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Shorter Songs Can Be Better
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04/19/2011 9:35 am
Creator: Jeff Krabiel
Music is such a wide open discussion because there are so many
variables that make certain choices correct or not. The one
suggestion I have for new instructors is to keep your song lengths
fairly short. To me, short is b ...
All This Talk About Endurance, Part 5: On the Receiving End
04/18/2011 10:20 pm
Creator: Corinne A. Parks
For this fifth in the Endurance series, I post this out to the
enthusiasts in hopes of swaying those who are resistant and also in
hopes of extending the conversation beyond this blog point and on
into the halls, changing ...
All This Talk About Endurance, Part 4, Music
04/18/2011 1:19 pm
Creator: Corinne A. Parks
Apologies for the gap. Busted my ankle a few days ago. You'd think
I'd have all the time in the world to blog, but pain meds were
keeping me foggy. Let's recap. We had lots of talk on the first
post 'The scope of the prob ...
What does being organized mean?
04/18/2011 10:44 am
Creator: June Chu
Jeff posted recently about what makes a good instructor, and one
word he said was not mentioned was ?organized?. This made me stop
and think. Am I organized? Or, do I give off the illusion of being
organized, when I teach ...
No, I really don't know what I'm playing in a few minutes!
04/18/2011 10:37 am
Creator: June Chu
A fellow instructor and I were chatting recently about a student in
one of her classes. This student, prior to each class, would always
go up to her and ask her what music she would be playing?.much to
the annoyance of af ...
Staving off the compulsion?
04/18/2011 10:36 am
Creator: June Chu
If you read my blogs regularly, you?ll know that on occasion I will
share with you my struggles with food, and body image. In a way,
it?s cathartic to write about it to an ?anonymous? audience (though
I?ve definitely conn ...
What's Wrong with Hovers and Isolations? (Free drill included)
04/17/2011 11:26 am
Creator: Sabrina Fairchild
I get the same questions at nearly every Orientation I teach. They
often start out with someone saying, "We don't have Spinning at our
gym, we call it 'indoor cycling,' but the instructors do this move
called hovering and ...
Hiring New Instructors
04/17/2011 10:54 am
Creator: Ralph Mlady
Making a hiring decision is never easy. How do you know that the
instructor is going to fit in with your team? Do they know their
stuff? Are they prepared to teach a class? All are great questions
that you need to find th ...
Nail that Audition
04/17/2011 10:18 am
Creator: Ralph Mlady
Preparing for an audition can be an intimidating experience for a
new or even experienced instructor. Your potential job depends on
how you perform during your audition and in some cases; you get as
little as 10 minutes to ...
LABEL IT!
04/16/2011 1:31 pm
Creator: Linda Freeman
Label it plainly. Tell it like it is. Put it out there. We are
Spinning® Instructors and we are teaching Spinning®
classes. This business of making the distinction between the verb
spinning and what we do under the headin ...
