The original “Silent Trainer” was created by HOTWORX and introduced to the first location in Oxford, MS in 2017, and then deployed to all locations opened since. The idea was to offer simple functional workouts that could be followed easily from a video, without the need for a human trainer. HOTWORX members follow the workout from a screen in the non-heated functional training area known as the FX Zone (FX stands for functional exercise).

We recently introduced the updated version of the Silent Trainer (as shown in the videos above) with a sleek new look including GIFS that are easy to follow and that are more pleasing to the eye. The new on screen version also includes a convenient scrolling alert announcing infrared workouts that are about to begin in the saunas as well.

As functional training continues to gain popularity with fitness customers, the Silent Trainer option has become even more relevant. In the FX Zone, this 24 hour “silent trainer” coaches clients through functional workouts that utilize all of the simple types of equipment such as suspension straps, dumbbells, kettle bells, stability balls and ropes. There is no need for a trainer screaming at you. This FX Zone workout is designed to allow users to jump in at any time, follow the Silent Trainer, and complete the total body circuit. Or, if they choose, clients can simply freestyle any type of functional training they want in the FX Zone. The silent trainer keeps your workout form on track and maintains the proper cadence as you move through the exercises.  Many clients cross-train infrared workouts with FX Zone workouts for the best of both functional resistance and infrared isometrics and/or HIIT training.

Functional fitness exercises train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by simulating common movements you might do at home, or at work such as bending down to pick something up. While using various muscles in the upper and lower body at the same time, functional fitness exercises also emphasize core stability. In contrast to the rows of limited movement weight training machines that occupy so much room in the average gym, there is no limit to the types of functional exercise movements that can be created and practiced with good form.  All you need is body weight, gravity, a small area of space, and a few simple fitness tools. The Silent Trainer program can get you started.

In each HOTWORX 24 hour infrared fitness studio there is an FX Zone with a Silent Trainer on the video screen who is always at work for the customers!

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