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]

Jenny Gaither, a SoulCycle instructor that we dig (and who happens to be sweet as sugar), put together an event called the Sports Bra Challenge, and I kind of, um, love it. I love this challenge for many reasons, but mostly because I wish people would get more naked in fitness classes (and in every context of life)....  [More]

Where: Exceed Fitness, 1477 3rd Avenue, New York, NY

I. Love. This. Place.

This review is long overdue for release. Exceed's studio is a total gem that makes me jealous not to live on the Upper East Side (and there are VERY few things that ever make me consider such a thing.) No offense to all of my UES pals. I live in a West Village bubble that is only popped in the name of Fitness....  [More]

Where: Exhale Spa, 150 Central Park South, New York, NY

Core Fusion Bootcamp with Rachel Porter

Core Fusion Bootcamp: another winning Exhale - curated class with an extreme focus on planking. If I did Bootcamp/Sport/Cardio for a couple weeks straight, that midsection would be looking pret-ty sweet....  [More]

Where: Exhale Spa, 18 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY

Anna: Sparkle Nails, Little Girl Hair and no-BS Attitude.

I popped into the Gansevoort Exhale (which, by the way, is looking SO much better than a year ago) for a sweat sesh with Anna Gagie. I had done Core Fusion Sport a long while back, and this was a sweet reminder that it is NOT easy. Exhale sure loves to make me plank....  [More]