RIDE READY: Getting to know Life Fitness / ICG IC6 Indoor Cycle

EIGHT KEY TOPICS covered in this post: The new & improved IC-6 bike Proper BIKE FIT is essential The enhanced ICG WattRate® 2.0 monitor Get connected with the ICG mobile apps (for IOS and Android devices) Level up with Zone Training & the ICG Coach by Color® method Training benchmarks: Heart Rate (HR) vs. Functional … Continue reading RIDE READY: Getting to know Life Fitness / ICG IC6 Indoor Cycle

Coming soon to the Mary Free Bed YMCA Cycle Studio: ICG Coach By Color program!

https://fortherideinside.com/2018/10/02/here-we-come-441/?page_id=3602 It's been over 7 years since the Greater Grand Rapids YMCA introduced the Indoor Cycling Group's (ICG) Coach By Color program to studio cyclists...and now the Mary Free Bed YMCA location will make the move. Since it's opening in 2015, the cycle studio has been equipped with Keiser M3 bikes. Soon, the 30 bikes … Continue reading Coming soon to the Mary Free Bed YMCA Cycle Studio: ICG Coach By Color program!

INside Studio Cycling: Les Mills RPM, SPRINT, and THE TRIP

Fitness enthusiasts probably know this global fitness brand well, by their popular "BODY...." group exercise programs: BODYBALANCE, BODYCOMBAT, BODYJAM, BODYSTEP, and of course BODYPUMP! This New Zealand-based fitness powerhouse has been around for years and offers three unique indoor cycling programs to round out the group exercise offering: RPM, Sprint, and THE TRIP. Since the … Continue reading INside Studio Cycling: Les Mills RPM, SPRINT, and THE TRIP

Indoor Cycling over the years…A DECADE IN THE SADDLE, still enjoying THE RIDE INSIDE!

This week is my 10th anniversary of being a certified Indoor Cycling Instructor (and blogger).  And WOW, what a ride it has been! Coincidentally, Monday is also 10/10...PERFECT! My indoor cycling journey actually started a few months earlier than October 2012, while I was an adjunct finance professor at Davenport University.  The University purchased about … Continue reading Indoor Cycling over the years…A DECADE IN THE SADDLE, still enjoying THE RIDE INSIDE!

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Inspiration:  Who's awesome?  YOU ARE! "...you can't spell AWESOME without (WE and) ME". We'll send off APRIL with this AWESOME ride and playlist....even though I won't be using it for most of my classes until May.  I have a 7+ minute section set for POWER TESTING, for all my POWER TRAINING classes during the first week … Continue reading awesoME! 475