trainers, 30 vs 60 minute bootcamp sessions, what is better?

[Manletbolic]

In my experience most ppl cant even last a 60 minute class of high intensity. Towards the end they are burnt out. However 30 minute class seems to get them feeling good afterwards.

However, in the end what is better for advertisement? 30 minutes or 60 minutes?

[Ronin4help]

Value. Ads are deemed worthy or unworthy in relation to their value. The market looks at ad quality first (ad location, paper quality, ad type, etc.) then it looks at pricing. Lastly, in looks at the relation between the cost and the service/product. Those three things will determine the success or ultimate failure of the ad campaign... or it's value.

[ROYLTraining]

30 is going to be better, usually. It's a more reasonable amount of time to manage. It's the same reason the 'Insanity' DVD's were released, and the next installment was Insanity MAX 30. People were complaining that 60 minutes was too long. If Beachbody is doing it, so should you, in my opinion. :P

[KyleAaron]

Do an hour. Most people can go for 45'. Put in 5' of meet and greet and check about any injuries etc, add in 10' of stretching at the end, and you're fine. The stretching will give that buzzed/relaxed feeling. You can also get them to do partner stretches, and this is a chance for members to get to know and feel comfortable with each-other, this sense of community is after all why many of them are doing a "bootcamp" and not one-on-one. Their stretch/cooldown time will also be your chance to tidy up the gear for the next group, or clear that part of the gym or the park for other people to use.

And the 45' of work should really be 30-35' of work which you've paced a bit slower - you want to work them, not smash them. Typical bootcamps are 6 weeks of 3 sessions a week - if you smash them, people will start disappearing from session 3 onwards. Gives you time to coach movement, too, rather than having it look like a typical Zumba or Crossfit class with limbs flailing spastically everywhere.

It's not like you're going to run 4 lots of 30' sessions back to back anyway, too difficult to get 6+ people to clear out of the way of the next lot, there'd be no time for cleanup etc. So you'll only do at most two classes in a row, may as well give them a decent amount of time.

[PulseTraining]

60 minutes is an instructional time frame where we can work on skills and technique, warmups, and cooldown together, as well as team building. Can be cost prohibitive as the operator.

30 Minutes is more compressed, intense, less "training" and more "exercise" and can be more profitable with quick turnarounds.

Having a waiting area helps to turn the room over, but even a good trainer needs to run the bathroom and eat at some point (not always in the same place but we've all been there)
I sell both, so it's either for me.
Hope that helps.

[Ronin4help]

In my experience most ppl cant even last a 60 minute class of high intensity. Towards the end they are burnt out. However 30 minute class seems to get them feeling good afterwards.

However, in the end what is better for advertisement? 30 minutes or 60 minutes?

Advertisements are about 'honest deception'.

Come join us for a workout like no other at Joe's Gym on 4th Street!! ONLY $20 for 30 mins!!

Then in small print "All sessions are 1 hour"

[Tommylsantos]

The better one is whichever has a better conversion to 1 one 1 training, unless you are one of those Bootcamp Trainers. Then the better one is whichever you can manage to sustain over the long run.