That was when I realized that being out in the gym itself, among the stacks of weights, the machines with their cables, the long padded benches, was a foreign experience. She had been hiding a degree of self consciousness. I also learned as we worked on the step-ups that Jeanne's balance was not perfect. I had to assist her as she stepped up and stepped down ten times with the left foot leading and ten times with the right foot leading. Diminished balance can be reduced with proper practice during exercises like step-ups.
Some people practice standing on one foot for several seconds and then standing on the other.
I noted in our training journal that Jeanne and I would work on step-ups in every future session to improve balance. By our second session, Jeanne was more accustomed to the idea of lifting weights among a group of people. She stopped giggling and joking and instead started focussing on each set with the attention and concentration I would ask of an athlete. The legs can be divided further into gluteals, hamstrings, and quadriceps. For Jeanne, I selected two exercises for each major muscle group.