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Creating a Newsletter for Your Students Part 2: Managing the Distribution
Bill Roach recently wrote about the benefits of starting a newsletter not only to keep your students informed of your classes, alert them to schedule changes, or provide fitness tips, but also to increase your connection with them, leading to increased attendance and loyalty. In this article, Bill goes theRead more…
Ask the Expert: Lactate Threshold Resources Needed
ICA member Cheryl asked about supporting documentation to understand why maximum heart rate zones are not advised and more information on lactate threshold zones and training. Apparently, she has a doctor and some “scientific types” in her class. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about LT and why it should replace MHR zones! Be prepared…your summer educational reading material is all right here.Read more…
Proper Hip Angle When Standing
While teaching yesterday, I noticed a student standing up tall with her hands perched on the handlebars when on a climb. Do you know why this might be inefficient and how to fix it? Here is how I resolved this issue.Read more…
Cueing for High Intensity Efforts
What do you say when you want to push your students beyond their threshold? Here is a list of inspiring cues to help them achieve what you are asking so they can reap the benefits that you are seeking (the objective of the profile). Some cues are visuals, some areRead more…
Ask the Expert: Handlebar setup question
Tom Scotto weighs in on a question about setting up the handlebar position on the bike.An ICA member asked about using the arm to determine the distance between the seat and the handlebars: Hi Jennifer, I’ve been a spin instructor for a bunch of years now and I keep seeingRead more…
Master Class: The Roller Coaster Ride
This mountain bike profile has proven to be one of the most exhilarating rides I think I’ve ever done! Hidden beneath the twisty-turny-uppy-downy terrain are unstructured intervals. This is the kind of “real” ride that your interval training prepares you for. So get ready to show your students what solid interval training can do for them!Read more…
Communicating to Students Via a Newsletter
We’ve discussed creative ways of connecting to students via Facebook and a website. Here is yet another way to stay connected and communicate on a more personal level with students—by establishing a newsletter. I met with Bill Roach, who shares with you his tips for a very successful newsletter that has increased his attendance in classes and even brought him personal training clients.Read more…
Ask the Expert: a follow up on the calorie burning question
A member left an excellent question on the discussion page for the interview with Danielle Foster about calories burned. She wondered if you put your accurate information in your heart rate monitor, why isn’t the calories burned correct. This is such an excellent question I thought I’d expand on itRead more…
The REAL skinny on burning Calories in your indoor cycling classes!, Part 2
Listen to the second half of my discussion with Danielle Foster, Master Trainer for CycleOps and expert on teaching with power. Danielle and I go into kilojoules and calories and power output even deeper. This information is important to all instructors, whether you teach with power meters or not. Remember,Read more…
The REAL skinny on burning Calories in your indoor cycling classes!, Part 1
As indoor cycling coaches in the fitness field, we have a responsibility to our students to give them the TRUTH, don’t you agree? Unfortunately, it’s not as common as it should be. The biggest culprit? Claims of calories burned in indoor cycling (or many other) classes. Listen as I interviewRead more…