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Don’t Judge a Book by the Cover – Reflections on the First Class of 2019

January 8, 2019 By spinbella Leave a Comment

I started teaching this particular class a couple of months ago and attendance has been poor as the time slot is not the best for the location. I did have 7 riders once, but overall it is more like 3 …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: bike set up, group exercise, indoor bike, indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, MatrixIC7, spin, spinning

Meet the Beginners – How to Teach Indoor Cycling Class to a Mixed Ability Group

December 7, 2018 By spinbella Leave a Comment

I love participating in FB forums for indoor cycling instructors. I have a few firm favourites that are serious mines of knowledge, advice and examples of class profiles.

There is one for power coaches that gets so deep into serious …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: bike set up, coach by colour, group exercise, indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, indoor cycling programme, new members, power training, spin, spinning, workout

Start Them Young, Right? Or Wrong?

October 24, 2018 By spinbella Leave a Comment

I am reading a very interesting book written by a Guardian sports journalist Anna Kessel called “Eat. Sweat. Play”. It talks about women sport and the role sport plays in women’s lives. I really recommend it if you share the …

Filed Under: group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio, Uncategorized Tagged With: children fitness, kids fitness, minors and group exercise

PANIC at the Studio – Can Getting Fit Be Scary?

October 6, 2018 By spinbella 2 Comments

Fitness means different things to different people and getting fit can be a daunting prospect. Whether someone feels the pressure from the media, themselves or their GP warned them about their blood pressure or gave them the dreaded BMI number …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: group exercise, indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, spin, spinning, Stages bike, workout

“I Tried to Be Like Grace Kelly (…) Why don’t you like me?!” What to Do When Class Numbers Stay Low?

July 18, 2018 By spinbella Leave a Comment

“Do I attract you, do I repulse you
With my queasy smile?
Am I too dirty? Am I too flirty?
Do I like what you like?

I could be wholesome, I could be loathsome
I guess I’m a little bit …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: cycling, group exercise, group exercise music, ICA, indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, spin, spinning

You Win Some You Lose Some – group exercise instructor’s guide to dealing with rejection

July 15, 2018 By spinbella Leave a Comment

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 …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: cycling, group exercise, indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, spin, spinning

You Gotta Fight! For Your Right! To a Professional Instructor.

March 17, 2018 By spinbella Leave a Comment

This article is very much for those ATTENDING indoor cycling or any group exercise classes but it many instructors would benefit from reading it.

I recently wrote an article for the ICA which you can access here (provided you are …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: bike set up, group exercise, group exercise music, ICA, indoor cycling, spin, spinning

Do it with passion or not at all – on or off the bike

January 26, 2018 By spinbella Leave a Comment

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 …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, spin, spinning, teaching off the bike

Spin Class Mysteries

December 28, 2017 By spinbella Leave a Comment

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 …

Filed Under: development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, instructor training, tales from the studio Tagged With: group exercise, indoor cycling instructor, spin, spinning, workout

Data or no data, that is the question

July 27, 2017 By spinbella Leave a Comment

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 …

Filed Under: cycling holiday, Cycling outside, development, group exercise, Indoor cycling, indoor cycling instructor, tales from the studio Tagged With: data, IC7, MatrixIC7, power meter, power training, Stages bike, Strava, TDF

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