Crash Course: Five Pillars Yoga is a small, intimate studio located on the Upper East Side. Its natural light, gleaming floors, exposed brick walls, and overall clean aesthetic make it a gorgeous refuge from the hubbub of the city. Class sizes are manageable enough for teachers to come around to do hands-on adjustments and offer individual … Read moreNYC Five Pillars Yoga
This weekend was a quiet one. Literally. It seems that “silent” workouts have become all the rage here in New York City. This weekend I was treated to two workouts where the instruction was given to the class over headphones with accompanying music pumped in. It’s not silent to those participating, but if you happen … Read moreA Quiet Weekend Silent Spin Class and Silent Yoga in NYC
Crash Course: WORK Train Fight (WTF) is a boxing studio claiming to deliver “real boxing and real fitness for everyone.” While this sounds pretty generic, if you live here in NYC, you know that there are plenty of studios that are more boutique and less boxing; more exclusive and less everyone. WTF offers a number of different options for … Read moreNYC Boxing Workout at WORK Train Fight
All that holiday travel got your spirits up but fitness down? Maybe you travel a lot for work, or jet around from location to location on permanent vacation. Either way, I bet you’re spending too much time in the airport and not in the gym. Well fear not! The Fit Crasher’s brother here with the … Read moreFit Crasher Brother My Guide To Fit Crashing The Friendly Skies
Course: PushLab Fitness might be the tiniest gym I’ve ever seen. But what it lacks in size it totally makes up for in impact. The 45 minute, non stop, full body workouts are a creative mix of strength training, agility, and plyometrics. Expect to use kettlebells, hand weights, agility ladders, jungle gyms, resistance cords, bosu balls, … Read moreNYC PushLab Fitness – Small on Space, Big on Sweat
This should come as no surprise to anyone reading this blog – but there’s nothing I love more about visiting a new city than checking out their local sweat scene. Denver technically isn’t a new city for me – my brother has lived there since college. But despite traveling there a handful of times over the … Read moreDenver Family Fit Crash at Vitruvian Fitness
Crash Course: Physique 57 is bringing their rigorous and upbeat barre classes all the way downtown with the launch of their latest studio in the Financial District. Expect a fast-paced class that focuses on form and technique while using props like resistance bands, core balls, and more. This isn’t a “no sweat” class, that’s for sure! … Read moreNYC Barre with a View at Physique 57’s New FiDi Studio
Course: Suspend Louisville is a cirque-inspired studio that offers a variety of aerial arts and cirque fitness classes. While no experience is necessary, Suspend Louisville requires a 4 part course of Introduction to Aerials where novices can learn the basics for strength, form, flexibility, and alignment. The Intro to Aerials class meets once a week for … Read moreLouisville Aerial Fitness at Suspend Lousiville