With San Francisco’s official entry into the orange category, gyms and boutique gyms with a capacity of 25 percent can reopen for indoor workouts.
The studios that teach everything from heated yoga to weight lifting are more than finished. So if you’ve been long past zoom workouts and tired of freezing during outdoor sweats, wear your most breathable mask for a small, socially distant class at one of these local studios.
MNTStudio
MNTStudio’s SF location is open for 50-minute, multilevel Pilates classes in which a maximum of three customers listen to optimistic music at the same time. You can also book private sessions at the SF and Palo Alto locations, or stay at home with Zoom classes from Barre to Pilates Bootcamp. Expect temperature checks and additional plumbing. // 766 Brannan St. (SoMa) and 575 High St. Ste. 120 (Palo Alto); Packages and memberships available, mntstudio.co.
Orange theory
Orange Theory’s mid-market studio is offering two new types of sessions: Lift 45 and OT Open. Resistance training, heavy lifting, and floor work help build muscle mass and improve shape in Lift 45 sessions for the entire, upper, and lower body. In OT Open, you can do your own thing (under the supervision of the trainer) on a treadmill or rowing machine. As usual, a heart rate monitor gives you an insight into the fitness data. // 1411 Market St. (SoMa); Packages and memberships available, including a free first class, orangetheory.com.
Karma yoga
Sweat it out in Karma Yoga ‘s heated marina studio. Pilates, yoga and high-intensity interval training come together in Hot HIIT Flow, a 45- or 60-minute course with a room temperature of 95 degrees. Alternatively, with Power Yoga you can move through dynamic sequences and detoxify your muscles at the same time. Can’t decide which class to take? Karmic Flow is the perfect combination. If you’d rather train at home, the teachers at Karma Yoga still offer plenty of live stream options. // 1906 Union St. (Pacific Heights); Various packages available including a New Student Special (10 classes for $ 65), karmayogasf.com.
Project 13 gyms
Project 13 Gyms offers indoor group workouts for up to five people, as well as an open gym for members. After a temperature test, each hour-long class begins with a hip flow sequence, followed by a strength or conditioning session, and finally with a mobility cool-down. An app gives you a complete whole body, lower body, or upper body plan. Adjusted equipment and feedback from coaches will help you get the most out of your workout. // 1440 Bush St. (TenderNob); Various packages and memberships available, including a 2 for 1 intro offer (two classes for $ 40), project13gyms.com.
Yoga flow
With three SF studios and a Walnut Creek location along the way, yogis around the bay will love Yoga Flow’s multi-level vinyasa flow classes. The heated space guarantees that you are beautiful and sweaty, and breath work will help you focus on the present while increasing strength and flexibility. // locations in Noe Valley, Pacific Heights and Ingleside; Packages and memberships available including $ 25 for seven days of yoga for new students, Yogaflowsf.com.
Bodyrok
Bodyrok’s custom reformers are ready for use at the brand’s Marina, Mission, Polk and Haight locations. Semi-private full-body sculpt sessions in the morning and evening offer the same 45-minute training units as with fewer clients and only one requirement for grip socks and face masks. // Various locations in SF, Oakland, Berkeley and Petaluma; $ 30 for semi-private classes, bodyrok.com.
