THE CRUNCH PHILOSOPHY
There are no judgments here – No too much or not enough. No glares of disapproval. Here we keep open minds. We are nurturers. We seek only to encourage, empower and entertain. There is no one type. There is no one reason. There is no one way. What we are is a diverse community; what we have is a culture of fun; what there is, is room for everyone: all kinds of people with all kinds of goals who’ve chosen to come reach them with us. Crunch. No Judgments.
HISTORY
Of all the great histories of all the great health clubs, Crunch’s begins rather inauspiciously: in a basement level aerobics studio in New York City’s East Village circa 1989. This, our first location, had no locker rooms, the air conditioning didn’t work and after hours break-ins were perennial events. However, while we lacked the resources to equip the gym with some basic amenities and strong locks we were on an important mission – to make exercise fun. And, accomplishing this mission meant doing away with traditional notions of what a ‘serious’ workout should be. What we did was invite a highly creative group of fitness instructors with a wide range of expertise to collaborate with us. The result was the development of challenging programming with a completely fresh slant. Offerings like Hip-Hop Aerobics, Co-Ed Action Wrestling and Cyked Yoga Cycling were introduced and, along with others, became the embodiment of this new approach. The response was overwhelmingly positive, even by jaded New York standards. Members embraced these new kinds of classes and began to tell their friends about them who, in turn, told their friends who, in turn told their friends (and so on and so on). Soon, lots of people were coming to experience Crunch’s unconventional new take on traditional fitness. Fast-forward, more than two decades later, Crunch is still a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and holding true to a philosophy of No Judgments.
JOIN CRUNCH
Are you awesome? Then join the club. Not to be pushy, but in a few easy steps you can join any Crunch location, so there is no good reason to wait. Once you select your access level and your payment plan you are off to the races. We will send you an email to confirm your new membership and to welcome you to club awesome.
Please inquire about our Corporate Membership Program, too!
ABOUT SWEAT SCHOOL
At Crunch, making fitness fun is what we do. There’s no better motivation to get people moving, and it’s never too early to get started! There is no better way to start your child on the lifetime love of fitness and healthy living than combining it with entertaining, fun workouts. Creating that positive relationship and atmosphere around fitness is essential to setting the foundation for a healthy lifestyle, and helps to build confidence, boost strength, and inspire active living. At Crunch, we seek only to encourage, empower and entertain, there are no judgments here. That’s why we started Sweat School – to make fitness fun for kids and their friends in a judgment free atmosphere while playing, dancing and stretching it out in class with our top instructors. Check out just some of the benefits of being an active child: • Develop stronger muscles & bones • Strengthen the heart • Increase overall energy level & well-being • Control weight • Lower blood pressure & blood cholesterol levels • Improve brain activity • Higher self-esteem
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Get your children set on the road to a lifetime love of fitness! We here at Crunch understand the importance of physical fitness and sharing that with our community is important to us, which is why we have designed Sweat School to take place in our gyms or we can come to you. Our Group Fitness Director of Education worked with a childhood movement and development specialist to design three programs in which kids will play, dance, stretch and get moving in a 30-45 minute session of heart pumping fitness and non-stop fun!