Spin Sabotage

Someone in my spin class is trying to destroy me and my good spin reputation.

This person is allegedly turning in comment cards saying that I…

--have bad music
--have music that is too loud
--have too loud of a voice

Let’s pause.

All of this I can handle. You can’t please everybody on music…or volume. I’m not even mildly hurt by this.

But these next few comments are way off:

--I’m not motivating
--I’m BORING
--I’m not communicative

Okay, so most of you have not taken my spin classes but I assure you I am not any of the above three things. In fact, I pride myself on being the exact opposite of them. I’ll state my case:

--Motivation: I tell the class they “look great” are “working so hard” are “doing awesome” about every 30 seconds. I say “you can do it” on a regular basis and “Look! You’re almost to the top of the hill!” People come up after class and say I'm an "Energizer Bunny" and ask, "Were you a cheerleader?" That's how freakin’ motivating I am! And hello? What about my “you guys are on fire” line? What’s more motivating than that? Oh, and I also smile the whole time. Maybe this falls under how I’m not boring either. See next defense.

--Enthusiasm: I run around the room, jumping up and down, clapping for them when they’re doing sprints.

--Communication: I tell them exactly what’s coming up next, how much time we have left on each hill, and how many sprints we’re going to do and for how long. If anything, I think I over-communicate!

While I feel confident in my spin-instructing abilities and the rest of my class participants don’t seem to have any complaints, I am slightly offended by these accusations. Okay, offended enough to rant about it on my blog. But then again, this person continues to come to my class so I can’t be all that bad.

So I’ll keep smiling, keep clapping and keep on communicating. But I will NOT, under any circumstances, tell this person that they are on fire. That’ll show ‘em.