Trainers create custom, upbeat playlists that will give you the push you need to be at your best.Īt CrossTown, we also know that nutrition is just as important as sweating it out in the gym. Every single class is different, ensuring that you’ll never get bored with your fitness routine. Our West Loop gym offers personal training with certified trainers, weekly group fitness classes, stand-up paddle boarding on the beach and specialized fitness packages for brides and moms-to-be. Luckily, we’ve done the hard part for you and found the five best gyms in Chicago: However, not all gyms are created equal, and it can be tough to find the right one. I love OTF, but Shred is way better (again, my opinion).While going for a jog outside can be a nice way to break a sweat, a gym provides variety, encouragement, expert advice and effective training methods. To me, in a nutshell, OTF is like training for Shred. My husband still sometimes goes to Chicago for the sole purpose of going to Shred415. After starting there, I PR'd every single race distance I ran. I am a runner and had just run the Boston Marathon for the second time when I found Shred. In the end, it is the results that count, and I would say that Shred gave me far better results. And Shred would never abandon you to 21 minutes of repeating a few exercises-BOR-ING! At Shred they demo the exercises as you go, rather than all in one lump before you begin the floor segment, so there's no forgetting what you are doing, or trying to remember the move when they don't animate the exercise demo screen (as for that screen, in my opinion, I can do a workout video at home). Actually, they were much more on top of that than the OTFs where I go. Neither of those statements are true, in my experience. I read some of the commenters that said no one ever corrected their form, and there was no stretch at the end. I have unlimited at OTF now, but when I go to Chi, I pay to go to Shred. It seemed smaller than Shred to me, and definitely lacked the energy.
When OTF opened on Wells, around the corner from the Old Town Shred415, I went and looked in the window. Some of them in Chicago are small, but imagine Chicago real estate. Shreds studios are way cooler, and much cleaner.
They don't use the heart rate monitors (they experimented with it for a while, but I think the Shredders did not embrace it). Shred offers child care, which is huge for us moms. The speed increases are a little different, but if you've been doing OTF, you won't have any trouble. As a runner, getting that extra run time was very valuable.
#SHRED 415 PASSES FULL#
Some differences: Shred is a full hour, and you can get on your treadmill when the other class exits and start warming up. OTF is the best thing we have here, but it doesn't hold a candle to Shred-if they are opening near you, you are lucky! All we have where I live now is OTF, and I miss my Shred body! I never looked better than when I was Shredding. For me, it remains the yardstick by which I measure all other workouts. I found Shred415 while living in Chicago for a few years, before OTF was in the area. I’d bet when you hit the suburban studios it’s not quite the same. The age thing could also be partially because I live downtown Chicago. I’ll echo other comments that have been said too - their studios are much smaller, it feels a lot more crammed, and it’s mostly 20-somethings, but they do have great music. At first, I was super annoyed that my 60 minute class would end around 53 minutes and that included a warm up - but it’s actually sustainable long term for me. I’ve now been an OTF (unlimited) member for almost 3 years. I’d have to take a month or two off and then go back to it. I always liked Shred when I did it pre-0TF, but after 2-3 months on an unlimited package, I would feel fairly burned out. If you want to warm up you are expected to get to class 5-10 minutes early and they never led any stretches post class to cool down (probably because their classes are 15 minutes apart and the next class is trying to get in so they can warm up.) They aren’t kidding around with their format and it’s a full 60 minute workout.
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