Free Music Friday 12/16
Are you looking for that certain something to inspire your class during speed work? This could be it. Super high intensity with rpm’s at 98 and no vocals, you can coach them through and remind them (thanks MI Cameron Chinatti) that speed work is not just about...
Greatest Hits: Add Your Favorites of 2011
ICI/PRO’s annual GIFT OF MUSIC is being created RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW and we need your help! Simply post the best songs you taught in 2011. List as many as you wish…there are no rules, no limits, no boundaries. Everyone on the email newsletter will receive an...
Discounted parts and tools for Indoor Cycles!
We are very excited to announce a new partnership with online Indoor Cycle parts distributor SPORTSMITH that will save you an additional 10% on replacement parts for your Keiser, LeMond, Livestrong, Schwinn, Star Trac and Tomahawk Indoor Cycles. You can use Coupon...
Free Music Friday – 12/9
Today’s Friday Favorite might feel a bit “risky” in that it is edgier and heavier than things suggested in the past. It is great for a mid-class flat road push at AT. What is really different is that this 81 rpm flat starts out intense and then mellows out at :30....
PRO/Deal of the Week – Save 50% on Blink HR Monitors for your entire family
Santa Says; “It’s time you had a Blink Heart Rate Monitor of your own.” Today’s PRO/Deal of the Week is the perfect Christmas gift for yourself, your family members or friends planning to start a work out program in 2012. Sally Edwards says, “The joy of working...
Final Exams!
Some may say I’m all work and no fun. Oh, come on! What can be more fun than final exams? Although this time of year is loaded with holiday parties and a time to take a well-deserved break from training structure, it is also a great time to determine our...
Do Personal Trainers Make Good Indoor Cycling Instructors?
Would you help me settle a bet? Do (or would) Personal Trainers make good Indoor Cycling Instructors? I say yes, the coaching style of a Personal Trainer would work very well in an Indoor Cycling 2.0 classâ„¢. A Personal Trainer at my club says no, Personal Trainers...
Have you seen the iDJ App from MixMeister?
Tuesday has been reserved as Technology day here at ICI/PRO and this new iDJ - Numark app for iphones and iPads certainly fits this category. I've been playing with this new app from the MixMeister folks for a while and thought I would give you my initial thoughts on...
Video and Indoor Cycling: The Next Step
A defining feature of outdoor cycling is the uncertainty of the open road. On a new route, we never know exactly what will happen. The road makes each ride unique, especially since we move so fast and so far. That visual excitement has been missing from indoor...
Free Music Friday – 12/2
John saw this track recommended by Keith Skowron Skowron over at the Team Spinning Facebook page. He knew instantly that I would love it... and he was right! A 64 rpm climb with a mellow piano opening, (but adequate drums) and this Scottish singer-song writer’s...