RAAM update from epicPLANET.tv
I received this update from epicPLANET.tv's producer Allen Jones this morning. Hi John, RAAM was the ultimate sufferfest, not only for the racers but for me as well! How about between 2-3 hours sleep per night for over a week? Sleeping wherever I could find a...
ICI/PRO Podcast #270 – Two-Minute Tortures Audio PROfile
Stages Master Educator Dunte Hector presents Two-Minute Tortures, his second 30 minute work-set Audio PROfile. Designed to be used as the working component of a 45/60 min class or as the cardio portion of a hybrid class that includes strength training. I read Joe...
Mobile Indoor Cycling Classes?
If they won't come to your studio, why not bring your Indoor Cycling Studio to them? That's the idea of San Francisco Bay Area Outburst Mobile Fitnessâ„¢ which launched a few weeks ago. From their press release that describes the problem they're trying to solve:...
Free Music Friday 6/21
Macy’s has a great soundtrack rolling right now. We were all dancing and grooving away today to this ‘oldie, but goodie’ while I was working there. It was really fun! We all know how our members and participants like recognizable tunes and this will make a...
Apple won’t fix this… but you can
This has really frustrated me. For the past 4 1/2 years our free Podcast has reliability updated in the iTunes store. But for some unknown reason it's broken = isn't displaying new episodes and new subscribers aren't getting anything 🙁 Up till now Apple has been...
Trust and Respect
Recently, I wrote about a friend and mentor of John's not wanting to group ride anymore. Andrew can no longer lead A level rides, due to an illness, and would rather not ride in a group if he cannot lead it. You can read about Andrew here: I initially suspected...
Free Music Friday 6/14
Our family was watching a movie the other night (Side Effects with Jude Law, Channing Tatum and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It’s a great psychological thriller!) A fantastic song came on as the credits were rolling and I am incorporating it into my profile this week....
3,000 miles @ 15mph
That's RAAM or Race Across America and it starts this Saturday June 15th. RAAM begins in Oceanside, CA and travels 3,000 miles, 170,000 feet of elevation change and the the film crew from epicPLANET.tv will be filming the riders all the way to the end in Annapolis,...
Will the new iTunes Radio work for your Indoor Cycling class?
Nope. Move along, nothing to see here. Based on what's being described, iTunes Radio won't work for your class. Unless you just want to hit play and work with whatever iTunes decides to deliver to you. iTunes Radio (from what I can see) is really just Apple's version...
Is it wrong to rely on music as a tool?
We all rely on music as a tool. Tools are used for building things and it's common to describe our practice of creating profiles as; "I'm building my class". Most of us put a bunch of effort into; "building our playlist". Track selection is often by BPM or song...