Hot 8 Yoga — Local services in San Francisco

When they say hot yoga, they mean hot yoga! If I'm recalling correctly, the classes at Hot 8 Yoga have been the hottest yoga classes I've been to SF.

Classes: My first visit here was for a Yelp event, shortly followed by their 1 week deal. I've been to their Hot Power Fusion and Power Yoga classes. I'm a fan of both, but I prefer the Power classes, especially with Zander! They're challenging, but there's never any pressure to push yourself too hard and you're encouraged to take as many breaks as you need, or even leave the room. Since it's so hot, you definitely want to take care of yourself. Since I've been finding these classes challenging enough already, I've been hesitant to attend their Sculpt classes. (Separately from that though, I've heard good things about their Yin classes). One of the best things is the cold eucalyptus towel at the end of class - it's such a bummer when they run out on busy days!

Staff: The staff and teachers have always been super nice when they greet you at the front desk. The teachers don't do the whole class with you, but they do lead you through some poses or sequences to demonstrate. I find this especially useful when the class is emptier and so there are fewer students to follow if they're doing something unfamiliar.

Amenities: There are mats and towels for rent if needed. The locker rooms have plenty of lockers and I've never had an issue finding space. There are showers and some toiletries on site too if you want to freshen up after class.

I'll definitely be going back for more as the yoga classes are an excellent complement to my other fitness classes (though I probably wouldn't want to do this as my sole...

Hot8 yoga is one of the hottest cleanest yoga studios I’ve been to. They have a variety of flows, held in one of two very hot clean studios with mood lighting.

Most of the classes are set to music in quiet room that feels like an office farm thanks to drop ceiling and lack of any art. The wicking floors in the studio are awesome; always clean and dry, which with the drop ceiling makes the room very quiet. The rooms are hot but very well ventilated, I didn’t notice anyone else’s smell or any odors at all. The instructors are not using a microphone which means they’re yelling a lot more than in a flow that uses them. The classes are intense, but effective.

They have lots of huge lockers, both inside and outside their gendered bathrooms. They have 3 showers per gendered bathroom but with no door locks, not very date friendly! Come on LA, really? On a plus they have free iced face towels and bath towels, and will rent you yoga matt and mat towels for $6.

Unfortunately they don’t offer any option to refrigerate drinks you brought in. I’ve never seen a yoga studio not allow students access to a refrigerator before, nor have I seen yoga studio showers that don’t lock, maybe it’s an LA thing? Hot8 definitely has an LA vibe; All the instructors I’ve seen so far had physics defying hair that somehow looked identical before and after a hot flow!

Despite its LA quarks, Hot8 has some of the best most effective hot yoga classes in the city, held in some of the cleanest studios held to a high standard of hygiene.definitely worth...

Hot 8 Yoga is very clean, and the front desk team and instructors are always nice. Unfortunately, there are frequently last minute class cancellations or last minute changes to the type of class that will be held. Today, the class I had signed up for was cancelled and I received no notification. The only way I knew was by double checking the website and saw that it said cancelled under the class. I understand things happen, but this has happened at least 4 times in less than 2 months and it's starting to be really inconvenient. I decided to buy a membership here instead of continuing with ClassPass for a more consistent schedule. However, I never had an experience with classes booked on ClassPass being changed or cancelled last minute in more than 4 years, so it's been less reliable and consistent to have a membership with Hot 8 Yoga after all. I hope that the class schedules becomes more reliable...this studio is great in all...