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Keep Nicole and Jess at NYSC!

Keep Nicole and Jess at NYSC!

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Started by Lauren D'Angelo 10 years, 9 months ago

It is very rare to find a fitness instructor that pushes you to your absolute max multiple times a week while also making you (mostly) enjoy every single minute. It is even rarer to find two instructors at the same gym that do that with such professionalism, skill, and good spirit that you find packed classes whenever their name is involved. However, you have just that with Nicole Krempa and Jessica Walsh, instructors at the 86th Street Location of New York Sports Club.

We are a group of individuals that are asking that you transfer Jess and Nicole's classes to other NYSC locations on the Upper East Side. Many of us are willing to cancel our memberships in the event that this does not happen; however, we hope it doesn't come to that. NYSC doesn't have the bells and whistles of other facilities like Equinox, but it does have instructors like Nicole and Jess. If NYSC loses them, we believe it loses the best part of its organization. We are asking that you recognize the 30+ years of combined commitment that these two individuals have dedicated to your organization, as well as the overwhelming desire for them to stay on as instructors by your members.

We firmly believe that if Town Sports International truly cares about the health and well-being of its members, then it will take into account the voices of so many that feel so strongly about continuing their work with Jess and Nicole. We understand that the current facility at 86th and Lex is closing, but request that a great majority of their classes are relocated to the other clubs found on the Upper East Side.

*If you can, please comment with the number of years you have been a member with NYSC and/or the number of years you have worked with Jess or Nicole.

Updates

December 23, 2015

Town Sports International is ignoring the fact that Nicole and Jess are the only reason many of us stay with this gym. I have been demanding answers from management all week and their silence is a slap in the face to everyone who has been loyal for years.

32 Comments

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jennie d
10 years ago Featured

i hadn't been to the gym for 10 years but found jess and now i'm on a roll! i doubt id be motivated enough to go without her.

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barbara schulman
10 years ago Featured

I have been a member for 20+ years and due to work and family obligations can only attend the 5 PM body pump/body conditioning and 6:15 PM spin classes on Saturday and Sunday at 86th street. Without these classes my friends and colleagues will no longer need to keep our membership as there are many other options other than NYSC that offer weekend evening classes. Add these classes to an eastside location or lose membership revenue that will far outweigh the cost of continuing 4 classes. Furthermore, Nicole Krempa is the BEST instructor the club has. and should continue to teach the classes in the same time slot at another eastside location.

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Deborah Sanders
10 years ago Featured

There are no words to fully describe that value that Nicole brings to the Step class. Us steppers would be miserable without her. It is the highlight of our week. Please don't let us down, NYSC. Uphold this important tradition. Serve your customers who have been with you for more than a decade. Keep the Saturday 9:00 step class with Nicole!

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Suzy Kong
10 years ago Featured

Nicole is the sole reason why I pay my membership to NYSC so I can take her BodyPump and Spin classes. She is the most dedicated instructor I have had the pleasure of having and it would sadden me to not see her placed at another NYSC gym as soon as possible. She loves what she does and cares beyond any other instructor I have ever had, ensuring that we safely can finish the workout as well as have the correct form in doing the workout. I have been a passport member since 2001 and would seriously consider continuing my membership at NYSC if she is not placed at another comparable gym ASAP.

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Chang Spaide
10 years ago Featured

I've been a NYSC member for 18 years and have taken Nicole's classes for 10 of them. Since I only take classes at NYSC, I've experienced bad, mediocre and amazing teachers. Nicole is one of the best I've had. NYSC should replace their bad/mediocre teachers with someone like Nicole. I'd have to find another gym if NYSC can't keep Nicole as a teacher.

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Hiromi Oropello
10 years ago Featured

I've been a NYSC member since 2002 and taking Nicole's class for 12 years; three of her classes a week. For me, she is the most effective (normally I lose 2.5-3% of my weight after her TBC and Step) and professional instructor. For 12 years, I've never seen she was late, not even once. Her 55 min. class covers whole body. No waste. It is a great loss...I really hope she can continue to teach us at UES NYSC!

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dave barron
8 years ago

I support the girls

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Cait Miner
10 years ago

Awesome insructors! NYSC is lucky to have them!!