If exercising more and getting or staying fit are on your list of New Year's resolutions, you are not alone.
In fact, it's on our list too.Ìý
So, let's try sticking to that goal together.Ìý
To get started, we compiled a list of yoga classes around Tucson that you can take every week.
Not only are yoga classes great for the body, they're also a good way to stay centered and to find some calm.Ìý
Also, make sure to watch for our monthly workout stories in which we (Angela Pittenger and Johanna Willett) try out new, trendy or funky group fitness classes and tell you all about them.Ìý
BeerYo!
What: Yoga and beer. Need we say more?
Where: BlackRock Brewers, , suite 200
When: 11 a.m. Saturdays
Cost: $7 (includes class and one beer)
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Hot 26
What: In this class, inspired by the Bikram practice, you'll practice in a room heated to 104-106 degrees with a humidity level ranging from 30-50 percent. Each class contains Bikram's beginning 26 yoga postures and two breathing exercises. For beginners and experienced practitioners.Ìý
Where: Fourth Avenue Yoga,
When: 5:30 and 7 p.m. Wednesday; 4 p.m. Saturday and 5:30 p.m. Sunday
Cost: $5
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Naked Yoga
What: Co-ed clothing optional yoga
When: 4 p.m. Tuesdays
Where: Floor Polish Dance Studio,
Cost: $5 (cash only)
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Note: There is also a Yoga in the Buff class at , , at 4 p.m. Thursdays
Yoga in the Buff atÌýMovement Culture.
Aerial Yoga
What: Move through yoga poses in an aerial hammock. It includes elements of stretching, strengthening, balance and inversions. All levels and body types welcome.
When: 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays
Where: ,
Cost: $16, second class is free
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Students drape over nylon hammocks to intensify back stretches at Take Flight Yoga and Movement downtown.
Do(om) Yoga
What: Dark candlelight yoga with doom metal soundtrack
When: 8 p.m. Sunday
Where:ÌýFloor Polish Dance Studio,Ìý
Cost: $6
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Floor Polish is a dance studio offering fun workout classes like Do(om) Yoga and Burlesque Fitness.Ìý
Pints and Poses
What: Laid back yoga in a brewery followed by a cold pint of beer
Where: ,
When: 10:30 a.m. Sundays
Cost: $5
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Sun's Up Buns Up (SUBU)
What: Early morning power vinyasa to give you energy for the day.
Where:Ìý,Ìý
When: 6:15 a.m. Thursdays
Cost: $18 (If you like the class, get aÌýÌýto save a few bucks)
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Prenatal YogaHour
What: Slower paced flow yoga which includes prenatal modifications for all levels.Ìý
Where: YogaOasis Central,
When: 12:30 p.m. Sunday and 9:15 a.m. Friday
Cost: $7
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Mama & Baby Yoga
What: Gentle yoga in a playful environment for new mamas and their babies. The class allows you to explore your new body, rebuild core strength and release tension in hips, back and neck. Babies can snooze, play on their blankets or join you in poses. The class is designed for pre-crawling babies, but pre-toddlers are welcome, too.Ìý
Where: Tucson Yoga,
When: 1:30 p.m. Thursdays
Cost: $6
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Tucson Tuesday Laughter Yoga
What: Gentle breathing and yoga poses combined with laughter designed to promote peace and healing.
Where: Quaker Meeting House,
When: 6 p.m. Tuesdays
Cost: Free
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Leslie Kleinman works her way through the circle as they laugh in the style of various animals during Tucson Tuesday Laughter Yoga. Quaker Meeting House 6 p.m. Tuesdays.
SpeedwayÌý Yoga
What: Beginner-friendly Hatha style classes.
Where: Summit Hut,
When: 9 a.m. Fridays
Cost: Free
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