After a ride, do your low back and hamstrings feel tight? Do you hop off your bike and stretch them? Well you may be addressing the wrong area…
Most likely you’re noticing a muscle length problem, when what you have is a
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Lets make a cd
05/19/2013 11:30 am
Creator: Polona Gosar
MUSIC What kind of music? Where to get music? Have to choose the right song for the right part of class, right techniques? Do I put profile first and add music or music first than.
A big role in Spinning® class is having
...Right Place - Right Time: Post Exercise Nutrition
05/12/2013 4:45 pm
Creator: Colleen Broersma
Heading to your kitchen after a workout appears to be a great idea! The late Dr. Ed Burke, former advisor to the US National Cycling Team and director of the exercise science program at the University of Colorado at Color
...Energy & Inspiration
05/11/2013 6:00 am
Creator: Polona Gosar
Energy & Inspiration
What is different between 2 instructors that have passed the same education, have the love to teach and are doing a good job? When I speak with members they say – he / she has more energy. Class is en
...Instructing is More Than a Playlist
05/08/2013 12:50 pm
Creator: Michael Ferrante
By Michael Ferrante
Apart from my work as a Master Instructor for the Spinning program,
I have been leading Spinning classes for a decade at a
women’s-only health club operation in the greater Boston
area. I have my own c
Lessons From Sand
05/07/2013 1:45 pm
Creator: Colleen Broersma
Going nowhere really fast! While on a recent mountain bike trip to Fruita, Colorado I encountered a long stretch (several miles) of deep sand - definitely NOT my favorite riding conditions… I was reminded of some basic S
...Education, Events
04/30/2013 10:00 pm
Creator: Polona Gosar
Education, events...
I have been involved in fitness industry for quite a long time. From aerobics instructor, different group ex classes, to personal trainer and Spinning® instructor. I actually started when we were usin
...Neck and Shoulder Pain - Chicken or Egg?
04/29/2013 10:45 am
Creator: Colleen Broersma
Cycling is an activity that places significant postural demands on the body. Performed in a “sitting posture”, these demands mimic those placed on the “sitting” population in general. Incidents of reported neck and should
...Spinning(R) LEADERS
04/24/2013 6:53 am
Creator: Polona Gosar
LEADERS
To be a Spinning® instructor (coach) means that you are exposed to others, it does not matter what kind of role you have in life when you step in the Spinning room you are a coach responsible for your team. You l
...Cadence and the Spinning Program
04/22/2013 6:25 am
Creator: Michael Ferrante
Creator: Michael Ferrante
If you are leading Spinning classes on bikes that do not
have a Spinning Computer, there are two simple, effective ways to
help your riders determine their cadence range, and by doing so,
gain fu
