by
Claire brown & elana bishop
With hot yoga growing in popularity, we decided to hop on the trend and go to three of the most popular studios in Sioux Falls including Ignite, Amy Miller Training and Revolution Yoga and Cycle. As we visited each of the studios we shared our experience at each studio from the moment we stepped into the studio to each instructor’s designated cool down.
Ignite is an infrared yoga studio, located off of 69th St. and Minnesota Ave. right above Tinners and is one of the newer hot yoga studios in Sioux Falls. Ignite had a welcoming environment right when we walked in the door with a warm greeting and up-beat, trendy music. We laid down our mats and grabbed the needed supplies provided by the studio such as a set of light and heavyweights. LHS junior, Ali Bainbridge, led the class with spunk and enthusiasm as her booming voice echoed over the loud music. To ensure the comfort of the customers, Bainbridge made sure to open the doors occasionally to prevent the room from getting too hot and stuffy. When we received cold towels at the end of the class, the essential oils calmed our nerves and rewarded us for all our hard work, strength and sweat we put in to complete the class. Overall, we recommend this class to anyone who is willing to challenge and push themselves out of their comfort zones.
AMT is a hot yoga studio, located off of South Louise Ave. next to Kosama, that offers a variety of different types of hot yoga classes such as high-intensity intervals training, slam fusion, cardio core, recovery and the most common is sculpt. The building was a little bit of a challenge to find since they only have one sign on their window, but the welcoming atmosphere of the staff and environment made up for the lack of studio advertisement. Katie Imhoff led us through a high-intensity sculpt class filled with a variety of age groups from high schoolers to 45+ years. Imhoff was very energetic and interactive with the class. Although, it was hard to hear her due to the lack of a microphone. The music was quieter than the other studios, but the pace of the class did not differ from the others. Overall, AMT was the hottest studio, and we would recommend this class to anyone who is willing to sweat a lot.
Revolution is located off of Western Ave. and 47th St., they offer a diverse range of yoga and cycling classes. The studio was very nicely decorated with a small shop featuring a variety of Revolution’s activewear and had a pleasant smell throughout the studio. LHS Chemistry Teacher, Braden Bradfield, made his way to the sculpt class immediately after he instructed a cycling class. As we placed our mats down and prepared for the class, we realized our fabulous principal, Dr. Laura Raeder, was to our left. Bradfield made sure to energetically interact with each client and provided a great source of motivation when we felt like giving up. He constantly moved around the room with a smile on his face making sure everyone was having fun. He provided a source of upbeat and popular tunes. His class differed from the other two studios. The class was not as hot as the other studios and a little bit slower-paced, but it did not make it any less challenging. We did a lot more holding, pulsing and core-related cardio which ended up leaving us sorer than any of the other classes we tried. Overall, his class was challenging, but the time flew by because of how much fun the class was. All of the studios we attended shined in their own ways. Ignite and AMT are very similar studios; they both provide similar moves and music. Revolution is more about the form of the yoga poses than moving at a fast pace as AMT and Ignite do. Besides all of the differences the studios have, they all know how to make you sweat a lot through working out and having fun.
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