Gym Drama

[Dogmama]

I am at a gym now (have been there 2 years) and I do NOT work out there, I only teach my class and then I leave. I have a nice group of regulars but I don't tolerate gossip about other instructors and I do not take other instructors' classes (these are things I prefer not to do personally--not saying it's the right thing to do for everyone--but I found for me, it works).

Hope everything works out for you. You sound like a great instructor. Good luck!

Same here. I work out at another gym & just show up to teach at this gym. Glad to hear somebody else does the same thing. I don't take other instructor's classes at this gym either.

One thing I will do - though - is when students ask me why I don't do contraindicated moves - like hovering, push ups, etc., I explain how these moves can cause injury. I don't diss the instructor, in fact, I am always careful to interject "we all teach differently." It may get back to the instructor but I don't care. I'm there for the students, not to win a gym popularity contest.

[Miranda]

lmao... omg... drama drama drama... for sure!

Yep the same story for me with the couple gyms I teach at.

And what I say about the contra-indicated stuff the other instructors do that I do not is: my certification is through Spinning... and I teach what I'm certified to do etc.

I don't dare diss the other instructors either. I just say, well... if that's working for them, and the students in their class, then great for them. BUT, when I teach... this is how class is run.

Good luck.

p.s. oh... I got a cult of texting peeps that follows me like that too... compliment & curse both lol.

[Dogmama]

p.s. oh... I got a cult of texting peeps that follows me like that too... compliment & curse both lol.

Texting...oh my. My people email. Texting would be too much of an invasion of my privacy. Just my feelings...

[Resi]

Good spin instructors are rare and I do understand the students... But I would not get involved, this is your decision what ever reason.
I know how this goes, that's why I am not going to teach in the gym.

Oh it just reminds my soooooo much on my professional ballet career...

Good luck on that one

Resi