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A popular cardio class that includes martial arts moves and personal affirmations, IntenSati claims to change not just your dress size but your life. And scads of New York women wooed by the mind-body...Read More>>
Monotony can kill a marriage, including yours with the gym. Gary Mahabir, a NSCA certified-personal trainer and a former competitive muay thai boxer, is a big believer in needing to seduce the mind in...Read More>>
Serious runners were the first to embrace the Vibram FiveFingers (VFFs to the cultishly devoted). Now even casual gym-goers are also velcroing on these curious Aqua Socks-meets-Mork from Ork shoes....Read More>>
Yoga in NYC is currently a tale of two houses: Behemoths like Pure and YogaWorks, which lure the yoga-as-workout crowd to their mega-studios. While, on the other end of the spectrum, a handful of yoga...Read More>>
Today Well+Good kicks off Sleep Week. We’ll present five well-being perspectives on getting quality zzz’s—from what time of day to workout to what mattress to sleep on. “In an ideal world, you...Read More>>
It’s hard to imagine Ava Taylor screaming at her assistant to bring her a soy chai latte or to get her Shiva Rea on the phone lickity split. Yes, Ava Taylor’s an agent. But she’s a breed apart...Read More>>
Ski resorts in the usually snow-challenged northeast have waited 60 years to put hyperbolic terms like “Snowicane” and “the Perfect Storm” to use. It’s hard to blame them for hyping this...Read More>>
It's Mets vs. Yankees of the New York City spinning scene, as Flywheel and Soul Cycle face off for riders. Here's how the boutique studios stack up. Read More>>
With the United States amassing medals in Vancouver, we felt a surge of patriotic pride. (At least one of us did; Toronto-native Melisse is still living down that mortifying opening ceremony.) As New...Read More>>
Yoga teachers (and moms) Barrie Raffel and Karen Safire founded Receptive Nest five years ago with the idea that specific yoga poses could enhance fertility. (Think happy baby as a result, not a pose....Read More>>
Almost every yogi gets an injury at some point. Doug Swenson, who’s been practicing since 1963, has had his fair share of them. The yoga polymath (and older brother of top Ashtanga teacher David...Read More>>
Broadway’s most buzzed about show is Fela!, a musical directed by legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones depicting the life of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, a Nigerian political activist and the inventor of...Read More>>
You’ve heard of compression: The bandage-like therapy stockings that doctors prescribe for grandma’s swollen ankles and physical therapists recommend for neuromuscular feedback. The concept is now...Read More>>
Like many beginning yoga students, I graduated from basics classes to advanced vinyasa classes as soon as I mastered the vocabulary. A couple of years and a couple of injuries down the road, I thought...Read More>>