Monthly Archives: December, 2012

GoRecess City Spotlight: Atlanta, GA

12.20.2012

In the words of the Allman Brothers, we're heading to "Hot 'Lanta"! Home of the Braves, Hawks, Falcons and 1996 Summer Olympics, sports and fitness are aplenty in this town. And while some may say "SWEET as a Georgia peach", at GoRecess we prefer to SWEAT like a Georgia peach.

In addition to hiking at Sweetwater Creek State Park, running the Silver Comet [...]

GoRecess Studio Spotlight: CORE Pilates + Gyrotonic®; Atlanta, GA

12.20.2012

Core Pilates and Gyrotonic_Tower

Owner: Jessica Gowen

Classes offered: Private, semi private and group classical Pilates, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS classes; private and group kettlebell training; as well as massage and nutrition consulting.

What makes CORE unique and why you should try it: With two Atlanta locations - CORE Buckhead, on East Paces Ferry Road at Grandview and CORE Westside, on Howell Mill Road at the new White Provision building at Westside Urban [...]

GoRecess Studio Spotlight: Sacred Thread Yoga; Atlanta, GA

12.20.2012

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Founders: Deborah Quibell & Hector Ramos

Classes offered: Most of Sacred Thread Yoga's classes are 90-minute vinyasa (flow) yoga classes, with 75 minutes dedicated to centering and the physical practice, and 15 minutes at the end for breath-work and seated meditation.  Sacred Thread also offers a Restorative/Yin class on Friday evenings to melt and revive after a long week, as well as a Prenatal series [...]

GoRecess Studio Spotlight: ABSolute Body Symmetry; Atlanta, GA

12.19.2012

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Owner: Cynthia Phillips 

Classes offered: Piloxing, Yoga, Zumba, HIIT for Beginners and Advanced, ABS explosion, Extreme Body Suicide, Spin and 30/30 Fit Club

What makes it unique and why you should try it: No membership of any kind required - just sign up, pay up, show up and get FIT! At ABSolute Body Symmetry, you will run, jump, punch, swing, hang, pull, push, [...]

GoRecess Studio Spotlight: Rowbot Fitness; Smyrna, GA

12.19.2012

Rowbot Fitness

Owners & Lead Instructors: Charles and Aubrey Anderson

What is indoor rowing and what makes it such a good workout? Indoor Rowing uses a machine to simulate rowing on the water. The exercise is a great workout because it uses all of the major muscle groups every stroke. It also happens to be a great combination of strength and cardio. The rowing stroke is like [...]