Are those get fit, eat clean New Year’s resolutions you hastily made at midnight already starting to get fuzzy? Scoopcharlotte has a way to jump start your plans and hit the restart button before you fall into old habits. Time for a cleanse. Cleansing is a great way to reset your body and your mind, […]
If you have 30 minutes, you have time for fitness. 9Round Dilworth works so well for so many Charlotteans because it includes everything you need in just 30 minutes: a full-body workout that’s fast, effective and fun. Walk in, work out, walk out. No class schedules to remember. 9Round offers a kickboxing themed fitness program that […]
Admit it. You’re always tucking your cell somewhere when you go for your run or when you’re working out. While we love our running tights with the side pocket, that’s not always an option. If you stick your phone into your bra, you are not alone. This doesn’t work for me, because, Sweat = Fog. […]
Charlotte is obsessed with the ORANGE EFFECT. Orangetheory Fitness combines both strength training and cardio for high-intensity 60-minute workouts, split into intervals of cardiovascular and strength training. Participants wear heart rate monitors to track intensity and maximize metabolic burn. The OTF mission is to maximize excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, otherwise know as the afterburn effect = […]
Looking for something new but still want your weekly yoga? Check out the relatively new fitness studio in Morrison shops, VIBE5 (pronounced “Vibes”). While the studio offers lots of yoga (7 class types including what has to be CLT’s first hot hip hop yoga class), there are also several strength classes, plus a boot camp […]
Certainly the QC’s most innovative and full-on fun workouts, AIR® Fit Charlotte is recognized as the nation’s leading aerial fitness training method. Designed for all levels, it strengthens the core and tones your physique in record-breaking time. What’s the AIR® difference? The aerial hammocks of course. AIR® is an intense aerial fitness training program fusing […]
In a compact studio in the Design Center on Camden Road, First Wind offers all sorts of fitness classes ~ state-of-the-art cycling, barre, strength & cardio circuit, Beat Yoga and Ride to the Circuit and Ride to the Barre fusion classes. Everything is very well-priced too, including some amazing first-timer deals. You can read our recent […]
If you are a scoop reader, you’ve no doubt read about Liz Hilliard and her daughter Clary Hilliard Gray, and their incredibly popular studio and online workout program, Hilliard Studio Method. Unique and powerful, HSM is a core-centric, Pilates-based workout that uses the latest techniques to get your heart-rate pumping and the sweat dripping. This high […]
Flywheel’s F* Resolutions Challenge This year, Charlotte’s most popular cycle & barre studio is offering us two ways to Never Coast until we hit our New Year’s Goals. Flywheel & Flybarre kick off a 4-week and an 8-week F*Resolutions Challenge on January 8th. Head over to the Cotswold studio for their launch party on Friday, January 5th from […]
“Healthy balance is not about better time management but better boundary management. Balance means making choices and enjoying those choices.” I’ve begun to realize that yes, the holidays are a time to create memories and uphold traditions, but to do so, we have to create some boundaries, prioritizing and making space for our health. The […]
Hitting the gym or heading to a studio for a class are ideal ways to workout for some. But if you need more one-on-one help, if you are an athlete (or non-athlete) recouping from an injury, or if you need a general workout plan catered to your post-operative or aging body, the new OrthoCarolina Wellness […]
Charlotte native Karen Hill picked the name FIRST WIND for her Cycling & Fitness studio because after personally over-coming a heart condition that hindered her athletic ability most of her life, she strives to offer clients of all fitness levels a unique, welcoming, and exhilarating workout atmosphere. Not where you get your “second wind” but […]
