Turn to These Streaming Workouts When You Can't Break a Sweat at the Gym

NEOU is a one-of-a-kind workout platform that taps top fitness trainers, influencers, and brands—and makes them accessible anytime, anywhere. Through the site, you can watch the best streaming workouts live or on-demand: CrossFlowX with Heidi Kristoffer, strength training with Jen Widerstrom, and more yoga, bootcamp, boxing, dance cardio, and mobility classes than you could imagine. The production hub is located in midtown Manhattan, where you can go take classes IRL that will be live streamed and archived onto the NEOU streaming platform. Bonus: It's available on Apple TV, Roku, Fire Stick as well as on mobile, including Android and iOS (so you can use it at home or on the go).

Cost: $15/month or $50/year, with a free 30-day trial; neoufitness.com.

Required equipment: It varies by the type of workout. You can sort in the platform depending on which equipment you have available, but many trainers also offer variations during class for equipment-free workouts. (That said, it's a good idea to stock up on this basic home gym equipment first.)

Try it if: You want to do a little bit of everything.

If you love dance cardio but also want to mix things up with a treadmill or HIIT workout every now and then, this platform for the best streaming workouts could be perfect for you. Celebrity trainer Anna Kaiser's on-demand platform offers full-length workouts as well as short 10- to 20-minute ones, and levels of difficulty range from beginner to advanced. Two new workouts are added per month, which mirror what's currently being taught in AKT studios, and you'll also have access to the library of past workouts, which includes dance, HIIT, and treadmill sessions. You'll also get a 15-minute trainer consult when you sign up to discuss your goals.

Cost: $35/month, with a free 7-day trial; theakt.com/on-demand

Required equipment: Two resistance bands (one with handles, one without), a soft Pilates ball, and a treadmill if you want to utilize treadmill classes.

Try it if: You love dance cardio but want to mix it up with some other types of workouts, too.

DanceBody, a dance cardio studio with locations in NYC, the Hamptons, and Miami, now has a  platform that features the best streaming workouts. One of the best things about DanceBody's offering is that it features more than 400 workout videos with a variety of instructors. Classes fall into either "cardio" or "sculpt" categories, and run the gamut in terms of level from "I haven't danced since I was 5" to "I'm a professional dancer."

Cost: $35/month; dancebody.com

Required equipment: Workouts can be performed without equipment, but DanceBody recommends their bundle, which includes a hexagon-shaped mat, a resistance band, and DanceBody's hand weights, which you can purchase for $155.

Try it if: Dance is your primary method of exercise.

Peloton has offered on-demand spin class streaming (both pre-recorded and live) for a while now, but their expanded Peloton Digital iOS app allows you to stream everything from cycling and running (with their new Peloton Treadmill) to boot camp, stretching, yoga, and cardio at a variety of durations and levels of intensity. The app includes audio-only walking and running workouts, too, so you can head outside while still being guided by an instructor's cues.

Cost: The Peloton Bike retails for $2,245 and the subscription is $39/month. There's also a 0% APR option of $58/month for 39 months, which doesn't include the price of the subscription. Peloton Digital access is only $13/month; onepeloton.com

Required equipment: Either download the app or get the bike, and you'll be set!

Try it if: You love cycling and want the option to participate in live classes, or dig the Peloton style but want to do a variety of workouts.

Exhale is a cross between a spa and fitness studio with locations around the country. The company now offers a membership featuring the best streaming workouts, with new videos each week. Among the lineup are relaxing classes like gentle yoga, meditation for mind and body, and mindful barre. If only it were also possible to live-stream a massage...

Cost: $20/month or $200/year, with a free 30-day trial; ondemand.exhalespa.com.

Required equipment: Some of the workouts call for light dumbbells, a resistance band, a yoga mat, or a chair, but many are bodyweight-only.

Try it if: You love using yoga and meditation as a way to de-stress, but also love the occasional cardio burst.

For barre die-hards, Physique 57 is the OG dance-inspired workout. Their streaming interface is super advanced compared to most, offering the ability to take shorter workout videos and link them together to create one longer workout that suits your needs. Their platform also offers several preset training programs, including a four-week HIIT-focused barre program and a two-week core-focused one.

Cost: $25/month, with a free 7-day trial; ondemand.physique57.com

Required equipment: None required, but they recommend having a sturdy piece of furniture nearby.

Try it if: You like barre and mat Pilates and want to be able to customize the moves in your workouts. (Don't think barre is tough enough? Try this intense barre workout that will make you sweat.)

Okay, ClassPass isn't technically a studio, but it does offer an app featuring audio workout classes taught by the industry's best trainers. The classes vary from HIIT and cycling to yoga and strength training, and even though you're coached with audio, there is a visual exercise library in the app to help you learn the moves. And as one of the best streaming workouts, ClassPass Go offers a game-changing feature: You get to choose the music for each workout.

Cost: Free if you have a ClassPass membership, $8/month if you don't; classpass.com/go

Required equipment: Just a pair of headphones and a killer playlist.

Try it if: You want someone to coach you through a workout without having to watch a video.

While there are several barre studios that offer some of the best streaming workouts, Pure Barre stands out for the variety of classes offered. Choose from workout durations of five minutes up to 60 minutes, as well as pre- and postnatal workouts. (ICYMI, barre workouts can seriously improve your fitness level.)

Cost: $30/month, with a free 7-day trial; ondemand.purebarre.com

Required equipment: You'll need different equipment for different classes including a mat, 2-pound dumbbells, and an inflatable ball.

Try it if: You love barre and/or are in search of specialized pre- and postnatal workouts.

Bulldog Yoga (with studio locations in Boulder, CO; Villanova, PA; and Malvern, PA) prides itself on making yoga more accessible and approachable—and that's only reinforced by the fact that you can now stream their classes in the comfort of your own home without handing over your first-born child. You can use the best streaming workouts all month long for less than half of the price of a typical studio class—or buy a one-day unlimited streaming pass for just $5.

Cost: $13/month, with a free 30-day trial; bulldogonline.com

Required equipment: You don't need anything fancy to get your yoga on. Stream Bulldog classes on the app or through your Apple TV, Roku TV, or Fire TV. A mat and blocks are optional.

Try it if: You enjoy yoga but can't commit to studio prices or schedules

The studio known for its energetic cross-training workouts is bringing the action into your living room with its new steaming app. You can filter the workouts based on instructor, class type, body part, and duration, which means you'll spend less time browsing through the classes and more time sweating.

Cost: $10/month, with a free 7-day trial; app.janedo.com

Required equipment: While some classes require only a mat, you'll want to have at least one set of medium weights and a circle band for the total-body strength training workouts.

Try it if: You can't settle on a single type of workout class and thrive in upbeat workout environments.

Full-body HIIT workouts are having a moment, and LEKFIT, created by trainer Lauren Kleban, is delivering these hardcore exercises with a low-impact twist. Like many of the other studios that offer some of the best streaming workouts, four new workouts are added per week, and there are hundreds of past videos for subscribers to access. Workouts include trampoline cardio (of course, you'll need a trampoline for that one!), sculpting classes, and straightforward dance cardio.

Cost: $20/month, with a free 7-day trial; lekfit.vhx.tv

Required equipment: Ideally, a JumpSport 350 fitness trampoline, 3- and 5-pound free weights, a resistance band, gliders, 2-pound wrist and ankle weights, and a yoga mat—but modifications are offered for people who don't have the equipment.

Try it if: You're looking for a HIIT workout that goes easy on your joints.

Created by former professional ballerina Mary Helen Bowers, Ballet Beautiful is a method and studio in NYC that is frequented by Victoria's Secret Angels. With a focus on ballet and Pilates-like movements, these best streaming workouts will definitely get your heart rate pumping with little impact. (BTW, here's how dance can make you a better athlete.)

Cost: Individual workouts from $6, or $40/month for unlimited access; balletbeautiful.com

Required equipment: No gear necessary for this workout.

Try it if: You want a mix of classical ballet and barre or are looking for an à la carte option.

The company behind the celeb-approved athleisure is also at the helm of Alo Moves, an app offering some of the best streaming workouts, like yoga, barre, and HIIT. A membership also unlocks access to meditation classes and tips on how to improve flexibility. The best part? All of the workout videos can be downloaded so you can get fit even when you're in a WiFi-free zone.

Cost: $20/month, with a free 14-day trial; alomoves.com

Required equipment: Just a mat.

Try it if: You love yoga but need extra guidance on hard-to-achieve inversions and arm balances.

The dance fitness class your mother used to take in the 1980s just got a millennial upgrade. Through the app or your TV, you can stream 10 to 40-minute musically driven Jazzercise classes that combine Pilates, HIIT, kickboxing, and more.

Cost: $20/month, with a free 14-day trial; ondemand.jazzercise.com

Required equipment: A set of light weights and your dancing sneaks.

Try it if: You want a full body workout that doesn't *feel* like a workout.

P.volve stands out from others in the "Best Streaming Workouts" category with its focus on functional movements. Each exercise is designed to activate hard-to-reach muscles method is based on mastering precise movements that activate hard-to-target muscles that you use in your everyday life.

Cost: $20/month, with a free 14-day trial; pvolve.com

Required equipment: The p.ball, light ankle weights, and 2 lb. hand weights, which P.volve sells in a convenient beginner's kit for $80.

Try it if: You're looking for a high-intensity workout with a low impact on your body.

Founded by a husband-wife duo, Pilatesology brings you more than 1,400 Pilates classes taught by leading instructors (including two who learned from Joe Pilates himself). The streaming workout service even has programs specifically for pregnancy, travel, and runners.

Cost: $20/month, with a free 16-day trial; pilatesology.com

Required equipment: Zip, zero, nada.

Try it if: Pilates is your bread and butter.

With its metallic-clad instructors and Instagram-worthy studio, obé offers some of the best streaming workouts for millennials. The fitness studio live streams 28-minute classes, ranging from yoga to strength training to cardio boxing, which are made available on-demand, too. A subscription will also unlock obé's private Facebook group to find your accountability partners.

Cost: $27/month; obefitness.com

Required equipment: A mat is recommended for floor work, and you can amp up the intensity with sliders, ankle weights, resistance bands, and light dumbbells.

Try it if: You love being able to try different workouts on a whim and want the support of an online community.

If you're craving the sense of community you get from in-person workout classes, New York City's Fhitting Room has your back. The HIIT studio is now holding live online classes seven days a week through Zoom, allowing you to virtually interact with the trainers and fellow attendees. Since the 35-minute classes are capped at 24 people, you'll get the individual guidance and encouragement you need while you sweat.

Cost: $20/class; fhittingroom.com/live

Required equipment: None necessary for the bodyweight-only classes, but a kettlebell or set of dumbbells will come in handy if you plan on taking classes with equipment.

Try it if: You thrive in class environments and want personalized feedback on your form and technique.

Surprise: You'll need more than a pair of high-quality sneakers if you want to take your daily runs to new heights. That's why the trainers at Mile High Run Club are offering live workouts via Zoom to help you build the strength, endurance, flexibility, and proper form you need to hit your next PR. And with core, flexibility, and full-body strength-training classes available, you won't get tired of sweating through the same workouts day in and day out.

Cost: $13.10/class; milehighrunclub.com/vitrual-buy

Required equipment: All classes—except for one of the Runner's Strength workouts, which requires resistance bands—are equipment-free.

Try it if: You're itching to increase your speed on the running trails and still build some muscle.

If you can't hit the bag at your go-to boxing studio, don't sweat it: EverybodyFights Live is here to help you get your fix from the comfort of your own home. Through live-streamed and on-demand video classes, EBF Live trainers will lead you through boxing, cardio, core, lower body, and recovery classes. Aside from the sweat sessions, EBF Live also offers videos with quick training tips, like how to perform kettlebell swings or perfect your push-up form. There's even an online leaderboard that shows fighters who have completed the most rounds to help stoke your competitive flame. (Related: The Surprising Way Boxing Can Change Your Life)

Cost: $30/month, with a free 30-day trial; ebf.live

Required equipment: Most workouts are bodyweight-only, but if you do have some dumbbells or a kettlebell on hand, there are options for you to use them.

Try it if: You're ready to try your hand at boxing before you commit to a studio, or you simply love the high-intensity, high-energy feel of in-person EverybodyFights classes.

Athlete-focused fitness studio Tone House is finally making its way out of the Big Apple with Tone House TV, an on-demand streaming platform. Monthly subscribers gain access to video workouts that strengthen your upper body, core, lower body, and more; training tips; nutrition advice; and recovery moves, all led by Tone House's elite trainers. Plus, new videos are added every week, so you'll never have to do the same sweat sesh twice.

Cost: $40/month, with a free 7-day trial; tv.tonehouse.com

Required equipment: Most workouts require some equipment, including valslide discs or towels, cones or objects to jump over, and a set of dumbbells if you have them. (Or, use your craft skills to make homemade weights.)

Try it if: You're looking to train like an elite athlete whenever, wherever.

Want to embrace your inner-Laila Ali? Sign up for Rumble TV, Rumble's newly launched streaming workout platform. There, you can follow along with live and on-demand boxing, HIIT, strength, and running workouts, all of which have high energy, feature killer music, and will give you a serious sweat. The best part: The classes are designed for all levels, so even if you've never heard the words "uppercut" or "jab cross" before, you can still get a solid workout.

Cost: $29/month, with a free 7-day trial; tv.doyourumble.com

Required equipment: No gear necessary for these workouts.

Try it if: You want to get a boxing workout in at home, but you don't want to add a punching bag to your home gym.

When you're short on home gym space and time, turn to the full-body workouts from Barre3. The digital studio offers hundreds of pre-recorded workouts you can do in your tiny living room, and each week, you'll get access to two brand new ones. The workouts range from 10 to 60 minutes, but they all feature a mix of strength conditioning, cardio, and mindfulness. The subscription's biggest perk: A progress tracking feature that allows you to record how you feel after each workout.

Cost: $29/month, with a free 15-day trial; online.barre3.com/trial

Required equipment: Most workouts require some equipment, including a resistance band, set of lightweight dumbbells, a core ball, or core sliders.

Try it if: You're a barre newbie and love visuals showing your improvements over time.

SKY TING may only have yoga studios in NYC, but now, everyone can get their flow on thanks to its on-demand and live-streamed classes. The best streaming workout platform offers classes of various durations, levels, and styles, including Iyengar, Ashtanga, Hatha, and Vinyasa. Aside from all the standard downward dogs and sun salutations, SKY TING TV also has meditation practices, postnatal and prenatal courses, and HIIT-style yoga classes called PYRO TING. You better be ready to get your heart rate up.

Cost: $20/month, with a free 7-day trial; skyting.com

Required equipment: Just have a grippy yoga mat and you'll be good to go.

Try it if: You want to grow as a yogi across multiple styles of yoga and maybe even nail a headstand one day.

Way back in 2017, before streaming workouts were the go-to way to stay active, fitness expert Mike Donavanik founded Sweat Factor, a digital fitness platform that's home to more than 300 workout videos. Each of the kickboxing, bootcamp, HIIT, yoga, barre, strength training, and Pilates classes are led by world-class trainers, including Nike Master Trainers Betina Gozo and Anja Garcia. Plus, the classes can be accessed on your computer, phone, Roku, AppleTV, and Amazon Fire TV, so you can watch the workouts on the big screen in your living room or on your iPhone in the park. (P.S. Donavanik has even designed a few killer workouts for SHAPE.)

Cost: $20/month or $180/year, with a free 7-day trial; sweatfactor.com

Required equipment: It varies by the type of workout. You'll want a few sets of dumbbells for the strength training classes, and you might need a small inflatable ball for some barre classes. At the very least, you'll want to keep a yoga mat on hand to use during any floor exercises.

Try it if: You get bored with your routine if you repeat the same style of workout two days in a row, and you're looking for top-notch trainers who know their sh*t.