I recently signed up for a new service called ClassPass. I went through a lot of back and forth before joining, mostly because I'm already a member of Gold's Gym and had also been considering buying a membership at Core Power Yoga.
I finally pulled the trigger after I realized that 1) I only go to Gold's Gym for the classes, none of which I absolutely love, 2) I've been really wanting to try out different types of classes - more power yoga, barre, and spin, and 3) at $99/month, it really is a good deal.
The deal with ClassPass is:
- You pay a monthly fee, $99, but you have access to tons of gym classes in the area.
- They're currently only in DC, NYC, LA and a couple other major cities.
- Core Power Yoga, my new obsession, is included along with lots of other yoga studios, spin classes, barre studios, and gyms like Mint. They're adding studios all the time, which is nice.
- The catch is that you can only visit each studio or franchise up to three times a month. So the only kicker is that I now have to limit my Core Power trips to three times a month...wah.
- They charge you $20 per missed class, so it's a great motivator!
- They don't have an app yet, though they say it's coming.
- Their website functionality isn't great, unless you're on a computer, and even then - it's not perfect.
- Sorting classes by neighborhoods isn't intuitive, and you can't select "just Virginia" or even make a list of your favorite gyms.
- There are also no referral incentives.
Progress
I signed up last week and went to my first class on Sunday. I wanted to start out with something safe and relatively easy so I chose an evening candlelight yoga class at JourneyYoga. I hadn't been to that studio before, but it's actually pretty close to my house which I appreciated, because a lot of the ClassPass gyms are in DC/Maryland. The class was awesome, and the teacher was really great. Signing up and in was quick and easy. I already booked another class with them for this weekend.
My second class was yesterday, at Xtend Barre in Old Town. The studio itself is super cute and modern, and I like that they have all the mats and equipment already laid out for you when you get there. The studio owner taught the class, and was really welcoming. This was my first barre class every and I'm instantly obsessed. I already went back today, to a class with an even tougher teacher, who I loved!
I'll be documenting the rest of my classes and adventures in ClassPass, since I've been trying to talk all my friends into it anyway and I want to hold myself accountable to going!
P.S. This is my first blog in way over a year. Let's see if I can keep it up this time.
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