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The year has begun and for many it is time to fulfil the well-known 'New Year's resolutions', mandates that we usually impose on ourselves to have a better life or simply overcome our challenges.
And we know a lot about New Year's resolutions in the gym, as one of the ones that always comes up at the top is to start exercising. However, too many people give up in the first few weeks, for different reasons: the soreness of the first day (inevitable in any case), the difficulty in maintaining the habit, lack of motivation... and other more personal issues.
Therefore, when choosing a sports center, it is vital to choose a gym that compensates for all these problems that first-timers face.
In Spain, the range of options is fortunately very wide, with different types of centres, modalities, prices... but, which are the chains or franchises that are really worth it?
The most prominent gym franchises in Spain
1. Trib3
Characterised by its industrial-style centres, with four years of experience in the field of fitness and sport. Now spread across five countries, Trib3 gyms have three clearly differentiated areas: training with treadmills, the strength training area and a final one with airbikes. Its training is based on 45-minute high-intensity sessions. In our country, despite its industrial style, they can also be found in city centres.
2. Brooklyn fitboxing
Franchise characterized by its non-contact boxing technique, which combines other fitness disciplines and gamification, in 47-minute training sessions. With more than six years of experience, it already has an active presence in more than 9 countries and is the European leader in fitboxing, although it has the disadvantage that not everyone likes this type of discipline.
3. Altafit
One of the most widespread low-cost gym chains ( low-cost gym vs. training centre ) in Spain, with more than 15 years of experience in our country. As a low-cost chain, it has its pros and cons: obviously, its most notable advantage is the competitive price it can offer its users, although this type of gym is usually characterised by not very personalised attention. They have cutting-edge technology centres, and their style is that of a conventional centre, with a weight training area and cardio machines.
4. Infinit Fitness
Chain that is committed to offering a 24/7 service, meaning that users can access the centre 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, although, logically, the gym staff is within typical business hours.
With more than six years of experience, this chain of centres offers its users a modern and pleasant space, also with the classic layout for a centre of this type: an area with machines and weight training elements, and another clearly differentiated area for cardio. It has the problem that individual attention services are charged separately.
5. Orangetheory Fitness
A chain with a very proven training method ( the 6 benefits of the method ) and with a certain track record in our country, also backed by the weight that the brand has in the United States. It has a very different training formula, which makes it a very attractive option due to its heterogeneity with respect to other options.
They base their formula on group personal training, that is, a type of training that combines the best advantages of individual training and group training. On the one hand, within the activity, the attention of the trainers (' coaches ') is individualized, each person carries out the training at their own pace and according to their possibilities, but they do it within a group, which greatly stimulates the motivational aspect.
In addition, Orangetheory's training method is based on science , to maximize calorie consumption during training and up to 36 hours after. The role of the coaches, in addition to being experts in sports, is to keep the training group united and motivated, a fundamental part of maintaining a training routine.
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With a presence in Madrid, Barcelona and Murcia, Orangetheory stands out as one of the best chains in our country. Take a look at our gyms in Madrid , gyms in Barcelona and gyms in Murcia and try one of our classes for FREE. Send us a contact request and we will get in touch to invite you for free.
