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Tom Scotto and Jennifer Sage Talk About Her Trip to the Tour de France
Tom was finally able to sit down and talk with Jennifer about her trip to the Tour de France. Listen as she describes how she got started as a Tour de France fanatic and how many times she’s been to the Tour. Tom asks her how indoor cycling has helpedRead more…
Ask The Expert: The Weighted Flywheel and Cadences Under 60 rpm
Melinda asked if the weight of the flywheel could add too much stress to the knee joints if we dropped below the recommended 60 rpm on indoor bikes. The weighted flywheel can present a safety issue in classes. It comes down to momentum, resistance, and proper form.Read more…
Catching Up with Jennifer and Keeping the TDF Off the Streets
Connecting with Jennifer Sage and my only pet peeve about the Tour de France.Read more…
What Do You Do When A Student Comes In Late?
What do you do in that uncomfortable moment when the class’s attention is diverted away from you and to the late student coming in the door? What do your actions say about yourself in that moment?Read more…
Are You Teaching Tour de France Stages? Here Are Some Resources and Cues That Will Help!
Are you teaching stages of the Tour de France in your Spinning/cycling classes? I’ve got some resources for you. If you’ve never done it before, I encourage you to try. Students, even those who don’t follow cycling or ride outside, generally enjoy these classes immensely. Its hard not to—they have everything we love about indoor cycling: high energy, passion, excitement, intensity and the mind-body focus. Throw in some strategy and intrigue and you have a recipe for huge success!Read more…
How Do You Assemble Your Profiles? Here Are Some Examples of How I Do Mine
All ICA members receive the free bonus e-book “How to Create Profiles” with 18 pages of tips and advice on conceptualizing, designing and then assembling your profiles. Here are several examples of what I do as I’m piecing together my profiles, including my recent “architectural sketch” of my Stage 3 Tour de France profile. How do you sketch out your profiles? On paper, on the computer, in your head, in Class Builder? Share with us here!Read more…
How Hard Should You Be Working When Teaching Your Class?
Instructors often wonder whether they should be riding as hard as they are asking of their students. Tom Scotto believes there is no single answer to this question and gives you four considerations when deciding whether you should be riding hard, or holding back. Keep these items in the back of your mind for every class you teach.Read more…
Magic Coaching Minute Video: What to Do With Elbows
Ever notice riders who turn their elbows out to the sides, either when seated or when standing? I’ve seen it quite often at conferences, even amongst instructors. Gene Nacey of Cycling Fusion and I have a clever cue for you to cure your students of this habit. It’s a great way to think of riding both indoors and outside!Read more…
Improving Your Coaching Skills: Can You Fake it Till You Become It?
How confident and powerful are you? How are you perceived by your students, clients, bosses and peers? This stunning video from an inspirational Ted Talk shows you that just by making small changes in your body language, you can change how you are viewed for the better and drastically improve your self-confidence. The lessons are very applicable to what we do as instructors, coaches and trainers. I’d love your thoughts on this video. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might benefit from this fantastic information.Read more…
What Do You Do When You’re Not in the Mood to Teach?
You’ve been there. It was a hard day at work. You’re coming down with a cold. You’ve got other pressing issues on your mind. And, you have to go teach. Normally you love teaching. But today? Not so much. How do you deal? Here are 5 strategies to make sure you give a professional performance when you don’t feel up to it.Read more…