I go to various exercise classes at my local gym: spin, yoga, Body Combat, Body Pump etc. I've been going along to a new Body Pump class but I'm thinking of stopping because I don't like the instructor.
He seems to hate people putting equipment away between tracks while others are getting a drink/changing weights. This means that he mixes up the tracks from different Body Pump releases so no one knows what equipment they'll need for each track until he tells them. This is fair enough, but:
- He doesn't use a mic and the music is really loud, so I can't hear him even if I'm at the front.
- He randomly stops doing the moves midway through a set, leaving us to carry on on our own. If you're not familiar with Body Pump, it's weight-lifting to music so there are different moves and combinations all the way through a track. It's very quick and easy to get lost if you're not familiar with the track.
- He laughs at and mocks people who get it wrong, pulling "dumb" faces at them.
If you're going to make people guess what to do then it's inevitable that they'll occasionally get it wrong. I just don't like being left to guess, especially when I get mocked if I don't guess right.
He has a core of groupies who have been going for a while and they have good banter, but as an incomer I find his style pretty poor.
YANBU: He's a prat.
YABU: Instructors shouldn't need to baby everyone and you should pay better attention.