VirtualGym TV's online gym: Is it the next big thing?

What exactly is VirtualGym TV? It's an online gym with a huge variety of top quality instructors, and when you subscribe, you have access to all those instructors and all of their "classes" at your convenience. Oh, and all of this is available at a fraction of the cost of a gym membership. Sound good?

Well, I think it has some good possibilities, but as to their claim of being the future of personal fitness ... I'm not entirely convinced. This is a great option for companies that want to provide fitness opportunities for their employees who are scattered across various locations, making the provision of gym memberships difficult. And, for the motivated but busy individual, it could probably work.

What wasn't clear to me was where these folks were supposed to do their exercise classes. If a company has a gym available and this is an opportunity for employees to get the added benefit of (somewhat) personal training, that's great; however, some of these classes require a step or resistance band (and maybe other equipment), so if those items aren't provided, does that leave it up to the individual to acquire them? Because I don't really see that happening.

I will say, though, that the trainers I saw in the short sample video on the website were great -- they had charming British accents, and one of them even said, "Two more, please." I've never had a trainer use please on me! At any rate, I'll be most curious to see who jumps on board with this new trend and whether it continues to grow.