Free Music Friday 11/1
Happy November! Today's Free Music Friday started out in the normal fashion: -Hear a tune I like -Find it in Spotify -Use it in a class profile; if it works well, check SoundCloud to see if there is a decent free download for you to use in your class. If there is,...
Smooth like Butta and They Liked It!
As an experiment this morning, I taught Dennis Mellon's ICI/PRO Podcast 287 A little Bit of Everything Audio Class PROfile and used his harmonically mixed playlist. They appeared to like it and two members asked for the playlist after class. I realize that it's a...
The Eyes Have It
Dark Circles...Puffiness...Wrinkles...Loss of Firmness...Dryness... Every time I'm in store, women (and some men) ask for an eye cream that will truly addresses these issues. Through the years, I've had the opportunity to try many (many!) eye creams. Some I've...
Life Time Fitness to unveil their new EDGE Cycling format & LT Connect Heart Rate Display System
Updated 10/30 below Short notice... it's tomorrow night. Here's the email invitation I received: EDGE Cycle kick-off with Bahram Akradi & quests This will be the 1st class offering in Minnesota of our “new” EDGE CYCLE signature Indoor cycle format! Expect to have...
The SoulCycle Effect
We're seeing a crazy number of new small/independent/boutique studios opening all over the world - which is awesome. I love being part of a growth industry, not to mention how all these new studios need Instructors! But what's driving all this growth? I know that a...
What was new at Club Industry?
I attended Club Industry last week. The show was pretty small this year, compared with my last visit in 2011. There were no rides being conducted this year and only Star Trac, Schwinn, Keiser and Matrix had Indoor Cycles on display - only a few each. Here's what I saw...
ICI/PRO Podcast 287 A Little Bit of Everything Audio Class PROfile
Instructor Dennis Mellon presents his A little Bit of Everything profile as our 60th Audio Class PROfile! What has me most excited is Dennis has included a Harmonically Mixed playlist he created with Mixed In Key software on his Mac. Dennis exemplifies exactly what I...
Free Music Friday – Shazam Says…
I love Shazam... have I said that before? Well I do. It's one of the few Apps I've used more than once on my iPhone. I'm using the premium version which connects the track to Spotify - makes it easy to then add to one of my "fun to use" playlists for future addition...
First Live Spotify Training is Today
We're kicking off our Fall Spotify online training calls this afternoon @ 5:00 Central time. More of these training sessions to come - join the notification list here. I'll be covering: Spotify basic setup on your desk top Phone settings - iPhone or Android Importing...
Don't be too quick to “educate” members
If you haven't yet, I would encourage you to listen to our latest Podcast that features 26 year old Cycling Studio owner Jessica Bashelor. If you're short on time, you really only need to hear the lead in where she describes her vision for her studio. I knew that I...