The first CorePower Yoga class I took was this summer back in my hometown of Austin, Texas. The classes started at 5:30 in the morning and I went with my friend Giada, who is a collegiate dancer.
“It will be so chill, I promise,” Giada told me as we entered the building in our workout sets. So, I grabbed my mat and weights and entered the studio.
It was, in fact, not chill.
CorePower Yoga is a fitness studio chain that offers heated yoga, yoga sculpt, and other forms of strength training. I have only taken the Yoga Sculpt classes, which are a heated and weighted class that incorporates cardio. That was the type of class that I took with Giada, and I was genuinely counting down the seconds until class was over. I was sweating out of every pore of my body—ones I didn’t even know existed—and for most of the time, I thought I was going to pass out. A puddle of sweat formed on my black yoga mat as my arms shook in the plank position.
Like any workout class, after swearing I would never return, I got the “itch” and knew I had to come back. The post-workout high I felt was unmatched. The rest of the summer I spent chipping off my friends for class passes and used my free-week pass that CorePower offers for first-time yogis.
When I got to school in Boston, I tried going to the Fitness and Recreation Center and giving their yoga classes and weight training a chance. But nothing gave me the “high” that CorePower Yoga did, so I spent the remainder of the semester begging my parents to buy me the unlimited class pass for my birthday. After a lot of convincing, especially after looking at the hefty price tag of $199 a month, my parents agreed. Thank you, Mom and Dad!
Since beginning to go to CorePower Yoga consistently as of January 2025, I have noticed many physical and mental improvements. I have yet to find another workout chain that makes me feel as rejunitaved, mindful, and tough. I have noticed my body is more toned and strong.
CorePower Yoga became an integral part of my life here in Boston, and it’s brought me a community. I’m pretty sure my friends here think I am a CorePower Yoga sponsor or ambassador because I talk about it all the time and force them to come with me.
Going to CorePower Yoga with my friends has deepened our bond and relationship.
As I finish this article, about to put on my leggings and sports bra for my Sunday 7:45 p.m. CorePower Yoga Sculpt class, I reflect on the joy and rebirth I feel after spending an hour working on myself.
Because of CorePower Yoga, I am a tougher person!
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