'Napercise' Is About To Become Your New Dream Workout
Get the Full StoryForget all about spin class and embrace what may well become your favorite workout for 2017!The David Lloyd Clubs chain is trialling “Napercise” — where participants just sleep for 45 minutes on single beds inside an exercise studio — at its gym in Sidcup, southeast London, England, this weekend.
The hour-long class is targeted at “exhausted parents” and aims to “reinvigorate the mind, improve moods, and even burn the odd calorie,” according to the company’s website. It begins and ends with a series of stretching exercises.
If the trial proves successful, the company says it may roll the idea out nationwide.
“According to our research, 86 percent of parents admit to regularly suffering from fatigue which is alarmingly high when you consider the important role getting a good night’s sleep can play in our overall mental and physical and wellbeing,” a company spokesperson said via a press release.
“We’re always looking for new ways to tackle the issues that everyday families face, which is what ‘Napercise’ sets out to do,” they added. For the class, instructors will play out atmospheric music and drop the room’s temperature.
More than 100 people have signed up for this weekend’s free trial sessions, a representative told HuffPost on Friday.
Reactions were “really positive with everyone really excited to try the class for a number of reasons, including parents who find it hard to relax at home,” they added. And even if people don’t get to sleep during the allotted time period, staff hope they will still “get the most out of the class in terms of feeling invigorated, rested and restored, both in mind and body.”
Critics, however, have questioned why someone would opt to pay for a catnap when they catch some zzzs for free at home.
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