Monthly Archives: June, 2013

GoRecess Studio Spotlight: City Surf Fitness; Dallas, TX

06.30.2013

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Classes offered: City Surfing (fat burn, lean muscle build, extreme balance), Beach Body Bootcamp (strength building, cardio fitness), Buddha Board (increased flexibility and strength), and Big Kahuna (increased strength and size of skeletal muscles).

What makes the classes at City Surf Fitness unique? What makes City Surf special is that we give our participants the opportunity to achieve the lean, toned look of a surfer without [...]

A Healthy Meal Plan from The Ranch at Live Oak

06.26.2013

- By Geraldine Campbell

The Ranch at Live Oak, Malibu’s luxury wellness retreat, pairs a grueling schedule—four hours of mountain hiking, plus core work, strength training, and yoga—with some of the best food we’ve every tasted. And it just happens to be vegetarian. We asked executive chef Rob Dalzell, who joined the Ranch in 2012, for a day’s worth of healthy meals. The best part [...]

GoRecess Unpacked: Bianca Jade

06.19.2013

Bianca Jade

- By Geraldine Campbell

Bianca Jade spent eight years in the advertising industry before ditching her 9-to-5 to start MizzFIT, a website dedicated to fitness and fashion. Her motto: The right gear will motivate you to sweat.

And if there’s one thing the style-obsessed blogger and television personality knows, it’s how to look good at the gym. She let us in on what’s [...]

GoRecess Fit Tracks: Macklemore to Daft Punk

06.17.2013

Out for a morning run

- By Geraldine Campbell

We appreciate that working out can be a time to unplug. But it’s also true that good tunes can motivate you to push yourself to pedal faster, kick harder, stretch further. We asked instructors at Barry’s Bootcamp, The Fhitting Room, The Studio (MDR), and Brooklyn Bodyburn to let us know what songs they’re working out to right now.

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GoRecess Studio Spotlight: Recreate Fitness; Portland, OR

06.16.2013

About the Owners: Both originally from California, Tina's background is in Pilates and Nathan's is in personal training and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu which he teaches and competes in.  After moving to Portland, this husband and wife team traded in mirrors and machines for hopscotch and hurdles and created Recreate Fitness, where people run, jump, swing kettlebells and climb ropes in a friendly, supportive and motivating environment.

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