1. Group Exercise Classes Are Motivational

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Working out on your own can be a drag. Sometimes you need an external motivator. Group classes offer it in spades. Firstly, you’ve got the instructor to encourage you to push to the limit. Then there are the people around you. Just seeing them pushing themselves is a great motivator in itself. And if one of them happens to whisper, “Keep going, you can do it,” then that’s priceless. The variety that you find a group class is an extra motivator that will keep your body guessing and your mind fresh.

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2. Group Exercise Classes Are Challenging

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The number one reason that people who regularly train at a gym don’t get the results they want is that they don’t challenge themselves enough. In other words, their workouts are too easy. That won’t happen in a group exercise class, where you will be challenged to work harder. And we always want to work harder to keep up with the rest of the class!

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3. Group Fitness Classes Provide Variety

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Group fitness classes today offer a huge variety of training options to add fun and specialized focus to your workouts. At My Time, we’ve got almost TWENTY different group-x formats, everything from Strength Training to PIYO, Bootcamp to Zumba, Cardio Drumming to Kickboxing, Barre Above to Spinning to Yoga and much more! And, of course, each class comes with its own certified expert to guide you along, as all our instructors are certified, licensed and trained in everything they teach!

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4. Group Exercise Classes Provide Structure

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Knowing how to properly structure your workout takes knowledge and skill. Many people who are let loose on the gym floor simply don’t know what they’re doing. As a result, they end up performing workouts that are less than ideal. At best they are wasting valuable workout time, at worst they are risking serious injury. But, when you join a group class, all the planning has been done for you. A certified expert trainer has meticulously structured the workout to provide your body with the warm-up, progressive intensity and cool-down that it needs to work safely at its best.

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5. Group Exercise Classes Check on Your Form

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A lot of gym goers develop sloppy exercise form. Yet, when you’re in a group fitness class there’s nowhere to hide. And with our more personal, cozier group-x room, the instructors can see everybody in the class. Her eyes are going to be upon all participants because her job is to ensure that everybody performs the movement the correct way. She’ll make sure to guide you so that you get it right.

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6. Group Exercise Classes Will Help You Build a More Regular Exercise Habit

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The key to fitness is regularity. Show up, day in and day out, and you will get results. When you become a member of group fitness community, you are noticed. And so is your absence. Often this will provide enough of a push to get you out the front door on days when you just feel like staying in. This built-in accountability is a major reason that group fitness class members stick with their fitness regime longer than gym goers who train solely on the gym floor.

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7. Group Exercise Classes Are Fun

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If you are going to stick at an activity, you want it to be enjoyable. Group classes provide all of the elements that combine to make your workout enjoyable – mixing with like minded peers, engaging activities, an inspiring leader, and sweat!

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8. Group Exercise Classes Help You Manage Your Time

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Juggling your time to get in your workout is one of the biggest challenges faced by gym-goers. Even when they do manage to get through the gym door, they are often watching the clock as they go through their routine, not really focused on the workout at hand. With group exercise classes, that’s all a thing of the past. We offer group classes both in the morning and evening hours as well as on Saturdays to suit busy lifestyles. While you may decide to slack off if you plan to go to the gym for your own workout, a scheduled class at a specific time can be enough motivation to overcome mind over mattress or couch syndrome and allow you to get more out of your day.

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It’s amazing, too, how quickly the time goes by when you are in a class. The classes are carefully paced to make the time fun. You’ll be too engaged to watch the clock.

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9. Group Exercise Classes Teach You

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Group fitness classes offer a cost-effective way to benefit from the expertise of a certified trainer. You will learn new exercises, techniques and form through the process of going through the workout that the instructor has put together. In the process you will learn how to work your body properly. This will benefit you when you go back to the gym floor and put together your own training sessions.

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10. Group Exercise Classes Are Social

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When you are sweating alongside a person in a group fitness class you have an instant connection with them. The shared experience of getting through the challenge of the workout creates a bond with a like-minded person who, like you, cares about their body and is motivated enough to do something about it. This may lead to the development of a friendship outside of the gym setting but, even it doesn’t, the bond you form can be a motivator for you to do your best and to show up regularly. In fact, there are MANY friendships that have formed at our club by members attending group-x classes together. And these friendships have lasted for years already!

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Interested in learning more? Come on by and talk to us about the wide variety of group fitness classes offered at My Time Women Fitness! Drop-ins are WELCOME!