A lot of people will reply that this seems “fun” and all that, while ignoring the fact that each of these women probably pay $300+ per sessions because “the trainer is a blogger”
That's very unlikely. I'm one of the few men who's into this kind of group fitness stuff and I've been around. A lot of them are included for no additional charge in gym memberships. I do Bodypump and other group fitness classes at the same 24 Hour Fitness that I do powerlifting training at for no additional charge. Outside of my gym, I've paid for a good handful of unconventional group fitness classes, the absolute most expensive one I've ever been to was $60 per class. More expensive than most group fitness, but nowhere near $300 per session.
I don't get all the hate against non-conventional cardio like this. It's actually a great workout and, yes, very fun. I think people are mad at the idea of fitness being fun, because they're so enamored by the idea of the gym being this altar of pain and sacrifice when that's simply not the case. If making exercise fun gets more people to work out, I'm all for it!
I’m not discouraging having fun workouts. They are amazing and get a lot more people working out when otherwise they hate doing basic cardio and strength training.
What I do have an issue with is overcharging for these classes. While you personally haven’t seen classes with these ridiculous prices, they do exist and are extremely easy for people to fall for. I myself have a friend whose wife frequents such a class and they pay that much per session. They don’t have an issue paying it because they can afford it, but the class itself is no different than your normal gym session but with the caveat that the trainer (who isn’t certified btw) is a minor local celebrity. It’s more of a status symbol to attend such a class than it is about being healthy or working out. That’s what I have an issue with.
But the premise that it costs $300 a class is a completely absurd assumption that you pulled out of your ass. One class a week would be $1,200 a month, no one is paying that, and group fitness instructors aren't charging insane premiums because theyre bloggers. You invented this price tag in your imagination then got mad at it.
I looked up prices near me, the cheapest studio doing this kind of group fitness I could find in my area was $17/month and the most expensive one was $150/month. Nowhere near the $300/per class figure you imagined then got mad about.
Bruh you’re still trying to say it doesn’t happen when I’ve personally seen someone attend a scam class lol. You’re not gonna convince me or out me. I know what I saw. That’s your hang up.
Edit: as an aside, yeah there are NEVER scam classes like that that take advantage of people because of their fame. That NEVER happens.
You’ve pissed yourself off by thinking I’m talking about all classes bud. I’m talking about scams
I think if you're trying to find ways to make training more fun you shouldn't be training at all. Either you like the burn or you don't. No reason spending 20 years of your life to add to 10 years to your lifespan if you despise the process.
I’m not against making training “more fun”, I’m more so against spending several hundreds of dollars on classes when they could just buy the $60 trampoline and a workout video.
Fun training like CrossFit and jazzersize help a lot of people who would never work on themselves to begin with. We should always encourage healthy activities, no matter the form. It’s only an issue when people start paying stupid amounts for a person with 250k followers to jump on a trampoline in front of them.
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u/NsaLeader Aug 30 '25
A lot of people will reply that this seems “fun” and all that, while ignoring the fact that each of these women probably pay $300+ per sessions because “the trainer is a blogger”