Crunch
Crunch Report
Just Chilling with My Gym Friends
Do you find yourself pondering outrageous pretexts to meet the hottie on the elliptical? Crunch has your back. The club has teamed up with Urban Escapes to organized a Winter Boarding and Ski Trip its members. Yes, dorky, and there are no guarantees that your gym crush will be on the bus. Then again, this is good clean recession fun. Imagine telling the story years from now as they oggle his/her abs: "We met at the ski rental place." Seriously, if you brought a friend along, it might not be so bad.
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New York
Virtual Yoga
Crunch Yoga Body Sculpt: A Yoga DVD that Doesn't Suck
I not a yoga fanatic, and I'm definitely not a fan of yoga videos, but I've found something to love.
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Online & Video
Class Review
Ride The Indo
Prior to 2005, surfing was illegal in NYC. Add to this cool fact that the waves are unpredictable in summer and ice-cold in winter, and it’s easy to see why we're not all constantly lugging our boards on the A train to Far Rockaway -- though many diehards do. Enter Indo Boarding, a new Crunch class that simulates wave-riding. (Dude, keep an open mind, alright?) Friday evernings at the Union Square location -- free for members or accessible via $16 day pass -- Terrell P. helps would-be surfers develop the coordination and strength they'll need to shred actual waves. All the exercises involve remaining balanced on an Indo Board, a mini-board that teeters atop an inflatable cushion and aims to wipe you out as you move.
New York
Pssst: The Secret Way to Extend 2 Weeks of Free Crunch Membership Deep into February
Just like all the other Crunchies who pay dues, I scored a “Free Two Week Pass to Crunch” in my inbox over Christmas. Which I dutifully handed it over to my boyfriend (who lives in Connecticut, where Planet Fitness reigns king).
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Warm Up is Critical
Smart people warm up before partying. You want to be relaxed, in your body. You want to be patient at the bar, not snappy. Most of the big clubs and yoga studios have scrapped their late afternoon, and evening classes, but you can still make the noon shift. For downtown Equinoxers and Crunchies, we've got some tips. (See below.) The rest of you should use the force. Regardless, stop "working," and go now. (Coming next: the top New Years Day Carthartic Detox (NYDCD) appointments....)
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Kranky
Krankcycle Unlikely To Be As Addictive As, Well, Crank
(Via our esteemed tech correspondent, Steve M.)
The other day, I got an e-mail from a friend who’s a PR rep at Crunch. I happen to think Crunch is a great franchise. The whole “fitness for everyone” approach is both inclusive and business-savvy—welcoming fat people into your facility opens up, um, a huge market (all love for bigger people!) -- and few other gyms can compete with the number and diversity of classes Crunch offers. But jumping on board with just about every new fitness trend means you’re bound to hype a few stinkers, and that’s what I thought when I read this e-mail:
I wanted to let you know of a new class we’re currently launching in Miami and rolling out nationwide in ’09. It’s called Gunning on the Krankcycle. This pulse-pounding class offers a hardcore upper body workout—one that’s guaranteed to get you ripped. You’ll perform a series of exercises on the Krankcycle (a revolutionary piece of fitness equipment developed by Johnny G., the man behind the Spinning phenomenon).
And it went on, eventually guaranteeing me that that once I'd tried it, I'd be "gunning for more."
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