Your Practice Just Got Smarter

When it comes to working out, showing up is half the battle. Consistency is often underrated, but once you have that nailed, it's time to get serious. It's time to dive into some numbers to uncover what more you can achieve in your practice.

By tracking your practice, you can put your data to good use and maximize each workout to give your body exactly what it needs. CorePower Yoga partnered with Oura to help you get more out of your practice by enabling you to make insight-driven decisions so you can feel better and move better.

With this partnership, you can use data to power decisions for behavioral change. If you already have Oura Ring, you’ve probably already made lifestyle changes based on your Oura scores like Readiness, Sleep, and Stress. For example, many of us built good habits around sleep thanks to wearing Oura Ring — habits like eating earlier dinners, drinking less alcohol, or establishing consistent bedtimes. 

The same can happen for your practice. Consistently showing up on your mat is great, so now that you’re here, let’s optimize it with actionable insights.

CorePower Yoga x ŌURA

If you have Oura Ring, or want to get one, you can now map your Oura scores to your flows to better understand how practicing yoga affects your overall wellness and recovery. 

In addition to being able to view metrics like your heart rate, Readiness, Stress, and Sleep scores, you’ll also have 5-, 30-, and 60-day lookbacks so you can identify trends over time.

Once you’ve taken a few classes with your Oura Ring, you can map your class history to your Oura scores. This helps you compare your practice habits to your Readiness Score, sleep quality, and recovery to uncover patterns so you can make small tweaks to maximize your overall health. Since everyone’s body is different, this information helps you better understand how your body responds to different activities and learn to listen to it.

For example, if you take a strenuous Yoga Sculpt class at night, you might notice your Sleep and Readiness scores dip because it takes longer for your resting heart rate to drop after pushing so hard so close to your bedtime. To improve those scores, you could try to take higher intensity classes earlier in the day like before work or during lunch. Or, you could opt for a gentler, more restorative class in the evening to help you wind down for bed. 

Optimize your flows with class recommendations 

By tracking your Readiness Score in the CorePower app, you can also get customized class recommendations. If your Readiness Score is low, maybe a more restorative flow could be an ideal option — and the CorePower app can recommend potential classes, like CoreRestore or C1. Alternatively, if you’ve got crown-level Readiness, it’s a sign that you might want to try a challenging Yoga Sculpt class, or find your edge in CorePower Strength X. In other words, you’ll be better equipped to match how you’re feeling to a class with a corresponding intensity level. 

CorePower classes are grouped based on intensity and functional benefits, from mobility and active recovery to cardio and strength training, so you can build a diversified workout plan based on your energy levels and recovery needs. 

Here are recommendations of classes to take based on your Readiness Score:

• Optimal - CorePower Strength X, Yoga Sculpt

• Good - CorePower 2 (Heated Power Yoga), Yoga Sculpt, Hot Power Fusion

• Fair - Hot Power Fusion, CorePower 1

• Pay Attention - CoreRestore or CorePower 1 

The bottom line

The more you know about how your workout impacts your body, the better. This knowledge can empower you to make intentional decisions about your practice so you can flow smarter and make every class, and every move, count. 

While none of this is medical advice, these are wellness tips meant to help you take your practice to another level.