Strength Training For Weight Loss

Weight loss and strength training get treated as two separate projects. At FIT EVO they use the same membership, the same building and often the same hour. This page is about combining them — weight training covers the floor itself, and fat burning workouts covers the cardio side.

The high-repetition barbell classes

The formats that sit in the overlap are the high-rep barbell classes. Group Power works all the major muscle groups with an adjustable barbell, weight plates and body resistance, combining squats, lunges, presses and curls with functional movement. BodyPump is light weights and a high number of repetitions. Fe FORGE is the circuit version: strength, cardio and functional work inside one hour of planned intervals and focused recovery. All three are included with a Premium membership.

One workable shape for a week

Two or three sessions with load, one or two with the heart rate up, and something at the range-of-motion end to keep moving well: the barbell classes above or the strength floor, plus HIIT or the cardio floor. The Group X timetable shows what runs on which day, and it changes between seasons.

If you have never lifted before

Start with an instructor rather than with a rack. Every class is coached, instructors demonstrate modifications so you can work at your own intensity, and the schedule's Foundational Fitness Series is a set of gentler sessions built for beginners. Every membership also includes a free training consultation, and personal training from $35 a session is the most direct way to be shown the movements properly.

Getting in

Basic is $34.99 + tax a month for the floor; Premium is $54.99 + tax and adds unlimited Group X. Both are month-to-month, with a $24.99 enrollment fee and a $44 annual fee. Come in first on a $5 first-time visitor pass, or call (360) 746-6354.