In this very interesting FREE audio interview with Jennifer Klau, PhD, we discuss almost everything you’ll want to know about HR Training. Warning: it may shake your beliefs about heart rate training too! In this interview, Dr. Klau and I discuss the evolution and validity of the Max Heart Rate formula. ThisRead more…
Amy and Phil drove six hours to come experience the Cycling Fusion launch and take two days of three hours of cycling classes. Listen as she explains her revelation after reading Keep it Real and how it turned her ideas about teaching indoor cycling on its head. Amy and PhilRead more…
Ben Greenfield is an expert in sports nutrition, a health and fitness blogger and podcaster, and a personal trainer and triathlon coach. He will be sharing a series of nutrition myths on ICA to answer some of your and your students’ questions.This is the first in a series of nutritionRead more…
This is Part 2 of the article from Clair Cafaro of C.O.R.E. Cycling. There is some incredible advice in these suggestions – I hope you share this with every coach you know. Here’s to being the best indoor cycling coach you can be!Adapted from coach Andy Higgin’s “Best Coaches BestRead more…
Since it is part of our credo at ICA to help instructors transform their coaching from ordinary to extraordinary, the moment I saw this article on the C.O.R.E. Cycling website, I knew I had to share it with my readers. Clair Cafaro graciously agreed to let me post it forRead more…
Cycling coach and indoor cycling instructor Mark Bedel and I have been trading notes on how to Keep it Real indoors while also keeping it fun. Mark took it to the next step and wrote it down! Here is some great advice if you are struggling with knowing you’re andRead more…
Spotify music service comes to the US after successful experience in Europe. Will it be of benefit to indoor cycling instructors? Thanks to the handful of ICA members who emailed me with information about Spotify! It certainly is something we need to keep our eyes on as a potential timeRead more…
People are always asking how many calories a pro cyclists burns in a Tour stage and how many calories they need to eat in order to replace that energy. I’ve got a couple of sources for the answer to those questions. Andy Schleck tweeted this photo yesterday after the stage.Read more…
Want to learn how to hover in your indoor cycling class? Google it and learn how! JUST KIDDING!!! Wouldn’t you ask an expert? The problem is that too many don’t know how to distinguish true “experts” anymore. I was floored when I discovered this “How-to” guide for doing a “hover” inRead more…
n my recent Ask the Expert article, I answered a question from Andrea who has been scheduled to teach one Endurance and one Strength class per week. Classes are the same every week on the club’s schedule. I found a sample of a schedule I created in 2002 that shows how to offer variety across the board for instructors and students.Read more…