The stark realization hit me today when Kristen said to all of us: “I missed you so much!” The words hit me like an arrow to the heart as my eyes started to tear and I felt a rush of adrenaline in my solar plexus. The authenticity of her exclamation hit me like a grenade. I knew I missed her too. Let’s face it we have some great spin instructors at Equinox, really great personalities, but No one No one is as talented as Kristen is. She has the knowledge that’s a given, but it’s her genuine stage presence that ignites our imagination, our effort and ultimately our satisfaction being in her class.
I have written in her absence about Mr. Mayhem, Captain Pacer, The Blue Sapphire and even the Bad Mamma Jamma but all are princes and princesses at the court of Kristen. Am I gushing just a bit? Well that’s too bad because it’s simply the facts.
Today the puddle under my bike was like after a rainstorm and my determination was as pumped up as ever and I tried to squeeze out just a little more juice from my orange peel. The effort is always there in KSC and I know no one is watching except me but I have become a pretty tough critic making sure I am always kicking my butt.
How did you like that exercise of 5 minutes keeping your mouth closed? Tough but somehow I got through it and I know that breathing through your nose gives the lungs more oxygen than breathing through the mouth but it’s the discipline of keeping my mouth shut that challenges my effort and increases my focus.
One more thing from that and me is when I am in her class my mind never wanders outside the CS I can’t say that for anyone else.
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