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...
I forgot our anniversary 🙁
Thankfully it wasn't my wedding anniversary (Amy and my 25th is Sept 23rd) but the 5th anniversary of indoorcycleinstructor.com! Wow - what a ride this has been. Everything started back on August 2nd 2008 with this post. Well actually all this probably started 6...
Welcome to ‘PRO Style’!
THERE ARE NO UGLY PEOPLE... JUST LAZY ONES (Chinese proverb) Hi and welcome to the very first 'PRO Style' post. I'm so glad you're here! As we start out together, I thought it might be helpful to do the 'what' and 'why' thing and then a little about me: So, 'what'...
Free Music Friday 8/9
With 6.4 million downloads on Spotify, this almost a cappella song- perfect for a flat road, isn’t just a favorite of mine! This 17 year old from New Zealand knows how to put out the singles. She’s already released 3 this year and she’s still finishing Year 12...
Eagles pedaling through the air metaphor
I used a new metaphor this morning that seemed to resonate with my class. Watch this video and see if you can see the similarity between an eagle catching a fish and proper pedaling technique. http://youtu.be/hecXupPpE9o?t=12s Through the magic of slow-motion...
Podcast maintenance this morning
Improving support for our iPhone/iPad users > we've finally figured out how to configure the player to show and play on your iDevice 🙂 We're upgrading all of the Podcast and Audio Class Playlists this morning to a new HTML 5 player (the kind Apple will display) so...
Spinning Our Wheels: Can’t We Go Faster?
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas In the early days of indoor cycling, there was a problem. When bike resistance was low, the weighted flywheel connected to a fixed gear with a chain produced an unnatural degree of momentum. It permitted riders’ legs to spin...