It’s 2024 and there is an abundance of online workouts available at our fingertips. From fitness apps to YouTube videos and online workouts, the sheer number of them is exciting, yes, but also overwhelming. Sometimes I spend more time trying to find something than actually working out. Anyone with me?
While online exercise classes are one of the best ways to get familiar with fitness without having to a to a gym, their free trials are a cost effective way to get some great guidance. This is particularly good news right now, when bills (energy, water, gas—basically everything) have increased, and the cost of living is at an all-time high. They also tend to be a more legit resource with certified trainers, when compared to YouTube channels.
Below, you’ll find 9 of the most popular online workouts, varying from apps that offer audio or video-guided routines, to interactive chats with personal trainers, to online streaming platforms that offer live classes if you want to work out with others in real-time – all with a free trial.
Enjoy.
9 of the best workout apps offering free trials
1. Kic
Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw’s Kic platform is the home to over 1000 workouts spanning pilates, strength, yoga, HIIT, treadmill and more. They are all guided classes by their team of experienced trainers (which you can read more about here), and are separated into a collection of programs like KICSTART (their beginner strength and HIIT program) or KICBUMP (pre & postnatal Pilates, meditations and educational videos).
They also offer 100 mindfulness affirmations, meditations and soundscapes to support your mental health, too.
Price: From $19.49/month
Trial: 7 days free
2. Centr
Chris Hemsworth’s complete workout and meal planner app Centr features great graphics, varied workouts, daily planners and nice touches such as “household item hacks”.Membership offers you a personalised plan with workouts, meals and mindfulness to keep you on track daily, as well as a customised meal plans and a grocery list.
Price: From $10/month
Trial: Start with a 7-day free trial, cancel any time. If you purchase any products from the Centr store you get 3 months free on the app
3. Blogilates
Award-winning fitness instructor Cassey Ho has been teaching her signature format, Pop Pilates, for over 14 years. She is the creator of Blogilates, the #1 female fitness channel on YouTube with over 500 million video views and 4 million subscribers. As a certified group fitness instructor and Pilates mat and reformer teacher (ACE, NESTA, Balanced Body), Cassey has been motivating people to move for nearly a decade. There are thousands of free resources on her website including workouts, printables, challenges and recipes.
Price: $3.99/month
Trial: The Body by Blogilates app is 100% free to download, and you will have immediate access to the entire workout video library. If you want access to the monthly workout calendar and all of the challenges, you can sign up for a 7-day free trial
4. Fluidform Pilates
Fluidform is led by founder and principal instructor Kirsten King, and focuses on a modern and holistic approach to Pilates. They offer a personalised online movement and wellness program where you get unlimited access to on-demand workouts, motivational challenges, recipes and meal plans.
Over 300 workouts are available online on-demand, 100+ challenges, and over 200+ nutritious recipes and meal plans, plus a personalised Program to help get you started and free equipment pack if you choose the 12-month subscription.
Price: From $20/month
Trial: A 14-day free movement challenge to help you build strength, realign your body, and show you what Fluidform has to offer
5. Align
Align’s goal is to help you create an aligned, balanced & toned body through Pilates-based workouts, balanced nutrition and healing self-care. Their classes and programs are designed to support women’s hormones and keep you lean, toned and thriving.
They offer a 28-day Align Your Cycle program that aims to introduce you to the power of aligning your workouts, eating habits and lifestyle with your monthly hormonal cycle. You also get a free 150 page e-book with recipes for each phase of your cycle.
Price: From $24.99/month
Trial: 14 days free
6. Sweat
The Sweat app by fitness guru Kayla Itsines is a workout app designed to help self-starters reach their fitness goals. The app’s segmented workout programs range from high-intensity workouts, to strength conditioning and yoga, with flexibility for all fitness levels.
The app also includes a meal planning tab offering nutritional guidance to complement the workout programs, including recipes and meal ideas.
Price: $19.99 per month
Trial: 14-day free trial
7. Peaches Pilates
Carefully designed challenges and programs, recipes, workshops, and an incredibly supportive community of thousands of women is at the heart of Peaches Pilates. The online membership includes over 300 classes with styles like Equipment Free, Strength, Cardio, Posture, Boxing, Barre and more.
Price: $19.99 a month or $119.99 a year
Trial: 7-day free trial
8. The Class
A high-impact, music-driven practice where you exercise the body to engage the mind. Through physical conditioning, the goal at The Class is to workout mental and emotional behaviours to create new tools to tackle everyday life.
Price: $40 per month
Trial: Free 14 days
9. Technogym
Technogym has been the official fitness equipment supplier for the Olympics and Paralympics since Sydney 2000, so you can count on them knowing a thing or two about workouts. Upon signing in and answering a few questions, each user is greeted with customised training programs (there are over 130 trainer-led sessions!) tailored to their personal goals – think building strength, improving endurance, or enhancing overall health.
The brand has also just made it easier to workout from home, thanks to a recent partnership with Samsung; every owner of Samsung’s 2024 TVs can browse video training sessions – which include strength, yoga, cardio, Pilates, meditation and body weight – from the small screen, with new workouts published regularly.
Price: Basic app is free, with an option for a premium subscription
