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What I will miss about spinning with Kenny Moody.

Ken Moody (Via Robert Mapplethorpe.)

[Ken Moody, Robert Mapplethorpe model turned legendary NYC group fitness teacher says goodbye. Social Workout readers pay their respects. We added the picture.  ~ The Eds.]

As Evangeline posted, Kenny announced his retirement today. Five weeks left.

I will really miss him and I hope he will pass on a few of his tricks to some of the other teachers:

I love "My hands, your feet." If I can't see the legs of the front row rock stars, this totally helps me keep time. 

I love his attention to the rhythm. It helps to innately know what is coming up. And the momentum keeps me going. 

I love that he counts down to the jumps or the tucks, and then once you're there, he keeps you posted on how much longer.

I love the variety of his music. A little pop, a little rock, a little Latin. All house all the time is not for me. 

I love "WAIT!! WAIT!!" as I am dying during a stabilization exercise, which by the way, are awesome and no one really does them like Kenny. 

I think we all gave it a little extra push today in his honor. I did!

I will mourn Strength & Alignment in another post....sigh.