My philosophy as an indoor cycling instructor is to foster an environment that makes all my students feel connected to the cycle, and to the class experience. If they feel connected, or achieve a sense of resonance with the process of cycling, then I can be a facilitator in building confidence.
Once we have a foundation of self-confidence, our students will hopefully develop a greater sense of locus-of-control, and foster self-efficacy. In my experience, self-efficacy in the indoor cycling studio translates to a student feeling more confident to increase the resistance so that the result is: greater power output.
What is power? Power is the total energy or work a person is able to produce in a given time frame. Simply, in cycling the more continuous force on the pedal cranks x speed of the pedal stroke = power.
Let's not overthink this philosophy and let's take that power from the indoor cycling environment and head outside on your favorite cycling route!
