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Ask the Expert: How Do You “Keep it Real” Where It’s Not Supported?
Learn how to “keep it real” in spite of being in an environment where other instructors tend to use techniques that are ineffective and possibly unsafe.Read more…
Step Outside Your Musical Box: Indie Rock
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut—be it a profile or your music choices. In our next series, we invite you to “Step Outside Your Musical Box,” open up your ears, and try something new and different. The first genre we’re tackling is indie rock. Bill Pierce encourages you to step inside his world and introduces you to his favorites.Read more…
New Music Series: Step Outside Your Musical Box
Have your current music selections gotten stale? Are you looking to step outside your normal go-to music but don’t know where to start? Let us help!Read more…
The Importance of HONESTLY Cueing Intervals with Specific Duration and Effort Levels
Have you ever taken a class in which the instructor said you were going to do a high-intensity interval effort, but didn’t tell you how long it would be? As a result, you didn’t know how hard you should push for fear that you wouldn’t last the whole time? What was the result? Here are the basic rules for teaching interval sets and reps. Great tips for new instructors or as a brushup for seasoned instructors.Read more…
The Aging Indoor Cyclist, Part 3: The Psychosocial Needs of Aging Students
Feeding the mind and spirit can be especially important for older students. Many are adjusting to their lives getting smaller. Aging does not need to mean loneliness, but it can. The social benefit of indoor cycling is important for everyone but especially for this population. As an indoor cycling instructor, you have the ability to help your older students with these issues and inspire them to adhere to their training program. This article tells you how you can do that.Read more…
Ask the Expert: Tom Scotto Tells Us How to Fake It!
Tom gives us tips on how to fake your intensity, so your riders don’t know that you’re not pushing as hard. Because sometimes to be the best coach, they just don’t need to know.Read more…
The Aging Indoor Cyclist, Part 2: Younger Next Year
In part 2 of our series “The Aging Indoor Cyclist,” Bill reviews the book “Younger Next Year,” which is a staple for his personal training clients, especially those over 50. The book gives practical meaning to a new scientific understanding of aging at the cellular level.Read more…
Check Out Our Newest Music Series: Theme Ride Thursday
We’ve been hard at work, getting ready to roll out our newest music segment. Find out what’s in store!Read more…
Ask the Expert: Should You Ride at the Intensity of Your Students?
While on location in Kauai filming for a virtual ride with Cycling Fusion, I had Tom Scotto at my beck and call, so I took advantage of this situation and filmed a couple of Ask the Expert videos. In this first one, we discuss when it is appropriate for an instructor to ride at the intensity required of the class and when it’s better to back off. Read more…
Equinox Pursuit Build: My Review
I got a chance to take the second signature class of the Equinox Pursuit brand, a threshold-based format of longer intervals. This type of ride is so up my alley! Here is my review of the class I took a few weeks ago at the La Costa Equinox just north of San Diego, California.Read more…