CorePower Yoga - Central Park — Local services in Denver

Skip this CorePower studio. It is not up to the standards I’ve come to expect from CPY. The place itself is tiny and cramped, including the locker room. The women’s locker room smelled strongly of mildew; gross. The decor looks like it’s from 2000, and there is a lack of mirrors in the studio. Honestly, I could have overlooked these issues, potentially, but the class I went to today was atrocious in every way and I feel the need to warn others. The Yoga Sculpt class I wanted at my usual studio (Cherry Creek, though I also enjoy Grant, Broadway, and Colorado Blvd.) was full so I decided to take a chance on the Central Park studio, taking a Yoga Sculpt class with an instructor unknown to me. Thankfully I am an all access member so I didn’t waste $25 on this class… but my gosh it was so bad.

The biggest issue was that the music was so loud, I could hear maybe 15% of what the instructor shouted. She also started class by saying “I am different from other sculpt teachers in that I move really fast” or something like that. The last time I checked, rushing through exercises involving weights is not only a waste of time since you’re using momentum rather than your strength, but truly dangerous! Especially when you cannot hear what the instructor is saying to cue. I had no cues because I cannot see well without my glasses so I rely on audible cues. Which were non existent. Ugh. That she moves fast was an understatement. I (and others around me, I observed) missed so many of the reps we were supposed to be doing… I was appalled, though I forced myself to stay for most of the class, but I left feeling frustrated and like I wasted my time. The instructor also had the audacity to call out the entire class for “getting confused” (a lot of folks facing the ‘wrong’ way) when it is obvious that people could a) not keep up with the inappropriate pace and b) not hear the instructor! Total lack of self awareness. She also rushed through the safety instructions regarding how to hold/move the weights during warrior 2, etc., despite there being at least one student in class who said they were new to sculpt, and did not explain any modifications whatsoever nor even mention them. I mean… come on. I have been to about 90 CPY classes including sculpt, c2, and hot power fusion, and this was the worst by a mile. Hope someone will actually address...

This studio is horrible. Customer service is absolutely atrocious. I am a black tag member in CO and have been for years. They wouldn’t honor that here because they said they are a franchise and need to make money during this pandemic. Every other business has made exceptions during this difficult time as they see the bigger picture. This will clear up and people will always remember how they were treated during this time. They also require you wear a mask during the class which is entirely unsafe. As a doctor that was alarming to me so I asked why they were the only yoga studio in the county requiring that? The manager of the studio stated that was the rule from the Mayor....if you look on Denver.org us clearly states you don’t need to wear a face mask while exercising. I assume the mayor clearly understand the health risks this can cause people which is why he included that. Not sure how that isn’t common sense, but clearly this place has no idea what they are doing. If you are trying to be healthy, I would avoid this yoga studio at all costs...

I am very disappointed with the service here. I signed up to become a member when they were offering a free two week trial. After attending one class, I knew it wasn’t for me so I tried contacting them to cancel my membership. It was very difficult trying to reach a live operator and nobody is hardly at the front desk each time I made trips to the studio. For 4 months they continued to take out the $149.00. That’s nearly $600 for service I was not using. When I finally reached a live person, they told me they would only refund 2 months worth of payment because they don’t see any emails that I’ve sent to them in the past stating I wanted to cancel my membership. The fact that I only attended one class in 4 months wasn’t good enough for them to credit a full refund. I definitely don’t recommend this place to anyone unless you want to lose your money! They are unprofessional, total scammers, and overall just untrustworthy…. All they want...