Free Music Friday 3/23
A hard driving, interesting and diverse song for an intense 72 rpm climb describes this week’s Friday Favorite. From New York, this Indie Band delivers a great 3:37 interactive/current/big-band/call-out/all around great motivating climb tune. My class is enjoying...
Tech Tuesday – Go ahead and click it – but please don’t wear this in class
How did you do that John? A common question in our home... I just clicked it to see what would happen. If you have a fear of clicking a link you're not alone. This affliction actually has a name; clickmentphobia and it was coined by the popular humorist, Sophy...
Controlling the Sugar/Fat Seesaw
By ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent Some of your students may be severely limiting the amount of fat they eat — both good and bad — to lose weight. That’s likely to increase their consumption of carbohydrates — both good and bad. Because “bad carbs” can bring on some...
Free Music Friday – 3/16
An intense, moving climb at 64 rpm’s and 4:21, is this week’s FF. It is great to use at the end of the ride, before cool down, for intense focus. The music also phrases well to allow us as instructors to cue our students to remember to breathe efficiently. ...
Stay connected with your class this summer
I'm not sure about where you live [wlm_firstname], but we are having a glorious spring here in Minneapolis... and suffering the consequences 🙁 Last Sunday, of my typical 40 indoor participants, 25 or so decided they would rather enjoy the sunshine and ride outside. I...
Morning of the living dead class
Hate isn't the proper word... detest is a better way to describe my feelings toward my first Monday 5:45 am class after the Daylight Savings switch. Nothing more, just wanted to express that.
Master Instructors on Spotify
Slowly but surely, Spotify is catching on within the Master Instructor community. And with good reason. There isn't any better way to share music playlists. I'm sure I'm not alone in asking for a playlist at the end of a training - which I'm sure can be a lot of extra...
Taking the Indoors Outside – Part Two
In October I wrote about our plans to take participants from my classes to the 183 mile Cabot Trail for the ride of their lives. Link to Map My Ride Profile. In the new year that adventure was dubbed Take the Trail and we began serious planning. My riding partner is...
Free Music Friday 3/9
I absolutely have to thank one of my dearest friends, co-instructor and ICI member, Jana, for this week’s Friday Favorite. We both love Jamaica, and a little “Reggae” jive. We were together this week and discussing music. She has been using this fabulous tune...
The diversity of cycling
Why are there so many different types of bicycles? I realize that this is a bit rhetorical, but I'm asking it anyway so you answer the question for yourself . Now you may have thought; Because there are so many different types of people... or maybe because people have...