Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Spinning thoughts
Today I went to spin class at 5:30a.m. My favorite instructor was back. For those of you out of the know, Spin in a stationary bike class set to music, it involves very little sitting down and pedaling. Steve, the instructor had taken the summer off to work with strength camps in the schools. He then had surgery at the first of August, today was his first full day back. When he teaches, he does everything he asks us to do. He encourages and pushes us, he insist that we sing along to songs like Mustang Sally, Chain of Fools, and many others. The amazing thing is we do. I even sang some ridiculous song I had never heard today about “Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy”. We sing at 5:30 in the morning, men and women alike. We work HARD! Nobody leaves there without being soaked in sweat and yet we love it and keep coming back.
During Steve’s break there was a different instructor. She had a good workout, people still sweated, but the crowds were down and the interest waned. What was the difference? Some may say that you shouldn’t follow personalities that you are there for a work-out period! I agree with that, but offer this thought. It may not be the personality as much as the feeling of belonging, the feeling of participating and not just being “taught”. Anyone can get up there and ride and call the changes, it takes a “leader” to be able to get the class involved and push them harder than they would ever push all by themselves.
Hmmm! I just wish I could think of analogy for this… Got any ideas???
During Steve’s break there was a different instructor. She had a good workout, people still sweated, but the crowds were down and the interest waned. What was the difference? Some may say that you shouldn’t follow personalities that you are there for a work-out period! I agree with that, but offer this thought. It may not be the personality as much as the feeling of belonging, the feeling of participating and not just being “taught”. Anyone can get up there and ride and call the changes, it takes a “leader” to be able to get the class involved and push them harder than they would ever push all by themselves.
Hmmm! I just wish I could think of analogy for this… Got any ideas???
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It almost sounds like Steve has a passsion for what he does, who is there, the workout experience each person has, and how much each person feels like he's their own personal spin coach/trainer/encourager. Where as Ms. Fill-in may have only been there to collect the paycheck, she may be more into Pilates and Yoga and exercises that concetrate more on holding positions and breathing than constant action. He's more like a poodle ~ constantly on the move, and she's like the hound dog ~ laying on the porch and getting up only for the necesseities.
How' that for the most random analogy on God' fall colored earth??!!! :)
How' that for the most random analogy on God' fall colored earth??!!! :)
Mae, Poodles and Hound Dogs??? Not just where I was going with this but I think you are sort of on the same track.
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