This drill is perfect for those who are just learning how to teach with power. It shows your riders very clearly how heart rate response can be very different at different cadences, even when output is the same. This drill may become a “light bulb moment” for your riders and their understanding of how power—and their body—works! For that reason, it may be the most important educational drill in your repertoire.Read more…
I’ve taken 10 tips from a Business Insider article on overcoming nervousness and channeling energy into a more productive presentation and applied them to the indoor cycling instructor. Many thanks to ICA member Moritz Geissler for sending me this link!Read more…
You go to unclip and find that your cleat is stuck. What do you do next? Find out in today’s how-to video.Read more…
Leap year comes around once every four years—it’s a great opportunity to ask your riders to squeeze out one last effort to honor this unique moment. Lisa Pucelik provided this profile four years ago—it’s time to bring it out again! Read more…
In the twenty years I’ve been a master instructor educating indoor cycling instructors around the world (first for Spinning®, then for the last five years with ICA), I’ve come to know what challenges many instructors are struggling with. I’ve often had a revelation while teaching one of my own classes that I’ve thought would be helpful for other instructors to know about.Read more…
We gave you the foundational pedal stroke drill the Face of the Clock. Once your riders are comfortable with that one, this is another fun drill you can add to the mix that reinforces how their legs move through the circle of the pedal stroke. Make sure to add a little humor to this one!Read more…
This creative and fun profile explores the sensations that go along with the “He loves me, he loves me not” game—where you pull petals off a daisy and the last petal is the one that applies to your current crush. The music reflects these two alternatives, which should have your riders alternating between pain and pleasure. Read more…
To quote the lyrics of a Glenn Frey song, “There’s a hole in the world tonight”…this week the world lost yet another musical icon way too soon. Here are a profile and a list of songs for your Glenn Frey tribute. Since the Eagles’ style is softer country rock, this profile includes higher-energy songs from their contemporaries of the 1970s and 1980s. Read more…
I don’t know where I’m going from here, but I promise it won’t be boring. ~David BowieRead more…
New instructors are often unsure how much they should be talking or what they should be saying in their classes. One of the litmus tests to discover if you are talking too much is to simply ask yourself, “Why am I talking?” The answer may surprise you. Caesar provides tips on examining the purpose of your cues and making sure your riders aren’t confused by what you say. Read more…