Best Free At Home Workouts

These days, it seems like everywhere you turn, there is a new live workout or fitness streaming service happening, and if you’re like me, you’re feeling a little overwhelmed about which workouts you should commit to and how many subscriptions you should try and remember to cancel later. Just like I loved having the variety…

Hot TRX @ Sweatheory

Class: Hot TRX Location: Hollywood Work-out: TRX, circuit/strength training Difficulty: 4.5 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 45 Sweat Level: Drenched Parking: Street parking (which is a little tricky in Hollywood!) Amenities:  Reverse osmosis alkaline water fountain, mineral shots after class, swag for purchase Requirements for class: No shoes and bring a water bottle; mats and towels are provided! This is…

Kickboxing @ Keith Cooke Studio

Class: Kickboxing Location: Brentwood Work-out: Kickboxing Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Street parking, free validated lot until 5pm on weekdays, $4 on weekends and nights Amenities:  filtered water fountain, free glove and wrap rental Requirements for class: sneakers, towel This is one of the more under-rated boxing classes around LA. Keith Cooke himself taught the…

Iron Signature Boxing @ Iron Boxing Brentwood

Class: Iron Signature Boxing Bw Location: Brentwood Work-out: Circuit Training Boxing Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level:  Sweaty Parking: Street parking (they will have validation in the building lot for a few dollars, but that hasn’t happened yet as of 3/18/16) Amenities: Lockers, showers, filtered water, towels, gloves and wraps Requirements for class: sneakers This is…

Full Body @ Barry’s Bootcamp Hollywood

Class: Full Body w/ Astrid Swan Location: Hollywood Work-out: Bootcamp/circuit training Difficulty: 5 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level:   Sweaty Parking: 90 minutes validated lot Amenities: Lockers, showers, swag for purchase, Fuel Bar (smoothie bar) Requirements for class: sneakers I finally dragged myself over to the new Barry’s in Hollywood this morning and it did not disappoint. The new space is…

Strength @ Uplift Studios

Class: Strength Location: Weho Work-out: Strength Training, HIIT Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 55 min Sweat Level:  Moderately Sweaty Parking: Metered street parking (or free residential on side streets north of Melrose, but read signs!) Amenities: Bathroom, water and swag for sale Requirements for class: sneakers, bring your own towel if you need one I came here last night…

Signature Lit @ LIT Method

Class: Signature Lit Location: Weho (same plaza as AIR) Work-out: Rowing/strength training Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 50 min Sweat Level:  Sweaty Parking: Free lot, metered street parking Amenities: Mats and towels provided, water for purchase (didn’t see a fountain) Requirements for class: Sneakers I came here for my friend Rachel’s (Sweat and Repeat) event yesterday, though the studio is also now on…

Orange 60 @ Orangetheory Fitness

Class: Orange60 Location: Nationwide Work-out: Circuit-training/bootcamp Difficulty: 4 Next day soreness: 3 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level:  Moderately Sweaty Parking: Depends on location Amenities: Water fountain, shower, swag for purchase Requirements for class: Need to get to class 30 min. early if it’s your first class. Though the workout at Orangetheory is decent, I can’t say that the customer experience is pleasant after…

Gym Time @ Crunch Weho

Class: None – open gym time Location: Weho Work-out: self-guided Difficulty: depends on what you do Next day soreness: depends on what you do Duration: 60 min Sweat Level: depends on what you do Parking: Free 2 hour validated parking in underground lot Amenities: Towels provided, water fountain, showers, swag/snacks for purchase Requirements for class: bring your own lock if you want…

Signature Burn @ Burn 60

Class: Signature Burn Location: Weho Work-out: HIIT Difficulty: Level 4.5 Next day soreness: 4 Duration: 60 min Sweat Level: Sweaty Parking: Free 2 hour lot in Pavilions center Amenities: Towels provided, water fountain, swag for purchase Requirements for class: be prepared to run I finally tried Burn 60 for the first time as part of the LA ClassPass Ambassador event. The class was tough…