When someone joins a gym for the first time they’re often unsure what they should do once they step inside the building. When I take an induction with people most are lacking motivation and fitness knowledge.
Joining a gym is not just about going in the cardio room and spending an hour on your own on a machine or going in the free weights room and lifting weights on your own. If you lacking motivation and fitness knowledge, group fitness classes may be your solution.
Joining a class can help build a foundation, structure and confidence.
Here are a few of the benefits of joining in a fitness class:
Motivation
It’s inspiring and motivating to be surrounded by dedicated, like-minded individuals. It doesn’t get much more empowering than a class with an encouraging instructor and supportive people all working hard together. Group fitness is a great way to help motivate yourself and others to dig deeper and push harder in workouts.
Structure
Group fitness is a great way to get a workout in without having to think or plan. Each class is structured with a warm-up, a balanced workout and a cool-down.
The warm-up is designed to help you properly raise your heart rate while loosening your joints and muscles before jumping into strenuous activity. The instructor will coach you through each segment of the workout. The cool-down will help you safely lower your heart rate and stretch all the major muscles worked during class.
Proper Form
It’s the fitness instructor’s job to not only show proper form, but to also make sure that everyone in the class is performing each exercise the right way. Not only is proper form important for your muscles to get the most out of every exercise, but it also helps eliminate potential injuries.
Variety
Spin, Pilates, Metafit, Kettlebells … the list goes on. There are several types of group classes offered by our gym.
Having a variety of classes in your weekly workout regimen is a great way to create muscle confusion, which keeps your body guessing and ramps up your metabolism. It also helps prevent boredom.
Accountability
It is good when you have to sign up in advance for specific classes. This is a great way to keep yourself accountable for your workouts. If you’re signed up and it’s on your schedule, there’s a good chance you won’t skip it. In our gym we don’t require you to sign up as we offer over 90 classes a week with no booking system. Find a few classes that you want to take part in and invite a friend or pencil it in on your calendar 😉
Fun
There’s really no other way to put it: Group fitness classes are fun. Between the upbeat music, a great workout and a group of people motivating each other along the way, it’s an enjoyable way to exercise. If you’re looking to add a little more fun in your fitness life, group classes may be just what you need.
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