Tips to share in class | Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast

Stomps: High-Resistance, High-Intensity Intervals for Indoor Cycling (Very Cool)

by Joan Kent | Oct 10, 2022 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Training, KEEPING IT FUN, Master Instructor Blog, Strength Training

If you”™ve done stomps in your cycling workouts, you may think I”™m crazy when I say this, but I”™ve always liked them. They”™re extremely tough but appeal to that twisted part of me that enjoys hard training. (I know: you”™ve got...

Teach Cycle-and-Row Like a Pro

by Joan Kent | Oct 18, 2021 | Engage Your Students, Master Instructor Blog

If you”™re about to start teaching a class that includes both cycling and rowing, here are a few tips. Stay off the bike. To handle all the variables in a cycling/rowing class, you”™ll need to be on your feet, moving around the room. Will you warm up?...

Rowing: Great Cross-Training For Cyclists

by Joan Kent | Feb 26, 2021 | Big Box Instructor, Instructor Tips and Tricks

What do you do when you want to train but need a break from cycling? Indoor rowing is an excellent alternative. If you”™re into power training, this is for you. Most of my teaching of indoor cycling was done in Performance Max, a program that included both...

Saltâ€™s Okay? Sweet!

by Joan Kent | Feb 7, 2021 | Master Instructor Blog

By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent It”™s possible, even likely, that you have cycling class members with hypertension. It”™s possible that they”™ve been told by their doctors to cut back on salt in their diets. If not, it”™s still...

New Year’s Resolutions: A Sugar Addict’s Survival Guide

by Joan Kent | Oct 7, 2020 | Instructor Training

New Year’s Resolutions are upon us, but that doesn’t mean clear sailing. Things that can waylay resolutions are everywhere. Christmas candy will be on sale till early January, when the Valentine candy goes out and will be on display till February 14. February 15 it...