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  • What is Alo Moves?

  • What we like about Alo Moves

  • What we don’t like about Alo Moves

  • What reviewers say about Alo Moves

  • Is Alo Moves worth it?

  • What is Alo Moves?
  • What we like about Alo Moves
  • What we don’t like about Alo Moves
  • What reviewers say about Alo Moves
  • Is Alo Moves worth it?

Pros

  • Personalized class recommendations

  • Wide variety of workouts

Cons

  • Pricier than others

Whether you’re a novice or experienced yogi, Alo Moves can level up your flow.

What is Alo Moves?

Screenshots of Alo Moves
Credit: Alo Moves

Alo Moves offers many different types of yoga and exercise.

Alo Moves is a yoga app from, you guessed it, Alo Yoga, the trendy athleisure line adored by celebrities like Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.

The app offers many different types of yoga classes, including vinyasa, hatha, ashtanga, and restorative. In addition to yoga, Alo has fitness classes such as HIIT, barre, and Pilates, and mindfulness sessions where you can focus on breathwork or bask in a sound bath. Classes range from about 10 minutes to 90 minutes, though most are somewhere between 20 and 60 minutes. And in addition to the multitude of class styles, Alo Moves has over 70 different instructors (all clad, naturally, in Alo apparel), so you're sure to find a teaching style that works for you.

Upon signing up, Alo prompts you to take a quiz about your preferred teaching style, skill level, and goals to narrow down its vast library that includes more than 3,000 classes. I thought the quiz was detailed enough to recommend excellent classes for my current abilities and fitness goals, without feeling intrusively long. Although you can skip it, I highly recommend taking the quiz (and retaking it if your goals or abilities change). From there, the app generates about 20 to 25 suggested classes.

In addition to the one-off classes, you can select a “series,” "challenge," or “playlist.” Series and challenges are collections of classes taught by one instructor that all work toward a goal or feature one style of yoga, whereas playlists all have a similar theme, but aren’t necessarily taught by the same instructor or focused on an end goal.

Most classes only require a yoga mat, but a few suggest additional props like blocks and straps. However, Alo lists the gear required for each class in the video description, so if you need something extra, you’ll know before you start the session.

The app is available online and on iOS and Android devices. Alo Moves offers a 14-day free trial and costs $20 a month or $100 for a year (a significant discount for paying up front). If you just want to do the trial, you can cancel your membership immediately after signing up and use the app until the 14 days are up. Canceling was a straightforward process that took me maybe 30 seconds.

What we like about Alo Moves

A woman in warrior one pose
Credit: Reviewed / Betsey Goldwasser

Alo Moves made it easy for me to try different types of classes.

It suggests sessions that feel truly customized

A simple but essential element of any good fitness app is how clearly it recommends classes in its layout—an aspect that Alo Moves nails. I was presented with genres I already said I enjoyed, like restorative yoga and Pilates, but the app also suggested individual classes, series, and playlists that incorporate elements from those disciplines into different yoga and fitness styles, so I could try something new. The simple layout made it easy to explore classes without feeling overwhelmed by the abundant options. Thanks to Alo’s recommendations, it took barely any time to find a class (or a few) I was excited about trying, which saved me a lot of the time I’d usually spend scrolling through YouTube to find a decent class.

The search function is very user-friendly

And if the classes recommended weren’t quite right at the time, all it took was a quick filtered search to find exactly what I was looking for. Searching for classes and series is easy, as you can filter by instructor, style, difficulty, intensity, and duration, and save classes you enjoyed or want to bookmark for the future in the “my practice” tab. Because many classes are bodyweight-based, I didn’t feel my options were limited, even though I only have a mat at home.

The instruction is excellent

In addition to the technical features, the quality of Alo’s classes set it apart from other yoga apps. My teachers had peppy, positive energy—perhaps because I told Alo Moves I enjoyed “playful” instructors—and a soothing presence that made it easy for me to let go of any stressors and focus on the movements. The restorative yoga sessions had a slow but not boring pace and gave me plenty of time to sink into each pose for a deep stretch. The higher energy vinyasa classes let me release tension and build balance and strength, and left me feeling positive and energized.

I enjoyed every single class I took, but I couldn’t get enough of the meditation sound baths. A sound bath is a meditation class that uses ambient noise—typically made with traditional crystal bowls, gongs, and cymbals—to relax the body and mind. These sound baths helped me get the deepest sleep I had in weeks and quickly became part of my bedtime routine.

What we don’t like about Alo Moves

The instructors sometimes assume you have the basics down

I have very few complaints about Alo Moves. However, I had some small issues with the directions given during classes. Although most of the instructors provided enough description for each movement and explained what you should be doing and feeling, I occasionally felt that they assumed you already knew how to get into each pose. I’m more of a novice yogi, so I need some extra help from time to time, especially when it comes to less common poses I haven’t done before. I was able to study the instructor on my screen and mirror their movements, so it wasn’t too much of an inconvenience, but detailed audio instruction was one area I found lacking.

What reviewers say about Alo Moves

man practicing yoga with alo moves.
Credit: Alo

Reviewers love Alo Moves, too.

Alo Moves doesn't show reviews on its site, but it has more than 19,000 ratings and 4.9 stars in the Apple App Store and nearly 7,000 ratings and 4.2 stars on Google Play. Of these reviews, almost everyone agrees that Alo's classes are unparalleled in quality. "I already feel much more flexibility and definitely a lot more strength," a reviewer writes. "I can already tell some of the fun, 'inaccessible' poses I’ve always wanted to achieve are right around the corner for me! I love this app and I would recommend it to anyone!"

Some users also find the app glitchy and think the search function on some platforms could use some improving. I didn't experience any glitches while using the app on my iPhone, but it seems Android users are more likely to have issues. I also thought it was easy to search for new classes on mobile, but reviewers said you may experience search issues if you're using an Apple TV.

Is Alo Moves worth it?

woman practicing yoga with alo moves.
Credit: Alo

Alo Moves is definitely worth downloading.

Yes, for anyone who wants to get serious about practicing yoga at home

Though Alo Moves is one of the pricier apps we’ve tested, from my experience, it’s absolutely worth it. I found myself using the app at least two or three times a week, a great value if you consider a month’s subscription costs roughly the same price as a single in-person class. What’s more, I enjoyed Alo's classes just as much as my experiences in yoga studios—maybe even more. With the app, I could squeeze in shorter sessions on busy days and didn’t have to worry about schlepping anywhere beyond my living room.

Alo Moves offers enough classes that you won’t get bored, is easy to use, and has amazing instructors. All combined, this made me love my time on the mat and kept me returning day after day. After using the app for about a month, I felt like I progressed, became stronger, more flexible, and more knowledgeable about different types of flows and meditation styles.

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Esther Bell

Esther Bell

Senior Staff Writer, Health and Fitness

Esther is a writer at Reviewed covering all things health and fitness.

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