Wireless connection between your iPhone / Android and Club Sound System
Here's a great idea from ICI/PRO Member Instructor Chuck Gauran that has me smacking my forehead; "why did I think of that?" With all the excellent, structured Virtual Ride videos available, I'm to the point where it's rare to teach a class without one. I teach to the...
Who's in our classes anyway?
Have you have ever faced this dichotomy in your class? Two riders, call them Bob and Susan (not their real names) are sitting front, center, smiling at you. You know them both and what you know about them causes you to almost freeze with indecision about how you will...
Free Music Friday – Black Friday 11/25
Beyond her role as the Senior Group Fitness Instructor here and at the other clubs where she teaches, Amy is a very accomplished Makeup Artist ... where she finds herself today. So I get to give my suggestion for a track you might want to consider for an upcoming...
Black Friday and the start of our new PRO/Deal of the Week!
Amy and I taught our Thanksgiving day class to Epic Redwing, the latest Indoor Cycling DVD from Epic Planet! - which was kind of weird actually... teaching a class of 50 while riding to a video of ourselves... at least we knew the profile 🙂 But the class loved it...
Who are you thankful for?
Today is our day of Thanksgiving here in the US... only problem is the whole concept of being "thankful" tends to be forgotten - overshadowed by food, football and the anticipation of Black Friday sales.* Not in the Macgowan family 🙂 Amy won't allow us to forget. She...
They Fixed Their Feet!
Spinner PRO/NXT/Blade feet that is. While I was at Club Industry last month Josh Taylor walked me through a number of the improvements Star Trac has made to the new Spinner bikes/cycles. I'm never sure which word to use... they only have one wheel so technically they...
ICI/PRO Member Kathy Ehrlich-Scheffer in the news!
Have I told you how proud I am of all the ICI/PRO members who have taken the leap and started their own Indoor Cycling Studios? Well I am, and it's so awesome to see when the local media recognizes them! Kathy Ehrlich-Scheffer opened Cycledelic Indoor Cycling...
I'm seeing a lot of these… so be careful what you open
With over 8,000 instructors receiving our weekly newsletter, my email address ends up in 8,000 contact lists. On occasion, I would receive random SPAM emails (see below) from people who's email account had been compromised in some way. Typically one, maybe two a...
Free Music Friday – 11/18
Today I bring you something a bit different. A very intense, fully orchestrated 65 bpm climb that starts out very strong and then backs off at 1:59 for a quick quiet segment (which you know I love for queuing opportunities). We never lose intensity though, even in...
Google Music – is it right for Spinning / Indoor Cycling Instructors?
The Google Music Store/Service just launched. As you would expect, I'm already anticipating your questions so I'm all over this. Nov 16 2013 update: I have an article posted about the new Google Music All Access iPhone App I already know that many of you would enjoy...