3 Steps To Managing The “First Indoor Cycling Class” Jitters – More Commonly Known As Stage Fright
So you made it through your audition and your name is listed as "Instructor" on the schedule. Congratulations! It's very common for the initial excitement, "I can't believe it... I'm an Indoor Cycling Instructor!!" to quickly fade away, replaced by fear and anxiety....
Are you the annoying type?
Are you annoying some of your current (or potential) participants? You know, rubbing those folks who are of a different/opposite personality type than yours the wrong way? I recently came to the conclusions that there's a good chance that I do at times - please let me...
Under Construction This Coming Weekend
www.indoorcycleinstructor.com will be down during this weekend for an upgrade starting Friday evening 9/3.
Be A Time Miser, Don’t Waste Another Minute
Time is the great equalizer. We all have different abilities, different income, different experiences, but one thing we all have the same of, is TIME. I don’t know about you, but I am a time miser; greedy, protective and otherwise fanatical about not wasting that...
Simple and Progress Profile for Week 3 – Respect the Orange AND Red
Here's the week 3 profile progression for the month of February 2016. Respect the Orange!!!!! Below I'll post recordings of me teaching this profile in my various classes. Check back because I'll be adding more recordings throughout the week: Right Click to...
ICI Podcast 216 Learn the Language of Power from Cameron Chinatti and Doug Rusho
Do you know the Language of Power? I invited Cameron Chinatti and Doug Rusho from Stages Indoor Cycling back to the Podcast to learn how they communicate the concepts of Power in ways that reach the different learning styles and personalities in your classes. Here's...
Q Factor – What is it and should you care?
You will be hearing more about "Q Factor" from Spinning® / Star Trac so I thought you may appreciate knowing what it is, in case it comes up in conversation. Q Factor (also know as Tread) is simply the separation/distance between the two pedal cranks of a bicycle or...
Favorite Track of The Week
This new release from Harry Styles' self named album makes a great faster hill at around 74 rpm. It's a totally different sound than you're used to hearing from the One Direction star, and it will definitely rock your next class. Here is Kiwi:...
Focus
By Team ICG® Master Trainer Joan Kent What does mind/body training mean to you? Which activities count as mind/body training? Yoga and t’ai chi almost certainly. Weight lifting? Why or why not? Some would submit that almost any activity can be a mind/body workout,...
Can My Client’s 3 Screw-ups Help You?
As most of us have discovered, mistakes can be valuable if we learn from them. Here are a few mistakes a recent client made that may help you. Getting Back On Track vs. Cutting Calories What do you do after a ‘lapse’ in eating one day (or night)? The best thing is...