My Experience With ClassPass
Is it right for you?
I’m a serial fitness goal-setter. That’s right. I’ve done it all. Dance, gym memberships, class bundles, two-week unlimited promotions, monthly unlimited promotions, home workouts, and most recently, ClassPass.
When ClassPass was first introduced I was over the moon. What? I get to go to all these awesome studios and take classes and there’s an app and oh-my-god this is fantastic!
It is pretty fantastic, but there are some drawbacks. So is ClassPass for you? Let’s find out.
How often will you work out?
Let’s put it this way, the ClassPass membership is $100/month, most drop-in classes are $20, most class packages come to $16/per class, a gym membership is around $75/month. So, according to basic math:
If you want to make the most out of your ClassPass membership (also known as, getting what you paid for) you should be going to 6–8 classes per month. Can you commit to that?
Great! let’s move on.
What types of workouts do you like to do?
I like barre, barre is my happy place, I also like spin, pilates, dance and yoga. You will not find me lifting weights at a gym while grunting at my own reflection. Now, you’ll try out a few studios, you’ll experiment with a few types of workouts and a few will stick. Out of the 15 varieties you’ll land on 3–5 you want to do consistently based on results, proximity to where you live/work, what you need for the class (mats, towels, running shoes etc.). And therein lies the problem.
I like barre, there are 2 barre studios that I don’t mind traveling to, with ClassPass’ 3 classes per month at each studio limit, that gives me a total of 6 barre classes per month.
Which is lovely, it really is, except I want to do 2 barre classes a week, so I’m 2 classes short. Not only that, but barre classes aren’t always available during the days/times when I want to workout…starting to get the picture?
Are you flexible?
And no, I don’t mean can you touch your toes. I’ve been looking at the two studios I frequent most and comparing their regular member schedule to the schedule they make available on ClassPass, as you may have already guessed, not all of their classes are available to ClassPass members. Bummer.
Why do you need a flexible schedule? Because the class you want to take, at the studio you don’t mind traveling to on the day and time which is most convenient for you is not always going to be available. Which is fine, if you don’t mind doing spin, over yoga, in the east end, as opposed to the west, and at 10 AM instead of 5:30 PM.
Where do you live/work?
This matters. Because if you live outside of the core and most of the classes you want to attend are in the core, well, that’s a lot of commuting. Which city do you live in? Where do you live? Where do you work? How long do you have to commute to get to your favourite studios? How many studios offer the classes you like to take? How many classes per day does your favourite studio offer on ClassPass?
Need I ask more?
Is ClassPass right for you?
I would say, at the very least, you should try it. It gives you the opportunity to try classes and workouts you may never try otherwise. It’s fun and exciting to know that if you do want to work out everyday, there will be a class, somewhere in your city you could sign up for. The 12 hour cancelation policy encourages you to commit to your reservations, which ultimately gets you one step closer to your fitness goals.
Once you try it, you’ll experience much of what I did and you may realize that you want to buy extra classes from your favourite studios in addition to your ClassPass membership, cancel ClassPass and get a gym membership or commit to 2–3 studios you love and become a member/purchase class bundles there.
Hope you have a sweaty day!
