Best Online Fitness Classes to get fit at Home
Online fitness classes have always been a popular and convenient way to get fit, and never more so since the pandemic when people like Joe Wicks became household names. With no need to leave the house, or adorn oneself in the latest designer sports gear, online workouts are easy and can be done to fit in with your schedule rather than the other way around. Not only that, but the variety of classes on offer is huge, with everything from HIIT to yoga, so there’s something for everyone. Here’s a list of some of our favourites.
1. Fitter Mother
Berkshire-based Fitter Mother offers fitness classes and courses to mothers and mums-to-be to help them on the way to peak fitness at every stage of the motherhood journey. And who doesn’t want to be a fit mother? She offers online classes and in person classes.
Fitter Mother’s brilliant ‘Fit in 15’ online workouts are perfect when time is of the essence and mum duties are calling. And really, 15 minutes is all you need to fit a good exercise session into a busy schedule, leaving you feeling re-energised and ready to get on with your day – with a smile on your face. These workouts can be done live or on demand. Just join up and get moving. You can buy a 7-day online access pass on the website for just £7. Your fitness journey starts today. www.fittermother.comÂ
2. My Wellbeing Club
Brought to you by Fitter Mother, above, and Taryn Roberts, a nutritional therapist and wellbeing coach, My Wellbeing Club is all about the power of nutrition, mindset, and movement within a supportive community. This recently established club offers both online and in-person wellness programmes across the local community, with the support of local businesses such as Colline’s Kitchen and the Greenham Trust.
The 6-week online menopause programme was hugely popular and helped many women understand more about this stage of their lives. The club also offers loads of online tips on health, nutrition, and exercise. Keep an eye on the Instagram page for more online programmes coming soon and take full advantage of all the fabulous wellbeing advice on offer to cram into your fitness routine. www.instagram.com/mywellbeingclub
3. Caroline's Circuits
Like many others, Caroline of Caroline’s Circuits took her classes online in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. Also based in Berkshire, her passion for strength training and subsequently circuits – where the name originated! – is brought to life through these 30-minute workouts with resistance-based exercises. For just £35 a month, you can join four live strength classes every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Each class focuses on a different part of the body or a different style of exercising. There are also mini workouts, when time is tight as well as yoga classes to complement the sessions. Try a free trial today and see what you think. We think you’ll be very glad you did for a fresh take on your workout routine. www.carolinescircuits.com
4. Joe Wicks: The Body Coach
This guy needs no introduction, but certainly deserves a mention, being the king of celebrity trainers. Bringing joy to millions and a fresh perspective to exercise, Joe Wicks transformed a nation, or indeed the world. By bringing his live online workouts primarily to children during the pandemic, he made kids smile and kept parents sane. He made exercise fun. He focused on the physical and mental health benefits of doing a bit of exercise every day and his workouts became part of many households’ daily routine.
Many of his workouts are available for free on Youtube (The Body Coach). Choose from a huge selection: longer workouts, mini sessions, with focus on cardio workouts, weight training, strength workouts or abs. He also has an app, which, for a monthly subscription of £14.99, or an annual subscription of £89.99, provides live workouts, recipes, meal planning, words of inspiration, as well as exclusive event invites. Money well spent. www.thebodycoach.com
5. Kayla Itsines: Sweat
Kayla Itsines is a world-renowned Australia personal trainer who founded the app, Sweat. Her goal is to empower women through health and fitness to feel their very best and most confident selves. She focuses on high intensity and strength training, with a team of different instructors. For $19.99 a month (and a 7-day free trial), you can select your online Sweat plan which features unique workout options with a variety of classes and meal plans to suit you. The app is also full of general nutritional advice, great recipes, and free workouts. Kayla is the true epitome of what it means to be fit and healthy. www.sweat.com Â
6. Yoga with Adriene
It’s not all about HIIT workouts! Yoga is the perfect complement to more intensive exercise; yoga works different muscles, as well as focuses on flexibility, posture and of course enables relaxation. It is by no means an easy alternative! Depending on the type of yoga you choose, it can be slow-paced, such as hatha, or more energising and challenging, such as vinyasa.
Yoga with Adriene has it all; a huge selection of free online yoga workouts of varying lengths and for varying abilities on her Youtube channel (Yoga with Adriene). She also offers exercises which cater for back or neck pain, and even options to try at your desk or when you are travelling. Just subscribe to the channel and begin your yoga journey. Namaste.
7. Davina McCall: Own your Goals
Davina (no second name needed) and her home fitness app, Own Your Goals, has made it big in recent years. Being so relatable and instantly likeable, she came from a past she struggled with, and overcame what seemed like insurmountable obstacles to become a household hero, and totally all-round nice person: a person who happens to be very fit indeed.
The app is packed full of brilliant workouts and challenges, as well as plenty of nutritional and wellbeing advice, for an incredibly reasonable £4.99 a month. You’ll get access to a whole online community and expert support for achieving your fitness goals. www.ownyourgoalsdavina.com In addition, you’ll find lots of her free workouts on her Youtube channel (Davina McCall). We want those abs in our 50s too.
She is also, of course, a cheerleader for the menopause and has championed this cause to bring more widespread awareness to the nation. All in all, we can’t thank her enough. Â
8. Lululemon
Lululemon is ultimately known for its fabulous workout gear for all types of activity, from running to yoga. With its high-quality, long-lasting fabrics, the brand is considered luxury, but well worth the investment. It’ll make you feel amazing.
However, Lululemon is so much more than that. In addition to its clothing brand, it offers a home workout hub where you can find a wide variety of free online workouts for all fitness levels to suit your every need. From HIIT and core and kettlebell training, to yoga and meditation, there is something for everyone. Join the social media community by following the Facebook and Instagram pages too. This is one party you won’t want to miss. Check it out at www.lululemon.co.uk – see you there. Â
8. Nourish by V
And finally… another yoga option. The fabulous, locally based Nourish by V, much-loved by Made in the Shire, offers in person and online yoga sessions.Â
Every Wednesday morning at the bright and early time of 7am, Nourish by V has an online yoga flow suitable for all levels of yogis. In these sessions, you will learn the basics of the various postures and breathing techniques to enable you to expand your practice at your own pace. If you can’t make the early start, these sessions are available to access for seven days afterwards. An effective full-body workout which is wonderfully restorative for the body, mind and soul. Get your yoga mat out and get to it.
Book line at www.nourishbyv.comÂ
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