Record SUNDAY!!

30+ people. In a SUNDAY class.

Not even on a launch weekend have I had that many people. I gather it's because it's the Sunday before Thanksgiving. People are coming out, knowing there are no classes this weekend in my gym and they are all itching to get in a couple of workouts before the break.  It felt like a weeknight class! I saw so many new faces, and I can only hope these are people regular to the gym but have never tried a BodyPump class, and that I will see them again.

Yesterday, at PAC, I also had a record number of participants. It's a smaller room by far than at 24Hour, and my usual number for a Saturday 12:30 class is 15-20 at the most. The room was FULL. In reality, probably around 25-26 but I've never had  people in every corner, up against the mirror......it was an obviously bigger class than usual. Again, I guess the holiday brings more people out? I wouldn't know because this time last year.....I was just a participant myself. I have nothing to compare this to. As I was in the locker room at PAC changing yesterday to go to lunch with a fellow instructor and her daughter, two of my older members were talking and as I said hello, one of them said "I was just telling her that you really have gained a following!" Which made me chuckle.....because I don't see it like that. It did make me feel good, but I just have fun, show my passion for the program and happen to be teaching before a holiday! I am betting serious $$ that my Tuesday class will be insane - it's the last BodyPump class for a full week until the next Tuesday, and the last Group X class except for 1 Zumba class on Saturday. People will want to "Stock up" on the calorie burn! Should be an incredible amount of energy in the room!!

I've had 4 classes under my belt since the AIM training. Thank goodness the incredibly uncomfortable feeling of the first class has passed......each class is getting progressively better in terms of my ability to space out my cues, focus my coaching, deliver my intros, and still inject my brand of ""Kristy", aka singing :) I haven't had the time yet to script cues for different releases so I can get back to mixing, but I hope to have time this coming weekend while we are in San Diego at Alex's soccer tournament (in between studying for this exam which is breathing down my neck). I got sick of 76, so today I did 78 but had to switch out the squat track because my quad is still bothersome. Today was MUCH better because I spent so much time yesterday stretching, rolling, doing some yoga, heating, etc. I'm convinced that the adjustment in my lunge stance (to the CORRECT one) is what caused the strain, or pull, or pain, or whatever it is, because the pain only comes during lunges. Squats are just fine. And although I am dreading, absolutely dreading have 7 days with no BodyPump, maybe this is a good break for my body to heal. Amanda tells me I should eat whatever I want for the week and come back to it on Monday. Hello?? I could probably gain 10 pounds over the weekend if I did that! I'm just wondering what 7 days of no exercise will do to me.....so I will look up the 24Hrs down in SD and see if any classes are happening there, and if not, maybe just to get in a workout or two so I don't feel like a sludge. We'll see.

I'm so excited to have finally purchased something I've been shopping for for the last 6 months....a Keurig coffee maker! I have been comparing prices, figuring out where I get the best deal, thinking, debating. Costco had the best deal because it comes with 60 pods of coffee which in itself is a ton of $$. I subbed so much in Daly City that after my car payment was made (which is where all my gym earnings go) I had enough left to finally buy this. SO.............I'm putting it in writing. I am done stopping off at.....sniff sniff........Starbucks.....in the mornings, since I can brew my own single travel mug in under a minute! It came with it's own little filter so I can use my SBucks coffee in there if I want. It's a win win. The coffee maker will be paid off in a month of not going to SB's. Now.........of course I will treat myself, like on the weekend, but the daily trips are subsiding.

I think I'm already going into withdrawals.