Group Training
We offer many different group training options at The FIT so every person can maximize their performance and mold their fitness as they choose. Every group training session is programmed, instructed, and coached by a trainer from The FIT. Our primary mission during each session is to maintain a safe, challenging, fun environment and to provide the best experience possible.
Self-Massage
One of our Core Tenets at The FIT is to promote supple and resilient soft tissues which can be accomplished by giving your body regular, consistent, and strategic massage. This can be from a licensed massage therapist or by using a variety of self-massage tools, which we have an abundance of at The FIT! Our Prep Room is located directly next to our main training space and is available for our members to use 30 minutes before the start of any scheduled group training session. Also, any of The FIT trainers are more than happy to assist members with how to best pinpoint soft tissue "trigger points" or knots. Regular soft tissue massage is one of the best ways to keep your body feeling and performing its best!
Movement Preparation
Being "functionally fit" means nurturing your body to have "unrestricted mobility, proper joint alignment, and unyielding integrity throughout your body" (The FIT Tenet #5). This ​means it's imperative to regularly train joint mobility and to have a practice of challenging your body to achieve and successfully operate within demanding positions and postures. At The FIT this begins with prepping your body for the day and/or for your workouts which is why we lead a 10-15 minute Movement Preparation before every group training session. Every Movement Prep session is designed to increase core temperature, decrease joint viscosity, improve mobility, increase flexibility, and to authentically enhance your body’s ability to move efficiently and effortlessly through any exercise.
Strength Training
Strength is the foundation of every training session at The FIT and a hugely important part of being physically fit. Every physical challenge is easier if you are strong, injuries are less likely to happen if you are strong, and you can lose body fat much quicker if you are strong. Therefore, we offer more Strength Training (ST) sessions each week than any other type of training session.
ST sessions at The FIT are typically around 40-45 minutes and are designed with a full-body, movement-based approach rather than the typical muscle-by-muscle philosophy found within most commercial gyms. ST workouts are typically organized in a variety of circuit-style formats and can be adjusted (progressed or regressed) for each individual participant as needed.
The FIT trainers will coach each session so proper technique and form are executed during every exercise. Each strength training session is a challenging experience designed to give you maximum results in minimum time.
We typically recommend that each person participate in at least two strength training sessions each week, especially when first starting their fitness journey.
Uncommon Strength Training
The basic premise of every Uncommon Strength Training (UST) session is to refine and improve the performance of 5-7 technically-demanding and unusual strength training exercises. Every UST session is heavily coached and will help you appreciate how to effectively train your body to move and perform better than ever before.
Since the very nature of this session is to train and improve “uncommon” strength we typically recommend that participants have a solid level of strength and movement efficiency built up from our regular group Strength Training (ST) sessions. Once a respectable level of strength and movement efficiency has been achieved then interested participants are more than welcome to join any UST session.
Metabolic Resistance Training
Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT) sessions are programmed to utilize a wide variety of functional training equipment such as kettlebells, dumbbells, sandbags, resistance tubes, etc. in numerous resistance-training scenarios to maximize cardio-respiratory fitness and challenge full-body strength, resiliency, and durability. MRT sessions are typically programmed to have timed work and rest periods which increases the work density of each session and ultimately increases the work capacity of each participant.
MRT sessions are hugely popular at The FIT and are designed to complement Group Strength Training sessions and will assist in developing a more well-rounded level of fitness. We recommend members have a solid level of strength and fitness before engaging in MRT sessions.
Metabolic Resistance Training II
Metabolic Resistance Training II (MRT II) sessions take place in The PIT and are programmed in much the same way as MRT sessions with a wide variety of functional training equipment. The primary difference between MRT and MRT II is the incorporation of conditioning equipment such as RowErgs, SkiErgs, Assault Bikes, and Air Runners into the circuit training sessions.
MRT II sessions are programmed to maximize your fitness through both strength training exercises and conditioning exercises. As with MRT we recommend that participants have a solid level of strength, movement proficiency, and general conditioning before completing a MRT II session.
Metabolic Power Training
Metabolic Power Training (MPT) sessions build off each participant’s foundation of strength with the intention of infusing speed, power, elasticity, and explosiveness throughout their entire body. MPT sessions are the explosive equivalent to MRT and ST sessions and involve a variety of medicine ball slams and throws, resistance band chops, lifts, and twists, and body weight jumps, hops, and bounds. Each session of MPT is a highly charged, fast-paced workout leaving you feeling more athletic than ever before.
The ability to rapidly generate large amounts of force, while under control, is an often overlooked and under-appreciated aspect of physical conditioning and overall fitness. Having strength and endeavoring to increase strength is a worthwhile goal but being able to create power and speed from that strength is what really super-charges one’s metabolism and reforms them into an athlete.
Aerobic Power Training
Aerobic Power Training (APT) sessions take place in The PIT and incorporates speed and power exercises into a circuit-style format with the intent to maximize power while simultaneously training aerobic capacity by strategically spacing the reps out during a prolonged, self-modulated rest period. APT is designed to be a complement to both Strength Training sessions and Metabolic Power Training sessions at The FIT. It is recommended members have access to and utilize heart rate monitors during APT training sessions to stay within their aerobic zones.
Group Training Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
5:00am Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
5:15am ST, MPT, UST ST, MRT ST, APT, UST ST, MRT ST, MPT, MRTII
6:00am Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
6:15am ST, MPT, UST ST, MRT ST, APT, UST ST, MRT ST, MPT, MRTII
7:00am Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
7:15am ST, MPT, UST ST, MRT ST, APT, UST ST, MRT ST, MPT, MRTII
8:00am Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
8:15am ST, MPT, UST ST, MRT ST, APT, UST ST, MRT ST, MPT, MRTII
9:00am Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
9:15am ST, MPT, UST ST, MRT ST, APT, UST ST, MRT ST, MPT, MRTII
1:00pm Movement Prep Movement Prep
1:15pm ST ST
3:30pm Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
3:45pm ST ST, MRT ST, UST ST, MRT
4:30pm Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
4:45pm ST ST, MRT ST, UST ST, MRT
5:30pm Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep Movement Prep
5:45pm ST ST, MRT ST, UST ST, MRT
APT = Aerobic Power Training
MPT = Metabolic Power Training
MRT = Metabolic Resistance Training​
MRT II = Metabolic Resistance Training II
ST = Strength Training
UST = Uncommon Strength Training
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