Free Music Friday – 10/21
Today’s Friday Favorite is actually brought to you by ICI/PRO member and instructor, Chuck Cali. I am just the messenger! Chuck has been using this rocking tune as a high cadence hill climb (85 rpm). He says there is plenty of energy for everyone and the sax riffs...
Make Recovery Work
Yeah, sort of a play on words, but hopefully this article will help you use your recovery times more effectively. I’m going to write a separate article on proper recovery and what is appropriate considering the constraints of indoor cycling. But for now, let’s...
ICI/PRO In Staffanstorp Sweden
When I fired-up my microphone and recorded the very first episode of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast back in August 08, never in my wildest dreams would I have believed this would happen; an Instructor in Staffanstorp, Sweden would be walking into his class with...
Free Music Friday – 10/14
Are you looking for the perfect 96 rpm flat road tune to use for discovering anaerobic threshold in your class??? Look no further! This four piece indie rock group from London, England has recorded it for us. “Amazing” by One Eskimo, starts out with a very mellow,...
Will You be at Club Industry this week?
I'll be at the Club Industry fitness show in Chicago Thursday and Friday meeting with our new sponsor/contributor LiveStrong Indoor Cycling by Matrix and record a formal introduction to all of you to learn more about them. While I'm there, I will be participating in...
ICI/PRO Podcast #179 – The Concept Behind Saturday with Stages BIG RIDE
Listen as Cameron Chinatti explains: The hidden agenda… Transitioning participants towards a Power-â€focused class can be difficult to implement without their buy-â€in and understanding. Use this ride as an example of how to incorporate Power specific concepts...
2012 ICI/PRO Conference Location Survey
How about a conference in Denver next year? Or maybe Atlanta? Dallas can get hot but has an amazing amount of energy, or maybe Salt Lake City? We're just not sure... Two things we do know is that Boston has served us well for the past two years and the North East...
Free Music Friday for 10/7
I love a good long tune and today’s Free Music Friday Favorite is 7minutes long. It has a “dream pop” type vibe to it, but don’t let that throw you off, because I have found it to be very useful in discovering either T1, or T2. The Verve is certainly not a new (or...
ICI Podcast 178 It Was Like Presenting at Indoor Cycling Graduate School
Between sessions last weekend Master Instructor Cameron Chinatti took me aside and told me how impressed she was with the quality of Instructors at the conference. Wanting for you to hear it first hand, I invited Cameron back for a post conference interview for the...
These specially designed gear bags were a big hit
Amy suggested that we have something special for all of the returning Instructors this year and I completely agreed... but what? I though it would be nice if we could provide something that would communicate the professionalism of the Indoor Cycling Instructors who...