First One!

So I taught my first Spinning class this morning. I was nervous enough about it that I tossed and turned a bit over night (truthfully not that unusual for Sunday nights for me) and was up at 4:45am. I was the first person at the gym this morning, but it gave me time set up the music, my bike etc... before people started to arrive.

The class was full, they were quiet (not that unusual for 5:30am on Mondays - I've taken that class before and I don't feel very chatty) but the feedback I got was pretty good. I enjoyed myself a lot, felt like I gave the group a good work out. My biggest point of uncertainty is how much to talk.... The master instructor who taught our certification class said that first time instructors tend to do one of two things - 1) bombard people with information or 2) freeze and say very little. I was trying to balance out - find a middle ground - be encouraging, but still pushing the group. I suspect I just need more experience to find what works for me....

I know there are instructors I really like and ones I tend to avoid. What I do in class won't work for everyone, so I need to give the people who connect to what I do the best I've got. But it was a lot of fun and I am already looking forward to the next one!