Training Videos to help you learn even more as an instructor
Training Videos to help you learn even more as an instructor">

COMING SOON TO ICA!! We will be posting training videos in this area, including 1-2 minute quick tips as well as longer more detailed examples of some of the following:

  • How to lead a warm-up or cool-down
  • How to lead a stretch at the end of class
  • How to correct form issues with students
  • Suggestions on interactions with students
  • Public speaking and presentation skills (because every instructor is a "presenter")!
  • Examples of segments of profiles
  • Examples of different ways to coach and motivate students
  • Contraindications, and how to replace them with safer and more effective movements
  • Cycling-specific stretches and exercises to do outside of class
  • Proper set-up procedures
  • Comparisons between outdoor and indoor riding
  • and much more

Talk Test Video: A one-on-one graded exercise test
Jennifer Sage, February 23, 2012
Talk Test Video: A one-on-one graded exercise test This is a video of a one-on-one graded exercise test I did on a Spinner bike with one of my training clients. Notice the verbiage I use as I guide him through the test. This is an excellent way to do this but one-on-one isn't practical with your students. Following this will be an Audio Master Class describing a Talk Test in a class scenario. . . . keep reading
Video: cool down and stretch following high intensity workout
Jennifer Sage, February 16, 2012
Video: cool down and stretch following high intensity workout Here is a video of a cool down and stretch routine following a high intensity ride called The Roller Coaster Ride that I taught at the Buffalo Athletic Club July of 2011. This is just one example of a stretch series. Over the next couple of months I'll provide more videos of a variety of styles of post-ride stretches by different instructors. . . . keep reading
Jennifer Sage interviews ICA members Amy and Phil Goodrum at the Cycling Fusion launch
Jennifer Sage, November 8, 2011
Jennifer Sage interviews ICA members Amy and Phil Goodrum at the Cycling Fusion launch Amy and Phil drove six hours to come experience the Cycling Fusion launch and take two days of three hours of cycling classes. Listen as she explains her revelation after reading Keep it Real and how it turned her ideas about teaching indoor cycling on its head. . . . keep reading
Magic Coaching Moment Video: Be Prepared
Jennifer Sage, August 10, 2011
Magic Coaching Moment Video: Be Prepared Here is a quick instructor tip that will help you be more prepared than ever for your classes. After this, you will never forget anything ever again! . . . keep reading
Magic Coaching Moment Video: Understanding Toe Straps on Indoor Cycling Bikes
Jennifer Sage, June 27, 2011
Magic Coaching Moment Video: Understanding Toe Straps on Indoor Cycling Bikes As I traveled around North American for 12 years with the Spinning program to well over a hundred clubs certifying instructors, one thing I encountered again and again was a lack of understanding about toe straps and how they work... . . . keep reading
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