Spinning Profile: Interval Loops (IEZ)
I went back to teaching Spinning regularly at the start of January, and I am very excited to share with you the rides I’ve been doing with my class. The first profile I worked on was a modification of a Loop Ride from Pedal On. I modified it to make it very user-friendly. I wanted the very first class I taught to have a little something for everyone, be easy to coach, and not take too much out of me if I rode it along side them. It went over well, and I think I picked a decent mix for not knowing who I would have in the class. Everything is available in the links below. Take a look below:
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January 15, 2010 No Comments
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Steps to Becoming a Certified Spinning® Instructor
So you love your Spinning® class and want to become a teacher. Good for you! Now, how do you do that? The process is surprisingly simple.
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January 7, 2010 2 Comments
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Free Holiday Music from iTunes
Great sampler for free from iTunes!
Merry Christmas!
December 12, 2009 No Comments
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Spinning Instructors: Would Chris Carmichael take your class?
If you are an Indoor Cycling instructor and aren’t familiar with Chris Carmichael, please leave this blog immediately and go to Bicycling.com to start a subscription to the magazine outdoor riders read. Chris Carmichael is Lance Armstrong’s coach and he is an incredible resource not only for road racers, but for indoor cyclists as well. His training article in Bicycling Magazine this month is incredibly eye-opening and reveals quite a bit about the weaknesses of many indoor cycling classes. There are two big takeaways from his article: 1) develop your spinning profiles and teach your classes with a training purpose and 2) know your students. Adopting these two simple teaching habits will take your class to the top among gym rats and outdoor riders alike!
Here is his article: Q: Will an indoor-cycling class at my local gym help me in the winter?
December 9, 2009 No Comments
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To the folks who were in my Spinning Certification Workshop this past Sunday….
If you arrived here because you got my website from the Spinning workshop in Mount Pleasant this week, then you might want to know that I wrote one of the useful websites on the wall incorrectly. It should be: IndoorCycleInstructor.com…..
If you weren’t in my class this Sunday, you can still benefit from the incredible wealth of information at IndoorCycleInstructor.com. Great podcasts, incredible knowledge and all around useful stuff, so take a look!
December 7, 2009 2 Comments
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AFAA APEX coming in February 2010
AFAA APEX is coming up! Dates are February 12, 13, 14 2010. Here are the cities:
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Charleston, SC
Chicago, IL
Columbia, SC
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Ft. Lauderdale / South FL
Kansas City, KS
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Nashville, TN
New York, NY
Orlando, FL
Phoenix, AZ
Raleigh, NC / Chapel Hill
Richmond, VA
Sacramento, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Jose, CA / Bay Area
Washington, D.C. Maryland
They have a couple of early-bird specials posted on the site — if you register before December 31, 2009, you can get discounts on training materials and some of their other courses. See you in Charleston!
December 1, 2009 No Comments
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