The best free fitness classes this week mostly revolve around yoga, taking the rejuvenating practice everywhere from heated classrooms to parks and farmers markets. But with kickboxing, Pilates and cycling on the menu, too, even cardio buffs will get their fix.
Check out five ways to stay fit for free this week in Atlanta.
CorePower anniversary celebration
Class times range from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., June 6. Multiple locations.
It's been one year and three location openings since CorePower arrived in Atlanta with its array of beginners, hot, fusion and sculpt yoga classes — and its celebrating with a full day of freebies.
Pop into the Druid Hills location at 9 a.m. for a C2 (heated intermediate) class or at 10:30 a.m. for Yoga Sculpt (yoga with weights and a cardio segment). Opt for a hot lunch with a noon C2 class or 1:30 p.m. Yoga Sculpt class at Ponce City Market, or head over to the main event at the Buckhead studio for refreshments and the last of the classes: C2 at 6 p.m. and Yoga Sculpt at 7:30. Get the latest updates on the event's Facebook listing.
Yoga HIITS at AvalOM
6 p.m., June 8. 2200 Avalon Boulevard.
The latest offering in Avalon's weekly free AvalOM fitness offering, on Wednesdays this summer, LIFT Yoga Studio will present a HIITS yoga class on the plaza at the center with instructor Anissa Dearborn.
The class blends the cardio elements of high-intensity interval training with the strengthening flow of a vinyasa sequence, elevating the heart rate and setting the stage for a more toned physique. Get the latest details on this class, which is sponsored by Lululemon for this installment, on AvalOM's website.
Flat Belly Pilates
9 a.m., June 11. 265 18th Street NW.
Flat Belly Pilates is continuing with regular appearances at Athleta Atlantic Station throughout the month of June, with multiple opportunities to work your muscles for free. Flat Belly is led by trainer Ivory Howard, a certified Pilates and yoga instructor who has built a reputation for bringing her personal training and Pilates instruction to students' homes, offices and community spaces.
Join in as she shows off her mobile personal training services for free: Register for the class on Eventbrite and remember to bring a yoga mat and water.
BURN cycle or kickboxing
9 a.m., June 12. 3575 Durden Drive NE #202.
BURN Studios has been torching calories since its opening last year in Brookhaven, and now Lululemon's OTP locations are teaming up with the luxe studio for free classes every Sunday in June. Join the athleisure retailer at BURN's location on Sundays at 9 a.m. and choose between a competitive cycling class (complete with leaderboard and thumping remixes) or a muscle-toning kickboxing class.
Reserve your spot by visiting BURN's website and purchasing the class (discount code: "lululemon") and keep track of the details on Lululemon OTP's Facebook page.
Yoga at the Grant Park Farmers Market
11:30 a.m., June 12. 600 Cherokee Ave. SE.
Long a part of the fitness community in Virginia-Highland, Highland Yoga has taken to celebrating its new Grant Park location with a series of free classes on the second Sunday of every month, at the Grant Park Farmers Market. Bring your mat, water and a towel for a one-hour vinyasa flow (and, as a bonus, stick around to peruse the fresh produce after your final savasana).
Head over to Highland Yoga's Facebook page for more details on this event along with an array of other free offerings throughout June.
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