George Padilla

His reviews are getting a little old so I'm here to say that he's still a great instructor(!!!). In my class there were people with different levels of fitness, there were a few people who were very balanced in cardio and strength and there were some people who were more adept in cardio, and there were people who were just starting to get into fitness. No matter your fitness level, this class was great for working out independently and really figuring out how to become more health and fitness conscious. That said Padilla was super patient with each and every one of us and always tried to show us new exercises. TAKE THIS

George was an amazing teacher. Not only did he show us how to use all of the equipment in the weight room, but he was constantly showing us new exercises that targeted different parts of the body. He was very receptive to our ideas and listened to us regarding what we wanted to learn and do. George helped us individualize our programs and arranged "strength tests" which allowed us to see how much stronger we got throughout the semester. I definitely learned a lot in this class, even though I came into the course having used all of the machines in the weight room. DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS COURSE FOR THE PE REQUIREMENT! It is a great way to force yourself to work out!

Take his class. He is the gym teacher you always wanted. You can miss up to four classes, you can email him to politely ask him to write a fitness program for you (which exercises you want to do to get those killer abs/legs/etc.), he brings in articles that relate to the lesson and a video to show other martial art training. He isn't bossy. if he sees you're having problems, he'll come over and show you what you should be doing. The class is a lot of touching between the students (so if you're not into that, you should overcome that fear because at the end of every class he has hand sanitizer for you. You can't deprave yourself from learning from this guy just because you don't want to be touched. The class teachs you how to avoid being touched on the street!) He is also very knowledgable about phsycial education (why you're feeling cramps during a particular exercise, etc.). The class is very helpful and fun. He'll ask 'how do you get out of this?' and you can suggest answers. Note: some answers are very surprising. If your class is odd numbered, you might be paired up with him. Relax, he's very nice and often you have to act like the bad guy to him. This may be the only class you can ever do that to a teacher!

George is the best! He's an incredible resource and is able to help everyone in the class achieve their personal fitness goals, on top of being a genuinely nice person. The class itself is relaxed and easygoing, and basically everyone can go at their own pace. Definitely recommend!

At first I was a little worried about taking a Self Defense class with a male teacher but OH MY GOD George Padilla is the greatest man alive. This class was awesome, everything we learned was useful and fun and the entire class was enjoyable and productive, he really is one of the best teachers at Barnard regardless of department. He is so understanding and nice, I just can't say enough to recommend this guy and his class. He is amazing!

George Padilla is an awesome teacher! The class was so much fun and useful. He is always entertaining, never boring. You should definitely take this class, you will not regret it!

George is great! He is so encouraging and motivating. He really cares about all of the students in his class and makes that clear. This class is like having a personal trainer-he makes individualized programs for all of the students depending on what they want to work on. He is incredibly understanding and enthusiastic. I love George, he's my favorite teacher!

George is the nicest guy. He was totally aware that he was teaching a weights class of 15 girls and catered to what everyone was interested in. Unlike a previous weights teacher i had, George was super easy going. He was very supportive of everyone at whatever level they were at. It was a fun class, he let people bring in music and we even took a few walks.

pretty easy going guy. brings in current articles to make the class more down to earth and reality based. keeps it interesting. fun class...

George deserves every little bit of that golden nugget. Taking personal fitness has not only given me an excellent ability to exercise, but lots of knowledge on health and fitness that I can take with me. Throughout the course of the semester, we worked on cardio, weights, core, etc and learned a variety of different ways to exercise the same areas. George created a specialized "workout program" for each student individually based on what they wanted to target in a workout - he also spent some extra time with my friend and me to create a program for us for the summer, also. Overall, George went above and beyond my expectations. He really loves helping each one of his students and is extremely knowledgable. This class is a great workout and has a lot of variety, I HIGHLY recommend it (or any class with George).