Hip + Fit Kickboxing

This review is for the Tribeca location only. I really loved this class and looked forward to going all day. The classes are only 45 minutes but they make it worth your time. I thought the class was a lot of fun and if you have never had the joy of jumping and taking out a punching bag, you should really try it. I never met an instructor I didn’t like. (There are maybe 4?) The classes are very small and I found everyone to be very encouraging. They are excellent at remembering your name here and stuff like that goes a long way with me. They even remember when you aren’t feeling well or take a vacation to ask about it when you come in again. Very big change from the Crunch gym I had come from. Highly recommend!

Really quick, high energy classes!

So I got really into kickboxing and yoga about 2 months ago and started exploring different studios, and therefore tried Hip+Fit and Yoga in Tribeca via Groupon because both shared the same location in Tribeca (along with Modern Martial Arts) which worked out perfectly for me.
However, MMA and Hip+Fit shares the same area so the punching bags are in a corner and only moved out after the warm up. The classes are suppose to be 1-​hour long as per their schedule, but really, the 6:00PM class ends at 6:45PM so MMA can start their 7PM class. With that said, your workout does not slack at all. You are still sweating bullets and getting your ass kicked throughout the whole warm up, bag punching, and «cool down». The workout in itself is definitely a workout if you push yourself. The instructors isn’t as motivating as the others I have had in the past and since then, but they are upbeat, energetic, and friendly. I personally prefer the male over female instructor as he posed tougher workouts. There is also a section of the workout where we take turns holding a punching pad for each other — I definitely wasn’t a fan of that mainly because holding it hurts.
There are no gloves provided so the instructor will tell you to do an alternative if punching the bag hurts and you don’t have gloves aka «push the bag with force using your palms». DON’T DO IT! I was still new to kickboxing at that time so I just thought maybe this is just a different technique? After doing that for 1 – 2 classes, my wrist started to hurt miserably with any type of force/​weight. This meant I had to take off and rest it, including Yoga because something as simple as planking on my wrists hurt. Initially I was going to take a week off, and because I was on a Groupon deal for 30-​days for both gyms, I called to ask if they can postpone both my deals, and they said no… There was nothing they can do… Which doesn’t matter now because after 2.5 weeks, my wrist is still hurting and very slowly recovering.
I have attended at least 10 – 12 classes at both Hip+Fit & Yoga in Tribeca back-​to-​back for 2 – 2.5 weeks for them to know who I was at that point, and it just felt like a slap to the face when they said no. Now, even if I was considering to join their membership after my Groupon deal is over or even try their MMA classes, I will just not. There are so many studios out there that what it really comes down to is how you treat your customers. From my experience, they didn’t care for their customers and injuries that are derivative from their studio to do anything in hopes to keep them, which is sad because I really loved the studio.
Overall, the Hip+Fit classes were good cardio workouts that really pushes you (if you’re self-​motivated). However, do yourself a favor and bring gloves and/​or wrist wraps to protect your wrists. Just think about it, even people who uses gloves would wrap their wrists! As a beginner, I really expected the instructors to be more professional and know that their so-​called alternative can be, and is prone to, injuries. Stay active and be smart.

Used a groupon and started classes this week at Tribeca location. Easy location. Im not going to lie, the classes are tough, but fun. And if you’re trying to lose weight or get healthy you want a class thats going kick your butt. Make sure to bring water. YOU WILL SWEAT! Make sure to take Friday’s 6pm class with Rich. He’s awesome.

This is for the TriBeCa location. First things first, there is no terrible odor emanating from the space. After a month of attending classes, the only time it smelled was due to an unnamed class attendee (seriously sweetie, that smell is not right).
On to the workout. This isn’t tradition kickboxing. You spend, at most, 10 – 15 mins at the bags. The rest of the time is jumping jacks, lunges, squats, and enough ab work
to make you want to kill someone. It’s a solid workout.
Last thing, this seems to be women only though I’ve not seen anything actually barring men. The women are in varying states of fitness but there’s no overt judgment. You come in, she busts your ass and then you leave with your endorphins coursing through your veins. Good deal.
p. s. They often have a groupon.