Tech Tuesday – Spotify Update
PRO member Marc Schlosberg alerted me to a new feature in Spotify; Gapless playback and adjustable Crossfading for when you play music directly from your computer. No, this doesn't work on your iPhone 🙁 Update - 6/25/2012 crossfade is now an option on your iPhone...
Friday Favorite
I received a note from Keith Burnage from Cadence Revolution asking that I share this with you. Hi John, I thought you might be interested in the following and if possible help to spread the word to promote this song about Rob Wein. Rob is one of the Kanata 5, one of...
ICI/PRO Podcast #201 – HIIT vs Endurance Training with Micah Zuhl
Doctoral student Micah Zuhl joins me to discuss an article he co-wrote with Dr. Len Kravitz entitled HIIT vs. Continuous Endurance Training: Battle of the Aerobic Titans It's not available to the public but IDEA members can read the article here. I had initially...
Free Music Friday 2/24
Still loving our Free Motion bikes and experimenting with different profiles to familiarize our riders with power and what they can do with it. Flat/climb/flat/climb was the theme this week and in keeping with that, here is a great 4:00, 64 rpm climb from D.J. Armin...
Save the Drama for Your Momma OR Your Next Class
I love evolving. It is exciting to realize that you can and have changed for the better. I can remember like it was yesterday, the first time my knuckles stopped dragging on the floor. Seriously though, one of the areas I have evolved in is music. Not so much the...
Top Indoor Cycling Songs From 2011
The BEST 404 SONGS of 2011 The year’s most magnificent music Indoor Cycle Design and ICI/PRO have joined forces to present the most unforgettable teaching songs AND a link to download them in Spotify or Itunes! From veteran artists to talented newbies, this...
Free Music Friday 2/17
Wow, have we been enjoying the new Free Motion bikes at our club! Lately, the first 20 minute stage of our ride has been a long flat stage, building throughout to see what kind of watts we can generate. Then, a nice recovery before doing the same 20 minute stage,...
ICI Podcast 200 Be The Instructor Your Students Can’t Wait To See Again
For our 200th episode I wanted someone very special! Meet my friend Dr. Shannon Subramaniam who is someone you can't wait to see again. I asked Dr. Shannon to be my guest to discuss what Amy and I saw as the four traits that made us so excited to see her over and over...
Tech Tuesday – Measuring Power Using Heart Rate?
Can an Indoor or Outdoor Cyclist measure their power using only Heart Rate? I personally find it hard to believe, and yet CycleOps says their new PowerCal will do exactly that. Now if I had seen this advertised on some late night infomercial I wouldn't have given it a...
Top Indoor Cycling Songs from 2011 list coming Friday!
If you have had the privilege of working with Barbara Hoots you understand there's no "half-way" with anything she does. Barbara is only interested in perfection and lives by the adage: Go big or Go Home. So the new Top Indoor Cycling Songs from 2011 list...