ICI/PRO Podcast # 219 Welcome To The Jungle from Krista Leopold, aka GroupFitPower
Meet Instructor Krista Leopold - another of our winners in the Ultimate Instructor Profile contest! Pedal-On members will recognize Krista as GroupFitPower. Welcome to the Jungle - An introduction to Tabatas is a well thought out profile that you can use to bring this...
Why Try Spotify?
As an indoor cycling instructor, you already know that music plays an important part in creating an exceptionally motivating class. But sometimes, searching for new music and developing playlists can be time consuming and costly. Since iTunes came out with its...
ICI/PRO Podcast 231 “The Gate” Halloween Mixed Ride Audio PROfile From Kim Moody
One of our most popular class profiles! We were saving Kim Moody's profile; "The Gate" until it was closer to Halloween - and here it is! Kim was one of the winners to the first Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest as we really appreciated her take on creating a...
Tabata = Effective? ACE says YES!
I just read a press release and accompanying article from the ACE - The American Console on Exercise PRO SOURCE magazine about their study to gauge the effectiveness of High Intensity Training (HIT). Is Tabata All It's Cracked Up To Be? “It seems like everything...
Power Is ‘Boring’!
Of course, those of us at Stages Indoor Cycling believe the opposite to be true, (made you look, didn't I!) but we hear this all the time from people that haven't experienced a power-filled class the way it was meant to be. There exists an assumption that indoor...
ICI/PRO Podcast #209 – It Isn’t Easy Staying Green Pt 2 Video PROfile from Cameron Chinatti
Here's part two of It Isn't Staying Green from Master Instructor Cameron Chinatti with STAGES Indoor Cycling. In case you missed Pt1 you can find it and the music playlist here and you can also find the video in the iTunes feed....
Tech Tuesday – Free Trial From Spotify
I love Spotify! It's hands down the most convenient service on earth for discovering, sampling and sharing music. I use Spotify every day and enthusiasticly promote it to anyone who will listen. If you're privileged to live in an area where it's available, you can try...
Team ICG® Launches Education Platform
By ICG Marketing Director Gary Warren The culture of learning is radically changing. Formal education just can’t measure up anymore. Our new Team ICG Education Platform on the new ICG® website strives to make education “effortless” for anyone who wants to become part...
You’re an engine… act like it.
As a followup to Part 1, a question for you; Are you a Ferrari or a Peterbilt? I have a friend, a very accomplished cyclist, who fancies himself a Ferrari. To look at Eddy you'd have to agree; he's long, lean and very sharp looking. But to ride with him may have you...
ICI Podcast 301 – Meet Awesome Instructor Gloria Lewis
Meet our latest Awesome Instructor! Most interviews begin with an intro call where a potential guest and I discuss the process and I answer any questions they might have. Most of these calls are uneventful - but Gloria is not what you'd describe as leading an...