Do Something that Scares You
By Jennifer Lintz, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and ICI/PRO Contributor Have you ever not done something because you weren’t sure you could? As instructors, I have a feeling many of us talk quite a bit about comfort zones (specifically, getting out of...
Multiple benefits to Indoor Cycling for Seniors
Guest post by Instructor & Studio Owner Pauline Geraci According the Administration for Community Living (ACL), people 65-plus represented 12.4 percent of the population in the year 2000 but are expected to grow to be 19 percent of the population by 2030....
Matrix IC7 Indoor Cycle Powered By ICG®
Matrix and the Indoor Cycling Group (ICG®) debuted their new IC7 Indoor Cycle with power at IHRSA last month. In many respects it's different from any group cycle on the market today. You could go so far as describing a number of their technical innovations as...
Memorial Day – Never Forget
I grew up in a small town about 50 miles north of New York city on the banks of the Hudson River named Highland Falls. One of the unique aspects of my hometown, besides the unparalleled beauty of the Hudson Valley, is the fact that it borders the United States...
Use Power Games To Beat Back Ignorance
So we’ve talked about why Indoor only riders will benefit from Power Training, and in the last post we reminded the avid outdoor cyclist just why Power is a must for their continued growth and improvement riding outside… but how to get started. That’s the...
Promote Your Personal Classes With FourSquare
I love having a full class of students. But first they need to know my class exists. I'm continuously frustrated with how poorly my own club promotes the Indoor Cycling classes we offer. Based on comments offering similar frustrations, I'm guessing that I'm not the...
1-Legged Drills
We know it is safe to keep both feet attached to the pedals and simply focus on one leg at a time, but is it safe, and should we unclip one foot to perform pedal stroke drills in our indoor cycling classes? To stay on point I’m not going to discuss if and why 1-legged...
ICI/PRO Podcast #202 – Criterium Race Simulation Audio PROfile
ICG Master Trainer Jim Karanas presents our latest Audio PROfile. Race-Day rides have been part of indoor cycling since it began. However, few instructors use the profile effectively. The Criterium is the most fun and simplest race to simulate in an indoor...
ICI Podcast 166 ICI/PRO Member Interview with Sports Psychologist Dr. KC Wilder
What a treat it was to learn we have a Sports Psychologist (and former professional bicycle racer) among our ICI/PRO members! Meet Dr. KC Wilder KC and I had an interesting conversation about motivating your students that was completely off topic from what we had...
ICI/PRO Podcast #89 Riding Your Thresholds with Stage 5 Cycling's Tom Scotto
Tom Scotto from Stage 5 Cycling joins me as the "pinch hitter" Master Instructor for this weeks Audio PROfile. I'm calling this a sort of Hybrid Audio PROfile/PRO Podcast as Tom goes into a lot of additional detail that you will enjoy learning. Here is the link to...