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Interviews

Robert Steinbacher Makes Your Body a Work of Art

Crunch just rolled out their new Spring class schedule, and one particular class caught my eye: BodyART. Here's why. BodyART isn't an invention by the powers that be at Crunch; it's this major fitness phenomenon in Europe complete with 30+ DVDs, thousands of instructors, and a book about to be published. All "invented" by a hunky Swiss dude named Robert Steinbacher...who just happened to be in New York last week to teach Crunch's first few BodyART classes.

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Irene Believes in the Curative Powers of Kimchee

Every day, we give you a snapshot of one fellow striver in fitness. We ask personal questions, he or she boldly answers. Today's snapshot: Irene, aka Evangeline.

• What would you do (fitness wise) if you had all the time/ability in the world? I'd probably be a boxer. There's something kind of strangely graceful about it. It's not just beating the crap out of someone else or a bag, it's a lot of restraint, a lot of calculated movement, and boxers make jumping rope look so easy... But the sound of slapping a pad or a bag in just the right spot is pretty satisfying, too. 

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If it ain't tight, cover it up...

...at least that's what Carl told us today in Chisel class. Summe is here and he also said that means: "No more hot food" and "If you want ice cream, eat yogurt.". Haha... Gotta love it (and "live" it according to te correction my iPhone just self made).

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Sometimes Gym Towels Follow Michelle Home

Every day, we give you a snapshot of one fellow striver in fitness. We ask personal questions, he or she boldly answers. Today's snapshot: Michelle, aka princessmichelle.

• What's your number one workout spot? My living room in Brooklyn! I have a giant mirror, a tumbling mat, 2 hula hoops, some weights, a couple swiss balls, miscellaneous balance things, and resistance bands. When I hook up my laptop to external speakers and blast my favorite Pandora station, it's the best gym ever. 
• What's the healthiest thing you eat? I eat at least 1 apple a day, and stick the apple sticker somewhere on my refrigerator. I've collected thousands and thousands of stickers... 

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Kathleen is a Candidate for Gym Rats Anonymous

Every day, we give you a snapshot of one fellow striver in fitness. We ask personal questions, they boldly answer. Today's snapshot: Kathleen, aka spindig.

• What's your number one workout spot? A toss-up between the gym and outside. The gym enables outside. 
• What's the healthiest thing you eat? I try to eat an apple a day. Organic Mutsus when I can get them. 
• What's the best thing in your gym bag? A recent gift from a fellow cyclist, multicolor SpokeLits for the nighttime ride home. They change colors from red to green to blue to yellow to white, etc. Very laser light show (technically, they're LED). I've had so many people ask me where I got them. Best of all, they're a fun way to be safe while riding in the dark. 

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Monday muscles

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TGIF

Nothing like ended the work week with a good workout.  

Crunches: 100

Chest: 3 exercises, 3 sets, 12 reps

Triceps: 2 exercises, 3 sets, 12 reps

Bicepts: 1 exercises, 4 sets, 12 reps

Back: 1 exercises, 3 sets, 12 reps (Ugh...i HATE working out my back ... thank god for willpower)

Squats

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Keeping to it.

It all seems to be working out so far.  Out of work at a descent time.  Wondering how all those people who work out BEFORE work can do it.  I think I'd just be grumpy the whole day if I had to get up early to work out.  

Events

Speed Dating Yoga

If you have neither love nor a job, Crunch has just the event for you. Friday, February 12th, at 4 p.m. (sorry employed people) Crunch Lafayette is hosting a speed dating yoga class. During "Flex Appeal" you'll rotate through a lineup of partners for an "invigorating" partner yoga workout. After class, everyone gets drink tickets to a nearby bar. Kinda cute. If you don't believe in yoga class love, perhaps you've forgotten the grand success of the "yoga blind date." If you're shy, the first 30 people get give-aways from Boy Meets Girl clothing, plus there are those drink tickets, so just pretend you're in it for the swag. Free and open to the public. 

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Antigravity Yoga returns to Chicago!

I was really sad when Crunch shuttered all it's Chicago locations. The Chicago locations weren't the nicest, cleanest or even most convenient gyms for me to get to, but I absolutely adored the innovative classes.