Fresh off the split between Mad Dogg Athletics and Core Health & Fitness – Star Trac, I received this press release promoting their new (?) lineup of Indoor Cycles… Core Health & Fitness To Introduce New Indoor Group Cycles VANCOUVER, WA. September 29, 2015 – Core Health & Fitness, an industry leader in the manufacture and distribution of commercial fitness products, announced today plans to introduce three new indoor cycling
Spivi adds FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Tests
Hey – I just got an email explaining that Spivi has added a FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Test to their display training system. I can’t begin to tell you how beneficial these short threshold/best efforts are for engaging participants in your power based classes. That’s why I describe these as a Best Practice for anyone teaching with power. Like PIQ, Spivi offers the option for riders to manually add their FTP
Fundraise your way to new Indoor Cycles… could that ever work?
There’s a lot of pressure on clubs and studios to upgrade to the latest technology… those basic, conventional bikes just don’t cut it when there’s a new competitor down the street. So what does a struggling fitness studio do to come up with the cash (two grand or more per cycle) for a room full of the latest from Schwinn, Star Trac, Keiser or FreeMotion? How about running an online
Mr. Macgowan… you have a reserved seat on bike #18!
How cool is this? I hadn’t experienced an Indoor Cycling studio that offered reserved seats before. It had me feeling like a VIP when Amy and I visited CB Cyclebarn, Karen Casler’s studio last month. The website system she uses integrates her Mindbody account with the class rider data collected by Performance IQ. I thought you might like to see the string of conformation and followup emails the system creates automatically. First let’s reserve
