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Gym Impersonating Les Mills Bodypump

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Yorkshiredolls · 26/03/2025 18:03

My small local gym has introduced a new "body pump" class a few times a week. I was excited as Ive done Les Mills bodypump before at another place, I enjoyed the routines and the vibe but left as that gym is quite far and dear and this one’s practically on my Doorstep and cheaper.

However a couple of weeks in, I feel like it must be an "inspired by bodypump" class rather than Les Mills qualified instructors . It’s similar, but I’ve yet to be guided through the structured routines in the way that I expected and the music seems to be the instructors own playlist rather than the LM release playlists I was expecting.

Musics not important of course, but I was expecting a certain quality experience that I’m not getting. I want to go to the gym manager without sounding like an arse. Am I right to complain or is this common and accepted to not have the Branded class and essentially a copy? They are not advertising it as Les Mills BodyPump, just “body pump”.

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Yorkshiredolls · 26/03/2025 18:16

Why do people on this forum like to cut people down for asking a question like Im
a frigging moron or something

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Yorkshiredolls · 26/03/2025 18:15

Because I thought BodyPump was a trademark hence me asking!

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PlanetOtter · 26/03/2025 18:15

Body pump is quite generic I think? It’s just a style of class. Les Mills is the actual branded bit.

Winter2020 · 26/03/2025 18:14

You want to use the cheaper gym but have the same experience as you did at the more expensive gym? Good luck with that.

Youcancallmeirrelevant · 26/03/2025 18:13

If it's not labelled as Les Mills why do you think it should be Les Mills? I'm confused

Les mils aren't the only ones who teach body pump

Sinkintotheswamp · 26/03/2025 18:11

TBH, anything is better than the Les Mills music. I've been dipping in and out for twenty years and it's always the awful music that stops me for a while.

As long as the exercise is safe and well taught I don't think it's an issue.

DeltaAlphaDelta79 · 26/03/2025 18:09

It depends on how they advertised it. I used to do a bodypump fx, which was similar to les mills, but a different company.

If its advertised as just "body pump" as long as its similar then its probably no issue.

The same gym used to do a Spin class that was the proper licensed spin format, but the licence was too dear (it was a small independent gym) so they changed it to "group cycle" and it was pretty much identical.

firkinn · 26/03/2025 18:09

“body pump” is a generic class term though, you’re comparing it to something branded you’ve done before which wouldn’t be a basis for a complaint. It’s like buying off brand cereal, then telling them it needs to just be like kelloggs as that’s what you expected.

Traceysgoingtobelivid · 26/03/2025 18:09

How on earth do you think that you can complain that a class isn’t Les Mills when it isn’t advertised as such, honestly you are being ridiculous.

cramptramp · 26/03/2025 18:09

Everywhere does body pump and has done for many years. I’ve never seen one advertised as Les Mills Body Pump.

ScaryM0nster · 26/03/2025 18:07

So they’re advertising a non branded body pump class, and what you’re getting is a generic instructors own body pump class.

I’m confused as to what you think you’d complain about.

It’s not advertised as Les Mills and you’re not getting Les Mills. You’d look a bit odd to complain about that.

If you think there’s not enough introduction or tuition for you joining the class as a new start then by all means ask about that.

The franchise classes are expensive to offer compared to instructors doing their own.