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If you have such a thing (??), I'd like to nominate Marya Glinos as "instructor of themonth/year" - or at least, I want to pass on my very high praise of her.This past Saturday morning, at the London Life gym, Marya hosted dress-up BodyPUMPand cycling classes, and we had so much fun. It was another stellar example of howMarya (aka Cher, circa late '90s) can infuse her amazing spirit and enthusiasm into herclasses. I don't think any other instructor could have encouraged people to dress up fora class, dress up herself, and then have so much fun with it. She commits! And todemonstrate her chops as an instructor, she was able to lead both classes for greatworkouts without actually doing some of the exercises herself (boots a bit of handicapthere), and without missing a beat. Marya can pull a great workout out of you, with herverbal skills and enthusiasm - a true sign of a superior instructor, I believe.Marya, back row, third from leftIn my books, Marya is the benchmark for how all other instructors are measured. She isALWAYS there, in the moment 100%, making her classes all about the people in them.Marya is not there for her own workout, but to instruct the class. She consistently helps