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So, if you’re looking for ways to revitalise your group exercise
timetable, check out these innovative programs, which just
might be what you’re looking for.
Taking your timetable virtual
If you’ve ever had members terminate their membership
because they just can’t fit their lifestyle around the group
exercise timetable, or if you’re tired of trying to find instructors
to cover classes then a virtual group exercise timetable may be
the solution you’re looking for.
Fitness On Request (www.fitnessOnRequest.com) is ideal
for health clubs, hotel/resort facilities, and even corporate
and healthcare organisations as it allows facilities to offer group
fitness classes all day, every day. This customisable platform is
uniquely designed to fit your environment. Fitness On Request
enables you to offer pre-recorded classes with top-notch
instructors, as well as interactive scheduling (where people can
invite others to join their class) through web and kiosk-based
scheduling platforms.
Similarly, Fitness on Demand (www.fitnessondemand247.
com) allows your members to choose from a number of
fun, exciting, heart-pumping exercise videos like kickboxing,
Latin dance, cycling and more, with just a touch of a button.
You can schedule the classes you’d like to offer – either in
advance, where they automatically start at the designated
time; or ‘on demand’ where your members simply pick, click
and play. With Fitness On Demand, the motorised screen will
lower and the on-screen instructor starts the class, and when
the class is finished, the system automatically powers down,
which eliminates the need for you to even be on-site.
Virtual Training by Wexer (www.WexerVirtual.com) is
another brand delivering Virtual Group X and Cycling
Cinema programs. Their programs are touted as being the
solution to saying ‘goodbye’ to dead hours in your group
exercise and spin studios, providing an innovative and
inexpensive video-based service that allows you to offer virtual
group exercise and cycling classes all day long. In fact, the
Wexer Virtual Training programs enable you to schedule more
than 100 classes per week: maximising flexibility for you and
your members, without increasing instructor costs or music
license fees.
So you think you can dance?
Australian company, HumanFusion ® (www.humanfusion.
com.au), is a series of eight dance-based fitness programs
covering all manner of dance genres, from belly dance,
capoeira, hip hop, african to burlesque. The modules range
in intensity and complexity, from a gentle 2 to an intense 10,
and includes a movement class – ZenFusion that incorporates
tai chi, range of motion, breath and meditation, and a martial
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