Maintaining a healthy lifestyle benefits both your physical and mental well-being. In college, it may seem hard to find the perfect balance between staying healthy and keeping a social life. Local gyms such as Orangetheory Fitness and Pure Barre offer hour long workout classes to students that get you in and out!
Orangetheory Fitness located on Dr. Edward Hillard Dr, provides members with a HIIT style workout promoting a 72-hour calorie burn even after the workout has been finished. Orangetheory prides themselves on an inclusive environment, members are given the opportunity to compete in monthly challenges such as “Hell week” in October which comprises of 12 workouts in 12 days.
Orangetheory offers 4 levels of membership packages: Orange Premier, Orange Elite, Orange Basic and class packages. Orange premier costs $169 but a corporate and family rate of $159 offering unlimited classes and reduced rates for families and students, 10$ off. Orange Elite costs 109$ a month but a corporate and family rate of $99 offering 8 classes a month and reduced rates for extra classes. Orange Basic costs 69$ a month offering 4 classes a month and reduced rates for extra classes at $18. Class packages come in groups of 10, 20 and 30 costing $199, $359, and $499. A session at Orange Theory includes 30 minutes on the treadmill intervals, a rower section, and a floor section.
Orangetheory workouts are never the same twice, contact Orangetheory Tuscaloosa at 205-464-9637 to get your first workout free!
Pure Barre is full body workout focusing on low-impact movements. If HIIT workouts aren’t your thing, Pure Barre is the place for you! Located on Rice Mine Road, Pure Barre offers different levels of classes. Classes offered Monday-Sunday include Foundations, Classic, Pure Empower, and Intensive. Once you have completed your basic foundations class you are eligible to partake in the 3 levels of classes offered at all locations.
Membership prices for unlimited classes start at $169 per month, currently the Fall deal is to use code Fall 30 for 30% off your first month of classes. Pure Barre offers memberships and class packages just like Orangetheory; however, the deals are different. A 4-class membership is $69 you are eligible to take 4 classes a month, the next membership besides unlimited includes 8 class membership for $129 which allows you to take 8 classes a month. Packages include a single class and a 10 or 20 class pack. If you choose the 10-class pack you get 2 classes free, this package costs $190 and expires 90 days from purchase. The 20 class package costs $360 and expires 180 days from purchase.
Average class sizes range of 12-14 individuals providing an exclusive workout experience that allows you to focus on your needs. Instructors strive to connect the mind and body throughout pulsing the body in-between sections of class. Students and individuals are eligible for a first class free at any Pure Barre location. Like Orangetheory Pure Barre does monthly challenges to help members excel to their fullest potential. The “Fall Fit” challenge is currently starting at locations this challenge tasks you to 30 workouts in 60 days. Along with challenges for members to excel and feel included, “clubs” are also celebrated. Once you have reached 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000 and 1250+ classes you are celebrated and welcomed into each “club” as a recognition of all your hard work!
To get your first-class free contact Pure Barre at 205-349-0011.
Working out may seem like a daunting and expensive task to make a habit of your daily routine in college but the benefits of working out are amazing. Joining a gym as a college student is great for your physically health but more importantly it improves your mental health at the same time. Working out is proven to increase serotonin and decrease the feeling of anxiety and depression. As college students, we may feel overwhelmed often. Turning to a workout class might be the perfect brain break that soothes your overthinking, overstimulated and stressed-out brain. With 1-hour long workouts these classes are perfect for people who want to maintain a healthy lifestyle, who are thinking about starting a healthy lifestyle but also are worried about how it will affect their social life. Orangetheory and Pure Barre make your classes quick, fun and enjoyable so you can feel and look your best while you keep up with the crazy social life as a college student. We hope the information above was able to provide you with adequate information on deals in Tuscaloosa!
