HIGH IMPACT ANNABELLE SIKES STAFF WRITER
F45 is celebrating its first anniversary in Baldwin Park.
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seen their fitness program create a community.
f you live in Baldwin Park, you’ve walked by the doors of F45. The glass windows and red, white and blue lettering are hard to miss, but what really draws people off the streets and into the training studio is the energy. Walking by the studio, the blasting quick-tempo music shakes the windows. Upon peeking inside, the center is lit up with sweaty, but smiling, faces which radiate a positive and welcoming energy out onto the streets with ease. F45 celebrated its first anniversary in Baldwin Park in February, and already, the fitness facility is making a lasting impact. “There have been friendships and relationships that have been built here, and we try really hard to bring that sense of community through these doors,” co-owner Robert Strauss says. “We just want to bring people together.”
In its first year, owners Robert and Tara Strauss have
FUNCTION AND FORM
But what is F45? The “F” stands for functional training and “45” is the total amount of time spent training. Functional training is a mix of circuit and HIIT, high intensity interval training, style workouts geared toward everyday movement. The F45 training workouts are designed to unify the muscle groups of the body to help members move and feel stronger in all aspects of life. The company has 45 unique and customized workouts with more than 5,000 exercises. The workouts are fueled and organized by technology systems placed in all F45 locations. A series of TVs mounted on the front wall of the studios provide an organized, station-by-station diagram for each daily workout. The system is
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Robert, Tara, Cash and Carter Strauss have enjoyed running the F45 location in Baldwin Park.
BALDWIN PARK LIVING | APRIL 2022
