Online Fitness Classes
We searched for routines that didn’t demand a lot of space or equipment, all of these workouts can be done in a small room.
The strain that coronavirus has put on gyms has led many of the country’s workout spaces to move online, in many cases by livestreaming classes – an unparalleled chance to try out famous workouts with renowned instructors at half the price of a physical class or, in the cases below, for free.
Mr Motivator daily dozen aerobics
Fun and perfect for anyone with less mobility, Mr Motivator’s short but sweet blast of gentle aerobics might as well be livestreamed straight from the Eighties. Mr and Mrs Motivator stream the videos from their home, which makes the short sequences – of low impact aerobics and lifts – feel even more approachable. There are plenty of modifications on offer – including an option to remain sitting, if that’s better for you, or to hold onto a chair for balance in lunges. Uplifting and uncomplicated, bust out your best Hawaiian print shorts and get crunching.
Joe Wicks P.E. with Joe
The workouts are – theoretically – aimed at children, but are simple, cheerful and challenging enough for literally anyone to take part in. As well as modifying moves for people with less fitness and flexibility, Joe changes moves to make them harder – suggesting hand weights for certain poses if you want more of a challenge.
Add in the community spirit – letters from kids and the “spot the difference” in Joe’s living room challenge – and it’s hard not to get swept up by the hype.
Third Space kettlebells, HIIT and yoga
Third Space is currently streaming a huge variety of its online workouts, from bodyweight to yin yoga, for free.
Instructors assume a fair amount of experience but do talk you through intensity and warming up and cooling down. The live workouts of the day (WOD) are ideal for anyone missing a community workout with a lot of burpees. Many of the classes require a small number of props – hand weights and resistance bands, for example – so have those to hand.