10 Best Platforms for Online Yoga Classes in 2026, Compared
Compare the 10 best platform for online yoga classes on price, free plans, live classes and teacher depth, with prices checked November 8, 2026.
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Key takeaways
- Yoga With Adriene and ALO Wellness Club are both free, and Down Dog costs $9.99 a month on its website — the three cheapest ways into a daily home practice, with no studio membership needed.
- The single most important buying factor is how you like to practice: filmed classes with a teacher you follow, or a practice built fresh for you each time — the two styles feel nothing alike.
- App-store prices run higher than website prices on Down Dog ($12.99 a month in the App Store against $9.99 on its website) and Peloton ($15.99 against $12.99), so buy on the website where you can.
- Live classes and teacher training are the premium features here: Glo and Yoga International charge the most, and both are built for practitioners who already know the basics.
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Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoga With Adriene | Complete beginners who want gentle, free follow-along classes on YouTube with no account or payment | Free | Yes (free) |
| ALO Wellness Club | Yoga lovers who want studio-quality filmed classes free with an Alo account, plus Pilates and meditation | Free | Yes (free) |
| Down Dog | Practitioners who want a fresh, custom-built practice every session and hate repeating the same video | $9.99/mo | No |
| Yoga International | Serious students who want deep courses, teacher training and Yoga Alliance continuing-education credits | $19.99/mo | No |
| Glo | Experienced practitioners who want world-class teachers, live classes and structured programs | $30/mo | No |
| Gaia | Yogis who also want meditation, documentaries and conscious-living films in one subscription | $11.99/mo | No |
| DoYogaWithMe | Budget-conscious practitioners who want a large free library and a cheap ad-free upgrade | $13.99/mo | Yes (free) |
| YogaDownload | Home practitioners who want to download classes and keep them for offline practice | $12/mo | No |
| Apple Fitness+ | Apple Watch owners who want polished yoga alongside strength, HIIT and meditation in one app | $9.99/mo | No |
| Peloton | People who want live, energetic yoga classes with music and community, inside a wider fitness app | $12.99/mo | No |
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Yoga With Adriene
Best for: Complete beginners who want gentle, free follow-along classes on YouTube with no account or payment
Yoga With Adriene is the largest free yoga library on the internet, and it is the easiest place to start. Adriene Mishler has taught on YouTube since 2012, and her channel now holds hundreds of free follow-along classes, from 10-minute morning stretches to full 45-minute flows, plus a free 30-day journey every January. The teaching is gentle, plain-spoken and heavy on modifications, so a complete beginner is never left guessing what to do.
The catch is structure. There is no app, no progress tracking and no live class, and YouTube plays ads unless you pay for YouTube Premium. Her paid Find What Feels Good membership adds an ad-free library and member-only content, but the free channel is the whole point here. Start here if you want to find out whether home yoga suits you before spending anything at all.
What we like
- Completely free: hundreds of classes on YouTube with no subscription, trial or account needed
- The gentlest teaching here, with clear modifications for stiff bodies and complete beginners
- A free 30-day journey every January gives new practitioners a ready-made daily routine
- Classes run from 10 minutes to a full hour, so a practice fits any schedule
Watch out for
- No app, no progress tracking and no live classes — it is a YouTube channel, not a platform
- YouTube plays ads during classes unless you pay for YouTube Premium separately
- No structured programs beyond the 30-day journeys, so experienced practitioners may outgrow it
ALO Wellness Club
Best for: Yoga lovers who want studio-quality filmed classes free with an Alo account, plus Pilates and meditation
ALO Wellness Club is the former Alo Moves app, relaunched in December 2025 with the subscription paywall removed. A free Alo Access account now opens the full library: more than 4,000 classes and 300 programs across yoga, Pilates, strength, barre, meditation and sleep, filmed in Alo's bright studio style with well-known teachers. For yoga alone, it is the best-looking free library in this list by a clear margin.
The free price comes with two catches. Some single programs are still sold inside the app for $19.99 to $49.99 each, and there are no live classes — everything is on demand. A free account also means joining Alo's loyalty program, so expect marketing emails. Even so, a practitioner who wants polished filmed classes and pays nothing has no better option than this one.
What we like
- The whole library is free: more than 4,000 classes and 300 programs with a free Alo Access account
- The best video quality here — bright, studio-shot classes with well-known teachers
- Yoga sits beside Pilates, strength, barre, meditation and sleep content in one app
- Structured programs and challenges give the free library a clear path to follow
Watch out for
- Formerly the paid Alo Moves app ($12.99 a month) — the free relaunch is recent, from December 2025
- Some single programs are still sold in the app for $19.99 to $49.99 each
- No live classes, and a free account means joining Alo's loyalty and marketing ecosystem
Down Dog
Best for: Practitioners who want a fresh, custom-built practice every session and hate repeating the same video
Down Dog works differently from every other platform here: instead of a library of filmed classes, it builds a brand-new practice every time you press start. You pick the style, level, focus, pace and length — from a few minutes to 90 — and it assembles the session from recorded instruction clips, so no two practices are ever the same. One All Access subscription also unlocks its Pilates, HIIT, barre, meditation and running apps.
The price depends on where you buy. The standard website rate is $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year, while Apple's App Store lists All Access at $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year. The trade-off is the format: there is no teacher to watch and no live session, only voice guidance. Pick Down Dog when variety and customization matter more than following a familiar teacher.
What we like
- Every session is generated fresh from your level, focus, pace and time — no two practices repeat
- One subscription unlocks seven apps: yoga, Pilates, HIIT, barre, meditation, running and 7-minute workouts
- Deep customization: six voices, music styles, guidance level, boost poses and rest poses
- Students and teachers with a school email can apply for free access
Watch out for
- The website price ($9.99 a month) and the App Store price ($12.99 a month) differ, so buy on the website
- No filmed teacher-led classes and no live classes — voice guidance over video clips only
- No free tier: the brief trial ends and the subscription starts, with no free classes to fall back on
Yoga International
Best for: Serious students who want deep courses, teacher training and Yoga Alliance continuing-education credits
Yoga International is the study platform of this list. It comes from the Himalayan Institute tradition and pairs more than 3,000 classes with full courses, articles, podcasts, meditations and breathwork, so a practitioner can learn the anatomy and philosophy behind the poses rather than just copying them. Members can also earn Yoga Alliance continuing-education credits, which matters for teachers keeping a credential current.
Membership costs $19.99 a month or $169 a year after a 7-day free trial, and the annual plan adds a free digital practice journal. Premium trainings are sold separately from $29, with annual members getting a larger discount. The tone is academic, which is exactly the appeal for a serious student and exactly the reason a casual practitioner may prefer something lighter.
What we like
- The deepest library here for study: courses, articles and podcasts beside the classes themselves
- Earn Yoga Alliance continuing-education credits while you practice
- Annual members get a free digital practice journal and a discount on premium trainings
- More than 3,000 classes across styles, with strong anatomy and philosophy teaching
Watch out for
- At $19.99 a month it costs twice Down Dog's website price for a similar on-demand library
- The academic tone suits serious students better than casual practitioners
- Premium trainings cost extra on top of the membership, from $29 each
Glo
Best for: Experienced practitioners who want world-class teachers, live classes and structured programs
Glo, formerly YogaGlo, has taught online yoga since 2011 and still has the strongest teacher roster in this list. The library holds more than 4,000 classes across yoga, meditation, Pilates and fitness, with live classes and structured programs, and the most detailed class search here. For a practitioner who already knows the basics and wants to be taught by the best, it is the deepest bench.
It is also the most expensive platform here, and its pricing needs care. Its support center lists $30 a month or $245 a year, while its homepage advertises $18 a month, a gap the company does not explain — budget on the $30 figure. Trustpilot reviews are poor, at 1.7 out of 5 from 19 reviews, mostly about the $245 annual renewal and refused refunds, so set a calendar reminder before the renewal date.
What we like
- The strongest teacher roster here, with live classes and structured multi-week programs
- More than 4,000 classes across yoga, meditation, Pilates and fitness for every level
- Class search by style, level, duration, teacher and body focus is the most detailed here
- A discounted $150-a-year annual plan exists for Yoga Alliance members
Watch out for
- The most expensive platform here at $30 a month or $245 a year — and its homepage advertises $18 a month, which does not match its support center
- Trustpilot reviewers complain about the $245 annual renewal and refused refunds (1.7 out of 5 from 19 reviews)
- No free tier beyond the 7-day trial, so the trial is the only way to test it
Gaia
Best for: Yogis who also want meditation, documentaries and conscious-living films in one subscription
Gaia is a streaming service first and a yoga platform second, which is either its charm or its flaw. The membership costs $11.99 a month or $99 a year and opens yoga and meditation classes taught by well-known instructors, plus more than 8,000 films, shows, documentaries and series on conscious living. For a household that watches documentaries as well as practicing yoga, the bundle is good value.
The yoga itself is solid but not the focus: there are no live classes, no teacher training and no continuing-education credits, and the catalog is smaller than the dedicated yoga libraries here. Gaia Inc. also owns Yoga International, so the two libraries overlap in places — do not pay for both. Pick Gaia when the films and shows matter as much as the classes.
What we like
- One subscription covers yoga, meditation and more than 8,000 films, shows and documentaries
- The annual plan at $99 a year is one of the cheaper yearly prices here
- Yoga International sits under the same owner, Gaia Inc., so the libraries overlap in places
- A 7-day free trial on either the monthly or the annual plan
Watch out for
- Yoga is one section of a much wider streaming service, not the whole point of it
- No live classes and no teacher training or continuing-education credits
- The Events+ tier costs $299 a year, and the yoga library alone may not justify the wider catalog for everyone
DoYogaWithMe
Best for: Budget-conscious practitioners who want a large free library and a cheap ad-free upgrade
DoYogaWithMe has run since 2008 on a simple promise: half its library is free, forever. The free Basic tier opens more than 500 yoga, meditation and movement classes with no account and no payment, and the paid membership costs $13.99 a month or $108.99 a year for thousands of ad-free classes, offline downloads and exclusive teacher courses. It is a small operation run by two brothers, and the curation shows in the teaching quality.
The site itself is plainer than the big studios: there are no live classes, and free classes carry ads. The library is also smaller than Glo or ALO Wellness Club, and new classes arrive slowly. None of that matters much at the price. Pick DoYogaWithMe when you want a free library that stays free and a cheap upgrade when you are ready for more.
What we like
- A genuinely large free tier: more than 500 classes with no account and no payment
- The paid upgrade is cheap at $13.99 a month or $108.99 a year, with offline downloads
- A small two-brother team curates the content, and half the library stays free by design
- Strong in Vinyasa, Hatha, Kundalini and Yin, with teacher courses for deeper study
Watch out for
- No mobile app polish and no live classes — the site feels plainer than the big studios
- Free classes carry ads, and the free tier has no downloads or exclusive courses
- The library is smaller than Glo or ALO Wellness Club, and new classes arrive slowly
YogaDownload
Best for: Home practitioners who want to download classes and keep them for offline practice
YogaDownload has sold online yoga since 2003, and it is the only platform here built around downloads. Standard Monthly costs $12 a month for unlimited streaming of more than 2,800 classes plus 2 free downloads a month, and the Unlimited Year plan costs $120 a year with unlimited downloads and free access to all programs and packages. For a practitioner with slow internet or a travel routine, keeping the classes offline is a real advantage.
The pricing page needs a steady eye: promotions such as 40% off and $6-a-month annual rates appear and disappear, so budget on the standard $12 and $120 figures. Unlimited downloads need the $18-a-month Unlimited Monthly plan, and there are no live classes. Pick YogaDownload when you want to own your favorite classes rather than stream them forever.
What we like
- Download classes and keep them — the only platform here built around owning the videos
- Unlimited Year costs $120 a year and adds unlimited downloads plus free access to all programs
- More than 2,800 classes from well-known teachers, with programs and 21-day challenges
- A 14-day free trial, longer than the 7-day trials most rivals offer
Watch out for
- The pricing page pushes promotions hard — 40% off and $6-a-month rates come and go, so the standard price is the one to budget on
- Standard Monthly allows only 2 free downloads a month; unlimited downloads need the $18 Unlimited Monthly plan
- No live classes, and the site design and checkout feel dated next to Glo or ALO Wellness Club
Apple Fitness+
Best for: Apple Watch owners who want polished yoga alongside strength, HIIT and meditation in one app
Apple Fitness+ is a general fitness service with a solid yoga section, and it is the cheapest way into polished studio classes for an Apple household. It costs $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, covers up to five family members, and shows live Apple Watch metrics on screen during class. Yoga sits beside HIIT, strength, Pilates, dance, cycling, rowing and meditation, with new workouts added weekly.
The limits are the ecosystem. Fitness+ runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV only, not on Android or a laptop browser, and the yoga library is thinner than the dedicated platforms here — no teacher training, no courses, no live yoga classes. It is also included in Apple One Premier at $39.95 a month. Pick it when the household already lives on Apple devices and yoga is one of several workouts.
What we like
- One subscription covers the whole household: up to 5 family members at no extra cost
- Live Apple Watch metrics on screen during class, with new workouts added weekly
- Yoga sits beside strength, HIIT, Pilates, dance, cycling and meditation in one polished app
- Also included in Apple One Premier at $39.95 a month for households already in Apple's bundle
Watch out for
- Apple devices only — it does not run on Android, Windows or a laptop browser
- Yoga is a small slice of a general fitness service, with less depth than the dedicated yoga platforms
- The best experience needs an Apple Watch, which is a separate purchase
Peloton
Best for: People who want live, energetic yoga classes with music and community, inside a wider fitness app
Peloton's yoga classes feel like a studio: live sessions, music, energetic instructors and a leaderboard that turns a solo practice into a shared one. App One costs $12.99 a month or $129 a year on Peloton's website and opens thousands of yoga, strength, meditation and outdoor classes, plus three cardio-equipment classes a month, with no Peloton hardware needed. The 30-day free trial is the longest in this list.
Two limits matter. App One caps Bike, Tread and Row classes at three a month, so riders who want unlimited equipment classes need App+ at $28.99 a month. And the App Store charges $15.99 a month against $12.99 on the website, so subscribe on the website. Trustpilot scores Peloton 3.1 out of 5 from about 7,000 reviews, mostly about hardware and service rather than the classes themselves.
What we like
- Live yoga classes with music, energy and a leaderboard — the closest thing here to a studio class
- A 30-day free trial, the longest trial in this list
- Thousands of classes across yoga, strength, running, cycling and meditation in one app
- No Peloton equipment needed: App One works on a phone, tablet or TV
Watch out for
- App One caps Bike, Tread and Row classes at 3 a month; unlimited equipment classes need App+ at $28.99 a month
- The App Store charges $15.99 a month against $12.99 on Peloton's website, so buy on the website
- Trustpilot scores Peloton 3.1 out of 5 from about 7,000 reviews, mostly about hardware and customer service rather than the classes
The best platform for online yoga classes depends on how you like to practice, not on which app has the most videos. Some people want a familiar teacher on screen; others want a practice built fresh each morning. We ranked the 10 platforms below by fit for the most common buyer — someone practicing at home three or four times a week — and every price was checked on November 8, 2026.
How to choose the best platform for online yoga classes
- Start with free if you are new. Yoga With Adriene and ALO Wellness Club cost nothing, so a beginner can practice for a month before deciding whether to pay for anything.
- Decide filmed or generated. Filmed classes follow a teacher you can watch; Down Dog generates a new practice from your settings each time. Try both styles in the free trials before you commit.
- Check for live classes. Live sessions help people who struggle to show up alone, but only Glo and Peloton offer them here — the rest are recorded.
- Mind the buying channel. Down Dog and Peloton both charge more in Apple's App Store than on their own websites, so subscribe on the website where you can.
- Look past the headline price. A $9.99 monthly plan can mean $59.99 a year or $119.88, depending on whether you pay annually — the worked example below shows the real totals.
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Whatever you shortlist, use the free trial or free tier first and practice for two real weeks. Check three things: that the class lengths fit your schedule, that the teaching style keeps you coming back, and that the app works on the device you actually practice with. A platform you open four times a week is worth paying for; one you open twice is not, whatever it costs.
Platform for online yoga classes pricing: what you will actually pay
Take a person who practices four times a week for a full year. On annual billing, the subscription costs $0 on Yoga With Adriene and ALO Wellness Club, $59.99 on Down Dog, $79.99 on Apple Fitness+, $99 on Gaia, $108.99 on DoYogaWithMe, $120 on YogaDownload's Unlimited Year plan, $129 on Peloton App One, $169 on Yoga International and $245 on Glo. The same year of practice costs nothing at the free end and $245 at the dear end.
Paying month by month changes the totals. Twelve monthly payments come to $119.88 on Down Dog and Apple Fitness+, $143.88 on Gaia, $144 on YogaDownload Standard, $155.88 on Peloton App One, $167.88 on DoYogaWithMe, $239.88 on Yoga International and $360 on Glo. The annual plan saves $59.89 on Down Dog, $115 on Glo and $70.88 on Yoga International — enough to matter, but only if you are sure you will still be practicing in month ten.
Two costs sit outside every number above. First, the buying channel: Down Dog costs $12.99 a month in Apple's App Store against $9.99 on its website, and Peloton costs $15.99 against $12.99, so an in-app subscription adds about $36 to $36 a year. Second, the extras: YogaDownload's unlimited downloads need the $18-a-month Unlimited Monthly plan rather than Standard, and Peloton's unlimited equipment classes need App+ at $28.99 a month rather than App One. If you run a studio rather than practicing at home, the business side costs more — see our guide to gym management software for that side of the bill.
Know the difference: filmed classes, generated practices and live classes
The biggest confusion in this category is that three different products all call themselves online yoga classes. Filmed classes are recorded videos led by a teacher you watch — that is Yoga With Adriene, ALO Wellness Club, Glo, Gaia, Yoga International, DoYogaWithMe and YogaDownload. You pick a video, press play and follow along. The teacher, the sequence and the pacing are fixed, which is comforting when you are learning and boring when you have done the same video five times.
Generated practices are different: Down Dog builds a new sequence from your settings every time, so the class has never existed before and will never exist again. There is no teacher to watch, only voice guidance over video clips, and the variety is the point. It suits practitioners who get bored repeating videos and want the app to surprise them.
Live classes are the third kind, and only Glo and Peloton offer them here. A teacher leads in real time, you practice with other people, and the schedule gives you a reason to show up. The trade-off is the clock: miss the time slot and the class is gone. If you practice at odd hours, recorded classes win; if you need accountability, live classes are worth paying for.
Quick comparison: tool type by need
| Buyer | Best pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Complete beginner on a budget | Yoga With Adriene | Free, gentle teaching, hundreds of classes, no account needed |
| Best free studio-quality library | ALO Wellness Club | More than 4,000 classes free with an Alo Access account |
| Wants a fresh practice every day | Down Dog | Generated practices from $9.99/month on its website |
| Serious student who wants to study | Yoga International | Courses and continuing-education credits from $19.99/month |
| Experienced, wants the best teachers | Glo | World-class teachers and live classes, $30/month |
| Apple household, yoga plus fitness | Apple Fitness+ | Family sharing for 5 people at $9.99/month |
Mistakes to avoid
- Paying before trying the free tier. Two platforms here are free and one more keeps 500 classes free. Practice for two weeks on a free library before paying for a subscription you may not need.
- Subscribing inside the app. Down Dog and Peloton both charge more through Apple's App Store than on their own websites — about $36 a year extra. Buy on the website and sign in to the app.
- Budgeting on a promo price. YogaDownload advertises $6-a-month annual rates and Glo's homepage shows $18 a month; neither is the standard price. Compare tools on the standard rate, not the banner.
- Ignoring the renewal. Glo's $245 annual renewal has drawn refund complaints on Trustpilot, so set a calendar reminder a week before any annual plan renews.
- Paying for two overlapping libraries. Gaia owns Yoga International, so their libraries overlap — and any two filmed-class platforms will cover the same styles. Pick one library and one specialty, not two libraries.
How we chose
We checked each vendor's own pricing page on November 8, 2026, and recorded the starting price exactly as shown, including the annual figure where the page lists one. Two prices needed extra care. Glo's support center lists $30 a month or $245 a year while its homepage advertises $18 a month, a gap the company does not explain, so we lead with the $30 figure. Down Dog publishes no public pricing page, so its $9.99-a-month website rate is the standard rate corroborated by October 2026 reads of its website and app listings, against $12.99 in the App Store. ALO Wellness Club is free with an Alo Access account since its December 2025 relaunch from the paid Alo Moves app. EkhartYoga is not in this list: its current price is not published on a public page and its library has merged into YogaEasy, so we could not verify a price to print. We ranked the platforms by fit for the most common buyer — someone practicing at home three or four times a week — not by brand size. Only Glo and Peloton carry a review rating here, from Trustpilot; the other eight have no G2, Capterra or Trustpilot listing with a usable score, so we show no rating rather than an app-store score. No vendor paid for a place in this list, and none of the links here are affiliate links.
What to do next
Start with the free tier of your top pick and practice for two real weeks before you pay anything. If you outgrow the free library, take the 7-day or 14-day trial of the paid platform that matches your style — Down Dog for variety, Glo for teachers, Yoga International for study. If your studio also needs to be found by new students, our local SEO service handles the visibility side — or compare providers in our guide to fitness studio software. Once your tools are in place, find out what's holding your rankings back.
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- Yoga With Adriene — yogawithadriene.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- ALO Wellness Club — wellnessclub.aloyoga.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Down Dog — downdogapp.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Yoga International — yogainternational.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Glo — glo.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Glo Support Center — subscription help and Yoga Alliance discount (checked November 8, 2026)
- Gaia — gaia.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- DoYogaWithMe pricing — doyogawithme.com/become-a-subscriber (checked November 8, 2026)
- DoYogaWithMe Our Story — doyogawithme.com/our-story (checked November 8, 2026)
- YogaDownload — join.yogadownload.com (checked November 8, 2026)
- Apple Fitness+ — apple.com/apple-fitness-plus (checked November 8, 2026)
- Peloton App — onepeloton.com/app (checked November 8, 2026)
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best platform for online yoga classes?
Yoga With Adriene is the best starting point because it is free, gentle and huge, while ALO Wellness Club is the best free studio-quality library. For a paid platform, Down Dog suits practitioners who want a fresh practice every day, and Glo suits experienced students who want the best teachers. The right pick depends on whether you want a teacher to follow or a practice built for you.
How much do online yoga classes cost?
Entry prices run from $0 to $30 a month. Two platforms here are free, and the cheapest paid plans cost $9.99 a month on Down Dog's website and Apple Fitness+. Annual billing cuts the bill: Down Dog drops from $119.88 to $59.99 a year, and Glo from $360 to $245. A year of practice costs $0 at the free end and $245 at the dear end.
Is there a free platform for online yoga classes?
Yes. Yoga With Adriene's whole YouTube library is free, and ALO Wellness Club opens more than 4,000 classes free with an Alo Access account. DoYogaWithMe keeps more than 500 classes free with ads. The free options cover beginners well; paying adds live classes, downloads, structured programs and teacher training that the free libraries do not offer.
Are live online yoga classes better than recorded ones?
Live classes add a schedule, a teacher who answers in real time and the feeling of practicing with others, which helps people who struggle to show up alone. Recorded classes win on flexibility: you practice at any hour, pause when needed and repeat a favorite session. Glo and Peloton offer live classes here; Down Dog, ALO Wellness Club and Yoga With Adriene are recorded only.
Down Dog or Glo: which should I choose?
Choose Down Dog if you want a practice built for you every session, at $9.99 a month on its website, and you do not mind voice guidance instead of a filmed teacher. Choose Glo if you want world-class teachers, live classes and structured programs, and you are willing to pay $30 a month or $245 a year. Beginners usually enjoy Down Dog more; experienced students usually get more from Glo.
Can I do online yoga classes as a complete beginner?
Yes. Start with Yoga With Adriene, which is built for beginners and explains every pose, or ALO Wellness Club, which has a dedicated beginner level. Down Dog also works for beginners because you set the level before each practice. Avoid Glo and Yoga International at first: both assume you already know the basics and move faster.
Do I need any equipment for online yoga classes?
No. A mat and a quiet floor are enough for every platform here, and most classes are designed for a small space at home. A block and a strap help with tight hips and hamstrings, and a folded blanket works for seated poses. Apple Fitness+ works best with an Apple Watch, but the watch is optional for the yoga classes themselves.
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