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- ClassPass is offering a free month-long trial - double their standard trial period offer.
- With the trial, you can go to up to six boutique fitness classes in January for $0.
- It's the perfect way to jump-start that New Year's resolution.
- Find out how ClassPass works below.
ClassPass is a relatively inexpensive way to drop into boutique fitness classes in your area without any commitment or membership. You pay a monthly ClassPass fee and get credits, and you use those credits to sign up online for classes that pique your interest: boxing, yoga, cycling, weight training, martial arts, pilates, and a seemingly never-ending list of others.
And, since budget-friendly options can often mean second-rate options, it's nice to know ClassPass typically features top-tier studios, including a majority of the fitness classes you've likely heard of or have actually been meaning to try.
Right now, ClassPass is offering a free month-long trial for the new year.
Their standard offer is typically two weeks. You can take up to six classes during your free month, and you can cancel your membership whenever. If you don't cancel, though, you'll be auto-enrolled in a monthly membership.
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Rates depend on your location and how many classes you want to go to per month.
Here's how ClassPass typically works:
- After your free trial, you pay a monthly membership fee that's based on your city and how many classes you want to take each month. For reference, the lowest tier membership starts at $15, though you should expect to pay something closer to $59 (the rate in cities like Minneapolis) to $79 (the rate in New York City) per month for five to eight classes. That works out to be about $7-$12 per class in Minneapolis or $10-$16 in New York.
- Use the app or online site to book yourself in one of the thousands of participating fitness classes in your area. Every class has a different credit value, and you can book in advance or last-minute-even up to five minutes before it starts when you use the mobile app.
- Add more credits anytime if you use yours up.
The perks are plentiful. You pay as much as 50% less per month for multiple specialized fitness classes (for comparison, a single class can normally run for $30), you can get class recommendations and read reviews so you know what's good before you try it, and you can stream workouts from home if you're not up to leaving the house. You don't have to buy class packs or commit to a membership that penalizes you if you decide in February that you're really not interested in getting into fitness in 2019.
Plus, the versatility means working out can actually be fun and engaging - and you can rope friends into trying out new classes with you, in the hopes that you'll discover you actually love something like martial arts but just never knew it. And if you're traveling, you can switch your account location and use ClassPass wherever you are (given you're in one of the 80 participating cities).
The risks you run, depending on the city, are popular classes booking up quickly, falling in love with a high-credit class, needing to buy more credits because you exercised too much that month (is this really a bad thing, though?), or paying for a month and never using the credits. If you end the month with a bunch of unused credits, you can use them on the considerably higher credit spa treatments ClassPass also offers. Otherwise, up to 10 credits roll over each month. And if you love a workout spot that isn't listed, submit it as a recommendation to ClassPass.
You can go to most studios an unlimited times per month (or per "cycle"), though it's possible more credits will be charged if you go often, in which case you'll see a message explaining the change.
Overall, ClassPass is ideal for relatively inexpensive access to variety and top fitness classes. But, with a month to try it, you don't have much to lose. If you're thinking about trying it, now is a good time.
Sign up for your free month-long trial of ClassPass here
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