'If you told me three months ago that I would be doing burpees and mountain climbers on my bedroom floor to house music in a Zoom class led by a SoulCycle instructor, I would … not have believed you?'
Photo: Sky Ting TV Now that we’ve been home for weeks on end, we’re all slowly adjusting our lives to this new normal of spending our time mostly in the house. And though some things are harder to recreate at home — like enjoying a happy-hour drink with friends or going to the office to catch up with co-workers — if you’ve been missing your workout fix, there are lots of pretty great online classes you can do without leaving the house or entering a crowded, sweaty studio.
What It’s Like: I don’t remember how I found Ballet Beautiful — probably Instagram — but I do remember thinking, “Six minute videos? I can do that.” And in the past two years of trying probably a dozen or so online workout subscriptions, it’s the one I’ve really stuck to.
I decided to try the be.come Project after reading this review on the Cut, and it’s quickly become my new favorite. Founded by SLT alum Bethany C. Meyers, the digital fitness platform posts only one new 25-minute workout every week that combines all the feel-good elements of Pilates, yoga, and dance. I think the most frustrating part of digital fitness is that trying to watch your screen as you move can become distracting. The one-routine-a-week method provides a clever antidote.
Crunch Fitness Crunch Fitness Live $10 $10 Buy at Crunch Live Buy Price: $10 per month with a 90-day free trial, or free with a Crunch membership.Tester: Liza Corsillo, who joined Crunch fitness a year ago and started the online workouts once quarantine started. Tl;dr: If you want a high-intensity workout set to great music, E.F.F.E.C.T’s boot-camp-style workouts will have you sweating in minutes without requiring you to download another app.
If you told me three months ago that I would be doing burpees and mountain climbers on my bedroom floor to house music in a Zoom class led by a SoulCycle instructor, I would … not have believed you? But these are unusual times, and Housework, which is led by Sydney Miller, is truly a great workout. Her 45-minute classes combine cardio and Pilates, and are the only at-home workout I’ve found that leaves you drenched in sweat by the end.
The benefit of the app, which costs $20 per month, is that you can see exactly how to perform the moves. The timer is built into it, so you don’t have to fiddle with one yourself. Also, I love Kayla. She’s so positive and unpretentious and just seems like a genuinely lovely person! And even though she’s more popular than ever, and I think I’m a little too old for her program, I would definitely return to it.
Melissa Wood Health Melissa Wood Health Online Subscription $10 $10 Buy at Melissa Wood Health Buy Price: $10 per month with a seven-day free trial.Tester: Hilary Reid, who does the videos most mornings in quarantine. I first got into NTC, Nike’s gorgeous workout app, as a poor graduate student with a massive apartment in Bushwick and a yoga mat. Many of the workouts don’t involve any equipment, you can integrate your own music into the routine, and in the six years since I first discovered the app, it’s only expanded and improved. You can choose the level of “athlete” you are — beginner, intermediate, and advanced — choose workouts based on muscle groups or mobility versus strength versus endurance.
Physique 57 Physique 57 On Demand Subscription $25 $25 Photo: Jose R Marquez Buy at Physique 57 Buy Price: $25 per month with a seven-day free trial.Tester: Karen Iorio Adelson, who runs as her main form of exercise, supplements her running with these workouts to build up additional strength. I first tried Shadowbox when I was unemployed, because they had free community classes, and now I’m tuning into their virtual classes during quarantine, so I guess you can say they’ve always been there for me during tough times. I like to think of it as the Y7 of boxing. In-person, the class is taught in the dark, only illuminated by blue lights with blaring music. It’s a 45-minute class consisting of rounds of shadowboxing, conditioning, and bag work.
Tl;dr:If you’re experienced with yoga, Y7 offers similar classes online as they do in person, minus the heat, but with some new additions, including mini-burns and focused classes that highlight a specific pose.
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