Best Online Exercise Classes

If you want the freedom to work out at home but don’t want your workouts to get repetitive, try a premium online streaming service like Daily Burn. Daily Burn offers a 60-day free trial, so you can get a feel for the classes and instructors before you make the financial commitment of $19.95 per month. The monthly price is not available on the website, however.

Daily Burn offers more than 1,000 classes ranging in difficulty level and length from options for beginners to advanced athletes, all taught by expert trainers. In addition, through Daily Burn’s 365 program, a new workout routine is offered each workday. Some classes are 10 minutes or an hour, so you can find an appropriately challenging workout that’s perfect for your schedule.

It can be hard to make it to the yoga studio on top of a busy schedule. But you only need a few minutes on the mat to reap the benefits of an asana practice. Plus, since yoga uses practically no equipment, you can easily do it anywhere. When you’re looking for a little instruction, follow along with Adriene Mishler. Adriene offers both a large library of free online YouTube workouts on her Yoga with Adriene channel as well as a paid membership program called Find What Feels Good, enabling you to delve into yoga at an accessible level. The YouTube Channel offers videos ranging from “Yoga for Grief” to “Yoga for Core (and Booty!),” so you can choose exactly the class that you’re craving regardless of your mood. While some of the movements can feel repetitive over time, Adriene’s emphasis on mental well-being brings metaphorical resonance to every practice. 

Find What Feels Good, on the other hand, not only includes all of her YouTube videos ad-free, but also an additional library of content including seven-day challenges, vlogs, and workouts from other yoga instructors. A monthly payment plan costs $12.99 per month, and an annual payment plan is $129.99 per year. Additionally, you can join Kula, a moderated, online community platform that enables members to talk to each other about their yoga practices, lives, and love of Adriene’s work. Kula is entirely free regardless of whether or not you are a Find What Feels Good Member.

If you’re hesitant about starting a yoga practice, check out one of Adriene’s beginner videos and see what valuable lessons you can learn on the mat.

ClassPass is perfect for people that want access to a wide variety of in-studio experiences. Here’s how it works: subscribers buy credits online that can be redeemed for workout classes. Each class is worth a specific number of credits, based on the instructor's popularity and time, with more in-demand time slots costing more credits. Longer classes may also cost additional credits.

Classpass credits are accepted in 40,000 studios in over 30 countries around the world, so while it’s not available everywhere, it’s becoming more widespread, especially in major urban areas. For those that don’t live in participating areas, Classpass recently announced that they are launching the in-home system Classpass Live, where subscribers will be able to work out live in their own homes with a heart rate monitor that pits them against other participants, so you can let your competitive side shine as you work to climb the leaderboard.

While lucky residents of New York City, London, and Los Angeles are able to work out at a Tracy Anderson Method studio, the reality is that most of us aren’t able to get there. The best compromise: streaming the live classes online, so you can work out with the famous studio from the comfort of your living room.

If you want to limit yourself to the on-demand classes, there are three payment options offered: $90 monthly, $457 semiannual, or $808.50 for an annual subscription. If you also want access to the live classes, you’ll have to pay much more. The Online Studio + TA Live plans cost $130 per month, $663 for six months, or $1,170 per year. Although this plan comes with additional perks, such as access to monthly Ask Tracy sessions, it’s a hefty price. However, if you’re invested in the Tracy Anderson Method, it is well worth the cost since it enables you to dive into Tracy’s world without traveling to one of her studios. 

If heading to a yoga class with a friend or team helps keep you on track to meet your practice goals, you’ll love the community support you get with Alo Moves. Through this app, you are given the opportunity to connect with encouraging coaches and other hard-working members, and you can take more than 3,000 diverse yoga, mindfulness, wellness, and fitness classes. You can even take classes with any of your friends online.

At a price point of $20 per month, or $199 for the first year, it’s definitely one of the more reasonable at-home options on this list. Alo Moves' videos are compatible with a web browser, iPhone, iPad, Android, and Apple TV, so you can move freely from one device to another. With Offline Access, you can take your devices on the move and practice when it works best for you.

If you love the high intensity of a group class but hate bumping elbows with the person next to you, take the group experience to your living room with Booya Fitness. Classes offered include barre, pilates, cardio kickboxing, HIIT, sports conditioning, dance, yoga, body weight sculpting, and more. Even with that variety, Booya promises that 75% of their workouts can be completed with just a yoga mat.

Booya selects their music carefully because they know a good song can make or break a workout. Every cardio workout is set to live-streamed pop music to keep you upbeat and moving throughout the class. At only $9.99 per month and a free trial offer, there’s no reason not to at least test out Booya’s offerings.

If you’re aiming to include more mindfulness in your workouts, Glo is a great starting point. Not only do they have the traditional yoga workouts you would expect, but they also feature twelve meditation classes and twelve educational classes emphasizing concepts such as maintaining healthy boundaries. They also have a daily mindfulness series to kickstart your practice. 

Glo’s videos range from five to 120 minutes and span from incredibly slow to fast-paced vinyasa flows.

Pelton provides users with the motivational and exciting atmosphere of an in-person cycling class without the need to travel to a dimly lit studio. If you have a Peloton bike and pay the $44 per month all-access membership fee, you’ll get access to daily live-streamed classes, their catalog of thousands of on-demand classes, and even their innovative gaming program, Lane Break.

If you want to opt out of the expensive fee and costly equipment, their app-only membership is only $12.99 per month and includes a library of classes that require little to no equipment. Those that do require equipment, such as the cycling classes, don’t require the equipment to come from Peloton itself. Not only does the app offer traditional fitness classes such as yoga and strength training, but also more unique offerings such as power walking.

Peloton's range of membership options makes them accessible to a broad audience whether you’re ready to financially invest in a home gym or simply want to dip your toes in.

If you feel overwhelmed by the idea of squeezing a workout into your hectic day, an Obé Fitness subscription may be crucial to your wellness goals. Focusing on quick, 10-minute, and 28-minute long classes that fit into any schedule, the workouts emphasize muscle definition, cardio, and flexibility. 

Tapping some of the best instructors in New York City to lead the classes, Obé Fitness encourages users to vary their classes throughout the week, offering all three types of classes daily. Classes typically start live streaming at 6 a.m. and end in the early afternoon, but guests can stream classes on-demand at any moment.