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This post was originally published in May 2022. It was last updated in December 2025.
The first time I walked into a hot yoga class was back in 2017 at Modo Yoga. Fifteen minutes into the class, I walked out gasping for air – utterly horrified by what I’d just experienced! Then, in early 2018, I found Hot Pilates thanks to the influx of celebrities that were seen coming in and out of that studio. Before I went to Hot Pilates for the first time, I made sure to prepare for my class by properly hydrating. Not only did I have an amazing class, but l was HOOKED!
Since then, I have never stopped doing heated workouts. Do you know that feeling when you step out of a sauna? You feel rejuvenated and relaxed, right? That’s exactly how I feel after a heated workout class.
What are the benefits of heated workouts?
Increases your flexibility and warms your muscles.
Cleanses your body.
Promotes blood flow.
Releases stress.
Nourishes the skin.
Tips on how to prepare for a heated workout:
Water, water, water! I always make sure to chug a bottle of water before the class. This is extremely important. When I went to my first heated workout, I didn’t know this and I almost passed out. You want to make sure you drink it at least one hour before the class. I’ve seen many people get dizzy and walk out of the room.
Pay attention to your breathing. When you’re in a hot setting, your heart rate will go up. At any heated workout, your breath will become your anchor. If you don’t want to pass out, you need to exhale through your mouth at all times! This is why instructors always encourage to exhale very loudly through the moves.
Plan accordingly and get there early! Most heated studios have a very strict no-late policy, and depending on the studio, you may be denied entry.
After your first time at these studios, you’ll most likely have to pay for a mat and a towel if you don’t bring your own.
LA is a big city, so you can find a heated fitness studio in every neighborhood: Pasadena, Manhattan Beach, Long Beach… it would be nearly impossible to include every studio in one post, but luckily, a few of these studios have multiple locations across LA.
Coco House Pilates
350 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
My favorite heated class at the moment is Coco House. I took the Ignited class with Liz Bovell. After 10 years of living in LA, I’ve taken at least a hundred workout classes, and this was definitely one of the best ones. Liz’s energy was incredibly warm and encouraging. Her class was definitely one of the hardest heated classes I’ve taken! We used ankle weights, hand weights, and a resistance band.
Unlike other studios on this list, Coco House uses infrared heat. This means that instead of just heating the air around you, the heat penetrates deeper into your muscle tissue. I wrote about the wonderful benefits of infrared saunas – promoting circulation, reducing inflammation and improving your skin. Now you can get the wonderful benefits of infrared heat while working out!
Even though Coco House is smack dab in the middle of Beverly Hills, the studio had such a positive and inclusive vibe. Not to mention how aesthetically pleasing it is! I highly recommend it! The parking situation is also hassle-free as there are quite a few 2-hour free parking lots on this block.
To book a class, you need to sign up on the Mommence platform. Since Coco House also has a reformer’s room, make sure the class says “heated mat room”.
Heated classes on reformer Pilates machines are now a thing! Originally from Orange County, Drenched now has a second location on Melrose Avenue, and it has become one of my favorite places to work out. I love the decor and how the classes are turned up a notch by incorporating strength training and cardio. Additionally, Drenched offers mat sculpt Pilates, boxing and a reformer yoga sculpt class.
Be Kind Studios is another studio off Melrose Avenue, just a few steps away from the perennial Urth Cafe. The decor is absolutely stunning and it is on the luxurious side, so expect steeper prices. There’s even a stone sink in the restroom, as well as Therabody massage guns that you can use while you wait!
The heated reformer class was so much fun and I loved the music. At one point, I thought my leg was going to fall off. There was one sequence where we had to stand next to the reformer, put the leg strap on our knee with the higher resistance spring and do a balancing exercise. It was really tough! The studio also offers mat Pilates and non-heated reformer classes.
Be Kind Studios originally opened in glitzy Calabasas in 2022. Their West Hollywood location opened in January 2025, followed a third location in Malibu in October.
If you’re looking to waive the $50 drop-in by going through Classpass, know that Be Kind is not on the Classpass app.
Silver Springs
8710 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Silver Springs is located right across from the celebrity-studded nightclub Catch. The studio has their own parking lot, but it’s always very busy and unless you go there really early, I’d advise to park on the metered parking spots.
From the outside, it doesn’t feel like you’re about to enter a fitness studio, but rather a spa. I love how open the space is, the greenery, and the lounge area with the long curved couch — all thoughtfully designed to induce relaxation.
The instructors are very encouraging without pushing it too far, and the front-desk staff is always a pleasure to greet every time I walk through the door. On my first time, I took the HIIT class with Bailey and I almost couldn’t walk the next day. I was super sore, but in the best way. Since then, I’ve been back for the Sculpt class and that is my favorite class so far!
The room at Silver Springs is extra hot, so make sure you hydrate very well! Unlike most studios, mats and towels at Silver Springs are complimentary! Lastly, the classes at Silver Springs are very challenging, so like I said in the beginning of the post, go at your own pace. The instructors always encourage you to listen to your body and modify the moves.
Hot Pilates
8604A Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
This was the first hot Pilates studio in LA! Although I started going there in early 2018, Hot Pilates was actually founded in 2014 by Shannon Nadj. In the mid 2010’s, there were a few hot yoga studios in LA, but not a hot Pilates-focused studio. In 2018, Selena Gomez helped make the studio very popular as she was photographed going in and out on a weekly basis. Other celebrity clients include Shay Mitchell, Emma Roberts, Hailey Bieber, Kendall Jenner and Shanina Shaik.
Once I found out about Hot Pilates, I was stoked to see it was available on Classpass. On the Classpass app, it says that this is my most visited studio of all time! I loved it so much that I even wrote an article about it back in 2018. After I successfully got through the heat, my endorphins were at an all-time high. I couldn’t stop booking classes and challenging myself in every class.
I’ve done Pilates next to Selena Gomez (Yes! Back in 2018), SZA and many influencers. I’ve also had many memorable workouts with these amazing instructors: Alexis Fischer, Maria Leguizamon aka Colombian Mafia, Sora Connor and DaLette. Many of these instructors don’t teach at the studio anymore, but if you see any of their names pop up on the schedule, I encourage you to book a spot in their classes!
At first, Hot Pilates might look like a very intimidating place due to its high-profile celebrity clientele, but that could not be further from the truth! Don’t let this hold you back from trying it! I remember being very intimidated on my first time, but after two classes, I got past those initial nerves. The girls at the front-desk have great customer service and the overall atmosphere is very supportive and non-pretentious. I’ve seen people off all shapes and sizes at this studio.
The best time to book your spot is on a weekday in the morning. But if you’re going to book a spot through Classpass in the afternoon, I suggest doing it days in advance! The studio isn’t that big and the afternoon slots fill up pretty fast!
Hot 8 Yoga
Multiple locations (Beverly Hills, Koreatown, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Woodland Hills, El Segundo)
I had my first class at Hot 8 Yoga in Beverly Hills towards the end of January 2020. My all-time favorite class there is Barre. During the pandemic, Hot 8 Yoga indulged us with free live Barre classes on their IG live, and trust me, even though there was no heat, they were still as challenging!
I’m going to go out on a limb and say that the Barre class at Hot 8 Yoga is the HARDEST workout class in LA! This is a very fast-paced class where you use light weights with fast reps, and then on top of that you use the bar to really work those hamstrings: tilted seat, kneeling seat, bridge lifts… in a 105-108°F room!!
On the Classpass app, it says on the business description: “WE ARE NOTORIOUSLY HOT (105-108F) every visit you are guaranteed a notoriously hot class, luxury amenities, and unparalleled community.” Overall, make sure you are extra hydrated for this class. 🥵🥵
I used to go religiously to their afternoon classes at least once a week pre-pandemic. Cami was the instructor at most of these classes, and boy were her workouts challenging!
UPDATE (NOVEMBER 2025): I hadn’t taken this class in a while and I had to leave mid-class because I started getting dizzy. I think they made the class extra challenging since the pandemic. Do not have a heavy meal before the class!
After the grueling workout, the class ends in a shavasana, where you lie down on your mat and the room goes pitch-black, with sounding bowls echoing through the room as you connect with your breath and your body. Every time I leave that class I truly feel rejuvenated from the inside out.
Sweat Cycle
10620 Riverside Dr, Toluca Lake, CA 91602 (Toluca Lake)
Doing Pilates in 95°F sounds daunting, but what about doing hot spinning?
Previously called Sweat Shoppe, Sweat Cycle is a studio I randomly found in the People Magazine online article below. After doing my research, I found out that Zendaya and her mother have been longtime regulars at the Toluca Lake location! If I hadn’t done my research on hot workout classes in LA, I’d never have found this place. I’m surprised this studio isn’t more popular. Not only because of Zendaya, but because it is the first and only heated spinning studio in LA.
I went there in 2022 on Easter Sunday and made sure to get there extra early. As soon as I saw people getting back to their cars in the parking lot dripping in sweat, I braced myself for what was coming. If it’s your first time, everything, from the shoes to the towel are free. After that, it’s $3 for the shoes and $3 for the towel, so make sure to bring your own if you don’t want to pay. Latosha Lynn was my instructor that day. She emanated a special calming energy that was so irresistible to everyone around her.
The first thing that struck me was how incredibly diverse the age range was in the class. From people in their 20s to people in their 60s, men and women of all shapes and sizes were represented there. I don’t do spinning that often, so unclipping myself was a mission! But don’t worry, make sure to flag someone down and they’ll rush to help.
In this type of class, like all heated classes, the breath is your best friend, but more so in hot spinning because there’s more cardio involved versus a yoga or a Pilates class. Instead of being assigned to my bike that I booked online, Latosha put me in the front row! At first, I was mortified, but the nerves subsided pretty quickly. She let everyone know that I was a first-time rider, and everyone cheered for me in unison.
I could see signs of exertion from people halfway through the class, but we all powered through it. The moves at Sweat Cycle are pretty easy. There are no crazy synchronized movements like in SoulCycle, and no hand weights either!
Prior to entering the class, I met a girl named Karla at the lockers who could tell it was my first time. “It’s so much fun”, she said. She also asked me if it was my time taking a heated class. When I told her about Hot Pilates, she said she went there for the first time three weeks ago and that she was in child’s pose most of the time because it was very hard!
Heated Room
8231 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Heated Room opened in 2021 on 3rd Street, right next to Bunda. The aesthetic is modern with warm wood accents. I was in awe of how spacious the room was.
After 6pm, the only available classes were the Heated Flow Sculpt, so I signed up for that one twice in the same week to take advantage of their new client special. Even though they’re technically yoga classes, the Pilates moves we did were so intense that I could feel them the next day!
Besides the Heated Flow Sculpt class, they have a Core Sculpt class, a Full-Body Burn Sculpt class and semi-private, non-heated Pilates classes on reformer machines. Basically, all the things you need to get a full-body workout! They have a parking structure on Harper Avenue, which couldn’t be any more convenient, especially in this area of LA.
Y7 Silver Lake
801 N Fairfax Ave #104, Los Angeles, CA 90046
4300 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Y7’s twist on traditional yoga revolutionized the fitness industry when they opened their first location in Brooklyn in 2015, a time when heated classes were not so common. A few celebrity fans of Y7 are Meghan Markle, Olivia Wilde and Dua Lipa.
With four locations in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn, they opened their first LA location on Melrose Avenue in 2016. A year later, they opened their second LA location in Silver Lake. In 2023, they relocated their Melrose Avenue studio to Fairfax Avenue, also in West Hollywood.
At Y7, the classes are candlelit and the moves are synchronized with hip hop music. Additionally, the classes are devoid of mirrors. Founder Sarah Larson-Levey said that she wanted to avoid distractions, self-judgment, and create a space where everyone felt comfortable and safe.
I’ve been to both LA locations, but nothing beats the experience I had at the Silver Lake location: the sleek design, the lockers in the open-air space, and the shipping container where the classes are held definitely added to my overall experience.
The first time, I took the “We Flow Hard” class, and I remember sleeping like a baby that night. The music was very energizing and fun. There was something invigorating about sweating in the dark. The class started out very mellow, but the intensity gradually built up as the class progressed! We did 3 flows: the first one was a slow, guided flow; the second one was at a faster pace and on the third, we flowed on our own. We finished off with an ab workout. If you want a peaceful and meditative yoga class, this is not the place!
Modo Yoga
Multiple locations (La Brea, Echo Park, Venice)
This was where I had my first heated workout experience! In the class I signed up for, we had to hold the poses. It was very slow-paced. I remember walking out mid-class gasping for air and wondering how anyone could endure that. Of course, I hadn’t done any research on heated classes, nor had I had water prior to the class. Before I started, I could feel the sense of community at this studio.
Modo Yoga was one of the first heated yoga studios in LA. In 2011, Canadian Emily Morwen opened the first Modo Yoga location on La Brea Avenue. They received multiple accolades, like being featured as one of the best yoga studios in Los Angeles Magazine.
Modo Yoga flies under the radar when it comes to their celebrity clientele and their appearance in the media. Actress Dakota Johnson has been photographed leaving the Modo Yoga location on La Brea Avenue multiple times. Meghan Markle also used to frequent the New York location.
White Heat Yoga
11049 Magnolia Blvd #500, North Hollywood, CA 91601
A sculpting class in the heat never ceases to amaze me, which is why I’m always on the lookout for new places.
Located in North Hollywood, White Heat Yoga offers an incredible variety of classes that range from beginner yoga classes to intense HIIT classes. Since White Heat Yoga is a smaller studio, they don’t offer amenities like lockers or showers.
I signed up for the Hot Sculpt class. If I thought Hot Pilates and the Barre class from Hot 8 Yoga were the most challenging classes, the Hot Sculpt class at White Heat deserves to be in the top 3 when it comes to difficulty level.
The heat was turned up a few notches, just how I like it!
The first half of the class was very intense. We had to do three series of jumping jacks, planks and split squats with a yoga block. A middle-aged woman kept looking at me, saying “he’s crazy,” referring to the instructor, while he broke out into a dance to ‘Work Bitch’ by Britney Spears. He noticed the woman talking to me and yelled, “Britney says you gotta woooork!” and proceeded to turn up the volume.
As if this class wasn’t intense enough, White Heat Yoga also offers the Dolafit class, a full-body strength and endurance workout with cardio bursts.
If you decide to sign up for a class, make sure you get there early because once the class starts, they lock the doors! The front-desk person that checks you in is also the class instructor.
LEKFIT
346 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
It was 2018. A year when Busy Phillips released her book This Will Only Hurt A Little and uploaded a video of herself every day working out at LEKFIT, covered in sweat and doing donkey kicks on a trampoline.
Founded by Lauren Kleban, LEKFIT is a dance-inspired workout that originally started in the garage of her house in Hancock Park. Back then, once you purchased the class online, the address was sent in the email confirmation.
I remember pulling up in that beautiful neighborhood and walking into Lauren’s impressive gated house. What I didn’t know until I got there was that the class was HEATED!! Knowing that I was going to be on a trampoline, I made sure to chug as much water as I could and luckily, I didn’t pass out.
The instructor was very nice and energetic. The space wasn’t that big and the trampolines took up a lot of space in the garage. Outside, there was a waiting area with a few lockers.
I enjoyed this class, but I couldn’t say I loved everything about it. The small group was a very close-knit group of moms affiliated in the entertainment industry, and the hours were also very limited. The last class they had at that time was 11 AM.
In 2019, Lauren moved the studio from her house to a location on La Brea Avenue with a nicely decorated interior.
Since Lekfit now operates out of a regular studio, the space is bigger and the team has also expanded. If you’ve never been, I recommend trying it at least once! Jumping on a trampoline is so much fun and it doesn’t hurt your joints! Some of the moves Lauren incorporates into her workouts reminded me of the Tracy Anderson method.
Tracy Anderson Method Studio
12345 Ventura Blvd suite l, Studio City, CA 91604
A quick Google search on “Tracy Anderson Studio Los Angeles” will show you a vast amount of celebrities leaving the studio with a sweaty glow. With the Tracy Anderson Method, Tracy has created a fitness empire: Over 100 DVD workouts, and countless features in magazines and TV show interviews.
Although Tracy has had a cult following among celebrities for a long time, her biggest advocate is Gwyneth Paltrow, who has been a longtime client and is also a business partner.
The classes, which are done in a 95F room, are comprised of a dance-cardio workout, which you can freestyle and do at your own pace, and a mat exercise sequence. If you watch any of her videos, you’ll see that these classes are not for the faint of heart. They’re very fast-paced and some of the moves will be foreign for anyone who’s not familiar with this method. There’s even a class called Multitask band, where you use the long ceiling resistance bands from the ceiling!
This is a very exclusive studio and it wasn’t until very recently that they started offering single drop-ins for $45. The pricing is higher than the average heated boutique studio in LA, but it should come as no surprise given the name and prestigious clientele.
You can see all the class offerings when you book your session. If it’s your first time, I would recommend the Custom Training class. I read that in the cardio classes, the instructors don’t talk or give you any guidance, whereas in the Custom Training, the trainer ensures you have proper form.
In 2020, while walking down a street in my hometown of Madrid, I noticed a steamy storefront window. Once the door opened, girls with beet-red faces were leaving the studio. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw that it was the Tracy Anderson Studio! Besides LA and NY, Madrid and London are the two only European cities with Tracy Anderson studios. If you don’t live in any of these cities, you can do her workouts through her subscription streaming platform.
Have you been to any of these studios? What’s your favorite heated workout studio in LA?
