NWI), created a model named, The Six Dimensions of Wellness, in 1976. His idea of Wellness was not merely just the absence of disease, but living a life in which
ICI Podcast 338 – Pre-startup planning for a new Indoor Cycling Studio
How much planning did you do (or should you do), before launching your new cycling studio? What research did you complete to understand the difference between successful studios and those that are struggling? Fitness entrepreneur Callie Bowling has completed an exhaustive planning process in anticipation of opening a new Indoor Cycling Studio in Boise Idaho next fall. Callie interviewed over a dozen studio owners and she shares what’s working… what’s
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ICI Podcast 0007b – Joey’s Endurance Ride
ICI/PRO member Joey, a Cycling Fusion Master Instructor and routine contributor to The Weekly Ride on ICI/PRO, delivers a ride. THIS IS THE COMBINED FILE THAT INCLUDES THE MUSIC AND THE VOICE. IT IS NOT AVAILABLE ON ITUNES. This ride is from Joey!! – “This ride is designed as a decreasing cadence endurance ride with three repeats. The goal is to work through the various levels from primarily cardio work
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