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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so I have to tell you about step today

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<v Speaker 1>because it was just, I don't know, it was just fun,

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<v Speaker 1>like genuine fun, and not because it was easy, because

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<v Speaker 1>it was not easy. People were sweating, people were kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like, oh my gosh, like that was good, but

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<v Speaker 1>like everybody was so into it and we were laughing,

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<v Speaker 1>we were cheering, we had a lot of like hands

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<v Speaker 1>in the e woo. We had some messing up on

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<v Speaker 1>the step, we had some cracking up, and we had

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<v Speaker 1>like Okay, we're just gonna pick it right up and

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to lower our expectation of perfection. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just sitting at the front watching this happen and I

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<v Speaker 1>can see everybody and I'm like, Okay, this is it.

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<v Speaker 1>This is exactly the thing. Because yesterday on here I

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<v Speaker 1>talked about wanting to build a space where beginners feel welcome. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so like that was kind of that whole episode yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>and today, walking into teaching the step class, it reminded

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<v Speaker 1>me that it's actually more than just being beginning friendly.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just being welcome, but it's also something else too.

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<v Speaker 1>And my favorite moment as a coach, and I coach

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of classes, I've coached like over five thousand classes,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been doing this for over a decade, almost

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen years actually, so I've had a lot of moments,

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<v Speaker 1>but my favorite moments every single time is when I

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<v Speaker 1>stop hearing like, wait, am I doing this right? And

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<v Speaker 1>I start hearing people laughing instead. That to me, that

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<v Speaker 1>shatters glass ceilings as an instructor, because usually when like

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<v Speaker 1>that's usually when people stop worrying about what everybody else

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<v Speaker 1>thinks in the room. And to me, my like hit

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<v Speaker 1>nail on target is creating a room where people are

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<v Speaker 1>okay to mess up and there's not a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>expectation on themselves because like, that's when people start doing

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<v Speaker 1>their best work. And I said that in class today too,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, Okay, when we first started, we had a

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<v Speaker 1>few people that were stepping with me for the first

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<v Speaker 1>time returning back to step, and we've had people that

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<v Speaker 1>have been doing step for years as well in class.

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<v Speaker 1>So I have to find a balance to both of

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<v Speaker 1>those things and make sure that it is extra engaging.

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<v Speaker 1>But the number one thing is that I want it

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<v Speaker 1>to be a space where people don't feel pressured, and

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<v Speaker 1>all the room was they were just connected all to

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<v Speaker 1>each other and to me and it was it was

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<v Speaker 1>so fantastic. And like when we have that expectation of

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<v Speaker 1>we have no expectation, we're just gonna move and have

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<v Speaker 1>a good time, that's when people end up a learning

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<v Speaker 1>what the movements are and also working the hardest because

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<v Speaker 1>then they're not so rigid in their movements. They can

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<v Speaker 1>actually be like paw paw paw, and like when they're

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<v Speaker 1>stiff and self conscious and watching everybody else out of

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<v Speaker 1>the corner of the corner of their eye, Like that's

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<v Speaker 1>what people would imagine that a fitness class would be like.

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<v Speaker 1>But the contrast to that on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the spectrum, when they're not caring and like, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>like more enjoyable. But it's also easier to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>when we're not like hyper fixating on having that exact

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<v Speaker 1>step at that exact moment. So that to me, is

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<v Speaker 1>what creates consistency. It's creating a space that also people

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<v Speaker 1>feel comfortable to return to. And I know when people

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<v Speaker 1>hear this is a fun workout, and truth be told,

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<v Speaker 1>years ago, I used to be this person too, Like

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<v Speaker 1>you hear this is fun and your brain goes okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's obviously not a real workout. Then it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the bouncy Castle of fitness. But everyone left sweaty today,

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<v Speaker 1>every single person, so respectfully wrong. Just because it's fun

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't make it easy. It's fun and it's exciting, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's an incredible workout. And this is genuinely what I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted the Transformation Station to feel, like the entire I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna say not just the existence of the Transformation Station

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<v Speaker 1>when I first opened my first location when I was

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<v Speaker 1>in my twenties, Like this is what I always aimed

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<v Speaker 1>to hit the mark of and I kept falling short

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<v Speaker 1>when I was younger, like falling short, falling short, And

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<v Speaker 1>now like finally I've been able to cultivate that. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's had to consist of a lot of boundaries and

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<v Speaker 1>things that we talked about in the previous podcast about

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<v Speaker 1>being behind, showing you behind a little bit behind the

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<v Speaker 1>curtain of the gym. So like with those things, what

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<v Speaker 1>is it with great with great things, because there's like

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<v Speaker 1>great responsibilities or something. But anyway, like I always wanted

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<v Speaker 1>a place where you can work hard without feeling like

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<v Speaker 1>you have to impress anybody. I don't want to be

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<v Speaker 1>there if I have to work so hard to impress people.

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<v Speaker 1>This is what we are, this is what we have

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<v Speaker 1>to offer. I'm here to have a good time, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're here to have a good time. I want to

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<v Speaker 1>work hard. You want to work hard. Let's move our

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<v Speaker 1>bodies to the best of our abilities while having fun

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<v Speaker 1>and not having that pressure of stress. Because I'll always

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<v Speaker 1>say life is stressful enough. When you walk into the

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<v Speaker 1>transformation station, I want your defense mechanisms to go deflated.

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<v Speaker 1>You're allowed to learn something within our space. You can

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<v Speaker 1>mess up a step, laugh about it aloud, you can

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<v Speaker 1>yell and scream when you figure it out. No one

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<v Speaker 1>is giving you a mark, no one's grading you. And

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<v Speaker 1>then other people are like, yeah, I did that too,

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<v Speaker 1>And then all of a sudden, the whole room is like,

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<v Speaker 1>this is on fire. This is amazing. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the part of fitness that people miss because kindness

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean lowering your bar. Fun doesn't mean lowering your bar.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not let's take it easy on everybody, it's opposite. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>kindness it gets people to the bar. It's helping someone

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<v Speaker 1>believe that they can actually reach and attain said bar.

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<v Speaker 1>Today was literally proof of that. When people feel comfortable,

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<v Speaker 1>like actually comfortable, not performing, comfortable, not worried. When they

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<v Speaker 1>feel actually comfortable, they push themselves harder, not less, hard harder.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the gym that I want us to be.

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<v Speaker 1>That's exactly it. That's the whole thing. I want people

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<v Speaker 1>to feel comfortable that they can be themselves and have

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<v Speaker 1>a good time and work to what their best ability

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<v Speaker 1>is and feel free in the space. They don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to feel like they're being judged, all right, So short

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<v Speaker 1>and sweet two for two every day we're to Rea

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<v Speaker 1>in a short podcast. Come check out the next episode tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>This is it, so I'll catch you next time.