Fasted Cardio – Is It a Good Idea to Ride on Empty?
A look at Fasting Cardio.
Barefoot Indoor Cycling?
As cycling instructors many of us have experienced the difference between wearing traditional sneakers versus wearing cycling shoes in an indoor cycling class. In fact, many instructors (and students for that matter!) claim that once they’ve worn cycling shoes...
You're a Celebrity… act like it!
If you promise me that you won't get a big head, I'd like you to go look in the mirror and repeat after me; "I'm a celebrity and it's about time that I started acting like one." Now I'm not suggesting that you should start arriving for your next class in a chauffeur...
The Weekly Ride – 01/29/18 Let's Heat It Up!
Welcome to the The Weekly Ride by Cycling Fusion: No more hunting for new music or counting out cues. Here is your ready to ride document, that can be displayed from your phone, or printed out onto cue cards. This ride is timed out, down to the second, to make your...
How to Start a Beginner Class at Your Club
Before we talk about how to get a beginner class started, the first question you need to answer is why? Not, why does my club need a beginner class, but why do YOU want to lead one (if this is your plan)? As an instructor starting a beginner class you need 3 main...
Is a triathlon on your list of resolutions?
Last year my big goal was competing in my first full Triathlon. To prepare I followed the training from this excellent Triathlon Training DVD series produced by USA Triathlon. The series is designed for a beginner and it helped me understand exactly what I was getting...
ICI Podcast 269 – Where are all the young fitness Instructors?
Where are all the young fitness Instructors? It's a great question. I thought Stages Indoor Cycling's Master Educator Dunte Hector may have some understanding of the perception the fitness industry has among college students. After all he's only 23 and is very active...
Long Term Contracts
I feel like a PRO talent scout and I just completed signing day with the NFL (National Football League). All my big stars have committed to contracts with our team! Starting Quarterback from the University of Alabama has signed with ... Well actual I feel I am a sort...
LEARN, LOVE AND BE LIVELY
Recently John posted another excellent piece related to the power of three. He concluded with ICI/PRO’s own version of three-zone power training. I applauded him in the comment section thanking him for getting back to basics. As a primary facilitator of ZONING (a...
ICI/PRO Podcast #215 – Teaching to Blue Yellow Red Audio PROfile with Chuck Cali from Zoining Fitness
PROFILE DESCRIPTION This profile is an introduction to effort management that can be delivered by any indoor cycle instructor simply by relating effort to a color through the use of verbal descriptors. OBJECTIVE This profile introduces to our riders the concept that...