You’ve got nothing against boot camp.
Or spinning, or cross-training, or whatever that workout is where you throw tractor tires through the mud at 5am.
But you’ve also got nothing against state-of-the-art fitness studios with eucalyptus-scented showers, complimentary valet service and strobe lights.
Yes, we said strobe lights.
So take a look at the newly renovated Body & Soul, a disco-ball-spinning, heavy-bass-thumping gym near Coral Gables that’s whipping you into shape with a little help from Hova, now open.
If you took away all the free weights and stationary bikes here, you’d basically be left with a dead ringer for an edgy, industrial South Beach nightclub. Ductwork: exposed. Chrome: plentiful. The crowd: predominantly dressed in skintight day-glo.
Naturally, you’ll want to tackle some of the basic workout essentials: medicine balls, ellipticals (with satellite TVs, of course) or perhaps some training of the personal variety. But the real draw here: the studio classes. Things like hydraulic cycling, battle ropes (think tug-o-war) and one particular group session with a disco ball, flashing lights and high-volume Jay-Z.
Except for this Tuesday, when they’ll be hosting their grand-opening soiree with DJs spinning, gratis vodka cocktails, a cameo by Pharrell and possibly some flash-mob action.
Vodka > Gatorade.
Or spinning, or cross-training, or whatever that workout is where you throw tractor tires through the mud at 5am.
But you’ve also got nothing against state-of-the-art fitness studios with eucalyptus-scented showers, complimentary valet service and strobe lights.
Yes, we said strobe lights.
So take a look at the newly renovated Body & Soul, a disco-ball-spinning, heavy-bass-thumping gym near Coral Gables that’s whipping you into shape with a little help from Hova, now open.
If you took away all the free weights and stationary bikes here, you’d basically be left with a dead ringer for an edgy, industrial South Beach nightclub. Ductwork: exposed. Chrome: plentiful. The crowd: predominantly dressed in skintight day-glo.
Naturally, you’ll want to tackle some of the basic workout essentials: medicine balls, ellipticals (with satellite TVs, of course) or perhaps some training of the personal variety. But the real draw here: the studio classes. Things like hydraulic cycling, battle ropes (think tug-o-war) and one particular group session with a disco ball, flashing lights and high-volume Jay-Z.
Except for this Tuesday, when they’ll be hosting their grand-opening soiree with DJs spinning, gratis vodka cocktails, a cameo by Pharrell and possibly some flash-mob action.
Vodka > Gatorade.
