New Group Fitness Studio Opens in Maple Grove – CCX Media

Maple Grove is now home to a new fitness studio.

Body Fit Training (BFT) is a group training program that includes guidance from multiple personal trainers.

“For me, fitness is something I’ve always been passionate about,” said David Unger, owner of the Maple Grove BFT.

The studio has more than 300 locations worldwide, but the Maple Grove location is the first in Minnesota.

“BFT is group strength training,” Unger said. “It will mix in some cardio and some HIIT type workouts as well, but our differentiator and where we focus is to do strength training.”

Unlike a traditional gym where you just go in and start working out, BFT uses a group fitness model.

The participants in each class go through a number of different circuits where they work various muscle groups all in a span of 50 minutes. Certified personal trainers, meanwhile, help guide the way.

“You’re getting that personal attention of, is my form correct? Is there a modification that I can do? So that’s something you’re getting from a coaching element,” Unger said.

Jorge Peña, 62, is one of the first people to sign up for a membership during BFT’s opening week.

“I had a couple different memberships at different places, and I was just looking for something new and different, and this was the place for me,” said Peña, who lives in Maple Grove.

Peña’s goal is to maintain his health. He and the other BFT class participants wear a heart rate monitor strapped across their chest.

If you’re in the right heart rate zone, you’ll see results.

The trainers help keep everyone on task.

“And that makes a difference, because if you go on your own to any other gym on your own, you don’t know exactly what you’re doing,” Peña said. “And here, you have coaches to help you train and get better physically.”

As BFT gets off the ground, the trainers hope their focus on strength training in a fun, group fitness atmosphere, can entice folks to sign up.

“I know how good the programming is here, I know how good our trainers are, and so I’m just excited for Maple Grove to experience it,” said Unger.

BFT is offering free classes to people through Sunday. The studio’s official grand opening is Monday, July 1.

Body Fit Training is located at 11615 Fountains Drive in Maple Grove.

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