New Fitness Studio to Offer Hot Yoga, Piloxing in Downtown Algonquin

Downtown Algonquin will get a new fitness studio this week. 

Melt Pilates and Hot Yoga will open at 123 S. Main Street with a grand opening party to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday and classes kicking off on Saturday.

The studio will offer such popular work-outs as piloxing, which is a mix of pilates and boxing; hot yoga, where sessions are held in a room with temperatures between 85 and 125 degrees; and zumba, a Latin-inspired dance work-out meant to burn calories. 

Owner Shannon Tampa on Melt's website referred to her business as "a beautiful studio where you can escape to." 

The studio will also offer personal training boot camps and private sessions. 

Pricing varies with group piloxing and zumba classes costing $120 for eight session and group hot yoga classes priced at $170 for 10 classes.  The business is currently offering 20 percent off all packages through May 31. 

Pricing and a class schedule prices is available on Melt's website. 

Source: Melt Pilates and Hot Yoga website

Correction: An earlier version of this article referred to Melt Pilates and Hot Yoga owner as Shannon Andrews. The owner's name is Shannon Tampa.