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Magic Coaching Minute: Standing for Beginners
Here is a quick tip to help those in our classes who are either new or deconditioned and have difficulty standing. Some fear it is purely a matter of strength and give up before they begin. The truth is that balance plays the major role.Read more…
Reflections on an Unexpected Conversation
In the final minutes of 2014, I found myself in a loud room full of total strangers, except for my family, seated next to a 72-year-old woman. We scooted closer to each other on the crowded L-shaped couch and leaned in for an unexpected conversation, at the top of our lungs, yet still under the din of the partygoers.Read more…
What Indoor Cycling Instructors Can Learn from the #MeToo Movement
We don’t know what students are thinking or what might make them uncomfortable with either our touch or our talk. The #MeToo movement has reminded us that a wrong touch or a wrong comment can feel creepy even if the intention was innocent.
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Quick Profile: Ebb and Flow, A Tempo Ride
I often hear from instructors that “endurance” profiles are the hardest to teach. The claim is that they are too easy, or boring, or require too much time in the saddle. This profile will hopefully challenge that thinking. Read more…
Surviving the Holidaze
The holiday season is here, and with it comes the ebb and flow of rider attendance and the highs and lows of holiday stress. Are you prepared for the additional demands on your time around your regular teaching schedule? Here are a few tips for managing the stress before it manages you and affects how you deliver your cycling classes.Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: Hypnotic, Exotic Flat Road
This track from a 2001 movie soundtrack has long been a part of my playlists, especially when I need an exotic or hypnotic track. It fits well in any profile with a mind-body focus for a warm-up, cool-down, or moderate-intensity flat road at 95 rpm. Read more…
Meet Our Latest Contributor: Noël Nocciolo—She Knows How to Have Fun on the Bike!
Meet our new ICA contributor, Noël Nocciolo. She has had a unique journey that is different from most ICA writers. Her early experiences on a stationary bike were with the popular and successful boutique studios that use questionable pedal speeds, techniques, and choreography. Thankfully, as she discovered years later, you can still “have fun” while riding correctly to great music.Read more…
Facebook Live: Holiday Gifts for Instructors
I did a Facebook Live video on my Stages bike at home to show you a few of the gift ideas for instructors we posted earlier this month. This way you get to learn a little more about them. There are some great products and ideas, plus some excellent discounts.Read more…
Au Revoir, Johnny: France Loses Its Most Famous Rocker
Johnny Hallyday, known as the French Elvis Presley, passed away last week at age 74. Hundreds of thousands of people poured in the streets of Paris today to honor this musical icon. I’ve often used Hallyday’s songs in my Tour de France and Bastille Day profiles. I hope you will find a place in your profiles for these great French tracks. Read more…
Quick Profile: You Can Do Anything For A Minute (Maybe)
We’ve all heard the group fitness cliché that “You can do anything for a minute.” If something is humanly possible, even if it is very hard, it can quite often be done for a minute…maybe. The intent of this profile is to instill the belief in your riders that if something is realistically achievable, they can do it. This profile enables riders to enhance VO2 max while also improving their confidence to tolerate the strong discomfort felt when riding above threshold. Read more…