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While you’re getting your groove on in a Body Machine Fitness class, it’s not just your muscles and bones getting the work done. Your endocrine and nervous systems are also kicking into high gear, producing hormones and molecules that your brain interprets like coded messages. 

And what are these messages really saying? They aren’t just reminding you how hot and powerful you are. Regular exercise actually changes the way your body produces and receives those messages. Over time, these messages become ever more positive and can even become addicting. 

Meet Your BMF Mental Health Influencers 

#1 Dopamine: The Motivation Molecule  

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a critical role in motivation, reward, and pleasure. When you engage in activities that your brain associates with reward, such as a high-energy BMF workout, dopamine levels increase. This not only makes you feel good but also motivates you to repeat the behavior, helping you to form healthy, addictive workout habits. 

#2 Oxytocin: The Love Hormone  

Oxytocin is often referred to as the “love hormone” because it is involved in social bonding, trust, and forming relationships. At BMF, the synchronized group workouts and supportive community atmosphere help boost oxytocin levels, fostering a sense of connection and belonging among our members. This hormone helps transform our studio into a social hub where friendships flourish. 

#3 Serotonin: The Mood Stabilizer 

Serotonin is crucial for regulating mood, social behavior, appetite, digestion, sleep, memory, and even sexual desire. Our immersive fitness environment, featuring rhythmic music and dynamic lighting, promotes the release of serotonin. This enhances your mood, reduces anxiety, and creates a sense of calm and focus both during and after your workout. 

#4 Endorphins: The Pain Relievers  

Endorphins are natural painkillers produced by your body in response to stress or discomfort. They help to minimize pain and discomfort, creating a sense of euphoria often referred to as a “runner’s high.” The high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts at BMF are specifically designed to maximize endorphin release, ensuring you leave each session feeling exhilarated and ready to take on the world. 

#5 Testosterone: The Strength Builder  

Testosterone is commonly thought of as a “male” hormone, but women’s bodies produce it in the ovaries and adrenal glands. Maintaining optimal testosterone levels ensures vital benefits for both men and women, such as heightened energy, drive, focus, and self-motivation to accomplish goals. Weightlifting and high-intensity training have muscle-boosting, testosterone-producing effects that promote increased muscle mass and greater bone density. 

#6 Endocannabinoids: The Balance Keepers  

Exercise notably increases levels of the body’s endocannabinoids, the molecules released by the brain, muscle, and fatty tissue that work to maintain homeostasis. The balance they promote is primarily in the mind, regulating key hormones in the nervous system like serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. This natural chemical boost may have long-term effects on mental health, making regular aerobic exercise a game-changer in managing stress and improving overall well-being. 

BMF = Body, Mind, Fitness 

The beauty of a Body Machine Fitness workout exists in our comprehensive approach to activating both the mind and body. From the sense-arousing facilities and high-octane trainers to the intentionality behind every BMF session, your mental and physical health is hyped from the minute you enter and well beyond leaving. 

By harnessing the power of these neurochemicals, Body Machine Fitness ensures that every workout is not just physically rewarding but also mentally stimulating and emotionally fulfilling. Join us for our group fitness classes in Ft. Worth and North Dallas and discover how the right blend of exercise, science, and community can revolutionize your health and happiness. 

You know the drill:  

• Set a 5 am alarm…hit snooze seven times  
• Make a New Year’s resolution to lose weight…quit the gym in February  
• Write a Sunday to-do list…binge Netflix instead 
  

So, what gives? Staying motivated is one of the top reasons people fail to stick to a fitness routine. But maybe, a lack of motivation to workout isn’t so much a reflection on your motivation as it is on the workout you’ve been doing. Maybe it’s time to try a fitness studio that takes care of the motivation part for you. 

At Body Machine Fitness, our members are motivated to attend classes for some many reasons. Attend your first free class and you’ll soon learn: 

Your Tribe is Here 

We’re more than a gym; we’re a social club. Every BMF trainer, member, and staff welcomes and accepts everyone who walks through our doors from day one–whether you’re a retired professional athlete or at the start of your fitness journey. Our workouts connect people through a shared and meaningful experience that lingers long after the post-workout shower. This social and encouraging environment makes our members want to show up and push hard day after day as much for themselves as for the power of the group dynamic.  

We Offer New Classes Every Day 

Forget boring and repetitive gym routines! Not only does mixing up your workouts help keep your body and mind engaged, but it also prevents boredom and burnout. Keeping things exciting and challenging makes you more likely to stick to your fitness routine and achieve your desired goals.  

At BMF, you will never take the same class twice. Our science-based interval workouts are the most efficient and effective workout you can do in 45 minutes. They’re challenging but self-paced and simple to follow along so everyone can do it and be successful–there’s nothing more motivating than that.  

We Got the Beat 

When you step into the studio, you feel like you’re at the city’s hottest nightclub. Every class features high-octane hits mixed by our in-house DJ along with a synchronized light show. Dopamine is the currency of well-being and we use music to dole it out every day. You read that right; our workouts deliver a healthy “high” that motivates you to get out of bed and be a badass at BMF.  

We’ve Brainwashed You with Neuroscience! 

Body Machine Fitness is the first gym in the world to leverage neuroscience to hack the brain to associate working out with excitement. Every aspect of our classes–the music, the lights, the circuits– is intentional. We tap into your brain’s motivation center and stimulate the dopamine production you need to become addicted to exercise. Body Machine Fitness members crave their daily workouts and never fear the gym. After a week of group fitness classes in Ft. Worth or Plano, you’ll realize you’re no longer starved for motivation and may even have some to spare.  

Ready for your new addiction? 

Body Machine Fitness is the full-sensory workout you’ll want to feel every day.  

Book your free nightclub fitness class today to join our fitness community and see why BMF was voted the Best Gym in DFW for the third year. 

Human beings were born to move. Regular sweat sessions help reduce the risk of chronic diseases, boost our mood, and regulate our energy levels. We all know that we should make exercise a regular part of our routine. However, only 28% of Americans are exercising enough.  

Breaking free from old habits to introduce new lifestyle choices is never easy. But it is possible. With the right mindset, you can change working out from a grueling chore to the best part of your day. Here are four tips from our trainers to help you become part of the 28%:  

Tip #1: Schedule your workouts  

Consistency is the cornerstone of any successful habit. To establish a positive relationship with exercise, you have to make workouts part of your daily rhythm. We’re not saying you need to go balls-to-the-wall every day for two hours. Instead, make exercise as integral to your routine as going to work, even if it’s just a brief but focused 45-minute workout. Slow and steady wins the race – it’s far better to commit to a shorter but regular workout than to attempt an overly ambitious routine and risk abandoning it altogether. 

Tip #2: Don’t overdo it  

The most common mistake that exercise newbies make is going too hard too quickly, which can lead to pain, injury, and burnout. To avoid this, listen to your body and start slowly. Instead of training for the Boston Marathon right out of the gate, start with shorter, more manageable workouts that you can gradually increase in intensity as you get fitter. This approach allows you to build up your fitness gradually, reducing the risk of injury and increasing the likelihood of long-term success. 

Tip #3: Remember your why 

Maintaining a consistent exercise routine can be challenging, but reminding yourself of your motivations can serve as a powerful driving force. Knowing your “why” – your deeper reasons for prioritizing fitness – can provide the mental edge you need to overcome obstacles and stay on track. Reflect on what truly matters to you. Is it improved health, increased energy, stress reduction, or perhaps setting a positive example for loved ones? Whatever your reasons, keeping them at the forefront of your mind will ignite the passion and determination needed to make exercise a lasting routine.  

Tip #4- Find a workout you crave everyday  

Finding a workout you genuinely enjoy is the shortcut to making fitness an enduring lifestyle choice. Body Machine Fitness’ science-backed fitness classes light up the motivation centers of your brain so you start to crave exercise rather than avoid it.  

By using a coordinated dance of lights, sound, and sweat, our classes induce a high state of arousal that taps into the brain’s reward and pleasure circuits to produce feel-good neurochemicals dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphin. These substances control all the good stuff: your sense of well-being, perception of time, euphoria, and overall contentment. 

New to BMF? Take Your First Class on Us 

After just a few of our group fitness classes in Fort Worth and Plano, you will be well on your way to effectively rewiring your mind to make exercise a lifestyle choice.  

Change your relationship with exercise for good by joining us for a FREE fitness class. We’ll see you in the studio!