In our busy, overworked and extremely stressed society, we always find ways on how to relieve our stress. Some prefer going out to bars and restaurant. Some would go to movie houses regularly. Getting a gym membership is the preference of some people in staying fit. That is why a lot of gym owners have started to offer yoga classes. One of the reasons that yoga has been well-known is because of gym owners so we can give appreciation to them.

But, if you’re a beginner at yoga and don’t know where to go to, gym sessions wouldn’t be the best proposal for you. For my part, I might recommend going 1st to a small studio session who offer yoga. If you do not know one, you can try to search it online. It is better to search for the closest place so that you’ll not take a lot of your time travelling for your yoga session. I would also suggest that you check on their clients feedback and see their comments on their services. If you see more negative feedback, stay away and choose another.

Small session size are being offered by studio yoga class. Because of this, you will have a more personalized service from your instructor. Yoga poses and activities what the students benefit from. Performing your completely different moves and poses will have a natural flow. Being in a studio class, you will notice that you’re having the true experience of yoga. Mirrors is not traditionally applicable to yoga studios. Yoga is an inside activity, so you must not be pressured or disturbed on what your other colleague is doing. Mirrors can disturb you and cannot focus on your yoga internalization.

If you desire to have a personalized service and slow paced environment, you better not join in gym classes. Sometimes, you will have the experience that the instructor is going too fast for you to follow. But you cannot just continuously say that they need to slow down because there are more gym members who need it quick. Since gym classes have more members compared to studio classes, some of their members are already on the pro level and of course, you cannot cope up with their movements. Doing wrong and incorrect moves will cause injury in the future with this sort of scenario. Rather than relieving your stress, you may be more stressed in pushing yourself to catch u p with your peers.

If you have a physical injury or disability, your teacher from your studio yoga session can amend or alter some of the movements. That is not possible in a gym class which usually has thirty to forty students. Gym yoga class environment is not encouraging changes. Instructors cannot just change poses for 1 injured member.

Finally, gym is solely best for aerobics, boxing or weight lifting. Imagine this, it’s your first day at your yoga class, session has started and your instructor has started to teach you the correct breathing. While closing your eyes to focus on your breathing, you’ll hear the banging of the weights, the massive steps from the aerobic session and the punching on the punching bags. Source