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 …
PANIC at the Studio – Can Getting Fit Be Scary?
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 …
“Just Look at That Body: I Work Out!” Is Instructors’ Physique Important?
A few months ago, I saw an article written by a master trainer about the importance of your physical appearance, basically being ripped, when you are a cycling instructor. The message of the article was that you should be looking …
“I Tried to Be Like Grace Kelly (…) Why don’t you like me?!” What to Do When Class Numbers Stay Low?
“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 …
You Win Some You Lose Some – group exercise instructor’s guide to dealing with rejection
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 …
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 …
Fail to plan…
I wrote about it before but it’s so relevant it was worth picking up again.
If you only teach regular classes at the same regular places you are probably safe – you know your ins and outs. You know who …