What are the names of gym fitness programs

There are many people who often go to the gym. There is no unified list of the names of fitness programs on the market today. From the most basic free aerobics, fixed equipment training, and free strength training, to the various group classes in the exercise room and customized personal training classes, there are thirty or forty types of well-known ones.

Last week, I accompanied a friend who had just started working out to go to the newly opened Shangjian at home to apply for a card. The project manual passed by the front desk had two pages full of group classes: spinning, fat-burning boxing (also commonly known as BC), Zumba, Yin yoga, flow yoga, and Pilates. Large equipment, trampoline exercise, step exercise, barbell shaping, butt and leg bombing classes, just by listening to the names, you can guess the training focus. If you want to sweat, you can choose spinning and kickboxing exercises. If you want to get in shape and stretch, choose yoga and Pilates. Novices will not be easily disappointed.

If you have more specific training needs, you can also choose targeted personal training programs. For example, if you have rounded shoulders and hunched back after sitting for a long time, sign up for posture correction classes. If you want to restore your core after giving birth, sign up for postpartum repair classes. If you want to practice some self-defense, there are boxing private training classes and Brazilian jiu-jitsu experience classes. In the past two years, many high-end gyms have also added trendy special programs such as indoor ski machines, indoor surfing, and Lu Chong basic teaching. Each name is fresher than the last.

Of course, there are a lot of controversies about program names. The most common ones are the "7-Day Vest Line Crash Course" and "14-Day Flat Belly Challenge Camp" that many gyms love to promote. Many veteran fitness people who have practiced for five or six years think that this is a pure marketing gimmick. It is not a formal fitness program at all and relies on exaggerated names. To catch novices who are eager to achieve results, the essence is to package the regular aerobic and core training and change the name; but many friends who operate venues say that if it is called "Core Basic Course", no one will sign up. Changing a down-to-earth name can make people who usually do not exercise at all willing to enter the gym, which is not a bad thing. Another point that has been debated for a long time is whether CrossFit can be considered a regular program in ordinary gyms. Some fitness chains will open special CF training areas and list it in the list of regular programs. There are also many special CF studios who feel that this program requires too much professionalism in venues and coaches. The configuration of ordinary gyms is simply not up to standard, and the name is just to gain popularity.

To be honest, newbies don’t need to be dazzled by fancy names. One of my former students immediately signed up for a “fat-burning bomb class”. When he went there, he discovered that it was a slightly higher-intensity HIIT interval training. The core content is the same as ordinary interval aerobics. When choosing, ask more about what the training content is and whether it meets your own muscle gain or fat loss goals. It is much more useful than picking out the name.