Here’s a spin on our new series, My Cycling Class Today. Instructor and guest writer Apryl Stern comments on a recent class she took at a new gym. It’s all about reflecting, learning, and growing.
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As charter members of the Indoor Cycling Association, (that’s right, since day one!), Tammar and Tali have stayed true to the fundamentals of real riding which has helped develop a strong, stable and ever-popular program. Read more…
The ten commandments of customer service and how they apply to an indoor cycling instructor.Read more…
Cori Parks pens an open letter to all indoor cycling studios asking them to put safety before popularity. 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…
We can find ourselves asking this question when we are lost, after we have achieved a goal, or when our limit has been reached. Regardless of how you arrive at the question, the situation is the same and there is a feeling of being stuck or stalled. This feeling is a common issue among indoor cycling instructors, but not for the reason one might think.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…
Unfortunately, many instructors and participants are intimidated by power at first because they think it’s too technical, too complicated, or only useful for “serious” cyclists. But once you understand the basics, it’s actually a very straightforward tool, and a great way to challenge and engage participants, regardless of whether they ride outside or not. Here are five ways teaching with power will be a game changer in your teaching.Read more…