Try something new: The Fhitting Room
I’m in my last week of tapering before the marathon, which has been the perfect excuse to try a few new cross training classes with my ClassPass. This week, I was finally able to get into a class I’ve been eyeing for a couple of months, The Fhitting Room.
The Gym
Space: The space is small, with a compact lobby, two bathrooms, lockers, and a single room for workouts (they classes are capped at 16, but only six people were in my class). There are no showers.
Cleanliness: Very clean. The instructors re-rack all of your equipment along the way so you never have to stop working out to put away a kettle bell or something.
Attitude: Great! The instructors babied me a bit in the beginning of the class, which is a pet peeve of mine (just because I’ve never been here doesn’t mean I’ve never worked out before), but after I’d proven that I could do more pushups than the other girls, they treated me like part of the team.
The Workout
Difficulty (Out of 10, 1 being “could do it in my sleep” and 10 being “omg I can’t walk”): 8/9. Fhitting Room offers high intensity training (HIT) classes where you do the same move for 30 seconds to a minute, rest for 15 seconds, and then repeat or move in a circuit. There is very little rest time, so you pack a lot of workout into a short amount of time. My class combined a series of rowing, pushups on the TRX, squats on a Bosu ball, burpees, kettle bell swings, plié squats, and arm raises along with cardio moves like mountain climbers and jumping jacks. It’s intense, and you work out just about every part of your body.
Experience: Really good! I felt challenged, but not like the moves were impossible (the way I feel when I’m staring down monkey bars or something), and I definitely worked to fatigue with every set.
Afterburn (how I felt the next day): My shoulders and bum are really sore, but I know I’ve been neglected strength moves while training. This class has inspired me to be more diligent about it once the marathon is over.
Final grade: A ! I’m definitely planning to do this one again.
Anyone wanna come with me?
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