Preference- Mirrors in fitness studios
ipmac22
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Hello everyone!
I'm in the process of setting up a group fitness studio and I came to the experts to poll everyone for some opinions. The fitness studio will have kickboxing, circuit training, zumba, bellyfit, yoga, and others to be determined. In your personal opinions, for those who engage in classes and activities similar to these, do you prefer having one wall with mirrors to check your form/see your dancing or do you prefer to not have mirrors? (I know yoga studios do not traditionally have mirrors).
So, a wall with large mirror or no mirror? Thank you!
I'm in the process of setting up a group fitness studio and I came to the experts to poll everyone for some opinions. The fitness studio will have kickboxing, circuit training, zumba, bellyfit, yoga, and others to be determined. In your personal opinions, for those who engage in classes and activities similar to these, do you prefer having one wall with mirrors to check your form/see your dancing or do you prefer to not have mirrors? (I know yoga studios do not traditionally have mirrors).
So, a wall with large mirror or no mirror? Thank you!
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Absolutely yes
Also makes the space feel bigger3 -
yes
one of our yoga studios has it and one doesn't. i cannot check my alignment without a mirror. with a mirror, i can see everyone in class and check their alignment without moving off my mat
i hear that people can feel uncomfortable see their bodies. but suck it up. it's your body. live in it. accept it. use it.
(sorry, i have strong feelings. i hate the excuses)8 -
Yes. I find it really helpful to check my form and alignment. It can also be helpful to see other people if I get lost without having to look around the room and stare.1
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Hello everyone!
I'm in the process of setting up a group fitness studio and I came to the experts to poll everyone for some opinions. The fitness studio will have kickboxing, circuit training, zumba, bellyfit, yoga, and others to be determined. In your personal opinions, for those who engage in classes and activities similar to these, do you prefer having one wall with mirrors to check your form/see your dancing or do you prefer to not have mirrors? (I know yoga studios do not traditionally have mirrors).
So, a wall with large mirror or no mirror? Thank you!
For the studio with zumba, bellyfit → definitely yes..people will want to check that their movements are correct in the mirror. and might need to see instructor in it if a crowded class. so yes - you will want a wall with mirrors.
circuit training → depends what they are doing -- might want to arrange some stuff closer/further from the mirrored wall... helps for some things (lifting form), useless for other things, and a hindrance for some things (box jumps).1 -
I have a minor beef on this issue, but something that annoys me.
When the joint between mirrors is lined up off-center from the power rack. So it lines up with my shoulder instead of the middle of my face.
Man this bugs the crap out of me.
But yes to the mirrors.3 -
I want mirrors. On 2 sides at least. To check form at different angles.3
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Mithridites wrote: »I want mirrors. On 2 sides at least. To check form at different angles.
Thank you for the insight! We have a whole wall of windows, a wall of kickboxing bags, and power racks on the short wall going to the back, so only one wall is practical/being considered for mirrors but I much appreciate the feedback!0 -
Hello everyone!
I'm in the process of setting up a group fitness studio and I came to the experts to poll everyone for some opinions. The fitness studio will have kickboxing, circuit training, zumba, bellyfit, yoga, and others to be determined. In your personal opinions, for those who engage in classes and activities similar to these, do you prefer having one wall with mirrors to check your form/see your dancing or do you prefer to not have mirrors? (I know yoga studios do not traditionally have mirrors).
So, a wall with large mirror or no mirror? Thank you!
For the studio with zumba, bellyfit → definitely yes..people will want to check that their movements are correct in the mirror. and might need to see instructor in it if a crowded class. so yes - you will want a wall with mirrors.
circuit training → depends what they are doing -- might want to arrange some stuff closer/further from the mirrored wall... helps for some things (lifting form), useless for other things, and a hindrance for some things (box jumps).
Would love to have multiple rooms, but for now, all in the same. So if I have mirrors for one type of class, it'll be mirrors for all. But based on the feedback here and some other sources, it seems like it's better to have them than not. Thank you!0 -
Mithridites wrote: »I want mirrors. On 2 sides at least. To check form at different angles.
Thank you for the insight! We have a whole wall of windows, a wall of kickboxing bags, and power racks on the short wall going to the back, so only one wall is practical/being considered for mirrors but I much appreciate the feedback!
In one of the rowing machine rooms I work out in (university team facility), they have mirrors* on rolling racks they can move around the room, in addition to one wall of fixed mirrors (the other walls have windows). The rolling mirrors are several feet long, but only a few inches thick, with cross-pieces for support that are longer but can kind of nest next to each other for storage, if they're offset by the width of the cross-piece (I hope that makes sense), so they don't take up a lot of room when not in use.
*I think they're break-resistant or unbreakable mirrors. They look like someone built them from 2x4s and casters.3 -
Another pro-mirror here. I like the suggestion @AnnPT77 made but a less-breakable option might be to have a rail with a curtain in front of the mirror. One dance studio that I took classes at had that so that you could use the mirrors while learning a choreography and then cover them so you had to rely on your memory! But it might also be useful if you wanted a no-mirror option at a fitness studio too.1
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Yes -- as long as I'm not *right* in front of it (I find that triggers my dysmorphia), I find them helpful for checking out form during class.0
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Tacklewasher wrote: »I have a minor beef on this issue, but something that annoys me.
When the joint between mirrors is lined up off-center from the power rack. So it lines up with my shoulder instead of the middle of my face.
Man this bugs the crap out of me.
But yes to the mirrors.
LOL. I had a similar experience at my barre studio. There is a joint in one particular area, and if I am in just the wrong place, it looks like I'm split in two. Which sometimes makes me look thinner than I am, and other times larger, depending on how I'm angled. Annoying AF.0 -
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clicketykeys wrote: »Another pro-mirror here. I like the suggestion @AnnPT77 made but a less-breakable option might be to have a rail with a curtain in front of the mirror. One dance studio that I took classes at had that so that you could use the mirrors while learning a choreography and then cover them so you had to rely on your memory! But it might also be useful if you wanted a no-mirror option at a fitness studio too.
This is a GREAT idea! I love this. Thank you!0 -
All mirrors, (at least 2 walls) to check form.0
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Another yes to mirrors here.0
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clicketykeys wrote: »Another pro-mirror here. I like the suggestion @AnnPT77 made but a less-breakable option might be to have a rail with a curtain in front of the mirror. One dance studio that I took classes at had that so that you could use the mirrors while learning a choreography and then cover them so you had to rely on your memory! But it might also be useful if you wanted a no-mirror option at a fitness studio too.
I think maybe I wasn't clear: The mirrors on rollers are not mostly because they want to hide them when people don't want them. It's so they can put a mirror on a side where the wall wouldn't be suitable (because of windows, or shelves needed, or whatever). They can even put mirrors on all 4 sides of the people (if there's enough moveable mirrors). Then they can easily move them out of the way and store compactly when not needed. They're not unstable.
The curtain idea is a great one, but solves a different problem. :flowerforyou:0 -
clicketykeys wrote: »Another pro-mirror here. I like the suggestion @AnnPT77 made but a less-breakable option might be to have a rail with a curtain in front of the mirror. One dance studio that I took classes at had that so that you could use the mirrors while learning a choreography and then cover them so you had to rely on your memory! But it might also be useful if you wanted a no-mirror option at a fitness studio too.
I think maybe I wasn't clear: The mirrors on rollers are not mostly because they want to hide them when people don't want them. It's so they can put a mirror on a side where the wall wouldn't be suitable (because of windows, or shelves needed, or whatever). They can even put mirrors on all 4 sides of the people (if there's enough moveable mirrors). Then they can easily move them out of the way and store compactly when not needed. They're not unstable.
The curtain idea is a great one, but solves a different problem. :flowerforyou:
Oh WOW! So, like, COMPLETELY moveable around the room? I was just picturing back-and-forth along the wall. That's way cooler and incredibly versatile!1 -
clicketykeys wrote: »clicketykeys wrote: »Another pro-mirror here. I like the suggestion @AnnPT77 made but a less-breakable option might be to have a rail with a curtain in front of the mirror. One dance studio that I took classes at had that so that you could use the mirrors while learning a choreography and then cover them so you had to rely on your memory! But it might also be useful if you wanted a no-mirror option at a fitness studio too.
I think maybe I wasn't clear: The mirrors on rollers are not mostly because they want to hide them when people don't want them. It's so they can put a mirror on a side where the wall wouldn't be suitable (because of windows, or shelves needed, or whatever). They can even put mirrors on all 4 sides of the people (if there's enough moveable mirrors). Then they can easily move them out of the way and store compactly when not needed. They're not unstable.
The curtain idea is a great one, but solves a different problem. :flowerforyou:
Oh WOW! So, like, COMPLETELY moveable around the room? I was just picturing back-and-forth along the wall. That's way cooler and incredibly versatile!
Yes. Think of a rolling whiteboard or blackboard, only with a mirror from just above the floor to the full height of the rolling thingie, with long enough cross-pieces at the bottom (perpendicular to the plane of the mirror) to keep it stable, and casters on the bottom of the cross-pieces, to move it around. I'd post a picture, but I don't have one.0 -
Yes, to check form and also admire my muskels sometimes.0
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clicketykeys wrote: »clicketykeys wrote: »Another pro-mirror here. I like the suggestion @AnnPT77 made but a less-breakable option might be to have a rail with a curtain in front of the mirror. One dance studio that I took classes at had that so that you could use the mirrors while learning a choreography and then cover them so you had to rely on your memory! But it might also be useful if you wanted a no-mirror option at a fitness studio too.
I think maybe I wasn't clear: The mirrors on rollers are not mostly because they want to hide them when people don't want them. It's so they can put a mirror on a side where the wall wouldn't be suitable (because of windows, or shelves needed, or whatever). They can even put mirrors on all 4 sides of the people (if there's enough moveable mirrors). Then they can easily move them out of the way and store compactly when not needed. They're not unstable.
The curtain idea is a great one, but solves a different problem. :flowerforyou:
Oh WOW! So, like, COMPLETELY moveable around the room? I was just picturing back-and-forth along the wall. That's way cooler and incredibly versatile!
Yeah movable mirrors like that are really useful, not just for storage purposes but for getting exactly the angle you want if there are only a handful of people you're using them for. The place I used to go to physical therapy at had a few of them (though they were vertical, not horizontal) in addition to the wall of mirrors.0 -
Definitely mirrors, I like to check my form.0
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