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  • May 17, 2012
  • BeFit
  • 0
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    Full house
    Music
    Awesome!
steven cheng vinyasa yoga nyhrc balance

Where: New York Health and Racquet Club, 62 Cooper Square, New York, NY

Steven Cheng: Sweatin’ with the Yogis

Friends of mine have been taking Steven’s yoga classes at HRC on and off for years so during my brief sojourn at this gym I was glad to have a chance to hit one of his yoga sessions. I emerged from the cave-like classroom on Astor Place the sweatiest I have ever been after a yoga class, and knowing all of you as I do I know you’re a crowd who likes to sweat (and will therefore like Steven)....  [More]

  • May 17, 2012
  • BeFit
  • 0
  • overall rating:
    Intensity
    Somewhat intense
    Cardio
    Some
    Strength
    Lots
    Stretch
    Substantial
    Knee-friendly
    You might need to modify
    Crowd
    Full house
    Music
    Awesome!
emily zuzelski and leah tubbs physique rateyourburn

Where: Physique 57, 161 6th Ave, 1st Floor, New York, NY

Zuzelski & Tubbs: A Fitness Class, Not a Cop Show, Surprisingly

I really need to do a better job of paying attention when it comes to my workouts as this is the third time I have ended up in the wrong class by accident. Doh. The class turned out to be a good one, though, so I will excuse myself for ending up in Beginner instead of Mixed....  [More]

  • May 16, 2012
  • BeFit
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    Intensity
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    Cardio
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    Lots
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    Lots
    Knee-friendly
    You might need to modify
    Crowd
    Full house
    Music
    Awesome!
catherine scanlon chaise reinvention chair

Where: Chaise23, 40 East 23rd Street, 3rd Fl, New York, NY

The Verdict on Catherine Scanlon: She Gets the Chair

As noted in my review of Chaise23, its one of my new favorite workout spots in the city. Part of the reason was Catherine - the perfect person to relieve me of my Reinvention Chair virginity. Thanks for being (somewhat) gentle, Catherine. Rounding Catherine up from a 4.5 (where are my previously requested half points management??)...  [More]

  • May 16, 2012
  • BeFit
  • 0
  • overall rating:
    Intensity
    Somewhat intense
    Cardio
    Lots
    Strength
    Some
    Stretch
    Some
    Knee-friendly
    You might need to modify
    Crowd
    Full house
    Music
    Awesome!
douglas johnson hrc cycle nyhrc

Where: New York Health and Racquet Club, 60 West 23rd Street, New York, NY

Douglas Johnson: Keep Calm and Cycle On

For someone who has been a lightning rod for comments in previous RYB reviews, Doug Johnson is a completely laid back character. I don’t think he changed facial expression for ¾ of the class I took with him: he was like one of those stone heads from Easter Island- dead focused, no cracks in the facade....  [More]

  • May 15, 2012
  • Lactic Addict
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    Intensity
    Very intense
    Cardio
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    Strength
    Some
    Stretch
    Little to none
    Knee-friendly
    You might need to modify
    Crowd
    Standard
    Music
    Awesome!
natalie cohen flywheel sports

Where: Flywheel Sports, 39 West 21st Street, New York, NY

Fly45 with Natalie

In terms of life experiences that stress me out, reviewing an instructor who already knows me is definitely up there. I had met Natalie previously, and she's friendly, so I already liked her. I signed up for the class mostly because my ex was in town and he wanted to spin with me at 6AM (yay for semi-healthy ex-relationships?) which happened to be her class. So I was hoping, great googly moogly, that she would be a swell instructor too....  [More]