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Salutation Nation This Saturday

Lululemon is leading a massive yoga charge with "Salutation Nation" this Saturday. All over the country, from 9:00 - 10:00 A.M., Lululemon is offering free outdoor yoga classes. As Lululemon says, "Across the continent, mats will roll out onto grass, sand, and pavement as part of this incredible outdoor yoga experience grounded in community, elevating connections." Check the local listings for locations. Of note: Of the nine fattest states, only two have Lululemon stores, so no Salutation Nation for the other seven. Not that I'm claiming any correlation/causation whatever whatever. But maybe we don't need fitness tax credits? Maybe we just need a Lululemon to open in Jackson, Mississippi...

Fitness Holidays

Not Too Late To Learn The SYTYCD National Dance Day Steps

Saturday was National Dance Day. There's a National Dance Day? Yes. I think it's the first reality TV holiday. Proposed by the folks at "So You Think You Can Dance" and backed with a Congressional resolution, it kicked off this year with dance celebrations in cities across the country. There was an official You Tube dance you were supposed to learn and everything. We're all for dancing, and who cares if you missed the official holiday — not like there's an expiration date on smooth moves. Check out the official Dance Day video after the jump and start your celebration STAT.

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Wanderlust Wrap-Up: What You Missed

Yesterday Wanderlust 2010 wrapped. Highlights from the second year of the Lake Tahoe yoga and music festival:

• Moby's post-performance speakeasy chat on why he's a vegan
• The Village Anusara tea house, which Elena Brower said was "a magnet for the chill outs."
• A tidy $6,000+ raised for Yoga Aid "Off the Mat into the World"
• Lots of dancing in yoga pants
• Souvenir Wanderlust gear

If you're bummed you missed it all, you can still get a little taste of Squaw Valley with the Elena Brower Daily Asana Wanderlust video series. 

Flywheel and Lululemon planned my perfect summer day.

Ok so I am so excited about this one and just signed up to go! On Tuesday, August 17th Flywheel and lululemon athletica are co-hosting the 1st -hopefully- annual Ditch Day!

Here is the plan:

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Tracy Anderson's ALS Benefit Bootcamp

This Saturday, should you find yourself in the Hamptons, you can get in a three-hour bootcamp with Tracy Anderson, or a 90-minute spin class with Marion Roaman of Ride the Zone, or a yoga class with Jessica Bellofatto of KamaDeva Yoga. If you still have energy after all that, there's also a tennis tournament. This extravaganza of toning and exertion is all part of Hopes4ALS, a fundraiser for Project A.L.S. a non-profit working to find treatments and cures for A.L.S. Tickets are $300. Should you prefer to simply gawk at Tracy Anderson and the celebs major and minor who will likely turn out for the event, spectator tickets are $100. Juice bar, food, and wine included. Details after the jump.

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More Free Summer Fitness

The list of free summer fitness hookups in NYC is already delightfully long, and we've already had a few additions. But today, we bring you even more late-breaking additions: 

• Pilates in Riverside Park South, Tuesday, August 10th, 6:30 P.M. Riverside Park @ 66th Street. Bring your own mat.
• Yoga in Riverside Park South, Wednesday August 25th, 6:30 P.M. Riverside Park @ 66th Street. Again, bring your own mat.
• Yoga in Fort Tryon Park, Wednesdays through August 18th, 6:45 to 8:00 P.M. Class held on Abby's Lawn. Bring your own mat.
• Yoga in Prospect Park with Bend and Bloom, Sundays at 10:00 A.M., Thursdays at 7:00 P.M., through September 19 (some dates skipped, see calendar for details). Class held on Long Meadow near Grand Army Plaza entrance. Bring your own mat.

Enjoy!

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Yoga With A Rockefeller View

Rooftop yoga alert: Tuesdays and Thursdays through August 26th, the Sports Club/LA is holding 6:15 A.M. sunrise yoga classes 67 floors up, on the Top of the Rock. Free for members, $25 for non-members. Advanced reservation required, call 212-218-8600. (via Well + Good NYC)

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Yoga Your Way Into Breakdance

Sometimes yoga with gentle music is just the thing. But sometimes you're feeling a little more Step Up 3D. Yoga Spanda to the rescue. You warm up with yoga, then with a soundtrack of soul, funk, and hip hop courtesy of DJ Scribe, you move on to the street dance section of class. No experience required, just, as the class organizers put it, "an open mind and happy feet!" This Saturday, in Brooklyn. All the details after the jump.

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Aerialist Boot Camp

Run, squat, jump — you can do that at any boot camp. But run, squat, jump and swing through the air? That's specialized. And coming to NYC the first week of August:

• Who: Instructor Julie Ludwick, artistic director of Fly By Night Dance Theater
• What: Five mornings of endurance trapeze. All funds go to Fly By Night Dance Theater, so you're supporting the arts while simultaneously boosting your awesomeness
• When: August 2-6, 7-8:30 A.M.
• Where: Three blocks north of Chelsea Piers at W. 26th and Hudson River Park
• How Much: $150 for the five class series; email julie@flybynightdance.org with questions or to register.

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Free Capoeira, Salsa, and Yoga

Three new additions to our massive list of free summer fitness classes. 

• Free capoeira classes at the Chelsea Triangle (14th street and 9th Avenue), Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 P.M., through September 29th
• Free salsa classes at the Chelsea Triangle, Thursdays, 6:30 - 9:00 P.M., through August 26th
• Free yoga on Pier A in Hoboken, Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 P.M., Tuesdays through August 31st

Want to know exactly what you're getting into before you go? Check a video of the Chelsea Triangle capoeira class in action after the jump. 

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