Free Music Friday – 1/13
No, I don't do the whole "Friday the 13th" bit. But today's Free Music Friday is a bit unconventional in that it's a number of very long songs that you could incorporate into one of your endurance classes. I'm really getting into the whole "Zen" thing and Trance music...
Deal of the week – Weekend Addition
50% off On-Demand training from Cycling Fusion. Not able to attend every Saturday for the LIVE version - not to worry, the 2011 complete Winter Training series, with 45+ hours of education riding and cross training has just been remastered and a short introduction...
Tech Tuesday – Notes from Sunday’s Spotify Training
I sure enjoyed talking with everyone who participated in Sunday's training 🙂 I'll be scheduling the next Spotify LIVE training soon - click here to get on the early notification list. A number of you were interested in the little Tap to the Beat BPM counter I used...
Does holding a stopwatch and a clipboard make you a coach?
It could... What would happen if tomorrow you showed up for your Indoor Cycling class wearing street clothes, carrying a stopwatch and clipboard, then simply coached the class? I know a lot of us (including me) have reservations about teaching off the bike. The note...
Free Music Friday – 1/6/12
Today is about “tongue in cheek” fun on a climb. At 63 rpm’s, it is versatile enough to use for a seated or standing climb. It also has the perfect feel for “lifts” while simulating getting out of the saddle for pretend potholes in the road. You could even tell...
ICI/PRO Podcast #194 – ZENDURANCE Audio PROfile (Extended Version)
As promised, here is the extended (35 minute) version of ZENDURANCE featuring Master Instructor Jim Karanas from the Indoor Cycling Group - LIVESTRONG fitness. Click here for the 20 minute version of ZENDURANCE + the PDF and Spotify playlists. Why do we have two...
Congratulations Doug Rusho – New Master Instructor with Stages Indoor Cycling!
It's with great pleasure (and a bit of pride) that I get to announce ICI/PRO member and frequent contributor Doug Rusho has joined the Stages Indoor Cycling team as a Master Instructor! ICI/PRO members have enjoyed a number of Doug's Audio PROfiles and he did a great...
ICI/PRO Podcast #193 – ZENDURANCE (20 min verison) Audio PROfile
Happy New Year! Let's kick off a fabulous 2012 indoor season with ZENDURANCE - our latest Audio PROfile from Master Instructor Jim Karanas! The difference between "just riding" and training is that, when training, you recognize that every workout has a purpose. This...
Register for our next LIVE Training – Learning to use Spotify Premium
You can register for our next LIVE online training scheduled for Sunday 7:00pm Central Time on January 8th 2012. Learning to use Spotify Premium* is the topic. We will be reviewing everything you need to know to create and share playlists in Spotify and then deliver...
Free Music Friday 12/30/2011
Here is a nice inspirational tune from a band out of Aurora, Colorado to use coming out of, or leading into a climb, with rpm’s of 73. There is some nice points where you could add your voice to coach and guide your class, with inspirational cueing or storytelling,...