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.
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