With the Social type of membership, you get into the membership site and access all kinds of exercise levels and content with the simplicity of doing things on your own to start, but... when you work really hard and eventually grow out of your tier (the Levels become TOO EASY) you will be required in some form or another to participate socially from in order to evolve/upgrade through the access tiers. For some members this may take years until they outgrow their tier, for others it may take a much shorter time. It somewhat depends where you start, what condition you're in, and how much effort you put in. 

Pros 

• You are eligible for "Earn It" discounts - Reduced costs to upgrade tiers
• You are eligible to take Official Tests, where once passed, you may obtain Ranked Gear
• Social Accountability tends to motivate people and create a sense of inclusion, which is positive and good for morale to overcome obstacles
• Exceptionally LOW COST, this is the way The EN was originally envisioned - bringing social community to exercise.

Cons

• In order to Evolve/upgrade tiers, there are points at which you must participate in the network, which requires some effort to contribute e.g. submit video recording(s) of yourself doing certain work outs. Some see this as a Pro, but it is something that if left incomplete could impede your progress up the tier system.

     The EN is still young and the community needs to grow to a mature bustling community. It's a great idea, but when it matures it will be a 10/10 rating!

     With the Solo type of membership, you also get into the membership site and access all kinds of exercise levels and content, with the simplicity of doing things on your own, but you don't have the social aspect of being required to participate socially from time to time in order to evolve/upgrade through the access tiers, unless you voluntarily participate.

Pros 

• Extremely Simple to use. A very, very gentle learning curve to make full use of the network.
• You are NOT required to do "Earn It" social tasks (posting videos of yourself performing workouts, etc.), in order to evolve/upgrade tiers. However, some see this as a Con because you may lack some of the Social Accountability you may have with your peers on the network.
• You are eligible to take Official Tests, where once passed, you obtain Access Tier Ranked Gear, where your video submissions remain private (however, in the future these tests may be officiated in a decentralized/more social way and so this point may be updated or administrated differently eventually)
• You may still comment and interact socially with others on the network, which brings a sense of inclusion, so you can still benefit from the morale boosts and find encouragement to overcome obstacles

Cons

• More Costly
• You are NOT eligible for "Earn It" discounts - making it a little more costly to advance through the tiers (although it is still reasonably affordable)

     The EN is still young and the community needs to grow to a mature bustling community. It's a great idea, but when it matures it will be a 10/10 rating!