Get Lost in the Moment Video
Sometimes I need a cool video to play as a warm up song. This video is perfect! Beautiful scenery, classic rock song and a smooth flowing video that everyone can appreciate and "Get Lost in the Moment." The entire, full length, movie is available for download...
The Power of 3 – Keep it Simple and Progress – Profile (Aug 2015 Week 2)
Below you'll find Week 2 of August's Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile. When I started this progression last week I was VERY concerned that my classes were going to complaining about the significant recoveries, but after the first week my...
This might be the start of trouble in IC music land
The music industry is figuring out that a great Indoor Cycling class is built on a fabulous playlist. Now they're making noises that they feel they should be charging fitness studios a higher rate for their commercial performance licenses... SoulCycle IPO Highlights...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Music Sets – Out With the Old in with the New
This week I was asked by a class participant to NOT play "Stairway to Heaven" in a class she was planning on attending. I was shocked that someone would ask me NOT to play what many people still consider the greatest song of all time. If any of you have ever...
Would this create a more beneficial pedaling workout?
I just became aware of a new Indiegogo campaign for an innovative* method of pedaling a bicycle. Similar in functionality to a KrankCycle, the Caron Bicycle uses independent left/right crankarms that create 6 different pedalling movements. They have their crankset...
Of Clean Plates and Other Myths
During an office-clearing project, I found an article I wrote years ago about a book by Hirschman and Munter. They advocate 3 rules for approaching food whenever you feel like eating.[wlm_private...
Pipe Dream Video
Many instructors tell me that teaching indoor cycling has ruined their appreciation of music. They say that once you become an instructor music comes in only two genres, can be used in class or not. This is sad but true. I have been experiencing a...
The Power of 3 – Keep it Simple and Progress – Profile (Aug 2015 Week 1)
Below you'll find Week 1 of August's Keep it Simple and Progress indoor cycling profile. Over the past few months we have been working hard but with the limited rest most of the work was being performed in the Lactate Threshold and VO2 Max Zones of 90-120% of...
The Power of 3 – Three Song Harmonically Mixed Music Sets – Some Oldies but Goodies
.. Over the last year I have been trying to take classes from many different instructors in many different facilities. I've been doing this to see what kind of profiles other instructors are using and what kind of music they are playing. Also, as a Master Educator...
Are Foods a Key To Your Moods? (Part 2)
Is Your Diet Too Low In Fats? Healthful omega-3 fats are found in such foods as fatty fish, flaxseed oil, walnuts and walnut oil, and leafy green vegetables. Other top sources of fats include raw coconut oil, avocado, olive oil, nuts and seeds. With nuts and seeds,...