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Everyone knows about Peloton, Mirror, and all the other big-name virtual exercise programs. But what can you do when you want to work out at home but are not really into hardcore exercise programs? What if you’re disabled and can’t get on a bike or do CrossFit? Well, look no further. We’ve compiled the five top virtual workouts out there for ultimate beginners and those of us who might as well be!
Get Your Body Moving
These programs range from dance to stretching and more. They will not kill you. Sure, they’re not fancy like Peloton workouts, but they are an affordable and fun way to get moving after two years of sitting around. So choose one, two, or all of them, and just start!
Body Groove
Body Groove might be the most comprehensive beginner-friendly workout platform on the market. Its fun, low-impact classes are energizing and truly designed for everyone. The instructors for dance, pilates, and yoga don’t just talk a good game about adapting the program to meet you where you are. They show you how to do it, and their videos have people of all abilities doing a full range of steps, from seated to full-on dancing.
If you’re looking to learn actual technique and grow your skills in, say, ballet or ballroom, this is not the program for you. However, if you want to move freely to good music, try it out. $13.99/month or $199/year gives you access to every video in the Groove On-Demand streaming library. If you live in a country where Body Groove isn’t available, proxies are the best option for many users.
Broche Ballet
Broche is a ballet program for adults (both men and women) and supports absolute beginners through advanced dancers. There is even a 16-week application-only cohort for beginning pointe dancers offered twice a year. From a specialized pure newbies series to mini technique classes that hone skills one at a time, stretch and conditioning, and even lecture and Q&As, you can get competent and accessible ballet training in your own home.
The videos are pre-recorded, so you can work through them as you feel ready. Whether you danced as a child and want to pick it up again or are a beginner looking to try something new, Broche is there to get you started. $15/month allows unlimited access to the recorded video library and the Journey to Pointe program, while $40/month adds unlimited live classes.
You should be able to access Broche from anywhere even though it’s a US site. If, for some reason, you face geo-restrictions, go ahead and use a proxy server. Use the best proxy finder to find the best provider for your location.
Glo
Glo is an online compendium of yoga, meditation, fitness, conditioning, and pilates classes. Like other online course offerings, you can take live classes or use the on-demand library to get started. Unlike Body Groove and Broche Ballet, which have only a few instructors, Glo has 15 teachers for yoga alone. A larger number of teachers mean more teaching styles, so don’t be afraid to shop around to find the right class for you.
Glo teaches 12 styles of yoga, a variety of fitness and conditioning classes, pilates classes from mat to Reformer experience, and has 500 meditation videos. While the site is glossy and everyone looks healthy, the teachers represent a range of body types. Each discipline has a dedicated beginner series to get you started, and you don’t need any special equipment at first. Glo is the most expensive of the options in this article; after a 7-day free trial, membership is $24/month, or $244/year billed annually. However, this offers you unlimited access to 5,000+ videos plus live yoga classes.
Final Thoughts
Getting out and exercising as a beginner can be intimidating and kind of scary. You’re afraid people are going to judge you for being out of shape or looking ridiculous. The rise in online and virtual exercise programs has been great for those of us who want to exercise at home. Nonetheless, accessing beginner-friendly programs has been difficult.
The three platforms discussed here are not just saying they’re suitable for beginners; they actually walk the talk. Exercises are low impact, easily modified, and on-demand, so you can regulate when and how you advance. Give these programs a chance the next time you want to get moving.
