- By Caroline Callahan Janson

Did you know you can burn upwards of 500 calories an hour in a kickboxing class? That’s the equivalent of running five miles—except to say that running five miles won’t sculpt your shoulders, biceps, triceps, lats, abs, and thighs. The other upside to kickboxing is its fat-burning powers: you get an aerobic and anaerobic workout and, in a more general sense, an enormous [...]

- By Ariane Hundt, Founder of Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp

1. Finish the workout on a positive note. When you end an intense and uncomfortable (yes, that will get you results) workout, you are more likely to come back to it if the last experience of the workout was a positive one. 
    
2. Stop sweating. If you've been riding the spinning bike hard or went for [...]

- By Caroline Callahan Janson

Have you ever wished you could just rock out to your favorite tunes and feel like you worked out? If so, DMF by Lindi will likely be one of your most cherished ways to work up a sweat. DMF—Dance Motivational Fitness—is a fun, fast-paced class conceived and taught by the lovely Lindi Duesenberg whose upbeat, positive vibe draws hordes of dance lordes from [...]

- By Caila Ball

Summer is the time to celebrate that beach body you’ve achieved…but it can also be the time to lose it if you’re not careful! As the temperature rises to obscene levels, staying true to your fitness plan can be a challenge. 

Don’t let the weather win! Keep the bikini abs and board short pecs you’ve been working so hard to build, and [...]

- By Geraldine Campbell

This Pilates studio may not look like Cheers and, if you’re new, chances are, everybody doesn’t know your name—at least not yet.  “It’s a great place to feel welcome,” says studio owner Vicki Cross, who bought the place 5 years ago from its previous owners and earned a nod from Philadelphia Magazine for best fitness studio in 2012.

“Everybody is really [...]