So that's how they do it
When I visited the Virtual Active studios last fall they showed me the tricks they used to shoot very stable video, over very rocky or bumpy terrain. But I couldn't tell you because I was sworn to secrecy. Now they've lifted the veil on some of their techniques and...
Blog Post #12 I Just Need A Gaggle or So
Getting Started Recruitment is never easy, and it seems we never get quite as many subjects as we like. This is the big advantage of a University setting, it’s a veritable gaggle of guinea pigs. No offense to the college student, but they’ll participate in just...
Olympic's Playlist
Amy, the girls and I are watching the Opening Ceremonies. The playlist had some long forgotten British tunes that could work well in your class. Of course no UK playlist would be complete without an old Bowie track from the greatest album of all time; David Bowie —...
Free Music Friday 7/27
With Amy away in Phoenix, hanging with her parents and sister's family, I get to share a favorite track. At first I thought I would share a track I heard (and Shazamed) during the credits of the movie Safe House - Jay Z — No Church In The Wild - Album Version...
Meet Kim Moody – Winner of the Ultimate Instructor Class Profile Contest
Kim Moody was our 4th place winner with her "The Gate" - Halloween Mixed Ride profile. Because Kim's profile would be more appropriate later this Fall, I've decided to save it until them. I'm also going to ask her if we can record it so everyone can hear her...
Be Your Own Hero®
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas “Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers (with which) they are graced.” ― Brodi Ashton It’s hard not to admire the Tour de France riders, or to watch the commercial for the Olympics and Paralympics with...
Virtual Engagement or Virtual Distraction?
I'm not aware of a more true statement than "you can't be half pregnant" - which is typically used to admonish someone who appears to be doing something half way, while expressing the desire for complete results. It's becoming clear to me that many Club / Studio...
Life Time Fitness Instructor Attacked by Otter
You may have heard this recent storyabout Triathlete Leah Shianne Prudhomme who was attacked by an otter, while on a training swim in Northern Minnesota. The theory is that Leah swam a little too close to this mother otter's pups and she (the otter) bit Leah 25 times...
Free Music Friday 7/20
Sometimes, something old, but updated becomes something new and cool. That’s what this week’s FF is all about…our 21 year old daughter loved it and so does my class, so hopefully you and your class will too. A perfectly orchestrated flat at 90 rpm’s, and I...
Blog Post #11 – Sample Size n’at
Subject’s Composition The next facet of preparing to launch our study is the issue of sample size & composition. We need a suitable sample size (the number of test subjects or participants) and composition (the demographics and/or physical attributes or...