Free Music Friday… Delivered To You On Saturday!
I don't know about you, but the holidays for me are spent rushing around, trying to get everything done... which can result in a few activities getting pushed off until the next day 🙁 The word I like to use is "frenetic" to describe the feeling. It's when I still...
Hating Spotify Today 🙁
This morning at about 5:30, as is my normal routine, I check to see that my playlist is ready for my 6:00 AM class. The frustrating notice above appeared when I clicked one of the local tracks in my playlist. I've seen this before Amy has been having this same problem...
Through The Customer’s Eyes
Some riders are present to train and give 100% every class. Many, however, are present simply to be…present. Through The Customer’s Eyes When was the last time you really looked at the Indoor Cycling experience you offer through the eyes of your customer? The riders...
Why Your Students’ Cycling Technique Matters
The word “technique” intrigues some and makes others yawn. But there’s much to be said for technique. It’s the foundation for all athletic performance features. Technique involves improved skills. In the broadest, most general terms, that means eliminating...
Global Ride DVD's are on sale now
The folks at Cycling Fusion are offering their complete Global Ride series of Indoor Cycling videos at a 20% discount between now and the end of the year. Enter discount code VeryVIPDVDs at checkout. This might be a great time to stock up so you're ready with...
bop.fm – combines multiple music sources into one playlist
Quick question: what do you feel is missing with (or should be added to) Spotify or Deezer, that would make it the complete music delivery package we need as Instructors? From where I'm sitting, having the option to include non-Spotify/Deezer tracks in playlists I...
Free Music Friday
So I've got to record a video of myself teaching the new Evolution class format at Life Time Fitness. This isn't appreciatively different from how I teach my normal class. LTF is looking to bring some consistency to each class, which makes sense for a large club. My...
FTP Mix – Harmonically Mixed Set for Functional Threshold Power Test
FTP Mix "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2 "Wake Me Up" by Avicii "Real Gone" by Sheryl Crow "Danny, Dakota and the Wishing Well" by A Silent Film "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Vertigo" by U2 Last week I wrote about the "Threshold Check" or...
ICI Podcast 335 – Meet Instructor and Reality TV Producer Julie Jarrett
While I was in NYC last month I rode in two classes lead by Instructor Julie Jarrett. The first class was sold out, which was cool considering Julie has only taught for a few months + the studio Prime Cycle opened in September of this year. After Julie's class I had...
Sugar Addiction, Tolerance and Withdrawal
In a previous post, I listed the DSM-5 criteria for addiction and left tolerance and withdrawal for another time because they take a bit more explanation. For the sake of completeness, here they are. I promise to keep this short! Tolerance and withdrawal are linked...