Life Time Fitness Ride of a Lifetime 2011
Amy and I went down to this year's Life Time Fitness Ride of a LifeTime big group ride at the Saint Paul River Center. You will see how much fun we have seeing our students and friends at this event. At the end of the video Amy challenges all of us to do whatever you...
When over 60% of your members are women…
I see a big part of growth (both personal and professional) is being willing to take risks in your life. When I first started the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast there were probably a hundred reasons why it was a bad idea... but I chose to ignore them. A little over...
You're going to love Kenji Freedman
Amy and I met Kenji Freedman when we were in Keystone Colorado for the Cycling Fusion Summit. Kenji is a USA Cycling Coach with Stage 5 Cycling (one of Tom Scotto's stable of talent I mentioned) and a very accomplished Indoor Cycling Master Trainer. He has a...
Website Maintenance This Weekend
I'm experiencing some issues with the company who host www.indoorcycleinstructor.com that aren't being resolved to my satisfaction. You may have noticed some error messages or notices that this site isn't available. I have a number of smart people working on it this...
A change for posting comments
In the past, the prevailing attitude was that we should allow anonymous comments here at www.indoorcycleinstructor.com. Anyone could comment and no log-in was required. This was based on a belief that the quantity of comments was much more important than the quality...
FREE MUSIC FRIDAY and iTunes Download Quick Tip
Chase the winter blues away with incredible heart pumping funk and reggae mixes courtesy of the Fort Knox Five, a world renowned party band from Washington, DC. The boys in Fort Knox Five graciously donated music for the Spinning® program at Half Moon Resort in...
Tri-Lingo 101 — Part 3: Common Triathlon Run Terms
As an indoor cycling instructor, you’re going to find a large percentage of your students dabble in triathlon, or engage in it as a serious sport. Either way, you don’t want to be embarrassed by using the wrong triathlon-related words or terms in your class when...
The 3 most important things that keep a class full: Variety, Variety, Variety
After more than 6 years operating a 46-bike cycling studio in the suburbs of Boston, I have seen a ton of instructors come and go. We’re not a big health club, we are a dedicated indoor cycling studio, so the survival of our business depends on our instructors...
Be engaged with your students…but not too engaged!
John and I had the opportunity to take a Saturday cycle class at the Scottsdale Life Time Fitness this past weekend. I always learn so much when I take another instructor's class and this was no exception. It was a super high energy class with a very interesting...
ICI/PRO Podcast 140 YOUR Numbers Audio PROfile with Tom Scotto Pt 1
Here's Tom Scotto with part #1 of YOUR Numbers, his first Audio PROfile as a part of our ICI/PRO team! Although the ultimate focus of this PROfile is on training with power, those of us without Keiser M3's or the new Schwinn AC cycles will still benefit from Tom's...