The Indoor Cycling Association is a members-only resource for those serious about becoming the best indoor cycling instructor possible.
JOIN NOW TO BECOME A MEMBER Joining now will give you immediate access to exclusive educational content from the top Master Instructors in the industry.
For just $11.99 a month (a minimum of 3 months required then you may cancel at anytime)
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Join for the best value of $119.00 for one year with an automatic renewal each year thereafter.
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[box] Those who join now and pay annually receive this FREE Bonus e-book chapter: How to Create Profiles for Your Indoor Cycling Classes. This is an informational excerpt from an upcoming e-book that will help you conceptualize, assemble, and fine tune your profiles, and provides tips on putting your “soundtrack” together. Four very different sample profiles are provided, with possible objectives and sub-objectives. Finally, it walks you through the creation of a Threshold profile from beginning to end. Everyone from a brand new instructor to one with years of experience will benefit from this e-book![/box]
The following topics and departments are available for ICA members only:
- Class Profiles: Both in audio form and hard copy, playlist included (often multiple playlists to satisfy different tastes)
- “Ask the Expert”: Ask us any question you have about teaching, creating profiles, programming, or anything you might want to know about being a better instructor!
- Video quick tips and workshops: A wide variety of videos will be available from one- or two-minute quick tips to detailed advice on all aspects of coaching indoor cycling.
- Audio interviews: We will interview the movers and the shakers in this industry and bring them to you.
- Form and Technique: Pedal stroke, drills, proper set-up, contraindications
- Mental Training and Mind-body: How to inspire your students to go beyond their self-perceived limitations
- Coaching and Cueing: Tired of saying the same thing all the time in your classes? We’ll cure you of that habit with tons of creative ways to cueing ideas.
- Biomechanics, Cadence and Power: The science behind turning those pedals. Every instructor should become skilled in these areas to teach the safest and most effective classes.
- Physiology, Heart Rate Training and RPE: Exercise science and training principles as they relate to the cardiovascular system, how to teach using threshold based zones, understanding perceived exertion, and more.
- Weekly Music Suggestions: Mainstream Music Mondays and Friday Favorites–twice weekly song suggestions from all genres to satisfy all tastes, including suggestions on what to do to each song.
- Music Resources: Where to purchase your music and legal free music resources.
- Programming and Management: Everything you need to know about marketing and management of your class/program, plus tons of creative programming ideas to keep them coming back!
- Outdoor Cycling: How to transition to the wonderful world of outdoor cycling–for yourself and/or to help your students. Plus, how to fine tune your outdoor skills indoors.
- Instructor issues and growth: Any other topic that an instructor might encounter, including how to handle conflict in class, and many ways to learn and grow as an instructor.
- Member Spotlight: Learn how inspiring instructors from around the world are having an effect on their students.
Discounts for members! Members of Indoor Cycling Association receive discounts on all ICA products (anywhere from 10%-40%). We also try to arrange discounts for you on other products we think will be helpful to you as an instructor, coach, and cyclist.
Also on this website, we have many features for the general public–this area of our site is free to everyone!
- Sage Advice: Join Jennifer Sage as she blogs about her own indoor cycling classes, students, and experiences, as well as whatever else she feels like sharing about fitness, nutrition, personal growth, and more!
- Indoor Cycling videos: Virtual cycling may be the wave of the future! Learn more about it here and find out what companies are providing the best virtual rides.
- Certifications and Programs: Want to get certified? Need to know more about the various programs available? We’ll tell you about them here.
- Affiliate Program: Anyone can become an affiliate of ICA. Sign up as an affiliate and for anyone you refer who purchases any product, you receive up to 40% commission!
Subscribing now guarantees that you’ll immediately receive access to everything you need for……
JOIN NOW TO BECOME A MEMBER Joining now will give you immediate access to exclusive educational content from the top Master Instructors in the industry.
For just $11.99 a month (a minimum of 3 months required and then you may cancel at any time)
>>Click here to select to pay Monthly<<
Join for the best value of $119.00 for one year with an automatic renewal each year thereafter.
>>Click here to select to pay Annually<<
Monthly memberships only require a three month commitment, after that point you are free to cancel at any time. This is one of the benefits of paying monthly instead of yearly.
If you prefer a yearly membership, we will give you a 20% discount, but due to the nature of the informational material found on this website, yearly subscription fees are neither refundable or transferable.
[box] ICA is excited to announce our new Group Membership Plans—three levels of membership based on the size of your group, offering terrific savings on an ICA membership. The result is clubs, programs and facilities with more instructors with a higher level of education on how to teach proven safe and effective classes, able to inspire their students with newfound coaching skills, and raising the bar for the entire program! Your instructors will be more inspiring and are less likely to contradict each other with misinformation and unproven or ineffective techniques. Click here to get all of the details! [/box]
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