FitnessClass<\/a>, a new iPad app that serves up more than 200 workout videos. No trips to the gym, no fitting your workouts to someone else’s schedule–just on-demand professional classes for just about any kind of workout you want: fat burning, core strengthening, arm toning, and so on.<\/p>\nIn fact, you can search for classes based on your goal (weight loss, strength, etc.), the time you have available (from 10 minutes to a little over an hour), and even equipment (dumbbells, Swiss ball, etc.).<\/p>\n
One thing you can’t do is sort classes by difficulty. Beginners might find themselves a bit intimidated, as the majority of classes are rated at “medium” difficulty or higher. I found very few rated “Easy.”<\/p>\n
That said, the few I sampled were excellent, and a nice change from the 45 minutes I usually spend on my elliptical. (As a guy, I despise doing aerobics and the like in front of other people, but I have no problem jumping around like an idiot in the privacy of my own home.)<\/p>\n
The FitnessClass app is free, and comes with seven free classes to get you started. Additional videos cost between 99 cents and $4.99 apiece–but that’s only for a 30-day rental. Purchase prices are quite a bit higher, ranging anywhere from $3.99 to $14.99. (For now, purchased classes–like rented ones–must be streamed, but a download option is in the works.) Thankfully, you can preview any class before buying or renting it.<\/p>\n
My inner cheapskate says these prices are too high, and that the developers should offer some kind of all-you-can-eat (bad choice of words) package like Netflix and Hulu. I’d rather pay $5-$10 monthly for unlimited access to all the classes.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, since you’ll probably just be working with one or two classes at a time, FitnessClass won’t break the bank–and it’s definitely cheaper than a personal trainer. This is a well-designed, genuinely useful app, one I highly recommend trying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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