Inspiring A Generation
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Jim Karanas One of the best things about the Olympics is that it provides an ideal. We rejoice in being human. Even if we don’t exercise or have never done athletics, “stronger, faster, higher” makes sense. This became even truer with the...
Tech Tuesday – My Cycle Class iPhone App
I realize that not everyone has access to (or interest in) Spotify. And I'm guessing that the majority of successful Instructors are using the combination of iTunes and an iPhone to deliver their class music. If the later category includes you, this new My Cycle Class...
How Long Does Quitting Sugar Really Take?
The #1 fear most people have when it comes to sugar addiction is not being able to quit eating sugar. More accurately, they fear how terrible they’ll feel when they stop eating it – and fear that will drive them back where they started. The good news is it doesn’t...
Riding Aero in Class
Should people ride in an aero position during indoor cycling classes? I’ve been asked this numerous times by instructors and have battled with more than a few riders over the years on this very subject. My answer, NO. Here’s my take on it: (1) Safely /...
All about the balance in your class.
I had been to plenty of cycling classes before this one. I had sat through the militant instructors, rigid with instruction. I had pedaled through classes where the coach was crouched, hidden behind his music. But here I sit, perched on a bike in the center of the...
Favorite Track of The Week
Movie soundtracks are great places to find fresh new tunes for your cycling classes. If you want to incorporate this type of music into your classes but you're not sure where to start, Hans Zimmer is your guy. He has composed music for over 150 films and he's one...
ICI/PRO Video PROfile – Cadence Builder Class from Tom Scotto
We've had a lot of requests for videos of complete Indoor Cycling classes and I can understand why. It's simply not practical to travel to Boston to experience one of Tom Scotto's classes, so a video you can watch on your computer or iPad/smart phone becomes an...
Stomps: High-Resistance, High-Intensity Intervals for Indoor Cycling (Very Cool)
If you’ve done stomps in your cycling workouts, you may think I’m crazy when I say this, but I’ve always liked them. They’re extremely tough but appeal to that twisted part of me that enjoys hard training. (I know: you’ve got that part, too.) If you...
Can you help out a Vet?
ICI/PRO member Ryan Bardes is returning from his tour of duty in Afghanistan. Thanks for your service! Ryan is moving to Indianapolis, Indiana this Summer and is looking for an Indoor Cycling studio who needs an experienced Instructor beginning in August. He has...
Constructing a Hypothesis
[plulz_social_like width="350" send="false" font="arial" action="like" layout="standard" faces="false" ] Not sure how you’d construct an experiment on this one If you’ll recall from Blog post #5, we are doing our best to stick to “The Scientific Method” as we...