PiYo, the class that combines pilates and yoga

PiYo is a combination of yoga and pilates. Picture: Contributed

The Scotsman’s resident spa spy tries out a PiYo class in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge

The treatment

A 45 minute PiYo class with Edinburgh Leisure’s gyms. I visited Glenogle (Glenogle Road, Stockbridge, 0131-343 6376, www.edinburghleisure.co.uk). Full price admission £7.20, £5.40 if you own a Discount Card, membership prices vary and start from £30.50 a month (plus £35 membership fee).

Why go?

Can’t choose between yoga or pilates? Then try PiYo. It sounds like a Korean hip-hop star, but is a new class that fuses elements of yoga and pilates, speeds them up and chucks in a bit of interval training. It’s the creation of the people behind popular fitness session Insanity, but, in contrast, PiYo is low impact, so you won’t leave with shin splints.

Our spy says