spinning certification advice?

[tulip]

I am certified through my YMCA. They teach from Cycle Reebok. I think it's a pretty basic, decent training. I still teach as if I'm road riding, cause I'm a road rider.

I am interested in Mad Dog and will be pursuing that soon.

Thanks, Silver. I'm interested in becoming certified. I've been taking indoor cycling classes (not "real" Spinning, since it's TM) for a couple of years. I'm looking into both certifications. I would like to teach at a Y or something similar.

[Dogmama]

I would like to teach at a Y or something similar.

I take classes at my local Y and at Bally's. The Y's classes are far better!

I don't know about your area, but you can't get rich teaching, especially at the Y. I think our Y pays $11/hour for teaching. So, it's more a gift of fitness rather than a paid job.

[tulip]

I take classes at my local Y and at Bally's. The Y's classes are far better!

I don't know about your area, but you can't get rich teaching, especially at the Y. I think our Y pays $11/hour for teaching. So, it's more a gift of fitness rather than a paid job.

Oh, I don't expect to get rich. I expect to get free Y membership and a few bucks for the spin class and music that I know I will like at a volume that I can stand. Since my favorite instructor left the area, I now pay for a gym membership that I barely use (only the spin classes) for spin classes with bad music at way to loud a level.

[FLRider]

IMHO . . . from teaching over ten years, the best "cycle" cert would be the real Spinning (Madd Dog) and then add on to that a couple of Sally Edwards certs so that you get the whole heart rate thing going perfectly. As for actual tests in Spinning . . . they have levels called STAR which are long written tests. Then there are plenty of add ons that are also written for particular areas of interest (CUs). The Y cert is a joke and waste of time as it does NOT cover points of FORM, counter indicated moves, music vs. program, HEART RATE, cadence to mention a few.