Network Magazine Autumn 2014 | Page 20

2. Talk to me, baby. A great communicator knows how to use their voice to inspire and motivate a room. It is an indoor cycling instructor’s job to clearly communicate the objectives of the workout and coach the riders through the work. Try this: Encourage your participants to work harder by having them concentrate on something other than the exercise they are doing. Visualisation and imagery are great ways to guide and motivate your participants. For example, tell your class that they are in a race and to visualise the riders ahead of them that they have to pass. Or describe in great detail the hill they are climbing and how this stage of work should feel. Communication is more than what you say. Use your voice and body language to connect with your class and create a more powerful presence. Vary the tone, volume, and speed of your words to engage your riders. Use hand gestures such as holding up the number of seconds left on your fingers, pointing to individual riders while you give them words of praise or encouragement, and reaching your arms wide to fill and energise the room. 3. Pump me up! No matter what you play or say in your class, your participants just want to have fun! Have you ever been to a party at which you’ve enjoyed the company so much, you lost track of the time? Make the time in your class fly by with a ride that feels like an all-nighter! Your students will return week after week just for the entertainment. Try this: Spread your energy around the room and connect with participants by getting off of the bike and walking or running up and down the rows. While you are on the floor, make eye contact with the riders, ask individual riders a question, or give out high-fives and fist bumps as you move through the crowd. Another way to liven up your classes is with pre-answered questions. Set your riders up by saying, ‘There is only one answer to this question and that answer is, yes! Now, are you ready to climb this hill with me?’ Try inserting a well-known song into your next AEROMIC POUCHBELTS AND MORE–AVAILABLE NIGHT & DAY ALL YEAR ROUND www.fitnessaudioshop.com.au Yes - now the full range of Aeromic Arm Pouches and Waistworn pouchbelts can be ordered on line from our new web shop whenever you’re ready – check it out today and bookmark the site. Orders are generally processed within 24 hours from stock on hand. Pay using Paypal or your Credit card. You’ll also find everything that we sell available on line there too, Aeromics, E•Mics, Fitness Audio Mixers and Wireless Systems, more accessories but if you need professional assistance in the selection and installation of our products we strongly recommend you contact our Preferred Dealers around Australia. Luke in Sydney - 0466 110 464 Paul in Melbourne - 0410 587 544 Dan in Brisbane - 3257 1040 Gary on the Gold Coast - 5540 7800 Manny in Canberra - 6239 2722 Peter in Newcastle - 0412 613 834 Roger in Adelaide - 0409 300 900 Ronnie in Perth - 0438 938 033 …or call us at our office in Alexandria, South Sydney 9.30 to 3.30 Mon-Fri - 02 8399 1052 SEE US AT EXPO STAND N36 20 FitnessaudioShop is a division of Aerobic Microphones Australia Pty LTD ABN 30 067 052 073 NETWORK AUTUMN 2014 / WWW.FITNESSNETWORK.COM.AU TM A U S T R A L I A Email: [email protected] JP’s Blog: http://blog.fitnessaudio.com.au PANTONE 165 C PANTONE 661 C