PSA for Peloton Members: You Need to Try the New Yoga Conditioning Classes

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Peloton members: If you think yoga is too boring or easy, try the new Yoga Conditioning classes, which deliver a serious burn. 

Now available in Peloton's on-demand library, these workouts combine traditional yoga postures with strength training movements using light dumbbells, similar to CorePower Yoga's famous Sculpt(Opens in a new window) classes. Peloton launched the new Yoga Conditioning collection earlier this month with nine classes ranging from 10 to 30 minutes, led by instructors Kristin McGee(Opens in a new window), Mariana Fernández(Opens in a new window), and Kirra Michel(Opens in a new window). 

I've tried a few of Peloton's Yoga Conditioning classes, and I can attest that they offer a challenging and fun workout, even for advanced yoga practitioners. In these classes, you might, for instance, do tricep kickbacks while holding a yoga chair pose. You might perform a bicep curl to overhead press while bending and extending your legs in a high lunge. In a yoga goddess pose, you might do upright rows or oblique dips.

Also be prepared to do variations of planks, squats, and weighted abdominal exercises in these classes. In between blocks of strength training moves, you typically stretch out with a yoga vinyasa flow (a traditional sequence that goes: plank > chaturanga > upward dog > downward dog). If all of this sounds like gibberish, don't worry: Peloton's instructors guide you with verbal cues and demonstrations throughout the class.

Peloton's Yoga Conditioning classes only really require one set of light weights (2 to 3 pounds), a yoga mat, and a yoga block. If you can, I also recommend grabbing a set of medium weights (around 5 pounds) that you can use for moves like squats and lunges. 

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