Though I have passed by many time on my trips across Carmel, today was the first time that I have ever gone to Chrome. The facility itself was nice and the reception staff was friendly and customer service-oriented. I walked in about 10 minutes before class. There was one person in the lobby and the receptionist was on the phone. She was so busy answering the questions of the person the phone, that by the time she addressed me to fill out newbie paperwork and pay for the class, I ended up being late. She was still talking to the potential customer on the phone.
This review is based on the Sunday Zumba Class at 3:00pm. While I personally did not enjoy the class and probably would not take another Zumba class at Chrome, I am open to trying the facility again for a pole dancing class for the novelty. It's also their specialty and I have a feeling that it reflects in all their fitness classes. The classes (all) are not cheap and neither is membership, so I suggest you try a class or two before committing to a membership or class pass.
Have you ever taken a Zumba class? Have you mastered Zumba moves to the advanced or expert level? Have you taken years of dance and can quickly catch on to a complex string of steps/turns that repeat maybe 3-4 times per song? Can you read minds so that you know when the instructor will change steps or direction without hand signals or verbal cues? Are you in top physical shape with no current(or remnants of past injuries, especially knee) issues? Can you handle a high impact, high energy class without a warm-up routine that ramps up in energy/impact or any slower intermediary routines (for at least 45 minutes)? If you answered "NO" to any of these questions, this class is not for you! I, by no means, would not call myself a Zumba beginner, but I am in no way an expert either. This class is not for those with physical issues of any kind (especially knee issues), even if you have experience in modifying moves. In the hundreds of Zumba classes I have taken, this was the class I enjoyed the least...so much so that I walked out before the class ended. Correction, I limped out. Though I modified moves (at least those steps I could follow), there were so many turns and direction changes that my knee couldn't take it. Oh well, lesson learned. read more