ICI/PRO Podcast 244 – Teaching Effective Beginner Indoor Cycling Classes
"The most important Indoor Cycling class you'll ever take... will be the next one!" I've forgotten which Instructor I overheard saying this to a new participant, but it's completely true. We want new students returning to our classes every week. It's good for us...
Flow
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas - The experience of flow remains one of the least-understood phenomena in training. Yet it’s one of the richest, most memorable experiences we can help deliver to our students. Creating the circumstances though which...
The Great Spotify Enigma Survey
e·nig·ma [uh-nig-muh] noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: Spotify is such an awesome service for Indoor Cycling Instructors, it's an enigma to me... why so few Instructors are actually using it. Or maybe it just looks that way. I'm basing my...
An Emotional Litmus Test
Ok, we simply need to mention the word “test” and all kinds of things tighten up. Relax. For week 3 of instructor self improvement month, let’s look at how we are doing mentally and emotionally....”sit back on my couch and close your eyes”. Before you jump...
ICI/PRO Podcast #221 – Winch and Plummet Audio PROfile
Doug Rusho, Master Instructor with Stages Indoor Cycle provides our latest Audio PROfile: Winch and Plummet Objectives: #1: Students will experience the contrast between resistance and cadence, as it relates to steady state power production. #2: Students will begin...
ICI/PRO Podcast #187 – BIG GEAR TRAINING Audio PROfile
Jim Karanas is a Master Instructor and Program Director for Indoor Cycling Group of North America. Jim describes BIG GEAR TRAINING as; Weight Training on the bicycle. PROFILE DESCRIPTION This workout is to improve sustainable strength and increase muscle fiber...
ICI Podcast 366 Consider Your Cues to Baby Boomers
Kymberly Williams-Evans, MA from funandfit.org joins me to discuss her article in the latest IDEA Fitness Journal - 7 Principles for Outstanding Boomer Workouts. The focus of our conversation is on her Principle #7 - Carefully Consider Your Cues. Kymberly encourages...
ICI Podcast 192 Meet ICI/PRO Member (and Tom Scotto’s sub) Kay Ruane
Would you be intimidated if you had to fill in for Master Instructor Tom Scotto? I know I would. Meet Spinning Instructor and ICI/PRO member Kay Ruane. Kay fills in for Tom on a regular basis at the Wellbridge club where they both teach. Those of us with a bunch of...
Putting Heart Rate Monitors to Use, Part 1
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Now that more of your students wear heart-rate monitors (HRM) (see previous post “How To Get Your Students To Wear a HRM”), you must teach them how to use one. An important first step is sometimes lost when introducing...
More observations from our students
This is getting to be a bit of a trend, people writing about their experiences in a Spinning class. Here's another from ChicagoNow.com called Spin Classes are Cool (for men too) Like we need to told that 🙂 I've been spinning since I stopped going to my...