You already know that group fitness classes are tons of fun. There are a whole boatload of benefits to working out with a crew, and you can probably reel off most of them. But read on – we bet you didn’t know about this cool benefit to group fitness.

Researchers at Oxford University’s Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology conducted a study that revealed that the effects of endorphins – those feel-good hormones that flood through you after any strenuous activity – are actually amplified by group fitness. Crazy, right? Endorphins block feelings of pain that are typically associated with a killer workout – throbbing muscles and achy joints, for example – and turns out, that’s magnified when you’re working out with a crowd.

So let’s review.

• Group fitness classes are fun and engaging.
• They have an undeniable accountability factor, because your training buddies are expecting you to show.
• They foster a healthy sense of competition because you tend to push yourself harder in a group.
• AND you reap the full benefit of that endorphin release, reducing stress and frustration.

That’s a win, win in our book. If you haven’t tried group fitness, now is the time. Freestyle Fitness is proud of its welcoming community, so come down and try all three of our classes for nada. You’ll be hooked in no time.