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Get Moving: New Ways to Workout in the New Year

Two new methods to get motivated for a healthy new year

By Lara Roche-Sudar January 5, 2015

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This article originally appeared in the January 2015 issue of Seattle magazine.

It’s a new year—time to engage in the annual tradition of shaking yourself out of a holiday food coma and putting down the pecan pie in favor of an exercise plan. But first you must ask yourself: When it comes to working out, are you a loner or a joiner? Do you prefer to exert yourself in the privacy of your own home or in the company of sweating strangers? Either way, two new local fitness startups have you covered.

Fleetfit (getfleetfit.com), created by former Amazon manager Zoe Schagrin, puts the “personal” back into personal training. After entering your ZIP code into the website, you can choose your workout preferences and fitness goals, schedule an appointment, and Fleetfit will match you with a trainer and send him or her to your home ($45/session).

Fitmob (fitmob.com), a San Francisco–based startup that made its Seattle debut in late 2014, caters to the group-oriented fitness junkie who would like a mix of workouts (rather than doing the same routine over and over). The $99/month fee gains you unlimited access to more than 30 Seattle fitness studios, including CorePower Yoga, Pure Barre and Orangetheory Fitness, for a customizable buffet of workouts.

Whichever way you go, these two new startups leave very little room for excuses.

 

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