Massapequa Park has a new way to work out warm. That's Hot Pilates, a studio built around heated mat classes, is open at 1019 Park Blvd and running classes seven days a week.

The studio is part of That's Hot Pilates by Pilates Absession, which now operates two Long Island locations: this one in Massapequa Park and a studio at 53 N. Park Ave. in Rockville Centre. The Massapequa Park studio keeps long hours for a boutique fitness space, opening at 6 a.m. on weekdays and running until 9 p.m., with weekend classes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

What the classes are

The format combines classical mat Pilates with heat. Classes run on heated mats and build sequences out of targeted, low-impact moves, with light weights folded in. The studio lists three signature formats on its schedule:

Hot Pilates Mat Powerhouse is the studio's flagship class, a full-body mat session done in the heat.

Planks and Peaches is a fusion class that concentrates on core and glute work.

Hot Sculpt layers strength training onto the Pilates base, using equipment to build on the classical moves.

The heat is the point of difference from a standard mat class. Warm muscles move through a fuller range of motion, and the temperature turns a controlled, precise workout into a sweat-forward one without adding impact. Pilates itself stays low-impact by design, built on controlled movement rather than jumping or pounding, which is what makes a heated version of it an option for people whose joints rule out hotter-tempo formats like bootcamps.

The brand behind it

Pilates Absession is the parent operation, and That's Hot Pilates is its heated-format line. The Rockville Centre studio at 53 N. Park Ave. established the model: the same three class formats, booked by the class through an online schedule. Both studios run their schedules and sales through their own sites, with classes reserved in advance rather than walk-in.

Where it fits on Park Boulevard

The studio sits on Park Boulevard, Massapequa Park's walkable village strip of storefronts, a few blocks from the Massapequa Park LIRR station. For residents who have been driving to heated studios elsewhere in Nassau, this puts one inside the village.

The Rockville Centre location operates on the same model, so members moving between the two villages will find the same class names on both schedules.

How to go

That's Hot Pilates Massapequa Park is at 1019 Park Blvd, Massapequa Park. Hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on weekends. The studio sells single classes and packages along with an unlimited membership, with current pricing posted on its site. Reservations and the live class schedule are online, and the studio can be reached at (516) 369-4743 or [email protected].

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