<p>I’ve done a lot of Bikram and a lot of Bikram knock-offs, and I’ve decided I like the knock-offs better. You are correct that the carpeting in the Bikram studios (and that is Bikram standard) is disgusting and many (not all) of the studios get that funky smell. The knock-offs that I’ve been going to here have lovely, bright studios with clean floors and no smell. It is still hot, which requires an adjustment, but it is much more pleasant. Plus, the knock-offs can have 60 or 75 minute classes and all Bikram classes are 90 minutes. That doesn’t allow for a lunchtime class for me and is, basically, a two hour endeavor. I liked my Bikram studio here, but I had to abandon it for logistical reasons. </p>
<p>Corepower does have one class which is supposed to be a Bikram knock-off - it’s called Hot Power Fusion. I only did it once, though - it was Thanksgiving, I had done a 5K, I was <em>freezing</em> and appreciated the heat before I then went home!</p>
<p>I loved Bikram and did it for almost two years. BUT after my back problems resolved and I went back I found not all the teachers were as good as they should have been about allowing for people to know what their own bodies could do. </p>
<p>Nothing that is power or flow is really a Bikram knock-off, although the knock-off studios do offer some classes like that. All the Bikram and knock-off classes are based on the 26 poses and have a break between every pose. I wouldn’t have been able to do any of the flow or power classes this year with my stupid broken bones.</p>
<p>Broken bones are even stupider than running :-)</p>