She ‘cared’ about me, and as a result I’d never wanted to
be better at anything more in my entire life, so I signed
up – first for a class, and then for a career.
bacon and push a team to new heights when
it came to group fitness. I guess you could
say they had the ‘X factor’.
So what is the X factor?
The Oxford Dictionary defines the ‘X factor’
as: A noteworthy special talent or quality
or A variable in a given situation that could
have the most significant impact on the
outcome. Unsatisfied with traditional
definitions, I decided to consult the Urban
Dictionary which defines the X factor as: an
indescribable quality or something about a
person that you cannot put a finger on… Je
ne sais quoi.
Great, I thought, how am I supposed to
find and recruit instructors with this X factor
if the quality is indescribable? Well, maybe
it’s not. I thought back to the first time I
stepped into a group fitness class way back
in 1995. Now, it was a long time ago and I
may have been wearing a G-string leotard,
but I remember that from the first moment
I was absolutely hooked, mesmerised by
the alluring combination of lycra, fitness,
choreography, loud pumping music and a
group of which I was automatically a part.
We were all in this together, and the
instructor was instantly my idol. I was grapevining, easy walking and rocking horsing
my way into fitness heaven and my most
immediate concern was going home to
beg my mother to buy me a pair of Reebok
ankle high cross trainers, and a fancy new
pair of bike pants so I could be just like
my instructor... It was a 90’s thing. In my
mind, this instructor was a superstar and
I knew that one day I was going to be just
like her. She had style, a great body and a
great outfit, but most of all she had a great
personality. She was funny, she wanted to
know my name, she wanted me to know the
other people’s names and she wanted us
all to have fun. She ‘cared’ about me, and
as a result I’d never wanted to be better at
anything more in my entire life, so I signed
up – first for a class, and then for a career.
These studio celebrities still exist today,
and participants are still mesmerised by them.
They take things to the next level and inspire
their participants, igniting the fire that drives
them to be their best, helping them to grow
both inside and outside the studio. The ripple
effect of this is that the family and friends of
these participants notice the change in them,
and can either be inspired or challenged by
it. If the former, they will also come along to
class hoping for a taste of the good stuff.
They too are welcomed and included by the X
factor instructor, and the army grows.
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