I love exercising at home, mainly because it saves time and also because I can look like a crazy woman who just rolled out of bed when I workout! Ever since I had my third child, it’s been much harder to manage gym outings. My kids are always with me, with the exception of my oldest son who is gone for 3 hours a day for kindergarten. The gym here offers childcare but charges $4 per hour PER child which just doesn’t fit into our budget. None of this stops me from working out though. I do almost everything at home from treadmill runs, weight training to workout DVDs and when the hubs is home and can watch the kids I go out for my longer runs.
When I was asked to try FitnessGlo, online exercise classes, I couldn’t be more excited. I like variety in my workouts so I am always looking for something new and I really thought this was such a fabulous idea. You pay a monthly membership subscription of $12 a month (which is totally afforable, heck it’s the price of me taking all the kids to the gym for only 1 hour!), log in from any computer, any time of the day and exercise! You can even watch the videos on your smartphone if you have one or even connect an iPad to the TV. I was quite content using my laptop though as you can see from the pics above!
Since the classes can be accessed online you can chose to do a class anywhere you have internet access. Traveling for work and want to do a workout in your hotel room? Easy, just log in and pick one. I found myself carrying my laptop to different areas of my house to do my workouts depending on which wasn’t overtaken by the kids. Haha.
One day I split up my workouts and did a quick 15 minute strength workout in the morning and then another 20 minute cardio workout around lunchtime. I love the convenience, variety and most of all the classes! I did a few dance classes which were fun (my 4 year old daughter even did some moves with me- see bottom right picture above) and the bootcamp was great. One of my favorites was the barre class though. It really made me want to enroll in ballet class (which is on my to do list!).
FitnessGlo was created for women, by women. With that being said, there are some great male instructors too. The teachers are all certified and experienced. They offer a great variety of classes such as cardio, balance, strength training, barre and more. I love that you can search for classes a few different ways- by the teacher, level or type of class you are looking for…
or by class duration and since they are designed for busy women looking to fit exercise into their busy schedule, they are shorter in duration (from 10 minutes to 45 minutes). Of course if you have more time you can combine workouts to make a longer session. Like I said, totally flexible and convenient! They add new classes to the schedule 3 times a week and you can choose from hundreds of classes on the site! You will never get bored!
In terms of intensity, I found that the workouts I tried were at a moderate intensity for me, but I still got a good workout with the level 2 and 3 classes. With that being said, we are all at different levels of fitness and I could easily change up the intensity even more by using heavier free weights (note only some of the classes require a set of free weights or a medicine ball but there are so many classes that don’t require equipment). If you are at a beginning stage of fitness the “getting started” or level 1 classes would be perfect. They are also perfect for supplementing what ever it is you are doing now.
Another cool thing about their site is that they have a balance tracker where you can track your workouts and see if you are maintaining balance among the cardio, stretch and strength workouts each week. It’s a great reminder that we need all types of exercise for a healthy body.
FitnessGlo is such an awesome resource and they want to give one lucky reader a chance to experience their great online classes too! The giveaway is for a 90 day free membership! That is 3 months to enjoy the classes at your convenience. Once the winner is selected, the team from FitnessGlo will set up your free account and email you directly.
I am so thankful for being able to try these classes and I was actually excited to pick out my workouts for the day. How many people can say that about exercise? Enter the giveaway via the Rafflecopter below!
FitFluential LLC compensated me for this campaign. All opinions are my own.
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I would love to try a barre class!
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I’d love to do a Barre class since I haven’t been able to attend one at my studio lately!
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Hi, that’s an awesome giveaway! No barre classes in my area, would love to try one as well.
I think FitnessGlo sounds like a great idea! I would love to try the barre classes, they always look like fun.
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I would love to do the barre class! I’ve never tried one before 🙂
That seems like a cool app! I have one similar to that on my ipad – I think its fitness class. But i love the variety of the work out and especially that you can do it from home! Beats the gym any day and I can flail around trying to “dance” with nobody ever seeing me! Perfect!
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Balance and cardio!
Wow! I would love to try this website! Between interning at a hospital, graduating a year early, and taking 5 classes, it is so hard to find the hour I need for the gym everyday! This seems so simple where I can wake up 30 mins early before work and knockout a great sweat before getting ready for work! Gosh, this just sounds amazing for my life right now!
I love Fitness Glo, it keeps me stretching which sometimes I fail to do on my own.
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This looks better than the other websites I’ve seen. I’d love to try this out, more convenient than jumping in my car and driving 25 min to the nearest 24 hour fitness!
I love the sounds of FitnessGlo! There are days I can’t make it to strength or yoga class and do the same old DVD I’ve done for years. FitnessGlo seems to be a great way to mix things up and never do the same class twice. Price sounds very reasonable, and I like the different class lengths so you can always fit in a workout!
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I would look for yoga and stretching routines
I would love to win this as a Valentine birthday gift while I rehab from a back injury and work toward #13in2013 in June.
I’m an RD as well and I’m happy to have discovered your blog!
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I definitely want to try the Barre!
Most excited to try the barre class 🙂
It’s a toss up between Barre and strength… I’ve never done Barre, but I’m always looking to mix up my strength routine. Great review!
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Cardio! I definitely need that.
Strength! I find it hard to do on my own.
I would love to try Barre! This is such an amazing idea, so useful and convenient!
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I need strength training classes for sure!
cute pics Melanie! sign me up 🙂
I need more strength in my life 🙂
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i would love to take a barre class!!
This sounds great Mel! Thanks for the gentle nudge 😉
I’d be excited for cardio.
I’m looking at interval cardio training options lately.
The strength or the cardio one!
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Definitely Barre.
strength
i need the full range of exercise. The key for me will be short (20-30 min sessions). Cardio-strength circuit would a nice option. I’d also like a little pilates or yoga. Never heard of Barre before, I’ll have to look into that one!
great give away Mel! your blog is such an awesome healthy lifestyle inspiration and tool for me
xx shan
Love it!! 🙂
I think I would be excited to try out the cardio classes first.
Sounds super convenient and affordable 🙂
Strength and balance classes.
balance
I love Amy Dixon! There are a ton of new Amy workouts on this website. I can’t wait to try some of them.
wow! i might actually exercise with this program!! 😉
I’d be really excited to try the cardio and strength classes!
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I’ll enter, but the downside to winning would be no more excuses. 😉
Would love to win and try out the barre and cardio, all the videos look great actually.
Barre for sure!
Would love to know who won this giveaway!
Thanks for reminding me! I forgot to have rafflecopter post the winner. It’s up now. 🙂
Thank you for the giveaway! I am excited to get started!