… and the winners are!
We started the Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest as a way for talented Instructors to show their stuff. Creating interesting class profiles, that go beyond the basic Indoor Cycling movements and intensities, is hard work. Our first contest introduced you to 5...
Making Measurement Mean Something
Guest Contributor: Schwinn Master Trainer Shannon Fable If we hope to expand our reach as indoor cycling instructors, measurement - whether in the form of power/wattage or heart rate monitoring - is best used to add motivation to an already effective workout. In our...
Lookin’ for Energy in All the Wrong Places
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. — Leonardo Da Vinci The tendency of the western mind is to expand and be progressive. The desire to “take it to the next level” is part of that, the goal of it. Progression is inherent...
Check your AED Battery on the Daylight Saving Time Change Day
Today is Daylight Saving Time change day here in the USA. After setting your clocks back an hour it's suggested that you should test the smoke alarms in your home > replacing the batteries if not hard wired. But what about the battery in the AED in your Club or...
Free Music Friday – 11/2
You know you are an Indoor Cycling Instructor when you hear a song and your first thoughts are; "hey this would be great to do ----- to". But how often do we allow the first initial impression to put blinders on our perception of what a song can be used for? I believe...
Dynamic Stretching for Indoor Cyclists: Active-Isolated Stretching
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Bicycling is a repetitive-motion exercise that can lead to tightness in several major muscle groups. Static (traditional) stretching gradually lengthens a muscle to an elongated position and holds that position for 20 seconds....
I Love Smart Women 🙂
So this morning I'm poking around on the internet and checked on what Chris Hawthorne had going on over at her Chrispins Blog. Chris is part of our ICI/PRO team of contributors and has a unique talent for creating excellent Indoor Cycling Class music playlists. She's...
Where did the little pencil edit icon go in Spotify?
LifeTime Instructor's have a super secret community at LTPulse.com. I've been trying to help my fellow LTF Indoor Cycling Instructors there get up to speed with Spotify. In the process they've alerted me to some additional problems that you maybe having as well. One...
Free Music Friday 10/26
This is an awesome video and soundtrack! If you have the capability to play videos from your portable device or computer this one would make a fantastic climb! These "Jet Packs" that run off of a Jet Ski would be so incredible to ride. Imagine what it would be like to...
ICI Podcast #232 – Some Simple FTP Math From Joe Friel
Cameron Chinatti excitedly emailed me about a discovery she made while reading The Power Meter Handbook: A User's Guide for Cyclists and Triathletes which is a new eBook from Endurance Coach Joe Friel. In this new ebook, Joe lays out a simple formula that you can use...