Jim Picasso
Stuff like Jim Karanas' death is really hard for me. I felt compelled to write something, a eulogy of sorts that would express my feelings about Jim. My appreciation of him as a person, my respect for him as a fitness professional and my admiration for him as an...
Jim Karanas
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent I can’t find even the slightest bit of humor in the irony. This weekend, I finished editing Jim’s post on Jeff Wimmer’s passing. Jim’s tribute was moving, as I would have expected. A few minutes later, I got a call that...
Wrench
by Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas I woke up on August 19 to read that indoor cycling enthusiast and specialized mechanic Jeff Wimmer was dead. Some of us have been in the business a long time and should expect that people around us will die; it’s part of...
Aging Rock Bands Playlist
My buddy Randy Erwin manages a number of 60's - 70's vintage, aging rock bands like; The Guess Who, Mitch Ryder, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly, Humble Pie and "My Man" Otis Day & The Knights. Hopefully some of you will catch that...
ICI/PRO Podcast 274 I Like The Way You Move Audio Class Profile
ICI/PRO Contributor Krista Leopold provides our latest Audio Class Profile - I like the way you move. Objective and Intensity To focus on movement first and simply observe how intensity is affected. My I like the way you move profile is derived in part from what Jeff...
So what's on the menu?
The Senior Group Fitness Instructor and I spent a weekend in Door County WI last month. Lots of quaint little towns to explore along the shores of Lake Michigan. We did what most tourists do as we walked along all the shops and restaurants... we stopped to check out...
Red in the Face, or Just Plain Irritated?
Do you find yourself wondering why your skin is red much of the time? Not red, like "I just worked out in Zone 4 for 60 minutes red", but rather a red that doesn't go away after you have recovered and gone on with your day. Maybe you're also wondering why your skin...
I'm going to miss Jeff Wimmer
There is no way we can comprehend the tragedy of Jeff Wimmer's death, and it's left us searching for answers that might be difficult to ever find. In these darkest hours, the pain touches us all in the indoor cycling community, and I mourn this loss as if it were my...
Free Music Friday 8/16
One of the benefits to teaching with OPM (other people's music) is that it forces you out of the safe/comfortable/familiar box you've drawn around yourself. In the past, my musical "box" has limited me to selecting my class music a bit like this: Interesting little...
ICI/PRO Podcast 273 High Intensity Supersets and Active Recovery Audio PROfile
ICI/PRO contributor Chris Hawthorne contributes our latest Audio Class PROfile - High Intensity Supersets and Active Recovery This profile is based on a 12 week strength training program that I have been following for the past few months. The program, which can be...