Endorphin at Lowry

My New Years resolution came a little late this year. Most people jump on the fitness train in January, but I decided to do things my own way and start six months later. As long as you start somewhere, right?
I decided to push myself and try a spinning class. Since this gym is right by my work, I figured I would try it here. I’m really glad I did!
I have been twice now, with two different teachers and I have loved it both times. The bikes are the Real Ryder bikes that move from side to side and feel more like a real bike. This makes the exercise even more challenging and you work more parts of the body. The others in my class were friendly and nobody seemed pretentious or rude like at some gyms. Though the workout was a little different with each teacher, I still feel like I got the beat-​down that I had been looking for. My legs are still sore three days later! Gotta love that.
I cant speak for their other classes, as I have only been to the cycling classes. They offer many others and it really is a great gym as far as cleanliness and friendliness. I highly recommend it.

Endorphin is amazing. And it starts at the top. The owner and visionary is a one of a kind. He not only walks the walk, but does it daily and ends it with a handstand. The instructors are outstanding. They deliver an experience that will challenge you quite possibly more than you’ve ever been challenged. They are committed to the vision of Endorphin and their passion and enthusiasm is evident in every space. The community here is incredibly strong. The members bring IT and their energy is infectious. Endorphin has got some fantastic momentum. I would recommend getting in now! However, I have every confidence that it will only continue to get better and better.

The best gym I have been to. Ever. By far.
What’s so great about this place?
1– The classes will, absolutely, kick you ass. I have been going here regularly for a couple years, and I am still sore more often than not. That’s good.
2– Innovative and creative classes and workouts. They keep things fun and keep you guessing.
3– Great instructors. Motivating and hard when they need to be. Perfect balance.
4– Great members. I’ve never been to a gym that has this sense of community. Period.
Endorphin is everything that a big box gym isn’t. Endorphin offers a good variety of classes that change and evolve. Other reviewers will do a better job describing the nuts and bolts of this place, but all the classes will keep your heart rate going. Some focus more are cardio, some more on strength, but there is always a little of each. The Ryder bikes are awesome. There are a few other locations in town and each one is a little different in their class offerings, but the theme remains the same. One last tip… if you are a rookie, show up a little early and talk to the instructor… it can be slightly intimidating in there once that music gets cranked up and the orders get barking. If you want to get out of your comfort zone and try something new, you owe it to yourself to give this place a look. Prepare to be challenged and have some fun.

So when I first started, this was a Qi location. Qi is no more and this location is now Endorphin. While the name changed, the business of kicking butt and taking names has not stopped. Endorphin lives up to its name. After taking a HELLth class, a HIIT class or MPIT, you feel a wonderful rush of adrenaline, even though moments before you thought you were dying.
With the name change, a new wave of high-​intensity classes, tougher than anything you’ve ever experienced are offered here. The HIIT classes are intense, the cycling classes are fantastic, boxing is brutal and there’s even a Stink & Drink class on Friday nights where you work hard, then enjoy a beer or a cocktail at Lowry Beer Garden afterwards.
What I love about Endorphin has always been the community here. Before Qi/​Endorphin, my gym experience was limited to big box gyms. While I took classes, I never had conversations with the instructors afterwards or even much interaction with the other students. It’s commonplace for people to encourage during or after class and real friendships spring up from these interactions. Instructors remember you after 1 or 2 classes and call you by name, which gives you a good feeling.
After being a member for 2.5 years, I felt this review needed a refresh/​update. It’s still a great place and has just gotten better. Come check it out for the best workout of your life. You won’t regret it.

LOVE Qi Extreme — great classes and instructors who really push you to work your hardest. Extreme Spin is the bomb — it’s intimidating during your first class but once you survive (and you will survive), you find the rhythm and get better, faster, each time.
If you’re looking for a hard, butt kicking workout, Qi Extreme is the place for you.

I started Qi in April of 2012. I go to classes at the City Park, Lowry, and Ryders locations. I love the variety of classes Qi offers — it really allows you to mix up your work out. I can take a yoga class or a spin/​yoga class or a Warriors class (those are crazy fun and hard), a kinisis class, Barre class… that is only to name a few. All the instructors are phenomenal and make you work hard and ask for 100% effort. Bottom line they care for your health. They even have some classes for kids — while you take an adult class!
What is also nice, all the people come in all shapes and sizes. I was a little intimidated/​uncomfortable at first taking a spin class (my last one was 10 years ago) as I had only done yoga and walking for the past year. I was strongish but not super strong and needed to get my pre mommy figure back. The first weeks of working out at Qi, my body was sore, oh sore. The instructors worked muscles I didn’t know existed. Slowly I got stronger and still getting stronger. I am not bored at any of my classes and I think that is key to continue to work out during busy schedules.
I recommend Qi to my friends and they joined. My favorite location is Lowry but I love them all.

Holy smokes these Real Ryder bikes might be the death of me. They are spin bikes that move side to side and while I’ve taken spin classes for over two years now the first time I took one of these classes my muscles were sore for two days straight.
This location is a little smaller with just the spin studio and a yoga studio, but the classes and instructors are great and very rarely full. So, I definitely recommend paying them a visit if you are into spin, cycle, or any of the other classes they offer here.

I had a baby 5 months ago and I have been looking for a workout that would get me bad to the pre pregnancy shape. I am not there yet but it is coming back fast thanks to Qi — Lowry
I bought this Groupon a month ago, and I am absolutely in love with the workout. The bikes make you use your entire body — core and all, and when combined with light weights it makes for a fantastic workout. The Mountain warrior classees combine the bikes and other very effective body weight excercises. I leave drenched after every class.
Also I can’t say enough about the how good this is for your body. Not just the complete all overworkout and soreness the next day, BUT this isn’t hard on your joints or back as some of the newest workout trends seem to be. Love this workout!

I bought the groupon for Qi back in October and after taking classe at both the downtown and city park locations, I have to say Lowry is my favorite! The studio is small — a spin room on one side and yoga studio on the other, but you have everything you need to get a great workout in. At this point I’ve done them all: Cycle/​Yoga, Mountain Warriors, Cycle/​Barre, and regular yoga classes. Each instructor is personable and knowledgable, and I always leave the classes feeling like I have had an amazing work out. After loving the Lowry location I even decided to buckle down and by a monthly membership, it was a great decision!

The more classes I take at this studio, the more I love it! The vibe all around is just friendly and warm.
What I’ve found about The Qi Studios is there’s truly a place/​class for everyone. From the master yogini to the absolute newbie. Ya just have to keep experimenting with different teachers/​studios until you find the right fit.
You’ll never get board with your workouts because not one class is the same. My absolute fave are the QiCylce-​Yoga classes. The best workout ever! Why you might ask? Well, simply because they’ve taken a 45-​min cardio burst and fused it with a 30-​min cool down. Who would’ve thought to actually bring these opposing forces together? We’ll Qi did, and it’s like so paradoxical.
I also dig the Qi Yoga classes. Let’s just say I’m not a yogini and I’m not looking to be. Throughout my short yoga journey, I’ve been on an exploration to find a studio that incorporates more of an athletic approach to their yoga classes and a lot less spiritual and I found it a Qi Lowry.
Yea, that’s right people, this place rocks!

I am a Qi girl through and through so I am always excited when Qi opens a new studio! This one is a little different with the Ryders bikes everyone is talking about. At first, I was a little awkward on the bike but once I got use to them, man oh man, could I feel my core working! I have taken countless hour spin classes but always feel that 30 minutes at Qi is harder than 60 at other places. If you are a cyclist, this is great for building fast twitch muscle and lung capacity to help you up those oh so hated hills. Then, you get the treat of yoga! While still a challenging flow, I get to work on my breath control and mental perserverance. Just go try it! You won’t be sorry (but your mus

Just like Kelly said, I am in some PAIN from my Saturday spin yoga class — my first spin attempt ever — but it’s such a gooood pain! I was motivated to buy Qi’s Groupon yesterday so I could go back for more. For anyone that knows me, they know that is quite a feat. I can’t drag myself to the gym or classes or any fitness related anything, whether it’s cheap or even when it’s freaking free. But this class was so fun! I’m a mental quitter and I loved that it was split in the middle because right when my mind said «stop» we did! And then we got to do a soothing, stretching but still sorta tough (to me) 30 minutes of yoga. Ahhhhh. I love how I feel after yoga but I really have a hard time talking myself into going for an hour. This combo was just perfect. The spin part was so new to me, it was awesome watching Kylie absolutely rule the Real Ryder bike that moves from side to side. Man, she owned that thing. I would pay to go to her class again just to see someone pedal that fast! I’m already dying to go to another class tomorrow morning. Hopefully my legs won’t feel like rocks by then…

Qi, you had me at SPIN YOGA!!!
I’ve done both spin and yoga before countless times but not ever as a combo. I love both things, and I do know that if I was to do Spin alone, I wouldn’t properly stretch afterwards. But when you do yoga after, it stretches all the muscles that you just worked out hardcore.
30 min of spin was perfect for me. I hadn’t done it in over a year, and the Ryders bikes are a bit more challenging but fun… they are mobile and move side to side giving you more of a real bike feeling. Whoo, it is tough.
I just got my groupon to Qi so you bet I WILL be back! Thanks Tiffany for organizing, I had a blast!

To begin, I just want to say there is no better music to hear when you’re in bow pose than Marvin Gaye’s «Sexual Healing.» Awwwww, yeah, flexibility. Let’s get it on.
But now, the next day, there isn’t a muscle below my waist that isn’t screaming in from be worked so hard. Spin yoga is pretty flipping cool. And unbelievably painful. But in that «hurt so good, you make me beg for more» sort of way.
Kylie did a great job of taking some of us Unilocalers and giving us the stationary rides of our lives. This studio is clean, organized and doesn’t make you feel like you’re coming into a place where no fewer than 10 people just sweated so hard that a wet mop was need to clean up all the perspiration.
The bikes are all high tech, and they do have some side to side wobble, making keeping your bike steady during those hill climbs all the more challenging. The yoga classes are a great cool down without losing any exercise momentum and that fact that these teachers can go from spinning like crazy to calm centered yoga so quickly is pretty impressive.
Either way, I think this a great balance and Qi is a beautiful studio, I’ll definitely be back to get my body maimed in the name of physical fitness.

Qi & Dawnelle have done it again! The studio is absolutely beautiful and the instruction can’t be topped. Lets start with the ‘Cycle/​Spin’ class. The bikes are unique and give you twice the workout for your time. Don’t be discouraged as the Ryders take a class or two to become acquainted with. I’ve never been disappointed with the Qi instructors as they are taught by the one and only, Dawnelle. The yoga classes are focussed on teaching you how to Correctly do the poses and I couldn’t have asked for more.
While Qi Lowry clearly has the bully, 24 hr fitness, right next door… Anybody who wants an incredible workout, personalized instruction and top of the town facilities they won’t bother throwing out the couple extra bucks for Qi Lowry.