Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast | ICI/PRO Premium Education

I first met Dr. Kevin Steele in the mid 2000's when he was with Life Time Fitness and it was a real treat to catch up with him again at the past MINDBODY FitPRO conference this past Fall. In his role as VP of Programs and Education at Mad Dogg Athletics, Kevin heads up the educational offerings for all of Mad Dogg's fitness brands, including; Spinning®, SpinPower™, Peak Pilates®, Bodyblade®, Resist-A-Ball®, CrossCore®, KettleBell Continue Reading...

Now that I'm an official Stages Indoor Cycling Master Educator, I figured I needed to create an Audio Profile so you can hear how I teach one of my Power classes. My profile is “Racing Your FTP”. The goal is very simple; beat your FTP or “Threshold Check” numbers on every set. The ride will consist of two warm up songs, a “Threshold Check”, and three efforts of around 12, Continue Reading...

Our Cycling Studio Owners will want to check this out ASAP… For years we've promoted Working Fitness Vacations – where you, the Instructor, teache a few fitness classes in exchange for a very low cost, Caribbean vacation. Hundreds of Instructors have followed our recommendations and have really enjoyed their all inclusive vacations. Now there's TripTribe.com. They specialize in assisting fitness professionals who want to take a group of clients (your Continue Reading...

  This ride is from Joey!! – “This was a fun ride to create. This is one of my favorite types of classes. I love the increasing tension class because it builds endurance, builds strength, and teaches the riders how to manage their tension Short version of the ride PDF is available HERE. You can get all of the ride details as part of our new era of The Weekly Continue Reading...

Hey John, As the Olympics have started – I wondered if you could remind me of some of the class profiles that ICI/Pro has published that involve participation from the class as a group ; ie. friendly competition? I am pretty sure there was at least one post like that – I just can't seem to recall the title. Thanks again. ICI Pro has been a great resource for me. Best, Barb Continue Reading...

  If you're one of the 10,000 Instructors who teach at one of the 300 clubs or studios currently using GroupExPRO to manage class subs and Instructor communications, you can skip listening to this Podcast. If you're not, please read on… For Instructors who are tired of; sub requests for class formats you don't teach, the endless string of needless Reply to All mass emails that fill your inbox, the difficulty you have Continue Reading...

Barbara Hoots and I discuss how you can grow your Indoor Cycling classes using the same techniques she has successfully used to grow her own Spinning classes. SIX WAYS TO GROW YOUR CYCLING CLASS 1.  Create an Ambiance which allows students to disappear from the real world. Paint the walls dark, add mood lighting to enhance the mind body connection, LED candles, draped fabric along the walls for sound absorption, Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on May 7, 2017, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey How can you tell if your Indoor Cycling students ready to move outdoors and confidently tackle some reasonable climbs? Gino Nacey says they need to be able to sustain One Watt of Power Per Pound of body weight. Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on Feb 23, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey As promised last week, here's my interview with Bill Pryor about his experiences starting his own Spinning Indoor Cycling Studio. 2014 UPDATE: This interview has launched multiple dozens of new Indoor Cycling Studios – is yours next? The Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on Feb 12, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey If you can measure it you can improve it. That's a big part of Indoor Cycling 2.0 where we use measuring tools to help us improve physically.  When I saw that there was a device that can measure Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on Jan 1, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. The product ChestLick is no longer available, but we want to keep the work available. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Happy New Year! I don't think I have done this before. I'm going to suggest that you forward this interview on to your Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on Dec 11, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey If you are anything like me, your life revolves around your computer. Email, FaceBook, iTunes, on-line shopping and this website are all inaccessible without a working computer. Since we have an official “Geek” here at IndoorCycleInstructor.com, I thought Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on Oct 14, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey One of the things that most excites me about the potential here at ICI and the technology we are tapping into, is that we have created a platform that allows us to seek out and interview some of Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on June 7, 2017, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey This year is going to be different! You see for years Amy and I have traveled with FitBodies Inc. to teach fitness at beautiful resorts in the Caribbean. We could only because Amy is an ACE Certified Group Fitness Continue Reading...

This Podcast is was last published on Sept 19, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Jennifer Sage and I discuss whether or not it is proper for you to use your Indoor Cycling class as your workout. Added Bonus for ICI/PRO Members and Visitors! Raise your hand if you are guilty of using Continue Reading...