Gym Pet Peeve #20: no ’spacing’ in Group Classes

Posted by Maria Kang on July 31, 2009

Space yourself people!

I don’t really MIND crowded group exercise classes as the people add to the energy of the room. HOWEVER, when it’s so crowded that people shove their way to the front, and THEN you can’t even see yourself in the mirror (even when you are standing in the second row) then the crowd get’s pretty ridiculous.

I think what annoys me more than anything is how people don’t understand the concept of standing in ‘windows.’ If you are unfamiliar with this concept, basically it means this: you need to space yourself out so everyone can SEE themselves. I use this concept in cheerleading, in baking cookies and with group exercise classes!

Here is an example:

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Yesterday I was at a group exercise class and while I was standing in the second row, I was behind a HUGE guy. Now, I’m not going to blame him for my inability to see myself …I blame all the people standing in my row. ALL of them were standing directly behind the person in front of them. ugh!

Usually I DO say something. But I wasn’t in the mood to talk.

The line up ended up looking like this:

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Just ugly!

So if you are in a group exercise class…PLEASE space yourself accordingly!

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