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2026 Best Hot Workout

HPY Philly

Two years and three studios later (now in Point Breeze, Grad Hospital, and Queen Village), HPY’s stacked schedule of classes nearly always has a waiting list. It’s no wonder: There’s something for everybody. Choose from classical Pilates, vinyasa-style yoga, or Burn, a combo of both — all done at 90-plus degrees. There’s also a 30-minute core blaster, candlelit yin yoga (a slower-paced, lower-temped practice), and a non-heated flow for expecting and newly postpartum folks. Each offering is intentional, challenging without feeling inaccessible, and fun — cue those feel-good endorphins. Read More »

Multiple locations, Philadelphia, PA Website

2025 Best Hot Workout

The Hot Room

Maybe it’s because you can book a workout practically whenever you feel like it. (Classes run from 5:30 a.m. to 8:15 p.m.) Or the way the Pilates sculpt, yoga, and rebounding sessions challenge you, yet somehow fly by. Or the fact that the 100-plus temps equalize everyone in the always packed room. (The cold brew on tap and fridge stocked with cold-pressed juices and healthy bites don’t hurt, either.) You’ll walk out dripping in sweat, totally humbled, and ready to book your next class — every time. Read More »

3310 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2025 Best New Wellness Series

Pilates & Plunge At W Philadelphia

What was supposed to be a five-week series last fall quickly became so popular that it’s now an ongoing experience at one of Philly’s chicest hotels. You’ll move through a low-impact, muscle-engaging mat Pilates sesh led by Coach Zha before taking a dip in the W’s outdoor pool. You’ll never want to go back to “regular” workouts again. Read More »

1439 Chestnut Street, 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA Website

2024 Best Hot Workout

Studio LIT

You’ll feel it as soon as you walk in — wafts of therapeutic infrared heat from this studio’s packed roster of hot yoga classes. But Studio LIT cranks up the heat on other workouts, too. Think hot Pilates, strength training, meditation, and high-octane trampoline and cardio dance classes. For those new to yoga, all classes are dimly lit and open level, which means you’ll be sweating alongside beginner and advanced yogis. Read More »

22 Richboro Road, Newtown, PA Website

2024 Best Community Workout Group

Philly Girls Jump

Go old-school with this group — more of a community movement, really, started by Tanisha Rinehardt and Della Burns in 2016 — that gathers regularly for free Double Dutch jump-a-thons. Check their socials for schedule updates; the jumpers typically meet in front of the Art Museum and at the tennis courts at Awbury Park in Germantown. And it seems everyone wants in: Back in April, Philly City Council celebrated the group and declared every first Saturday in May to be “Philly Double Dutch Day.” Better start practicing now. Read More »

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2023 Best Lunchtime Workout

Physique 57’s Express Power Sculpt

This 45-minute glute-busting, ab-challenging, thigh-quaking combo of barre and free weights will help relieve the stress of chaotic mornings and spike endorphins, so you can push through groggy afternoon slumps. Cardio lovers, prepare to be humbled. Read More »

1625 Walnut Street, floor 2, Philadelphia, PA Website

2023 Best Cardio Workout for People Who Hate Cardio

Soul2Sole Bounce Fitness

Some forms of cardio can be dreadful — and pretty rough on your body. That’s why we love buckling up the rebounding boots for Soul2Sole’s low-impact, out-of-the-box group workouts on all kinds of surfaces, from pavement to vinyl floors. You’ll be jumping like a kangaroo — while supporting your heart health and muscles, bones and joints — and loving every second of it. Goodbye, aching knees. Read More »

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2022 Best Outdoor Workout

Rooftop Barre Bounce by Tuck Barre & Yoga

When spring arrives, Tuck’s Barre Bounce takes center stage. On Saturday mornings, jump your butt off on a mini trampoline while doing ballet-inspired micro movements — all on the roof of a Point Breeze building. High cardio, low impact and killer skyline views? Working up a sweat has never been this much fun. Read More »

1300 South 19th Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Intro to Barbells

Collective Strength

This grassroots strength-training­ community turned barbell gym was founded on accessibility, inclusiveness and joyful movement, especially for groups not typically represented in power lifting. How’d they do it? Through flexible pricing, sliding-scale “Badass Barbell” workshops, size-inclusive equipment, and a future co-op model, so members have a real stake in the biz. Read More »

3245 Amber Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Early-Morning Workout

X Training

Husband-and-wife duo John and Killian Daley have created a strength and conditioning gym where the latest workout starts at 8 a.m. But the consistent high-energy vibe, rotation through equipment, and challenging sessions will make roosters of even the sleep-till-noon crew. Read More »

1111 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA Website