HOTWORX - Kansas City, MO (Parkville)

Expensive to join once you buy their overpriced mat and towel (over $100). I enjoyed it for awhile and even talked two friends into joining with me. Ended up overstretching and injuring myself. (My bad- it happens. Probably not the best workout for anyone prone to injury.) Put my membership on freeze for three months. Then found out I was relocating to Saint Louis for work and not living near a franchise location. Called to cancel and was told I'd have to do that in person (they have limited staff hours). When I finally found time to go in and complete the cancellation, found out I'd have to pay a contract buyout fee of $90. Sold the mat and towel for $20 on FB marketplace to recoup a little of the costs. It was fun for awhile but having to pay expensive joining costs AND leaving costs left me with an unpleasant taste. Life happens and it would be nice not to penalized for it. Won't likely return to Hotworx in the future.

Tamir was really helpful in helping my wife and I understand how the process works. Made signing up easy.Thanks Tamir.

My friend and I tried Hotworx for the first time yesterday. We were offered a guest pass since we were new. I enjoyed the hot Pilates class, it was low impact but worked your muscles and the heat wasn’t too intense. The class was 30 minutes and I woke up feeling sore but in a good way. I’m eager to try some of the more high Intensity classes.

I am totally hooked on Hotworx! The idea of "more workout, less time" fits with my busy schedule. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable and having 24/7 access is awesome! I get stronger ever day. 11/10 would recommend 🔥💪🔥 …

Great workouts and great staff! It is open 24hr so it is super convenient for anyone and the workouts save a lot of time because of the infrared heat. I definitely recommend trying this place out.

Friendly staff. I love that it's open 24/7 so I don't have an excuse if it's too late or too early. It is not usually overcrowded at the times I go. It's surprisingly affordable for this type of boutique fitness.I enjoy the hot exercise and it helps to control my blood pressure better than regular exercise. One of the many perks to saunas in general. I view this as a Time saver in that I do get some exercise benefit at the same time as I get to enjoy the sauna.I do like the exercise in the heat. I don't love all of the virtual instruction. Some are better than others. There is a decent selection of exercise types. I do wish however that the videos were updated more frequently and that each video offered more variations to make moves easier or harder.There's a huge emphasis on isometric holds. I do not understand this emphasis on static contractions. There's plenty of room on your mat to do larger range of motion exercise that would be even more effective at building strength across the entire range of motion. There is an emphasis on very short workouts (15 or 30 min) But I end up completing two to three sessions per visit to reach fatigue thus it is not any faster than going to any other gym. That is a gimmick. They rush through warm ups and cool Downs. Stretches and foam rolling are too fast to work. If you went for only one workout you will probably be disappointed, but it works since I end up doing multiple per visit.It is true, The heat does increase your metabolic rate. That is widely accepted the research showing it dates back into the early and mid 1900s. However, the Hot Works marketing blows that completely out of proportion. For the average person the extra caloric burn is only 10-15 percent. With the short workouts, that would be like 5 to 30 calories per class.In conclusion if you like hot exercise it is one of very few places you can get that. The sauna is incredibly nice on these cold January days. But don't buy into the gimmick that you're getting more work out in less time, or that isometric contractions are a more effective method of strength training.

Great place to workout. The hot sauna workouts help getting back in shape so much easier. The muscles are sore but not as much. The best gym to join and start on a workout routine. The staff is very helpful, friendly and in a roundabout way, make you accountable to come work out.

Jennifer the owner and her staff are excellent. They always are upbeat and positive. They just add to the excellent work out you get by doing isometric and HIIT workouts in 125 degree saunas. Facility is very well maintained with all kinds of COVID-19 safety measure in place.

10/27/20 update: I've been going for 2 months now. I still think these are great workouts. I do have two items that have changed my rating from 5 to 3 Stars.1. I wish they would limit the bike classes to 2 saunas instead of 4 because those classes are never booked. Its frustrating to show up & find 3 bike classes completely open, yet I have to wake up at 5:30am to secure the class for the time. I think members would be much happier with more options for the classes that are ALWAYS booked and hard to get (I've still never done Pilates as its always booked other really popular classes are Core, Buns, and Bands).2. We book appointments through an app, while its easy, its not the simplest way to see what classes are available at specific times. You must click through the 10 different classes, to see what is available at a certain time. (example: say I want to see what is available at 6pm, I would have to click through all 10 classes. Instead there should be a summary page that shows open classes with times.)First review: I love that they are open 24/7 so I can come workout on MY time. Classes are super easy to book on the app.

I cannot say enough good things about HotWorx Parkville! The studio is open 24/7 so you can work out whenever it’s convenient for your schedule. Even though you are working out by yourself, you still get a strong sense of community every …