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Landing Your Next Indoor Cycling Gig: A Practical Guide to Auditioning, Part 3
In this final post of our series on auditions, we cover what to do immediately after the audition and what to do when you get the news of “yay” or “nay.”Read more…
How Much Do You Know About Intervals?
The Indoor Cycling Association is embarking on an interval education series that will highlight the fact that not all intervals are created equal. Written by Jennifer Sage, founder of ICA, and Jennifer Klau, Ph.D., we will start the series with a primer on exercise physiology, and then dive into intervals of every stripe. But first…take this important, short quiz to test your knowledge of intervals.Read more…
Landing Your Next Indoor Cycling Gig: A Practical Guide to Auditioning, Part 2
Lights, camera, action. What to do when being judged from the instructor bike.Read more…
Landing Your Next Indoor Cycling Gig: A Practical Guide to Auditioning, Part 1
“Help! I have an audition coming up…do you have any advice?” This is such a common question, so we’ve put together a three-part practical guide to auditioning. Part 1 walks you through six important steps prior to your audition that will ensure you are as prepared as you can be.Read more…
Theme Ride Thursday: Blast Off to Our Stars, Moons, and Planets Playlist—UPDATED FOR THE ECLIPSE!
We realized this playlist didn’t include any songs specific to eclipses and added a handful of them, allowing you to create a perfect profile for the upcoming solar eclipse. We also included a quick eclipse-themed profile!Read more…
What To Do When You Have Students Who Are Chronically Late for Class
When you have late students, put your participants’ needs ahead of any inconvenience, imposition, or disrespect that you may feel. Keep the needs of the whole class in mind but don’t punish a student for being late, either directly or indirectly. Read more…
Wednesday Timeless Classics: A Classic Spinning Track That Increases Cadence
I discovered this track in 1997, and it quickly became a staple in my cycling classes. Its evolving energy is perfect for crafting a story, culminating in a powerful finale as your legs transition from 65 rpm to 80 rpm, driving you over the summit.Read more…
My Cycling Class Today: What I’ve Learned Teaching Off the Bike
For the last three months an injury has grounded me, forcing me to teach my classes off the bike. Here’s what I’ve learned.Read more…
Quick Profile: Lactate Threshold Hill Repeats
These threshold hill repeats are an excellent way to improve power at threshold and improve oxygen delivery. They will leave your riders begging for more profiles just like this!Read more…
Ask the Expert: How Do You Do a Spin-Up and Is It Different From a Surge or a Sprint?
I received a great question recently in the ICA Facebook group from Sarah asking what the difference between a “spin-up” and a “surge” is. We had an Ask the Expert post from 2013 with a similar question from Angela asking, “How exactly do you teach a spin-up? Is it different from a sprint?” So, I have edited the previous article below and updated it with Sarah’s question to help you fully understand what a spin-up is and how to teach one, including referencing a full profile on these drills.Read more…