02.04.2015
Though its first studio opened on the Upper West Side in 2004, Uptown Pilates now has three other locations: Upper East Side, Sag Harbor, and its newest in Greenwich Village on Sixth Avenue. The four studios share a few common denominators: they are spic-and-span clean, well-run, with well-trained instructors who are committed to helping students improve their strength and flexibility through proper form and alignment using the Authentic Pilates [...]
09.28.2014

- By Danielle Wechsler, Founder of cheerFIT
Are you ready to unleash that inner cheerleader and add a little pep in your step this football season? We thought so! Now, before you hit the tailgates and football games this weekend, get ready to crank up the calorie burn and sculpt the body of a NFL cheerleader! Danielle Wechsler, founder of cheerFIT held at Power Studios [...]
08.26.2014
If you haven't used them, by now you have probably seen kettlebells floating around your local gym or studio. They look like cannonballs with handles and are one of the most efficient training tools around. They have been used for centuries in Eastern Europe and for good reason.
Mike Chira, co-founder of Brooklyn's newest elite functional training studio Concrete Fitness (which offers a signature "Kettle to the [...]
04.28.2014
- By Caroline Callahan Janson
“Yoga adds years to your life and life to your years,” says Alan Finger, the bright-spirited founder of ISHTA Yoga. And this positive mindset inspires everything that goes on within the serene walls of the Uptown and Downtown studios, whether you are there for a meditation class led by Alan himself, a class led by one of ISHTA’s talented instructors, or an otherworldly [...]
04.24.2014
- By Caroline Callahan Janson
Need a detox but juice cleansing isn’t your thing? A single 90-minute Bikram class could be your answer. The 105-degree heat helps an estimated million practitioners sweat out unpleasantries of all types, ranging from unwanted aches and pains to stress, anxiety, insomnia and (unsurprisingly!) extraneous water weight.
All four New York City studios are easily accessible and run by friendly staff [...]