All of them. I have come to the realization that I am not a fitness class person. I took them for years (yoga, pilates, SolidCore, barre, spinning, Zumba, pole dancing) and I think I convinced myself that I liked them because I met friends in class and I definitely got in shape. But I realized that I am always, always dragging myself to and through the class. I don't look forward to going and when the class is going on, I cannot wait until it's over. The more aggressive the instructor, the more I hate it (I especially hate instructors that try to motivate you by being kind of mean or complaining that people aren't trying hard enough -- very not my vibe). But even when I like the instructor, I just think the group nature and the set pace of it is not for me.

Turns out I just like working out on my own. During Covid, I've become a runner. I also have enough knowledge of working out from years of these classes that I have put together a very decent home workout that I can do in 30 minutes post-run with a yoga mat, a few weights, and a pull-up bar. It's easy to motivate, I can listen to whatever music I want (sometimes I listen to NPR, lol), and I don't have to pretend to buy into the weird cult-y culture. And by the way, all these workout places cultivate a weird cult culture. Every. Single. One.

Oh, and also, my home workouts are free. I've been putting my savings in a vacation account for post-covid plus buying fun running clothes to help keep me motivated. I'm never going back.

Crossfit - you pay a ton of money for an hour long class. Then you find out the workout that day is 100 wall balls for time. so stupid. OR even better - you work on your 1 rep max in squats for an hour, or you "practice" that super functional rope climb. It's way too expensive for very poor instructors and total crap repetitive programming. (This review brought to you by the 2 crossfits in western PWC)

I do not like Zumba or any dance thing because I am not good at it and end up feeling self conscious instead of working on what I'm doing.

One thing I do love but I'm sure many people hate is hot yoga. That really is for a specific kind of person and is not something I would recommend to anyone.

Barre- only took one class but found it incredibly boring.

Body pump- i always fond it so boring. Same class just about every time. And it is more of a cardio workout than strength.

Anonymous wrote:All the hate for barre is funny—barre is the only fitness class I like. I don’t like most yoga. I don’t like anything with an instructor yelling. Mostly I prefer to run in the woods.

If I HAD to pick one I’ve done that I dislike the most, it would be barre. I didn’t hate it, so much as I didn’t think it was a very good use of my limited exercise time. I found Pilates to be better at achieving the same goals, but a lot more challenging.

I would do Barre if it was convenient to my schedule, and I wanted an “active rest” day.

I’ve never taken one, but I think I’d dislike Zumba- I’m so uncoordinated and such a bad dancer I’d just get pissed off.

I agree runs in the woods are great! One foot in front of the other, repeat, don’t trip. That’s the workout for a klutz like me.

Anonymous wrote:I've been to a handful of HIIT/Crossfit places that I really disliked too:


Crossfit classes where the workout part is 10-12 minutes of a 60 minute class and the rest of the time is focused on form or mobility. I went to one once that had a 5 minute bathroom/chatting break in the middle (??)

That's funny -- the skills/strength work is what I'm there for. Slow, heavy lifting with long breaks and good attention to form. The metcon at the end, I'm just doing because it'd be weird not to, but more than once I've wanted to skip it.

Yoga

Anonymous wrote:Dance Trance. Terrible workout and damn near impossible to follow.

Noo!! Dance Trance is the BEST.

Orange Theory. I find it so boring and monotonous.

Barre. I just don't understand paying so much for something that burns so little. I might try gym barre that's already included in my membership, but boutique barre is such a waste.

Soldier fit. The workout would have been good, had it not been for the gimicky military stuff, the loud, bad music and the trainer, who spent more time checking out forms than correcting them.

Anonymous wrote:If you mean in the before times I dislike Zumba because it’s not a good work out. No big moves. Lots of small technical moves that are challenging but nowhere near as challenging as old school aerobics.

You haven't found the right zumba instructor then. Admittedly I'm picky and many are low energy or just never ending salsa & meringue. But some are super, super high intensity.

All the hate for barre is funny—barre is the only fitness class I like. I don’t like most yoga. I don’t like anything with an instructor yelling. Mostly I prefer to run in the woods.

I've been to a handful of HIIT/Crossfit places that I really disliked too:

CutSeven where the coaches were agressively friendly and the vibe was like a mosh pit with strobe lights, a dark room, and whooping

Crossfit classes where the workout part is 10-12 minutes of a 60 minute class and the rest of the time is focused on form or mobility. I went to one once that had a 5 minute bathroom/chatting break in the middle (??)

Orange theory is ok but the coaches are so insistent you follow the moves exactly (like crossover mountain climbers vs regular) which i find annoying

Really any place that makes a big deal out of you being there especially the first time. Bleh.

BodyPump.

It is marketed as a full body work but really isn't.

It is 75% arms, 20% legs, and 5% abs

I have no interest in spending the majority of an hour long class doing lifting weights with my arms.

At the same time, if it works for you (barre, OTD , etc) then good for you!