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ICI Podcast 51 ACE Promotes Safe Effective Indoor Cycling Classes
December 05, 2021 20:19This Podcast is was originally 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 The latest issue of ACE Certified News features an article: Create Safe, Effective Indoor Cycling Classes. The author, health and fitness writer Karen Asp […]
ICI Podcast 208 Strong Is The New Skinny
October 21, 2021 20:14Strong Is The New Skinny! I like the sound of that 🙂 Every month, as an Instructor at Life Time Fitness, I receive a copy of their Experience Life Magazine. In the April issue an article about Building a Better Body Image caught my attention. John and I both wanted to learn more so we invited Health and Fitness […]
ICI Podcast 208 Strong Is The New Skinny
October 21, 2021 20:14 - 26.2 MBStrong Is The New Skinny! I like the sound of that 🙂 Every month, as an Instructor at Life Time Fitness, I receive a copy of their Experience Life Magazine. In the April issue an article about Building a Better Body Image caught my attention. John and I both wanted to learn more so we invited Health and Fitness […]
ICI Podcast 4 Metabolic Testing The Difference Between Knowing and Guessing
September 28, 2021 22:40This Podcast is originally from 2008, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it. While the New Leaf systems are not easy to find anymore, KORR Medical Technologies (https://korr.com/) does have Metabolic Testing equipment that is available. Perhaps we will have them […]
ICI Podcast 47 Dennis Keiser Talks Indoor Cycling with Power on an M3
August 17, 2021 22:32This Podcast is was originally published on May 16, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Dennis Kesier, founder of Keiser Corporation and the Engineer of their M3 Indoor Cycling bike, joins me to talk about the physics of […]
ICI Podcast 359 – Future Studio Owner Consultation Call
August 14, 2021 22:32Helping prospective Indoor Cycling studio owners with their business planning is part of my Instructor Employment Initiative - encouraging the formation of new studios... which creates more places for Instructors to teach and will (at least I'm hearing) create upwards pressure on class pay rates! ICI/PRO member Rowan Platel contacted me recently with questions about […]
ICI Podcast 359 – Future Studio Owner Consultation Call
August 14, 2021 22:32Helping prospective Indoor Cycling studio owners with their business planning is part of my Instructor Employment Initiative - encouraging the formation of new studios... which creates more places for Instructors to teach and will (at least I'm hearing) create upwards pressure on class pay rates! ICI/PRO member Rowan Platel contacted me recently with questions about […]
ICI Podcast 178 It Was Like Presenting at Indoor Cycling Graduate School
August 11, 2021 22:32Between sessions last weekend Master Instructor Cameron Chinatti took me aside and told me how impressed she was with the quality of Instructors at the conference. Wanting for you to hear it first hand, I invited Cameron back for a post conference interview for the latest episode of the ICI Podcast. We also discussed Cameron's […]
ICI Podcast 268 Evo Indoor Cycles and TriCore Indoor Cycling
July 24, 2021 22:30I was intrigued by the new Evo Indoor Cycle when I saw it at this past IHRSA. The first thing I noticed was there's no big flywheel... and it moves side to side. Once I discovered that there was an educational component to the Evo, I knew I needed to learn more and share what […]
ICI Podcast 279 – Can Breath Acoustics Identify VT1 and VT2?
June 12, 2021 22:21Can the sounds of breathing identify the metabolic changes during exercise that are described as VT1 aerobic threshold & VT2 anaerobic threshold? There's promising research conducted by Breath Research and Dr. Carl Foster at UW Lacrosse. Here's your chance to support this cutting edge technology that could potentially replace conventional metabolic testing, for the purposes […]
ICI Podcast 279 – Can Breath Acoustics Identify VT1 and VT2?
June 12, 2021 22:21Can the sounds of breathing identify the metabolic changes during exercise that are described as VT1 aerobic threshold & VT2 anaerobic threshold? There's promising research conducted by Breath Research and Dr. Carl Foster at UW Lacrosse. Here's your chance to support this cutting edge technology that could potentially replace conventional metabolic testing, for the purposes […]
ICI Podcast 195 Moxie Cycling Apparel Instructor Discount Program
April 28, 2021 22:11Ladies (sorry guys this isn't for you) meet Brooke Freiborg from the Moxie Cycling Co. Brooke and her partner Deb Amorde have created a new line of women's cycling tops that I love and feel you should consider wearing for your next class - especially now that ICI/PRO Platinum members can receive a 40% off your purchase through our Instructor […]
ICI Podcast 325 – They raised $30,011.00 for their studio expansion using Indiegogo
April 25, 2021 22:11You can add Cycling Studio Owner Nairi Petrosian to the list of Smart & Talented people involved in Indoor Cycling - listen to this interview and you'll know why. Nairi and her business partner Kirsty Baldwin successfully raised $30,011.00 with an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign that closed August 29th of this year. They're using the money to […]
ICI Podcast 325 – They raised $30,011.00 for their studio expansion using Indiegogo
April 25, 2021 22:11 - 40.9 MBYou can add Cycling Studio Owner Nairi Petrosian to the list of Smart & Talented people involved in Indoor Cycling - listen to this interview and you'll know why. Nairi and her business partner Kirsty Baldwin successfully raised $30,011.00 with an Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign that closed August 29th of this year. They're using the money to […]
ICI Podcast 199 Wish Upon A Hero Foundation April 28th Indoor Cycling Event
April 10, 2021 22:07What are you doing on Saturday April 28th? How about participating in what could become the largest Indoor Cycling fundraising event ever? The people from the Wish Upon A Hero Foundation contacted me and asked if I would help promote their event. Once I understood what they do and who they help (over 88,000 wishes […]
ICI Podcast 234 Coaching (not teaching) a class with cadence
March 04, 2021 16:53The Manx Cycling Club on The Isle of Mann has created some incredible cyclists who have contributed to the recent success of British Cycling. The "Fasted Man on Two Wheels" World Champion / Tour multi stage winner Mark Cavendish (they call him "Sir Mark Cavendish" now) and Olympic Cycling Gold Medalist Peter Kennaugh Jr. are […]
ICI/PRO Podcast 244 – Teaching Effective Beginner Indoor Cycling Classes
January 08, 2021 13:40"The most important Indoor Cycling class you'll ever take... will be the next one!" I've forgotten which Instructor I overheard saying this to a new participant, but it's completely true. We want new students returning to our classes every week. It's good for us (fuller classes) and obviously good for them 🙂 So what should […]
ICI/PRO Podcast 244 – Teaching Effective Beginner Indoor Cycling Classes
January 08, 2021 13:40"The most important Indoor Cycling class you'll ever take... will be the next one!" I've forgotten which Instructor I overheard saying this to a new participant, but it's completely true. We want new students returning to our classes every week. It's good for us (fuller classes) and obviously good for them 🙂 So what should […]
ICI Podcast 366 Consider Your Cues to Baby Boomers
January 02, 2021 13:39 - 35.9 MBKymberly Williams-Evans, MA from funandfit.org joins me to discuss her article in the latest IDEA Fitness Journal - 7 Principles for Outstanding Boomer Workouts. The focus of our conversation is on her Principle #7 - Carefully Consider Your Cues. Kymberly encourages Instructors to "Speak Boomer Language": Cues that motivate your younger, pain-free, joint-happy client may […]
ICI Podcast 192 Meet ICI/PRO Member (and Tom Scotto’s sub) Kay Ruane
December 30, 2020 13:39Would you be intimidated if you had to fill in for Master Instructor Tom Scotto? I know I would. Meet Spinning Instructor and ICI/PRO member Kay Ruane. Kay fills in for Tom on a regular basis at the Wellbridge club where they both teach. Those of us with a bunch of experience, who were given […]
ICI Podcast 261 The solution to managing sub requests and Instructor communications
December 27, 2020 13:39If 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 […]
ICI Podcast 126 JoyRide Indoor Cycling Studio Owner Lorie Bickford From Salem Oregon
November 15, 2020 13:35What would it be like to open your own Indoor Cycling Studio? I thought you may be interested to know, so I asked Lorie Bickford to tell us about the process of creating (along with her husband Jeff) JoyRide Indoor Cycling Studio in Salem Oregon. We discuss her initial vision, how she found space, how […]
ICI Podcast 312 – Cycling Studio Post-Mortem
November 09, 2020 13:35It began as the dream of many Instructors - starting your own fitness business. Charles (Spook) Hilgartner made his dream real by opening the first dedicated indoor cycling studio in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. It was very sad to hear that InSync Cycle Studio closed. Spooks final note from their website... On a personal note: For the […]
ICI Podcast 312 – Cycling Studio Post-Mortem
November 09, 2020 13:35It began as the dream of many Instructors - starting your own fitness business. Charles (Spook) Hilgartner made his dream real by opening the first dedicated indoor cycling studio in the Baltimore Metropolitan area. It was very sad to hear that InSync Cycle Studio closed. Spooks final note from their website... On a personal note: For the […]
ICI Podcast 264 Could the SoulCycle Class Action Lawsuit affect you as an Indoor Cycling Instructor?
November 06, 2020 13:33Last week a SoulCycle Instructor filed a class action suit alleging he and other Instructors were not paid for the extra hours spent in class prep, meetings, marketing, promotion, etc… Does that sound like anyone you know? What's proper or legal when it comes work requests, beyond actually teaching your classes, when you're asked by management? I […]
ICI Podcast 50 Celebrating Independence (from Spinning) day!
October 31, 2020 13:33This Podcast is was originally published on July 4, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Give up your Studio”™s Spinning credentials because you want to use a different Indoor Cycling bike? Blasphemy! And yet Gene Nacey from Global […]
ICI/PRO Podcast 231 “The Gate” Halloween Mixed Ride Audio PROfile From Kim Moody
October 19, 2020 13:32One of our most popular class profiles! We were saving Kim Moody's profile; "The Gate" until it was closer to Halloween - and here it is! Kim was one of the winners to the first Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest as we really appreciated her take on creating a holiday based ride theme. This profile […]
ICI/PRO Podcast 231 “The Gate” Halloween Mixed Ride Audio PROfile From Kim Moody
October 19, 2020 13:32One of our most popular class profiles! We were saving Kim Moody's profile; "The Gate" until it was closer to Halloween - and here it is! Kim was one of the winners to the first Ultimate Instructor Class Profile contest as we really appreciated her take on creating a holiday based ride theme. This profile […]
ICI Podcast 301 – Meet Awesome Instructor Gloria Lewis
October 10, 2020 13:31Meet our latest Awesome Instructor! Most interviews begin with an intro call where a potential guest and I discuss the process and I answer any questions they might have. Most of these calls are uneventful - but Gloria is not what you'd describe as leading an "uneventful" life. When I called her at the scheduled […]
ICI Podcast 301 – Meet Awesome Instructor Gloria Lewis
October 10, 2020 13:31Meet our latest Awesome Instructor! Most interviews begin with an intro call where a potential guest and I discuss the process and I answer any questions they might have. Most of these calls are uneventful - but Gloria is not what you'd describe as leading an "uneventful" life. When I called her at the scheduled […]
ICI Podcast 154 Sport and Exercise Scientist Dr Carl Foster at the ICI/PRO conference this year
October 04, 2020 13:31Dr. Carl Foster joins me to discuss his upcoming sessions at this year's ICI/PRO conference in Boston 9/30 - 10/2. As our conversation progressed we steered into; some of the history of zone based heart rate training, where "220-your age" came from (it's actually valid, in some respects) and we talked about my favorite subject - […]
ICI Podcast 258 Tour de Pier Indoor Cycling Event in Manhattan Beach CA May 19 2013
October 04, 2020 13:31Studio owner Michael Stadvec joins me to discuss his upcoming event - The Tour de Pier on the Manhattan Beach pier. You can hear more by listening to the Podcast below. John and Jennifer, Thanks for the opportunity to promote the Tour de Pier! Several months ago a student and friend (they all become friends!), Jon Hirshberg, […]
ICI Podcast 166 ICI/PRO Member Interview with Sports Psychologist Dr. KC Wilder
September 10, 2020 13:27What a treat it was to learn we have a Sports Psychologist (and former professional bicycle racer) among our ICI/PRO members! Meet Dr. KC Wilder KC and I had an interesting conversation about motivating your students that was completely off topic from what we had intended to discuss. Oh, well. I guess I'll have to have her back again. We […]
ICI Podcast 18 Indoor Cycling Instructor Paul Camerer
August 29, 2020 13:26This Podcast is was originally published on November 19, 2008, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey I met Paul Camerer, AKA Pink House, at the Heart Zones conference. We both were taking the level 1 Indoor Cycling certification course. […]
ICI Podcast 96 Perfect Breathing with Al Lee and Don Campbell
June 30, 2020 13:17This Podcast is was last published on April 10, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Available now worldwide, Perfect Breathing - Transform Your Life One Breath At A Time (Sterling Publishing 2009) is a book that can change […]
ICI Podcast 0016 – 6 Signs of Studio Sabotage
June 15, 2020 13:12Think about all of the planning you did before launching your new cycling studio? How much are you doing today to keep your studio in top form? We talk with Barbara Chancey and John Bogosian talk about the six signs of fitness studio sabotage. This podcast is a must listen for both studio owners and […]
ICI Podcast 17 Heart Zones USA Indoor Cycling Certification
June 09, 2020 13:12This Podcast is was originally published in 2008, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Dr. Alinda Perrine, O.D., M.P.H. and Red Jersey / Master Trainer with Heart Zones USA conducted the Level 1 & 2 Indoor Cycling certification programs […]
ICI Podcast 0001 – Joey and Zack Intro
April 04, 2020 13:04 - 23.9 MBICI/PRO members Zack and Joey record their first podcast as part of the ICI/PRO team. Both Joey and Zack are master indoor cycling instructors, and they both currently race and actively ride outdoors. Take some time and listen to Joey and Zack as they lay out their vision for the future of the ICI/PRO Podcasts […]
ICI Podcast 0001 – Joey and Zack Intro
April 04, 2020 13:04ICI/PRO members Zack and Joey record their first podcast as part of the ICI/PRO team. Both Joey and Zack are master indoor cycling instructors, and they both currently race and actively ride outdoors. Take some time and listen to Joey and Zack as they lay out their vision for the future of the ICI/PRO Podcasts […]
ICI Podcast 85 Finish Strong Training System From Jade Ng
April 01, 2020 13:03This Podcast is was last published on Feb 7, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Have you ever thought of creating a comprehensive training program for your members to help get them really fit? You want to incorporate […]
ICI Podcast 310 – Indoor Cycling at the University of Florida
March 20, 2020 13:01Meet Dave Goss - Graduate student and Indoor Cycling Instructor at the University of Florida! While working on his music education graduate degree at U-Florida, Dave enrolled in the college's group fitness instructor development program. There he earned his AFAA Primary Group Fitness Certification and then completed his Schwinn Indoor Cycling Certification. Now Dave has scheduled […]
ICI Podcast 310 – Indoor Cycling at the University of Florida
March 20, 2020 13:01Meet Dave Goss - Graduate student and Indoor Cycling Instructor at the University of Florida! While working on his music education graduate degree at U-Florida, Dave enrolled in the college's group fitness instructor development program. There he earned his AFAA Primary Group Fitness Certification and then completed his Schwinn Indoor Cycling Certification. Now Dave has scheduled […]
ICI Podcast 164 Important Conference News and information about MyZone
March 14, 2020 13:01Exciting News! We are now offering both ACE and AFAA CEC's at the ICI/PRO conference and Zoning Fitness is providing Blink Heart Rate Monitors to the next 75 Instructors who register to attend the conference. MyZone displays your students Heart Rates on a screen during class... and a lot more. Listen to my Interview with […]
ICI Podcast 0006 – Amy’s Race Day Ride
March 02, 2020 13:01FREE ICI/PRO PODCAST: What an exciting day, this is our third ride recording. ICI/PRO member Amy Smith, a Cycling Fusion Master Instructor and routine contributor to The Weekly Ride, delivers a ride. "This is a race week. On this course I have less hills so we have to keep them on target in the saddle […]
ICI Podcast 0002 – Amy Smith Interview
February 25, 2020 13:01ICI/PRO members Zack and Joey interview Amy Smith, a Cycling Fusion Master Instructor and routine contributor to The Weekly Ride on ICI/PRO. What an amazing lady Amy is: she has raced, she is a master instructor and an insanely great outdoor rider. Take a few moments to listen to Amy and what inspires her in […]
ICI Podcast 0002 – Amy Smith Interview
February 25, 2020 13:01ICI/PRO members Zack and Joey interview Amy Smith, a Cycling Fusion Master Instructor and routine contributor to The Weekly Ride on ICI/PRO. What an amazing lady Amy is: she has raced, she is a master instructor and an insanely great outdoor rider. Take a few moments to listen to Amy and what inspires her in […]
ICI Podcast 269 – Where are all the young fitness Instructors?
December 30, 2019 14:25Where are all the young fitness Instructors? It's a great question. I thought Stages Indoor Cycling's Master Educator Dunte Hector may have some understanding of the perception the fitness industry has among college students. After all he's only 23 and is very active at Texas Tech University. Before we recorded his Race of Truth Audio PROfile, […]
ICI Podcast 269 – Where are all the young fitness Instructors?
December 30, 2019 14:25Where are all the young fitness Instructors? It's a great question. I thought Stages Indoor Cycling's Master Educator Dunte Hector may have some understanding of the perception the fitness industry has among college students. After all he's only 23 and is very active at Texas Tech University. Before we recorded his Race of Truth Audio PROfile, […]
ICI Podcast 269 – Where are all the young fitness Instructors?
December 30, 2019 14:25Where are all the young fitness Instructors? It's a great question. I thought Stages Indoor Cycling's Master Educator Dunte Hector may have some understanding of the perception the fitness industry has among college students. After all he's only 23 and is very active at Texas Tech University. Before we recorded his Race of Truth Audio PROfile, […]
ICI/PRO Podcast 248 – Going The Distance Audio PROfile With Chris Neilsen
December 26, 2019 14:24Instructor Chris Nielsen was one of our Ultimate Instructor Class Profile winners with her Going the Distance profile! Training Type: Endurance HR Zones: 3-4 Effort: moderate to hard Class length: 60 minutes, includes ~9 minutes for cool down and stretch This profile was developed as part of a series to show that endurance classes can […]