Last week I had the opportunity to take a workout class to celebrate the launch of ClassPass in Los Angeles. If you aren’t familiar with ClassPass, it’s actually a really amazing concept.
You pay a monthly membership to ClassPass and you have access to take classes at tons of different workout studios. You can go 10 times each month and you can take such a great variety of classes. There is spin, Pilates, yoga, strength training, boot camp, and barre classes just to name a few.
The classes that was part of the launch event was a barre class held at Exhale in Hollywood which is located in the Loews Hollywood hotel. I had never been to Exhale before, but I have to say that it was pretty amazing.
First of all, there is free valet parking for people going to Exhale. Considering that I would have had to pay about $10 in the lot across the street, free valet is quite a nice thing.
The workout studio in Exhale had just opened last week, so the group I was with was part of one of the first classes there!
Exhale is also a spa! We got a little tour of the spa areas as well.
The workout class that we were going to take was a barre class. I’ve never taken a barre class before, so I was pretty nervous. This was also only 2 days after my crazy workout at OrangeTheory so I was in a lot of pain and was having trouble moving.
My plan was to watch the class since I figured I really couldn’t do much. But the instructor encouraged me to try to do as much as I could, and I’m glad that she did!
The class was actually something I was able to do! There were a couple of things that were not going to happen with the pain that I was in, but I think I was able to do about 80% of the workout! And I was surprised that I loved the barre class! Most of the classes I’ve enjoyed in the past are high-energy classes with really loud music. This had music, but it was much quieter and the class was much more controlled than most of the classes I’ve been to.
After the class, I was surprised that I wasn’t in more pain. I wasn’t feeling much better either, but I expected to hurt a lot more. The class was pretty low-impact so it’s good for my hips. Turns out it was good for my sore muscles as well.
After the class we had a little tent outside the studio for some snacks and to have some time to chat with the founders of ClassPass. The snacks were quite yummy!
We also got some really fun swag bags!
Part of the swag bag is a one month membership to ClassPass! I’m so excited that I can try out a ton of new fitness studios this month! I’m totally going to take another barre class and I’d really love to take Pilates again (I used to take Pilates years ago).
At the end of the launch event, I just took a moment to admire how amazing it is to be in Los Angeles. I’m so grateful to live in this city and sometimes the cool views (and pools) still impress me!
Thank you so much to ClassPass for inviting me to such an awesome event! I highly encourage all my LA readers to check out ClassPass for themselves (it’s also in NYC if you live there!). It’s so great to not have to feel tied down to one studio and to get to try everything to see what you love!
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