Tag: workouts
MADabolic at Studioplex aims to torch fat for an athletic physique
MADabolic, a Charlotte-based athletic fitness studio, opened its first Atlanta location at Studioplex in July. Classes are based on the MAD formula, which stands for three different types of intervals—momentum-based, anaerobic speed, and durability drills.
How to burn a bunch of calories on a surfboard…in Atlanta?
A franchise that started in similarly landlocked Dallas, Texas, City Surf offers 50-minute classes that combine cardio with weight-training and moves that mimic what you’d do out on the waves, all while balancing atop an unstable surfboard.
How to keep exercising outdoors in Atlanta when allergies attack
Allergies are a chief complaint in Atlanta, and with good reason: they’re getting worse. So how can you combat them without sacrificing your run in the park? Here are a few tips.
The November Project might be the happiest free workout in town
To call this a typical, early-morning bootcamp would be a bit disingenuous. To call it a cult would be a bit overdramatic—but only a bit.
You shouldn’t be afraid to try pole fitness, says this Atlanta champion
Heidi Coker—a former teacher who now travels for, competes in, and teaches pole dancing full-time, including at Atlanta's Pole La Teaz—shrugs off the stigma surrounding her sport. “It’s fitness, not exotic dancing,” she says.
Nonintimidating spin studio: Vibe Ride
Maybe you avoid indoor cycling classes like the plague, worried you’ll be shown up and shamed by a judgmental squad of Spandex-clad spin addicts.
Leaps and bounds: Atlanta Parkour
Leaping, climbing, bounding, bouncing, flipping—you can do all of that in a parkour class.
Boxing for beginners: Vesta Movement
You can’t help but feel tough when your hands are wrapped and slipped into boxing gloves.
Dance fitness: Vixen Workout at Atlanta Dance & Music Academy
Part of a nationwide hip-hop cardio program inspired by music video choreography, these classes are accessible for even the clumsiest among us.
Toughest new workout: Solidcore
This athletic, full-body workout—which takes place primarily on a souped-up resistance-based machine and taps into slow-twitch muscle fibers—is always challenging, never boring, and wholly unrelenting.
