Motivate Through Music (While Not Always Playing Everyone’s Favorite Song)
A friend posted on Facebook this week that she’d gone to a fitness class and couldn’t believe it when MC Hammer’s “Too Legit to Quit” came from the speakers. Now I have a confession. I can be hopelessly stuck in the 80s when it comes to music. Granted, “Too Legit” is from the early 90s, […]
How Often to Apply Bike Chain Lube
This can be tricky because there are a few factors to consider when figuring the frequency to apply lube to your bike chain. We all know that a dried out chain is bad but, on the flipside, too much lube will give you headaches in the form of a gunked-up drivetrain, bad shifting, and grit […]
Performance Anxiety
I came across an article in Running Times Magazine (Nov/Dec. 2015), “How Strava is Ruining Your Running,” by Philip Latter. One section in particular mentioned social facilitation and how runners posting performance stats on the Strava app got the sense of being watched and evaluated and, because of that, performed better. It made me think…but […]
Tips for New Indoor Cycling Instructors
Congrats! You’ve got your certification, a time slot at the gym, and a start date! When I got those things, I got turned loose with the combination to the lock on the music console, a smile, and a “Good Luck.” And I needed it. But we don’t all have to find things out the hard […]
Cold Weather Bike Riding
Temperatures are dropping, and we’re facing a few holidays when, let’s face it, food seems to top the list. Put that next to frigid winds and a lowered motivation to get outdoors on the bike, and it could add up to extra pounds. I’ve ventured out into cold weather on the bike, but the first […]
Running Fundamentals
My start with running happened in what I think of as an unusual way. I’d taken my dog for a walk, and he wanted to go faster. So I broke out in a trot. That’s it. I thought to myself after a few ungainly strides in my regular street clothes, I should keep doing this! […]
Fitness Trainer Alter Egos
The popular thing these days is to boast and brag about “keeping it 100!” But today I want to talk about how I keep it 75, and how dropping 25 off the realness scale can be a good thing. In fact, whoever keeps it 100, 100% of the time, has no friends, spouse, or job. […]
Building Community Through Social Media
I’ve seen a couple of great examples of fitness professionals using social media to build community. So great, in fact, that I’m compelled to write about them. We use social media to spread the word about our workout plans and special-offer sessions, and that’s great. That’s part of spreading the word and, hopefully, creating awareness. […]
Holding on to the Resolution Crowd
We’ve all heard the old adage that it’s easier to keep clients than find new ones. There is a short block of time after a New Year comes in, even as the confetti falls and fireworks still color the night sky, when hundreds of new clients plan to turn that old adage on its head. […]
Getting (Even More) Personal Via YouTube
It seems lately that online workout videos are picking up serious steam. In my own real-life circles and along my social media timelines people are talking about and advertising streamed workouts. Also, most of us have seen the television commercials pushing the workout-a-day subscription services that are now available. The good news is that anyone […]