February 2005 - Spinning

letter from the editor 

Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s time to 

focus on other important things, like day-to-day 

responsibilities that took a back seat to shopping, 

gathering and other festive commitments. If working 

out was one of the things that fell by the wayside 

during your holiday rush, take heart, it’s never too 

late to start again. 

Some of us see this time of year like a hump that’s 

meant to be climbed over and gotten through, day 

by day, until spring. Others see it as a time to look 

inward, take things slowly, conserve and slowly progress towards a larger 

goal. When it comes to training, you probably know who you are. 

In this month’s feature article, it’s fitting that Vail resident Jennifer 

Sage (Master Instructor, Colorado) explains the importance of speed 

(read: cadence) as it relates to the Spinning program. By paying 

attention to cadence and understanding how it can help or hinder 

progress, she explains how we can help our students achieve training 

goals with purpose. 

Similarly, Terri Arrends, (Master Instructor, Texas) and Fitness Director 

at Premier Athletic Club in Dallas offers her insider advice on how to 

hire and maintain a staff of professional Spinning Instructors that stay 

with the program and motivate students to do the same. 

With New Year’s resolutions still in sight, I’m sure we all agree that 

encouraging students to stick with it has never been more important. 

But if your classes—like many—have a tendency to charge ahead 

without taking time to rest and take care of themselves, then tear out 

this month’s Student Handout courtesy of IDEA on exercise do’s and 

don’ts when you’re not feeling up to snuff. 

It’s not a leap year this year—and that’s good, because it means you’re 

one day closer to spring. Warm weather is right around the corner. 

Enjoy the ride. 

Erika Bruhn 

Editor 

INSTRUCTOR NEWS 

VOL. 9 / ISSUE 1 ©2005 MAD DOGG ATHLETICS, INC. FEBRUARY 2005 

feature 

Spinning®, Cycling 

and Cadence 

BY JENNIFER SAGE, (MASTER 

INSTRUCTOR, COLORADO) 

As the Spinning program gains 

popularity, instructors are continually 

challenged to coach students of varied 

abilities—cyclists, non-cyclists, people 

completely new to fitness and everyone 

in between. 

There is a curious difference between 

cyclists and non-cycling Spinning 

students and their relationship to 

cadence (revolutions per minute, or 

RPM, of the pedal cranks). Cyclists 

(outdoors) almost always have a 

cadence that is too low. On the other 

hand, Spinning students who don’t ride 

outside (and even some who do) often 

ride at a cadence that is too high. Take a 

closer look at your classes: what is the 

average cadence? Chances are many of 

your students are flying at 100 – 120 

RPM or more. Is this helping them get 

and stay in shape? For the cyclists in 

your classes, is this improving their 

potential on their bikes? Probably not. 

During a recent Spinning Instructor 

Orientation, one of my students was 

pedaling at a very high cadence (over 

120 RPM). She was bouncing in the 

saddle, so I suggested she add 

resistance to slow down. After five or 

six turns, she finally added enough 

resistance to slow to 90 RPM. “There, 

that’s better.” I said. “Oh,” she replied. 

“You meant a hill!” When I responded 

that it wasn’t a hill—that it was actually 

a flat road, my student was surprised. 

Since she had always relied on the 

flywheel for momentum, she never 

learned to turn the pedals with 

resistance. Not surprisingly, after three 

years of taking regular Spinning classes, 

she hadn’t lost any weight or developed 

any strength or power in her legs to 

climb hills. She had been “ridden by 

the bike” instead of vice versa. 

(cont’d on p.3) 

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club feature 

TRAINING OUTSTANDING SPINNING® 

BY TERRI ARRENDS, (MASTER INSTRUCTOR, TEXAS) 

INSTRUCTORS 

It’s no secret that training and maintaining your current 

Spinning Instructor staff requires an ongoing dedicated 

commitment of time and resources. But like the Spinning 

program’s benefits, the positive results you’ll see are well 

worth the wait. Managers can easily make the Spinning 

program the centerpiece of a strong fitness schedule by 

following a few simple steps. 

When hiring a new instructor for your already-established 

program, it is important that your facility create an 

opportunity for that new instructor to succeed. It can be a 

challenge to create an easy gateway for a new Spinning 

Instructor to join the team once your facility has been 

operating a Spinning program for a few years. Whether 

the instructor has teaching experience or is fresh from 

Orientation, students are often not open to change—right 

or wrong, they simply do what they have always done. 

Before you turn a new hire loose in your Spinning studio, 

require that prospective instructors participate in the 

following: 

✦ AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 

Establish an internship program at your facility. Assign 

your future instructor to visit classes taught by 

established and competent instructors on your staff. Ask 

the instructor to turn in a written assessment describing 

three things they enjoyed most about the class. New hires 

should also feel free to suggest improvements. 

✦ CLASS VISITS/SHADOWING 

After visiting at least 5-7 assigned classes, set up a time 

for the new hire to team teach a few classes. Once the 

coordinator and the new instructor feel comfortable with 

your Spinning program, assign a regular time slot for the 

new employee. Make sure to send out a memo to your 

Spinning Instructor team, general manager, sales team 

and front desk staff welcoming your new addition to the 

Spinning team. 

By creating a comprehensive instructor training program 

at your facility, you’re creating a pool of qualified 

instructors who, across the board, offer invaluable handson 

experience to your members. When it is time for the 

new team member to step up to the plate, his or her face 

will already be familiar to the other instructors and 

members. Here are a few more tips to help keep your 

Spinning program fresh and alive: 

✦ EXPECT ONLY THE BEST EFFORTS FROM 

YOUR TEAM 

Remind your instructor team to always be prepared to 

challenge, motivate and inspire their students — every 

time they teach a class. 

✦ HOMEWORK 

Send the team home with homework by requiring 

instructors to turn in 2 new profiles every 60 days. 

✦ MUSIC RESOURCES 

Create a Spinning music resource library so music 

selections remain fresh. 

✦ SECRET SHOPPER PROGRAM 

Set up a secret shopper program by arranging for outside 

guests who are familiar with the Spinning program to 

shop your staff. 

✦ ANNUAL REVIEWS 

Prepare your team for one formal written evaluation a 

year. 

Creating a successful Spinning program requires constant 

nurturing, management and feedback. However, the effort 

you put forth to keep your program vibrant and healthy 

will reap huge returns in staff development, and most 

importantly, member satisfaction. For more valuable staff 

training ideas, please contact Terri Arends at 

tarends@premierathleticclub.com. For more information, 

call 800.847.SPIN (7746) or visit www.spinning.com. 

Terri is a Master Instructor for the Spinning program, an ACE 

and NASM certified Personal Trainer and holds a Bachelor of 

Science Degree in Physical Education. She is an Athletic 

Director for the Premier Athletic Club in Dallas. 

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continued from page 1 

So why do Spinning® students seem to 

prefer riding at such high cadences? 

Well, that’s simple—it’s easier! While a 

cycling background isn’t a prerequisite 

to become a Spinning Instructor, it is 

helpful for instructors to ride a road 

bike a few times to better understand 

cycling cadence. For example, pedaling 

at a cadence of 120 RPM on the road is 

extremely difficult to maintain (unless 

you are a highly trained cyclist). 

Similarly, riding a mountain bike on a 

flat road in a granny gear (the easiest 

gear that allows you to pedal up a steep 

hill), will not only get you nowhere fast, 

you’ll bounce in the saddle the whole 

way there. Put simply, outdoors, cyclists 

need an appropriate gear to propel the 

bicycle forward. Applying the same 

philosophy indoors, riders need to 

apply appropriate resistance on a 

seated flat to elicit desired performance 

and training goals. 

Cyclists or not, it’s important that 

Spinning Instructors and students 

understand the difference between 

indoor and outdoor cycling mechanics. 

Outdoor cycling presents a host of 

various elements that don’t exist 

indoors, the most important being road 

and wind resistance. On a Spinner®, 

we simulate the road and wind with 

the resistance knob, but it is totally up 

to the student, through good coaching, 

to apply an appropriate amount of 

resistance to simulate the desired terrain. 

So what is appropriate? Studies 

have shown that a higher cadence is 

mechanically less stressful and leads 

to improved economy. In fact, elite 

cyclists often work on increasing their 

“preferred” cadence to somewhere 

in the mid to high 90’s (RPM). These 

parameters are echoed in the Spinning 

Instructor Manual and are rooted in 

studies on the preferred cadence of elite 

cyclists, echoed by numerous articles 

and by cycling coaches worldwide. 

Studies have shown that the most 

efficient cadence on a flat road 

(outdoors) is between 80 and 100 RPM. 

Since there is both a motor learning 

and a physiological component to 

cadence, when riding indoors, cyclists 

should mimic the approximate cadence 

applied outdoors—or slightly higher—in 

order to train the neuromuscular 

component. Riding a Spinner bike at 

high cadences with little to no resistance 

does not train the neuromuscular 

system to respond more quickly. 

Studies also show that elite cyclists 

have a higher preferred cadence than 

recreational cyclists. In fact, many 

cycling coaches urge riders to increase 

their average cadence. Case in point: 

last summer’s Tour de France, 

highlighted by Lance Armstrong’s nowfamous 

high cadence (relative to the 

pro peleton) that garnered much 

interest among professionals and 

cyclists. According to Lance Armstrong’s 

coach Chris Carmichael, Lance returns 

every off-season to fine-tune his cadence. 

However, in this context, coaches are 

talking about making a progression 

from 80 to 85 RPM, or for more skilled 

cyclists, 90 to 95 RPM. On a bicycle, a 

higher cadence is difficult and takes 

many years of practice. 

One of the most appealing features 

of the Spinner and Spinning program 

is that they allow riders of all abilities 

to personalize each ride to achieve 

individual training goals in an 

energizing group fitness setting. By 

encouraging your students to stay 

within the cadence parameters of the 

terrain and apply appropriate resistance 

to the flywheel, your students will reap 

the full benefits of the program: leg 

strength, muscular endurance, speed, 

and over time, improved fitness. When 

they learn to turn the pedals themselves 

rather than let the flywheel do the work, 

they are more likely to achieve fitness 

and performance goals—including 

weight loss—they may not have 

achieved otherwise. 

About Jennifer Ralph Sage, CSCS, CPT 

Jennifer is a personal trainer and 

Spinning Master Instructor from Vail, 

Colorado. She has a degree in Exercise 

Science and is the owner of Reach Your 

Peak, personal training and fitness 

consulting. She runs the Spinning 

program at the Aria Spa and Club in 

Vail, Colorado. Jennifer has written 

numerous articles on cycling and ski 

fitness. She is an avid cyclist and also 

organizes bicycle tours to Europe: 

www.vivatravels.com. Jennifer can be 

reached at jennifer@vivatravels.com. 

References: 

* Spinning Instructor Manual 

* Chris Carmichael, The Lance Armstrong 

Performance Program 

* Edmund Burke, High Tech Cycling 

* Edmund Burke, Serious Cycling 

* www.ultrafit.com: The training and 

coaching website of Joe Friel, as well as 

personal discussions with Joe Friel. 

* www.slowtwitch.com: Cycling and 

triathlete training website 

* www.d3multisport.com: Cycling training 

website 

* www.freewheel.com: Cycling club website 

with discussions on technique 

A REVIEW OF THE CADENCE 

PARAMETERS IN THE SPINNING 

INSTRUCTOR MANUAL: 

Flat Road: 80 – 110 RPM 

Hills: 60 – 80 RPM 

Recommended Cadence Drills to use 

in Spinning classes: 

These drills have two completely 

different objectives. One works on 

higher cadences while improving 

economy and pedaling technique in 

the saddle, and the other works on 

lower cadences and higher resistance 

while climbing. For best results, both 

drills should attempt to improve these 

skills while staying at an aerobic heart 

rate. 

1. Preferred Cadence and 

Leg Speed 

● Use a metronome to audibly 

demonstrate tempo. Hold the 

metronome to the microphone for 30 

seconds, then have students follow 

your cadence as you follow the 

metronome. 

● Ride a flat road for 4-5 minutes each 

at 80, 85, 90, 95 RPM and for 1-2 

minutes at 100 RPM. (100 RPM done 

properly indoors is very difficult to 

maintain). 

● The HR goal is to maintain an aerobic 

pace at 75 - 80% MHR. As the cadence 

increases, students may need to 

slightly lower the resistance to 

maintain their desired HR. Those who 

cannot maintain the cadence without 

bouncing in the saddle or whose HR 

climbs too high should remain at the 

last cadence and resistance they are 

able to maintain it without bouncing. 

This teaches them their limits and what 

they need to work on. 

2. Leg Strength and 

Muscular Endurance 

● Lance Armstrong only excels at his 

higher cadence because he has a 

strong base: a combination of leg 

strength and muscular endurance. 

He can spin a bigger gear at a higher 

cadence than most. To teach your 

students to improve their strength and 

muscular endurance, do 4-5 hill repeats 

of 3-5 minutes each at a cadence of 60 

RPM while selecting a resistance to 

simulate a fairly difficult hill. Maintain 

an aerobic HR of 80%. 


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Recommended by Luciana Marcial-Vincion 

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student handout 

FEELING ILL? EXERCISE DO’S AND DON'TS 

You’re tired and achy.You must 

be getting a cold or maybe 

even the flu. Should you tell 

your trainer you need to work 

extra hard to build up your 

immunity, shift your workout to 

a lower intensity or skip 

exercise altogether until the 

bout passes? Most of us get hit 

with allergies, colds and other 

minor setbacks throughout the 

year, but few hard-and-fast 

rules exist regarding exercise 

and illness.The next time 

you're sick, refer to these do's 

and don'ts to help determine 

whether working out will help 

or hurt your condition. 

1. DO a check of your 

symptoms first. If you have above 

the neck signs, such as a runny 

nose, sneezing, or a sore throat, 

moderate exercise is generally safe 

as long as you do not have a fever. 

You can resume intense workouts 

as soon as symptoms disappear. If 

you have below the neck signs, such 

as extreme tiredness, muscle aches, 

vomiting, diarrhea, chills, swollen 

lymph glands, or a hacking cough, 

allow at least two weeks before 

returning to intense training. 

2. DON’T exercise with a 

fever. Fever (a body temperature 

above 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) 

signifies you are doing battle with a 

virus. Exercising under these 

conditions increases risk of 

dehydration, heatstroke, and even 

heart failure. 

3. DO modify your exercise 

intensity. If you have cold or flu 

symptoms, you cannot power away 

your ailment through more intense 

workouts. In fact, you may make 

your illness worse.A simple sore 

throat, for example, could indicate 

an infection, and your immunity to 

fight it will be reduced if you 

continue vigorous exercise. 

Moderate exercise, however, is fine 

for mild cold symptoms as long 

your heart rate and body 

temperature do not increase 

excessively.William A. Primos Jr., 

MD, and James R.Wappes in The 

Physician and Sports Medicine 

(January 1996) suggest working out 

at half speed for about 10 minutes. 

If you feel fine, you can increase 

your intensity. Stop exercising if you 

feel dizzy, nauseous or experience 

any other exacerbated symptoms. 

4. DON’T over train or 

stress out. Over training can lead 

to suppressed immune function and 

exposure to opportunistic 

infections, notes medial exercise 

specialist Michael Youssouf, MA. In 

addition, attempting new or harder 

activities can lead to failure. Such 

stress may influence your immune 

system. Choosing activities you 

enjoy and can do consistently may 

improve your exercise adherence 

and immune function. 

5. DO exercise to keep your 

immunity strong. Researchers 

have found a link between regular 

exercise and improved immune 

function response. Primos and 

Wappes note that during moderate 

exercise immune cells circulate 

more quickly through your body 

and are better at destroying viruses 

and bacteria. 

6. DON’T infect or 

become infected. Be alert to airquality 

conditions at your training 

facility. During cold and flu seasons, 

exercise during less-crowded hours 

to avoid catching or transmitting 

viruses. Consider outdoor activities 

if weather conditions permit. 

7. DOuse common sense. Ken 

Baldwin, president of Premier 

Fitness in Cambridge, 

Massachusetts, advises ill clients to 

stay home, rest, and drink plenty of 

fluids. It's difficult to exercise when 

you're coughing and sniffling. 

8. DON’T let a temporary 

illness stop you permanently. Focus 

on flexibility, stress management, 

and mind-body awareness during 

down times,Youssouf suggests. 

Moreover, plan how to resume your 

activity program as soon as you can 

rather than letting yourself drift into 

sedentary habits. 

9. DOreturn to exercise when 

you're ready. Making up for time 

missed in the gym can drain your 

immune system all over again. 

Exercise for two days at a lower 

intensity for each day you were sick, 

Primos and Wappes advise. Give 

your body time the time it needs 

to recover. 

10. DON’T hesitate to 

consult your doctor. Even if an 

illness is minor, check with your 

physician if you are seriously 

concerned.As always, better safe 

than sorry. 

Reprinted with permission from IDEA 

Health & Fitness Association. For 

more information, visit, www.idea.org 

or call 800.999.4332. 

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TRUE FALSE 

1. Elite cyclists often have higher preferred cadences than recreational cyclists. 

2. In many programs, one of the biggest problems is that many Spinning students ride at cadences that are too low. 

3. Elite cyclists don’t need to work on their cadence and pedal stroke every year because they are already highly skilled. 

4. Riding at a high cadence with little to no resistance in a Spinning class will improve muscular endurance. 

5. Riding at a high cadence with little to no resistance in a Spinning class will improve leg speed and the neuromuscular component of fitness. 

6. Cyclists work on increasing their cadence outdoors to improve their economy. 

7. The mechanics of cycling is very different indoors and outdoors. 

8. Through good coaching, a Spinning Instructor can encourage students to ride at a resistance and a cadence that is appropriate for the 

desired terrain. 

9. Non-cyclists don’t need to pay attention to cadence parameters indoors, because they may never ride a bike outdoors and it doesn’t 

apply to them. 

10. In order to see performance increases, you need to choose the appropriate combination of cadence and resistance to elicit a desired 

intensity on a specified terrain. 

11. The cadence parameters in the Spinning Instructor Manual are just arbitrary. 

12. On a road or mountain bike outdoors, a higher cadence is easy to learn. 

13. Non-cycling Spinning students usually have higher cadences indoors than their cycling counterparts because they are often unfamiliar 

with the effect of road and wind-resistance while riding a bicycle. 

14. It is possible that once a student learns to turn the pedals on his/her own accord without relying on the flywheel to do the work, 

he/she might observe improvements he never attained before (such as improved performance or weight loss). 

15. When working on increasing cadence indoors, it is OK to continue at a high cadence even though you may be bouncing in the saddle, 

because it will improve leg speed. 

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ECA Conference 

Euphoria II Ride - The Next 

Level Josh Taylor $120 ($99 

for SPIN® Members) 



$109 

MISSOURI 

ARIZONA 

February 19 Desperes February 13 Tucson 


March 12 Springfield RPE: It's More Than a 


Feeling $60 


NEW JERSEY 

Visualization & Spinning March 19 Boston New! 

February 12 Garwood, NJ Language $109 


April 10 New York 

April 9 Cherry Hill New! 



April 16 East Brunswick March 19 Phoenix 


Strength, Hills & Power $60 March 20 Boston New! 

NEW YORK 

Spintensity: Periodization April 10 Rochester 

February 12 White Plains CALIFORNIA 

$109 


February 19 New York April 2 Oakland New! 

New! 

February 26 Binghamton Strength Energy Zone $60 MICHIGAN 

April 15 Williamsville 

March 5 Whitestone New! 

February 20 Kalamazoo Strength, Hills & Power $90 

March 10 New York COLORADO 


New! 

March 12 New York February 13 Longmont New! 

April 16 Depew 

April 9 New York Strength, Hills & Power $60 April 17 Kalamazoo SPIN® Flex $60 

April 9 Rochester Heart Rate Training $109 SPIN® Flex $109 

Spinning® & Yoga $109 

April 17 Williamsville 

Call us today 800.847.7746 to schedule an education session at your facility. 

New! 

NORTH CAROLINA 

April 10 Fayetteville 


OHIO 

March 6 Middleburg Hts 


Training $109 

April 17 Kent 

Visualization and Spinning 

Language $109 

New! 

PENNSYLVANIA 

February 13 Lehman 



$109 

New! 

RHODE ISLAND 

April 2 Cumberland 



TENNESSEE 

February 20 Knoxville 



New! 

TEXAS 

March 6 San Antonio 


UTAH 

March 5 Ivins 


Training $109 


April 9 Murray 


Training $109 

VERMONT 

February 19 Shelburne 


$109 

VIRGINIA 

February 20 Chesapeake 

Spinning® & Core Training 

$109 

WISCONSIN 

March 5 Wauwatosa 


Training $109 

CANADA 

April 24 


Training $109 

Ottawa, ONT 

WSSC Miami ‘05 

May 13-15, 2005 

Miami Beach, FL 

Sign up by March 4 

for early bird pricing 

www.spinning.com 


monthly SPIN® member promo 

FOR A LIMITED TIME*, SIGN UP FOR OUR NEW SPINNING® & YOGA 

WORKSHOP AND GET A YOGA MAT FOR JUST $13.95 (REGULARLY $19.95)! 

NEW!—Spinning® & Yoga (4-hour workshop) 

6 STAR points .4 ACE 3.5 AFAA $109 

To find a workshop near you see page 7 or visit www.spinning.com for the latest updates. 

Adding Yoga SPIN® to your class schedule can give your program 

the update you’ve been looking for. In this workshop you’ll 

learn cycling specific asanas (yoga poses) that help elongate 

muscles, release tension, deepen the breath and improve 

posture. Plus, you’ll receive Yoga SPIN® class formats to 

integrate into your Spinning program class schedule. 

* Must register by April 1, 2005. Yoga mat ships after 

Spinning® and Yoga workshop has been completed. 

Offer valid through March, 31, 2005 

CA residents add 8.25% sales tax. 

Yoga Mat 

Perfect for yoga and stretching. 

Twice the thickness of a standard mat. 

(1/4”H x 24”W x 68”L) 

Colors: navy, blue. 

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INSTRUCTOR NEWS 

FEBRUARY 2005 

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