As I stand naked in the middle of Hanson Fitness, a personal training studio in Manhattan, it dawns on me that I’m about to exercise. I’ve been so preoccupied with other concerns—mainly, a man to worry about—that the workout itself has been barely a second thought, and I assume that everyone else feels similarly. If you’re at a nude fitness class, you probably aren’t here for the fitness.
Naked CrossFit: The exercise class everyone wants to go to
In scenes from Do The Right Thing With Eamonn and Ruth- to be aired on Thursday night – Ruth looked into the phenomenon of the naked exercise class – firstly asking people on the street if they’d do it, then visiting one herself to see what it was all about.
Personal trainer Helen Smith has run what is believed to be Britain’s first ever completely naked exercise class with clients ranging between the ages of 33 and 70 (but mostly, closer to 70).
Is a naked circuit class liberating or enough to put you off exercise for life?
