Cross posted with my other blog, Uncommon Cents:

Since I’m interested in health as well as finances, I often look for where the two intersect. One of the places it does is in taking fitness classes.

For what it’s worth, I think that, provided one important caveat is kept in mind, I think classes are fantastic, and that caveat is: as long as you get something out of them.

Some things are better done in a group and being taught by professionals: yoga, swimming, aerobics, zumba. These are activities that are best done with leaders and teachers in my opinion.

And there are people who do better with the social obligations and pressures of a group.

But there are other activities–running, cycling, jumping rope–that can be done solo and don’t require much in the way of instruction.

I believe that if you use the professional services of a fitness class or group, it’s worth every penny, but if you don’t, then it’s essentially a waste of money.
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