[Sportsandrec] new member and a question

[Joe Shaw]

Hey Ben, welcome!
You should attend a class and "watch" listen to the class and be near them 
treading water while you do it if you are able to tread and listen. After 
class talk to the instructor expressing your desire to join the class. Tell 
he/ she that verbal cues will have to be given so you will know what is 
going on.
I spin as well and do abs after. The positions are explained to all new 
members joining your first class or two generally. They know the regulars. 
The abs stuff was harder as it's not as cut and dry. My teachers got to 
where they were real wordy and will watch and tell me if I am not doing it 
right. Fitness instructors and the workout community in general I think are 
a team help oriented mind-set naturally I think and so are usually pretty 
eager to assist.
I went to a boot camp class in this same manner to see if it was for me and 
to show I could really smile. I decided it was too much work for me to learn 
what everything was and that it was the workout I was interested in and not 
the strain of paying attention so I have passed on them. The knowledge that 
I could do it was more important tom me than was the sticking in there. By 
the way, I have very little to no usable vision in the gym and who cares 
anyway.
Find out what you want to do and go after it.
You can!
Joe Shaw
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Peters" <myangelblessings at hotmail.com>
To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:41 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] new member and a question


>
> Hi I am new on this list. My name is Ben, and I'm a 24 year old college 
> student in California. I look forward to this list.
>
> I have a question regarding fitness classes. Specifically, my local public 
> swimming pool offers some aerobics and stretch and tone classes that are 
> instructor led and set to music. I have been thinking about attending, but 
> I don't have a clue to how I would be able to know what the instructor is 
> doing. I have some sight, but not enough to follow a workout routine that 
> someone else is doing. I spoke with the person at the front desk and they 
> were also unsure how it would work for me.
>
>
>
> I guess what I am wondering to all of you is, does anyone have any tips, 
> techniques, ideas, suggestions, or something that could help me in these 
> classes. I am unsure how this situation would work, and I have never taken 
> such a class before and could use any suggestions. Or are these types of 
> classes generally difficult to do because of poor vision? I'm not willing 
> to attend until I can figure out if it is workable.
>
>
>
> Thanks, Ben
>
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