Some people compare the role of an indoor cycling instructor to that of an entertainer, a DJ or a performer. It certainly has some similarities and it definitely shares two important aspects with the acting profession: auditions and having to …
You Gotta Fight! For Your Right! To a Professional Instructor.
Do it with passion or not at all – on or off the bike
Every so often a discussion unravels on the online forums for indoor cycling instructors: do you teach on the bike or off the bike? This post is not about pros and cons of each. I am also not trying to …
Spin Class Mysteries
If you have taught more than 10 classes I guarantee you have come across various types of riders that you can put in categories: serious cyclists, people fixated on numbers, singers, etc. Then there are the Baffling Ones.
You know …
Colombia 2017
2017 was the Big Birthday year for me with the meter hitting 40 and that called for a big holiday. Big, bold and far away. It was a coin toss between Argentina and Colombia but with a little help from …
Data or no data, that is the question
The Tour de France has always been about teamwork: André Leducq (2nd left), Charles Pélissier (Left), d’Antonin Magne (Centre). 1930. (AFP PHOTO)
Tour De France 2017 has come and gone with my personal favourite Chris Froome as a winner. I …
Do You Know What I Mean?
As a cycling instructor who loves learning and honing my skills, I use various online forums to get class and music ideas, learn about new concepts and simply keep up to date with the indoor cycling world.
There is …
2016 in summary
Another year has gone by and it’s time for a summary.
Outdoors
I got my first road bike which admittedly hasn’t been out on the road much.
It managed to get me through the Tour of Cambridgeshire though.
I completed …
How To Stand Out As A Fitness Professional
I am a qualified PT and fitness instructor who is close to graduating as a sports massage therapist so I deal with people of different sexes, ages, backgrounds and levels of health and fitness.
I pride myself on my …
Indoor Cyclist’s Adventures on Mont Ventoux
“Physically, the Ventoux is dreadful. Bald, it’s the spirit of Dry: Its climate (it is much more an essence of climate than a geographic place) makes it a damned terrain, a testing place for heroes, something like a higher hell.”…
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