Helping Newbies?
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Helping Newbies?
| Tue, 03-29-2005 - 10:38am |
Do you help newbies in class who seem kind of lost or who have poor form because they don't know what they're doing?
| Tue, 03-29-2005 - 10:38am |
The only time I've helped someone in a class that I wasn't teaching was a couple weeks ago when a woman was having a lot of trouble finding the right spot on the ball to do crunches. In a cardio class, I would only say something if the person was next to me and in danger of running into me.
Otherwise, I agree with Jen - it's the instructors' business to help the person. I'm just another participant!
Edited 3/29/2005 12:04 pm ET ET by somerandomthoughts
As a newbie myself, I would of welcomed the help. I talk to the instructor before class starts and ask her who the "old timers" are and plant myself close to them to watch/copy their form. I'll introduce myself and let them know I'm new then they help me out during class by showing me or slowing down the moves for me until I get it. I do not want to hurt myself with bad form if I can help it.
HTH.
Frazz
Jean,
Maybe it's because I'm rarely on the clock that it wouldn't bother me.