How To Piss Your Spin Members Off Easily!
Let me say this straight off the bat, I am NOT a spin instructor or a regular spin class attendee.
In fact, I would suggest on the paradigm I am closer to never spin than regular!
Today, I was in the spin room, at the gym I go to, prior to the class for about 20 minutes, just turning my legs over – that makes me sound such a professional!!! Anyway, as the participants came in here is what I noticed:
- They all stared me down for being ‘perhaps’ on their bike – how dare I!
- They all set themselves up on the back 2 rows of the studio. With only 4 minutes before the class started there were 10 people in the studio: 1 person in the front row; 1 person in row 3 right against the wall; and 8 people with at least 1 bike between them in the back 2 rows.
I really felt for today’s instructor, the front 6 rows of bikes – probably close to 24 bikes with no-one in them!
Why not make a new rule in 2016: Fill the bikes from the front and ride next to someone!
I know this will really piss off some of your members but from my limited experience when I have done a class there is SO much energy generated by not just the bikes close together but the people.
It is like a true peloton!
And how much better will the instructor ‘entertain’ or ‘perform’ when they look out and see faces – faces close to them.
Do you have the #STRENGTH to make this change, to make your cycle classes #STRONGER?
Justin is the Managing Director of Active Management, which he began January 2004. He offers coaching to businesses worldwide in everything from start up and design to marketing and sales systems. Justin also facilitates four Australian and New Zealand ‘fitness industry roundtables’ events, which allows him to see a huge cross section of business models.