Bikram Yoga Boston/Harvard Square, Boston

Fans of longtime yogi Bikram Choudhury will find much to love at Boston’s Bikram Yoga outpost on Lincoln Street. Begun in the early 1970s, bikram is a uniform type of yoga that combines the usual physicality and flexibility with the addition of spirituality – and lots of heat. Rooms at Bikram Yoga are turned up to a balmy 105 degrees, which makes for quite the workout as attendees work through their 26 yoga postures and breathing techniques. Classes run a full ninety minutes inside this Financial District studio, which is small enough to eschew both lockers and parking. The space does have two showers, changing rooms and offers two towels with each class, plus mats for rent as needed.