Make New Friends, but Keep the Old
Today’s early morning Spin class was a fun ride. I can’t share the profile, though, because I had to make it up on the fly. See, I was all set to have my regulars pound out a grueling 80-92% max ride using various flavors of jumps and very little rest the entire class. To my surprise, however, a group of the early morning weight lifters decided that they would try Spinning out today. With it being the start of the holiday weekend, we were missing quite a few which put our numbers at 5 newbies and 3 regulars. The obvious tilt in the experience scale required that I switch things up and give everyone an easier ride than expected. Yes, I was catering to the new folks, but in this situation, how could I not? But what if those five new gentlemen had walked into my class of 20 regulars? Now we are looking at a situation that reflects a more common occurence. So how do you do it? How do you satisfy the strong ones while encouraging the beginners? In the words of a Girl Scout song, how do you “Make New Friends, but Keep the Old?”
June 5, 2007 No Comments
