Free Music Friday 2/1
Today's free track is included on Chris Nielsen's Going The Distance Audio PROfile class playlist - but isn't available on Spotify. It also works very well following last week's recovery track = communicates a very intense segment in your profile. As you listen to...
ICI/PRO Podcast #247 — Learn RealRyder Class Planning from Douglas Brooks
My interview with Douglas Brooks continues with a discussion of RealRyder's class planning - it maybe the exact opposite of how you create your profile. Listen below to find out why. Show notes: During our discussion Douglas references their class planning template -...
Free Music Friday 1/25
What constitutes the perfect mid-class recovery song? For me it needs to combine a mid 90's cadence, something everyone can connect with and a fresh/fun vibe - almost playful maybe? Nothing too complex, confusing or heady. A song that says; take it easy, just enjoy...
Spotify Rocks!
I am a laggard, living with an Innovator. Laggard, Noun - def: one who's hanging back, or falling behind. I admit it. My internal, unspoken motto has been, ‘if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it’. I did not walk until I was 16 months old- crawling was fine with...
ICI/PRO Podcast #246 – Amy Macgowan teaches us how to bring a Waltz into our classes.
I've described her at times as the Human Metronome for good reason - the girl knows how to follow a beat. And yes, when she and I dance, she leads. As the Senior Group Fitness Instructor here, Amy has skills she's developed from teaching and cuing aerobics classes...
FREE Food from Good Greens!
As PRO Member Soigneur, one of my responsibilities is the care and feeding of our members. I assumed any “feeding” that took place would be strictly informational, but I’ve actually got something edible (and free) for you to try. A company called Good Greens has a...
Would you teach for SoulCycle?
I'm really curious how you would respond; would you teach for SoulCycle? But before you answer, imagine you had the following conversation at the end of your last class... A women approaches while you're collecting your stuff. "Hi [wlm_firstname]." "My name is...
Conference Information
Not an ICI/PRO conference but maybe the next best thing. Heart Zones and Cycling Fusion have teamed up to create TrainDifferent - what I believe is the very first fitness conference / workshop that offers you three different ways you can attend. CONFERENCE CENTER...
ICI Podcast 245 – Meet RealRyder's Director of Education Douglas Brooks Pt.1
Depending on which source you use, the definition of persistence is; noun \pər-ˈsis-tən(t)s, -ˈzis-\ perseverance in spite of fatigue or frustration or it could be; the act or fact of persisting. Either way it defines what it took to finally corral an interview...
Why can't I listen using my iPad?
If you're a frustrated iPad/iPhone user, tired of seeing this notice, help is on the way! September 2013 Update: This is now fixed... but you may have already discovered that 🙂 You may have tried to download the latest version of Flash only to see... Word is that you...