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What 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 […]

This Podcast is was originally published on January 8, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. Note, the company is no longer in business, however there are pleanty of grips out there in the marketplace, so still a good listen. I hope you enjoy it, […]

Originally posted 2019-04-09 06:00:11.

I 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 […]

I want everyone to meet Steve Frank – Master Instructor with the Indoor Cycling Group/LIVESTONG Fitness. Steve and I met in Chicago last month at club industry. I knew instantly he would be someone you'd enjoy meeting and a wonderful addition to our ICI/PRO Team. Why? I meet a lot of people in the fitness business. […]

Can 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 […]

Ladies (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 […]

You 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 […]

What 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 […]

This Podcast is was originally published on February 8, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Why did you become an Indoor Cycling Instructor? Why do you continue to teach? An interview with the senior Group Fitness Instructor in […]

This Podcast is was originally published on April 27, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey I love people who see a question and decide to find the answer.  Melissa Marotta is just such a person: Spinning Instructor, Medical […]

The 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 […]

CB Cyclebarn was recently voted the top Indoor Cycling studio in Orange County, CA. The “Barn” as it's affectionately known, is run by first time business owner / Instructor Karen Casler. Karen shares with us a number of the secrets of her success in the interview below: Her total focus on customer service. Using technology […]

“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 […]

This Podcast is was last published on Feb 23, 2010, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey As promised last week, here's my interview with Bill Pryor about his experiences starting his own Spinning Indoor Cycling Studio. 2014 UPDATE: This […]

Kymberly 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 […]

Would 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 […]

  If 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 […]

What 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 […]

It 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 […]

Last 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 […]

This 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 […]

One 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 […]

Meet 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 […]

Studio 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, […]

Dr. 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 – […]

This 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. […]

I couldn't make it to IHRSA this year but Indoor Cycling Studio Startup Consultant Bill Pryor was there and he filled me in on everything that was new in the world of Indoor Cycling. This is a companion to Bill's article about his visit to IHRSA to see all the new Indoor bikes.  In this lengthy interview, […]

If you watched any of this year's Tour de France, you almost couldn't miss seeing Clean Bottle's mascot  Bottle Boy running along with the Peloton. As I watched and listened as Phil Ligget and the other Tour commentators talking about Dave Mayer and Clean Bottle,  all I could think was “who ever is behind (or inside) […]

This 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 […]

They say good things come to those who wait! I'm very excite to announce that Stages Indoor Cycling has agreed to co-sponsor the conference this year and they will provide a room full of their new FreeMotion Indoor Cycles with POWER. Update: July 2011 – I am now teaching on the FreeMotion s11.9 and have a […]

Think 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 […]

This 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 […]

Have you ever had someone say something so revolutionary, that it smacks you hard in the face and knocks you completely off balance? It happened to me today and I'm still reeling with the potential of this exciting new method of creating great class playlists. Let me explain… While preparing to record our latest Audio […]

This 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 […]

This 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 […]

Meet 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 […]

Exciting 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 […]

FREE 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/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 […]

Where 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, […]

This Podcast is was originally published on February 22, 2009, I have updated it with our new Podcast host information and I am representing it now. I hope you enjoy it, Joey Keiser Master Trainer Suzette O'Byrne and I discuss the initial response to their new correspondence Indoor Cycling certification course. Keiser has recently introduced […]

Instructor 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 […]

Can simple words change your Indoor Cycling Class? Jade Ng with the Finish Strong Training System has been using her dictionary to find words that help her communicate with her class. Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using or Information about our lost Podcast episodes is here ICI Podcast — The Lost […]

Gene Nacey and Tom Scotto kept this a secret during the ICI/PRO conference … Cycling Fusion and Stage 5 Cycling have merged their Indoor Cycling certifications into one. They will operate under Cycling Fusion for Indoor Cycle Certification and Stage 5 Cycling will continue to provide Outdoor Cyclist training. Lots to understand about what this […]

Running a successful fitness studio takes a lot of passion, experience and hard work. The husband and wife team of Xavier and Nadia McClinton who run Body By X Skill Development & Training Center in Marin County California sound like they have all three covered… and more! Together they have developed a unique fitness offering that […]

I first met Dr. Kevin Steele in the mid 2000's when he was with Life Time Fitness and it was a real treat to catch up with him again at the past MINDBODY FitPRO conference this past Fall. In his role as VP of Programs and Education at Mad Dogg Athletics, Kevin heads up the […]

Our Cycling Studio Owners will want to check this out ASAP… For years we've promoted Working Fitness Vacations – where you, the Instructor, teache a few fitness classes in exchange for a very low cost, Caribbean vacation. Hundreds of Instructors have followed our recommendations and have really enjoyed their all inclusive vacations. Now there's TripTribe.com. […]

Barbara Hoots and I discuss how you can grow your Indoor Cycling classes using the same techniques she has successfully used to grow her own Spinning classes. SIX WAYS TO GROW YOUR CYCLING CLASS 1.  Create an Ambiance which allows students to disappear from the real world. Paint the walls dark, add mood lighting to […]

Joey speaks with Jan Hunter of Bike-O-Vision about their new streaming service on Vimeo and the Tortola DVD for indoor cycling classes.