I change my classes all the time.
I move something around.
Try a different sequence.
Put something earlier that used to come later.
Occasionally I try something and think, Well, that wasn’t nearly as brilliant as it seemed in my head. 😂
Then I change it again.
But here’s the funny part.
A lot of the movements themselves aren’t new at all.
We’ve been doing some of them for years.
And I’m Still Learning From Them
That’s something teaching thousands of classes has taught me.
You can take movements you’ve done a hundred times, change the order, and suddenly something feels completely different.
A muscle wakes up that you weren’t noticing before.
A movement becomes easier.
Or the next stretch makes more sense because of what you did before it.
That’s why I’m always tinkering.
Not because I’m trying to invent the next great exercise.
I’m paying attention.
There’s a difference.
Repetition Isn’t Boring
We’re constantly being offered something new.
New workout.
New method.
New challenge.
New thing you absolutely must be doing because apparently everything you did last Tuesday is obsolete now.
I like new things.
I’m curious as hell.
But there’s also something valuable about doing familiar things long enough to actually understand them.
Some movements have stayed in our classes for years because they continue to earn their place.
They feel good.
They help people move better.
We can modify them for different bodies.
And every once in a while, after doing one for the thousandth time, I notice something I hadn’t noticed before.
That’s pretty cool.
Keep What Works. Stay Curious.
I don’t think those ideas fight each other.
You don’t need to throw away what works just because something new came along.
And you don’t need to keep doing something forever just because you’ve always done it.
Try things.
Pay attention.
Keep the useful stuff.
Change what needs changing.
Then keep paying attention.
That’s pretty much how our classes have evolved for nearly two decades.
And I hope they never stop evolving.
Sometimes going deeper into something you already know is considerably more interesting than finding something new.