Free Music Friday 7/6
Potholes, potholes everywhere!!!!! At least here in MN again this summer. So rather than get mad, we are simply riding to them outside... because we have to, and inside... because we can. Inside we get to use music to help motivate us through the hard stuff. This...
Happy 4th of July!
Thankfully I was able to get everything moved and upgraded without any noticeable issues. And just in time to go watch the Chanhassen 4th of July parade. During which Amy and I will be cooking in the oppressive heat and humidity, that is a typical Summer here in...
Subbing: Is There a Better Way?
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Every day, countless products, services, and people provide us with positive or negative experiences. Not long ago, one of my students confronted me to let me know that she was annoyed and frustrated with a substitute instructor...
ICI Podcast # 217 Waldo's Revenge Audio PROfile from Amy Pillitteri
Meet Spinning Instructor Amy Pillitteri! Amy is the runner-up in our Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest! About Waldo’s Revenge I wrote this profile for a group of students I was working with during a winter and spring periodization program at a nearby YMCA...
Blog Post #10 Baseline & Performance Testing
Study Controls One of the next most important aspect of executing your research is having a way to accurately and consistently conduct the prescribed drills and record their results. This is the proverbial “before and after”; also commonly referred to as “baseline”...
Free Music Friday – 6-29
Am I alone in feeling there's some real magic in a well constructed Mashup? Next week I'll be publishing Waldo's Revenge - an Audio PROfile from Amy Pillitteri. Amy's profile was runner up in the Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest. I really enjoyed her music...
One of three missing pieces has been added to Spotify
I love Spotify Premium. I play my class music in every class using my iPhone and a Bluetooth receiver. But there's something wrong with everything and what I feel is wrong with Spotify is: It isn't available everywhere on the planet Playlists don't show an accurate...
An Important Key to Health
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Fitness and health overlap but sometimes need to be considered separately. You can be fit but not healthy. How often have we seen that with pro athletes? You can also be healthy but not fit. We may see this with our students....
Anyone else participating in this Warrior Dash madness?
I was sorely in need of some motivation to train last month. When a few buddies suggested I participate in the Minnesota version of the Warrior Dash I said "sure" without really understanding what I was committing to. From their website There's certainly risk involved...
Free Music Friday – 6/22
Do you find yourself searching for songs to open your rides with- the perfect tunes to help your class ease into 80-90 rpm’s and a proper warm up? Here is a good one from a Juno Award winning Canadian singer-song writer. It is light hearted, clips along at 86 rpm...