3 Key Components of the Perfect Cool-down
Cooling down is an essential part of every training session. Unfortunately, it’s a component that many students and instructors tend to skimp on. Consider these benefits—and you’ll think twice befo...
Giving Constructive Feedback to Enthusiasts and Fellow Instructors
Criticism is never an easy thing to hear, but it can be just as difficult to give. We want our riders and fellow instructors to improve, but we don’t want to deliver criticism in a way that’s hurtf...
Protecting Your Vocal Cords when Teaching Spinning® Classes
By Luciana Marcial-Vincion, M.A. Exercise PhysiologyAs Spinning® instructors, we focus on delivering safe, effective and entertaining classes for our riders. We take measures to prevent overtrainin...
6 Tips to Help Your Students Overcome 'Exercise Burnout'
You have a few new participants in your Spinning® class, and after two months later, they haven’t missed a single class. Another month passes and their attendance is sporadic. Eventually, they stop...
What You Need to Know About Oxygen and VO2
By Michelle Colvin, Spinning® Master Instructor | United KingdomVO2 sounds complicated but it isn’t. ‘V’ stands for volume and ‘O2’ stands for oxygen. VO2 is the volume or amount of oxygen your bod...
Combining Training and Trust in a Spinning® Program
By Dr. K.C. WilderPerformance in a Spinning® class is about combining training and trust to achieve your goals. Your riders should feel as challenged physically as they are engaged emotionally and ...
How Goals Provide More than Motivation
By Linda Freeman Goals have long been used as tools to support motivation and give the athlete and fitness enthusiast something to work toward, whether it’s for overall health or to record a person...
Psoas Health for Indoor Cyclists
Take our quiz now for 1 SPIN® CEC With every pedal stroke, a muscle hidden deep within your groin works to coordinate your movement. Although you cannot see it or even feel it externally, keeping t...
3 Essential Indoor Cycling Routines for Instructors
Doing the same routine day in and day out can become boring for both Spinning® class instructors and students alike. We are constantly looking for new indoor cycling routines for instructors so we ...
How to Create Killer Cues in Your Spinning® Classes
By Luciana Marcial-Vincion, Spinning® Master Instructor and Team Manager for the Global Spinning Master Instructor Team | South Carolina, United StatesGo! Push it! Feel it! You can do it! C’mon! Wh...