group exercise

Cycling, Abs & Arms at Recycle Studio Boston Common!

March 6, 2013 · 9 comments

I love when new fitness studios open in Boston! Recycle Studio has expanded to a second location on Boston Common (the first block of Newbury). I took Rebuild Ride this morning for the inaugural 9 am class that combines 30 minutes of cycling with 30 minutes of abs and arm strength training. I signed up [...]

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Hot Spinning!? The Sweat Shoppe

February 14, 2013 · 11 comments

I continued my tour of sweat in California at The Sweat Shoppe. A small cycling studio in North Hollywood that is the only studio in US to purposely not air condition the room where spinning class is going on. It averages out to be around 82F. Why would one want to take such a class [...]

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Barry’s Bootcamp Review in California

February 13, 2013 · 5 comments

I finally tried Barry’s Bootcamp! I was nervous and excited but as suspected, I loved it! The concept of Barry’s Bootcamp is 30 minutes on the treadmill and 30 minutes of strength training. I wasn’t sure how it was broken up until I got in the class. Each day is dedicated to different body parts [...]

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Yoga Conditioning and Pilates Bootcamp

January 28, 2013 · 12 comments

I woke up Friday morning at 5 am with pain in my right hip from being too tight. I knew I had to take a break from Bar and get in some yoga. At Bar, they say my hips are tight because I’m a runner but I haven’t really run farther than 1-2 miles in [...]

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Pure Barre in Burlington MA + Lorna Jane Givewaway

November 19, 2012 · 38 comments

My friend Jess from Junior League recently opened up her own Pure Barre studio in Burlington, MA. On Sunday, I was able to finally take my first class. Jess has a similar story to many boutique studio owners. They only know one speed and that is full throttle. She graduated from law school, passed the [...]

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Piloxing, The Sleek Sexy Powerful Fitness Class

November 14, 2012 · 10 comments

Have you tried Piloxing? It’s a new group exercise class that combines boxing and Pilates. While the founder Viveca Jensen is from Sweden, the class originated in Los Angeles but is expanding across the US. I was invited by Ali Baldassare to come take a class with her at the downtown Equinox last night. Always up [...]

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A New Favorite Group Exercise Class – MetCon3 at Equinox

May 22, 2012 · 7 comments

If muscle fatigue and all out breathlessness doesn’t sound appealing to you, this quick class review might not be for you. I enjoy pushing my limits, hence my participation in Reach The Beach, and was looking for inspiration for my first non-RTB related training workout. Timing wise, MetCon3 fit my schedule perfectly. I had taken [...]

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Surfset Fitness: Workout Like a Surfer

November 8, 2011 · 6 comments

Last night, I had the opportunity to try out Surfset Fitness, a new way to workout like a surfer. I was originally contacted by their marketing department a couple of weeks ago and was intrigued by the concept. I’ve never surfed before but have read about all the praise from celebrities for its awesome muscle [...]

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Review: Physique 57 NYC

April 4, 2011

For over a year, I have been dying to try a class at Physique 57 in New York City.  I can’t remember where I first heard about it, but I knew it was a combination of dancers’ exercises with pilates, yoga and strength training flair.  Kelly Ripa, gym-rat extraordinaire is a self-proclaimed follower of the [...]

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