1 /5 Vera Michelle Padreza: This past week I did my first class at X Core Petaluma with instructor Blythe. When I arrived, early, since it was my first class, Blythe asked me to wait outside and said she was cleaning. So I stood outside, for awhile, which was super weird. Prior to the class, once I was inside, I privately told her I was confident and able to modify my spring load — for example, I have a right wrist injury I explained (I also have an autoimmune disease which makes heavy spring loads not do-able for me, but I didn’t think it was necessary to discuss my entire medical history.) During class, Blythe had the audacity to come up to my reformer and say “it has to be heavier than that,” as she added more springs. I wasn’t able to do the exercise at that resistance, so it was pointless. At the end of class, she reiterated to me that I should follow the spring loads she suggests. Little does this girl know, I have a doctoral degree in physical therapy. I assure you, I’m unquestionably more qualified to determine the proper spring load than some ‘studio instructor’ who is clearly on a delusional power trip. Never EVER coming back here.
