Obsessed with Cycling Drills: The Reverse Paceline Drill
2016-11-19
The opposite of a regular paceline drill. The key to success is how you set the scene and describe the challenge.Read more…
Is EVERYONE at Your Studio or Gym AED Certified?
2016-11-16
According to Club Industry, a lawsuit was filed in California against 24 Hour Fitness for the wrongful death of a member who had a heart attack while playing basketball. Employees allegedly didn’t know where the AED was, and when it was found, it was not fully charged. Does your studio or gym have an AED? Are you certified? Here is information that can help you and your management.Read more…
Let’s Come Together
2016-11-09
A friend shared this song with me on my Facebook page this morning, and I am offering this song here without comment. I would have played it in my Monday class had I known. Let’s come together in sweet harmony, world. Read more…
Strategies for Strength: Counting Pedal Strokes
2016-10-25
This climbing strategy helped me get over climbs of two or more hours in the Alps and New Zealand. I’ve found a way to use it in my classes and really get students to zone inward when their road tilts upward for long periods. It’s not quite what you think!Read more…
Strategies for Strength in Your Spinning Climbing Classes
2016-10-24
Climbing big mountains is a rite of passage for cyclists. Getting you and your bicycle up that hill in defiance of gravity is one of the most difficult aspects of riding a bicycle, but it is also one of the great attractions to cycling. Overcoming the mountain challenges you—it bares your soul; it asks you to perform beyond what you thought was even possible. Over the next few weeks, Tom and I will be giving you our favorite strategies—both physical and mental—to get you and your students over that hump. We’ll be drawing from our own experience climbing long, hard mountains.Read more…
Use “Classic Spinning” Songs to Celebrate International Indoor Cycling Day!
2016-10-18
Angela van Baal is an ICA member from the Netherlands who is planning on playing some of the old classic songs first used in the early days of Spinning® for her International Indoor Cycling Day ride this weekend. What a GREAT idea! I decided to put together a list of some of my most favorite classic Spinning songs from back in the day. Use these for your IICD event—or any event that celebrates Spinning!Read more…
How Other Studios and Instructors Are Celebrating International Indoor Cycling Day
2016-10-16
Whether you are planning an event for International Indoor Cycling Day on October 21 or not, you’ll want to see how other studios and instructors have created and promoted events so you can do something similar for your next event! And to start planning for something big next year! Read more…
Idea for Sponsorship for Your Halloween Ride or International Indoor Cycling Day Event
2016-10-14
Are you planning an event for International Indoor Cycling Day? How about a specialty theme ride for Halloween? New Years? A fund-raiser in early 2017? Whatever your plans, here is a great idea for getting an energy bar company to sponsor your event! Read more…
Ask the Expert: How Do You “Keep it Real” Where It’s Not Supported?
2016-10-08
Learn how to “keep it real” in spite of being in an environment where other instructors tend to use techniques that are ineffective and possibly unsafe.Read more…
The Importance of HONESTLY Cueing Intervals with Specific Duration and Effort Levels
2016-10-04
Have you ever taken a class in which the instructor said you were going to do a high-intensity interval effort, but didn’t tell you how long it would be? As a result, you didn’t know how hard you should push for fear that you wouldn’t last the whole time? What was the result? Here are the basic rules for teaching interval sets and reps. Great tips for new instructors or as a brushup for seasoned instructors.Read more…