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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Certified and Proud of It!
It has always been important to me to make sure that I am certified and current with my trainings. This ensures that I am educated and aware of any changes or developments, but also reassures me that I can keep my clients safe and happy at all times.
Since we are a licensed Spinning facility, ALL of my instructors have to be certified. They also hold other various fitness certifications and are all CPR & AED certified by the American Heart Association.
What this means to you, is that you can workout with someone who is properly trained and educated. No worries about unsafe moves, unsafe heart rates or getting hurt during one of our classes. Sometimes people call us "coaches" because we really are there to train you do achieve your goals in the most efficient way possible.
Don't be afraid to ask your instructor, trainer or coach what credentials they hold. Your safety comes first!
Since we are a licensed Spinning facility, ALL of my instructors have to be certified. They also hold other various fitness certifications and are all CPR & AED certified by the American Heart Association.
What this means to you, is that you can workout with someone who is properly trained and educated. No worries about unsafe moves, unsafe heart rates or getting hurt during one of our classes. Sometimes people call us "coaches" because we really are there to train you do achieve your goals in the most efficient way possible.
Don't be afraid to ask your instructor, trainer or coach what credentials they hold. Your safety comes first!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Barre Strength and Conditioning Comes to SCS!
Barre Strength Conditioning is a fitness program that sculpts and defines the body. The workout consists of isolating and strengthening muscles through a fusion of isometric exercises and interval training coupled with the principles of Ballet conditioning, Yoga, and Pilates. Barre Strength Conditioning will help you achieve the definition you are looking for in your legs, glutes, arms, and abs. 30 minutes - off the bike.
You can find this class every Thursday night at 5:30pm. saratogacyclingstudio.com to sign up!
You can find this class every Thursday night at 5:30pm. saratogacyclingstudio.com to sign up!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Begin To Spin this Saturday!
If you are new to spinning, please consider signing up for a beginners class. It is only offered biweekly, so grab a bike while you still can!
http://www.saratogacyclingstudio.com/
http://www.saratogacyclingstudio.com/
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Us vs. Them
Good Morning Psycho's!
I know, I know, I have been an absentee blogger. So many exciting things have been happening with the Saratoga Cycling Studio, LLC that I have been really tied up.
Four members of the SCS team just completed a 9 hour Spinning training and we couldn't be more proud of them. There are lots of indoor cycling programs out there, but Spinning (in my opinion) is the biggest and the best in the world!
I thought I would touch on some of the reasons I believe this to be true, along with the other millions of folks that would agree with me. Spinning is located in over 300,000 facilities in over 100 countries and has been around for 20 years. While they continue to always evolve the program, the core principals seem to remain the same, keeping our participants happy and healthy.
We all know there are some Spinning instructors that go "rogue" and do not follow the guidelines that they were taught, we are going to focus on the SCS team who follows the program very carefully.
What you will see from our certified Spinning instructors:
When I was first Spinning certified, I was petrified to teach according to the rules I was taught. I was used to a class that was filled with those contraindicated moves. But, when I started to share with my class why we do things like this, they listened and responded really positively. Knowledge is power!!
Happy cycling!
I know, I know, I have been an absentee blogger. So many exciting things have been happening with the Saratoga Cycling Studio, LLC that I have been really tied up.
Four members of the SCS team just completed a 9 hour Spinning training and we couldn't be more proud of them. There are lots of indoor cycling programs out there, but Spinning (in my opinion) is the biggest and the best in the world!
I thought I would touch on some of the reasons I believe this to be true, along with the other millions of folks that would agree with me. Spinning is located in over 300,000 facilities in over 100 countries and has been around for 20 years. While they continue to always evolve the program, the core principals seem to remain the same, keeping our participants happy and healthy.
We all know there are some Spinning instructors that go "rogue" and do not follow the guidelines that they were taught, we are going to focus on the SCS team who follows the program very carefully.
What you will see from our certified Spinning instructors:
- Experts in helping you with bike set-up.
- Knowledge of heart rate zones, keeping you right where you need to be - attaining your goals!
- A prepared ride or "profile" to ensure you are getting the most out of your class in an organized manner.
- Proper form and techniques keeping you as SAFE and HEALTHY as possible.
- No gimmicks! At places I have taught Spinning in the past, I have had participants ask me why their backs or knees hurt after instructor "abc" taught. My response is: if you don't see me doing it in class, do not do it. It is probably not safe. While we all have a different style of teaching, at SCS we all teach SPINNING and nothing else, so the key movements will always be consistent.
- A very knowledgeable Master Spinning instructor once told me, if you don't do it on an outdoor bike, don't do it on an indoor bike.
- Plugging in their ipod and just teaching a random ride to random songs with no plan.
- Hovers, floating, or as I like to call it, "grinding your knees". This move doesn't exist in Spinning and is quite dangerous to your joints.
- Push-ups on the bike. This is horrible for your back and other joints! Plus, you do not get any health or strength benefits from it. Should you happen to slip on the handlebars while attempting this, you could lose a few teeth. Cute?
- Pedalling as fast as you can with no resistance. OUCH!
- I have heard of an instructor doing "four corners" of their body on the bike. While this instructor is known to be super "fun", he is also super dangerous.
- I could go on and on, but just google "contraindicated spinning moves" and you will see article after article of what we just discussed.
- Here is a great article that highlights the most dangerous moves: http://mail-dog.com/page.html?p=000001XDDtjL1IFLkXd2E1xaNcJ1mfvJA1bHaA
When I was first Spinning certified, I was petrified to teach according to the rules I was taught. I was used to a class that was filled with those contraindicated moves. But, when I started to share with my class why we do things like this, they listened and responded really positively. Knowledge is power!!
Happy cycling!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
SCS Now Hiring
If you or someone you know live in Upstate New York and would like a chance to teach at the best studio in town, email me at: saratogacyclingstudio@gmail.com
Now hiring!
Now hiring!
Saratoga Cycling Studio, LLC!
I do apologize for my lack of posting lately. As you can tell, I am a bit busy opening my own studio!!!! If you haven't checked us out on facebook, go ahead and "like" the Saratoga Cycling Studio, LLC. I have some details and some photos up now!!
See you May 1st!
See you May 1st!
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