Ok, so this is part two of my newbie story
and contains actual comments and feedback
I’ve received in the past week
No mirrors!
I haven’t thought about this for a long time
but yes the studio has no mirrors
the nearest you can get to a reflection is on
the patio doors or the fridge
Why?
I have a number of reasons, one I hate mirrors
and avoid looking at myself at all costs
BUT
that has nothing to do with why the studio is
mirror free, they are a distraction
I like to teach good technique and if you are
in the middle of a squat and you turn to look at
yourself then you are out of alignment and in
some cases you can hurt yourself.
I know this for a fact! I’ve hurt my back a
number of times trying to look at clients
while still in a posture or midway through
an exercise
Third, I teach you to know what it ‘feels’
like to be doing something right
this way it is easier for you to replicate at
home or anywhere that doesn’t have a
mirror and just being in touch with how
something feels is a much better skill
Fourth, who wants reminded of their
imperfections every second they are trying
to make improvements. Yes it could be
motivational but everyone knows what
they look like naked, so why remind them
they have a fat or saggy backside
I want you to be confident, build your trust
and feel your best, not thinking ‘would you
look at the state of my hair and rosy red
cheeks (I mean your face)
My inspirational stories
I like to tell stories and believe me, nothing
I say in my posts comes close to what you
might hear at the studio. As one client told
me once, I have no filter 🙁
I tell stories to break the silence when you
are all too puffed to speak, I tell them when
you are doing something tough and it takes
your mind off it. I tell stories just for the
hell of it and make you all laugh
This week I was telling my Russian gymnast
stories and how I got fitness tips from the
Bunty when I was little (I know!)
If you want to know the rest you will have to
book in with me…
Anyway, one newbie said she found the story
inspirational and I was chuffed
I’m not a size 8 bikini model
I’m not offended by this one at all, in fact I
can sigh with relief cause if my job depended
on me being a bikini model I would be very
unhappy, unable to live a normal life and
would have to install those mirrors to look at
myself all day
I have fresh air
The studio is nice and cosy but then it gets too
warm and sweaty, all I have to do is open the
patio doors and that lovely Scottish breeze
brings the temp down to minus in seconds
I’m not lucky, I only took the space cause I
could knock through the walls and put the
doors in and often it’s a feature we forget and
how cool it is (no pun intended)
Sizes are small
This is in reference to how many I train at once
6 for group training
10 -12 for lunchtimes
Never any more or I get stressed that I can’t see
what everyone is doing and I don’t get to speak
to each person at least once
There were others but I’m running out of space
I’ll throw them in randomly in other posts
Carolyne
p.s. no room for a ps today!
