magnetic resistance | Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast

Cool new stuff at IHRSA Trade Show

by Bill Pryor | Jun 2, 2023 | Indoor Cycling Bikes

Bill Pryor from Spynergy Consulting visited the annual IHRSA Show last week to learn what”™s new for cycling studio owners and entrepreneurs. Here are some highlights and photos from his report. "......once I got over the sensory overload, I made a point of...

Change in Technology Has Me Re-Thinking Single Leg Pedaling Drills

by John | May 25, 2022 | Correcting Form, Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog

During a class I attending yesterday, the Instructor had everyone doing one-legged pedaling drills... one legged as in pedaling with one foot un-clipped and held out to the side or rested on the frame. That's wrong/contraindicated... isn't it? My initial reaction was...

Are you using this feature correctly… or at all?

by John | May 13, 2022 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Thin Slicing Your Class, Training With Power

Did you know that all of the Indoor Cycles that use magnetic resistance (FreeMotion S11.9, Keiser M3i and Schwinn AC) have a built in feature that will help your riders get stronger, create more power and burn more calories if you recognise and cue to it properly? The...

Revenge of the Friend

by John | May 25, 2021 | Instructor Training

This story and drawing was originally posted March 24 2011 in the New York Times. By Spinning Instructor Christi Clancy THEY kissed! Nobody kisses in spin class. A roomful of sweaty people panting atop steel bikes with 30-pound flywheels is no place for romance, and...

Comparing Spinning’s® Friction to Stages – Keiser or Schwinn Magnetic Resistance

by John | Jan 29, 2021 | Instructor Training, Master Instructor Blog, Product Reviews, Training With Power

NOTE: this was a previous review from 2013 that continues to remain accurate when applied to any of the magnetic friction Indoor Cycles available today. Many Indoor Cycle manufacturers claim a connection with cycling outdoors: 100% Authentic - Spinning is authentic....