Pilates Experts Tell All: How to Get Long and Lean Muscles


Updated 04/10/12 5:03 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

How to Get Long and Lean Muscles

Many people tout Pilates as one of the best ways to get that long and lean look. Even super toned Serena Williams said she was able to change her body by incorporating Pilates into her routine: "I saw results within a week," she's said. Impressive, right? We asked the experts why the practice is so great for sculpting your body. Read on for their tips on how to get long and lean muscles — no Read more

At YogaWorks, It's Not All About the Mat


Updated 07/26/11 12:46 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

YogaWorks Review: SculptWorks, BarWorks, DanceWorks Classes

Always a sucker for a deal, it was a free week pass that brought me out to review YogaWorks, a chain of yoga studios located throughout California and New York. While the amount (and types) of yoga classes that the San Francisco location offers is remarkable, I found myself coming back for three of its non-yoga offerings — DanceWorks, BarWorks, and SculptWorks. In these classes, I learned to Read more

Would You Go to a Yoga Studio-Turned-Nightclub?


Updated 06/22/11 8:21 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 2 comments

Yoga Nightclub Trend

Your yoga studio might offer Friday night kirtan, but have you ever heard of a yoga studio transforming into a nightclub on the weekend? Shiva Rea's Yoga Trance Dance and Aarona's Yoga Soundscape fuse yoga with dance elements, but these days yogis are rolling up their mats and raving after class (sans the alcohol, of course). Get Your Dance On has popularized the trend of combining a challenging Read more

Yoga Classes That Play Music: Good or Bad?


Updated 07/21/11 4:26 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Yoga Classes That Play Music

I recently started taking classes at YogaWorks, where I was surprised to find that music is played during many of its yoga classes. At my old studio, I had only really experienced the occasional softly played meditative song during Savasana. At YogaWorks, music is played during the entirety of the class, and depending on the pace or style of class, the song may be as upbeat as Florence + the Read more