Tri-Lingo 101 — Part 1: Common Triathlon Swim 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...
Performance Cycle Class Week 2
Week #2 of my Performance Cycle class and I introduced the concept of using your stage average watts as a "riding buddy" today + had a nice email when I got home. Hi John- Thank you so much for the great class this morning. I took a picture of my results when I was...
New Category Added – Big Box Instructor
I was reading this post over at Pedal-On this morning. In it an Instructor was asking about securing a teaching position with Life Time Fitness - where Amy and I have taught for years and feel we know the company well. After posting my response a thought occurred to...
Data Revealed — Time To Geek It Up
It’s finally time to take a look inside. First I have to apologize for taking almost 2 months to report on results that were secured after just 4 weeks of data collection. That’s part of the problem with Evidence Based Cycling; once you do herd all those cats on...
ICI/PRO Podcast #156 – Epic Planet Wine Country DVD Audio PROfile
This is the companion Audio PROfile for the Epic Planet DVD Epic Wine Country. You can use it as the basis for an exciting and entertaining class. It features a 20 minute endurance section where you can conduct a T1 Aerobic Threshold assessment and pre-fatigue...
Intervals
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas Interval: n., the amount of time between two specified instants or events. You teach indoor cycling, so you know intervals. If you asked another instructor for the workout he/she used in class that morning, odds are you’d get...
The state of Indoor Cycling in the USA
Guess what? Indoor cycling is expanding, and that’s good news for all of us. You are probably well aware that this is one of the most popular group exercises in the world. When they’re done well, these classes are amazingly effective workouts that thrill and...
Doing the Spotify Shuffle – but only when you want it
There was a question over on a Facebook page asking about Spotify and a mysterious shuffling of the playlist - when it appears that the shuffle is turned off. Chrispins beat me to the answer, but I wanted to add some screen shots to make it easier for you to...
New TRIO™ and TRIO QR™ Pedals from Spinning® Quick Review
Josh Taylor had told me last year about a new pedal Spinning® was designing that would have the same versatility as the Schwinn Triple Link pedal; accepts LOOK, SPD and fitness shoes + they include the new Morse Taper pedal spindle (vs. a conventional threaded...
ICI Podcast 52 Star 3 Spinning Instructor Barbara Hoots on Six Ways To Grow Your Indoor Cycling Class
Barbara Hoots and I discuss how you can grow your Indoor Cycling classes using the same techniques she has successfully used to grow her own Spinning classes. SIX WAYS TO GROW YOUR CYCLING CLASS 1. Create an Ambiance which allows students to disappear from the real...