These small, specialized studios offer the next big thing in fitness: results.
By K. Aleisha Fetters, DETAILS
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SWERVE, New York City(01 of14)
New in November to the Flatiron district, the studio offers classes that are divided into competing teams. Earn a point for every mile biked, and redeem them for free classes and stylish gear. You can also track your stats online for extra motivation.Image courtesy of Swerve
AQUA, New York City(02 of14)
The first aqua-cycling locale in the U.S., this Tribeca studio opened its doors to men in November. In the candlelit pool (yes, we mean real, live burning candles), 15 state-of-the-art spinners are on hand to help you to burn up to 800 calories per hour.Image courtesy of AQUA
The Stronghold Climbing Gym, Los Angeles(03 of14)
Come February, this will be the city's tallest and largest climbing gym -- thanks to its home in a converted, turn-of-the-century steam power plant. Apart from climbing, the facility will offer cardio and strength-training equipment, as well as intimate yoga classes that promote the balance, flexibility and body awareness needed to make it up the mountain.The Stronghold Climbing Gym
AIR, Chicago(04 of14)
This slow (and borderline brutal) program fuses barre, yoga, and Pilates -- and then dangles you from the ceiling in silk hammocks. The result: crazy-deep muscle toning. Since opening this July in Lincoln Park, the studio is set to expand across the Windy City, and into California, in the coming year.Image courtesy of Shama Patel, AIR
[solidcore], Washington, DC(05 of14)
New in November, this is the first and only studio in the D.C. area to offer Pilates workouts on the MegaFormer, breaking down -- and building up -- stronger, slow-twitch muscle fibers. Courtesy of D.C.-based design firm Studio3877, the sustainably designed industrial space is the epitome of form and function.Image courtesy of Studio3877
The Mine Bouldering Gym, Park City, Utah(06 of14)
Climbing is great, but there's more to making an ascent than scaling walls. That's why this recently opened massive climbing gym also offers small strength, endurance and yoga classes.Image courtesy of The Mine Bouldering Gym
Fitwall, La Jolla, California(07 of14)
The newest vertical-wall workout includes pull-ups, rows and squats that are completed as you hold yourself up on the wall, while wearing a Bluetooth monitor that tracks your progress. Opened in June, the studio is already planning to expand to Solana Beach in December, followed by more studios along the West Coast and in NYC, Denver, Salt Lake City and the Twin Cities.Image courtesy of Andy Carlson, Fitwall
CityRow, New York City(08 of14)
Nobody puts baby in the corner. Tapping the unsung hero of the gym, the rower (the sexy WaterRower, to be exact), and pairing it with intervals of mat-based strength training, the soon-to-open studio will deliver a low-impact, high-intensity total-body workout. And towering over Union Square, the classes will have a better view than just about any on-the-water row.Image courtesy of CityRow
SoHo Strength Lab, New York City(09 of14)
Classes at this functional fitness studio are capped at 12 people and take place on a 70-foot-long expanse of AstroTurf. Get ready to pull power sleds, heave sandbags, and do battle with ropes. After class, grab a drink from the gym's juice bar; all recipes are approved by the in-house registered dietitian.Image courtesy of SoHo Strength Lab
BRICK New York, New York City(10 of14)
Already a West Coast get-fit staple, the studio opened in Chelsea in August. Focusing on functional fitness, sports performance training, and CrossFit workouts, classes are capped at a 15:1 student-instructor ratio for the ultimate HIIT sweat sessions.Image courtesy of BRICK New York
Studio 360, New York City(11 of14)
At this Midtown East spin and yoga studio, bikes are pre-set to your specifications, so you don't look like an ass trying to clip in. Do-gooder bonus: Each month the gym donates $1 per class to a different charity.Image courtesy of Studio 360
The Movement Fitness, New York City(12 of14)
The first boutique fitness studio to offer barre, yoga and HIIT (high-intensity interval training) classes under one super-chic roof will open in January. Plus, it will donate $1 per person per class to the National Brain Tumor Society in honor of the cofounder's late mother.Image courtesy of The Movement Fitness
BODI, Scottsdale(13 of14)
The Nike Master Trainer-owned studio is set to open in January, and will be home to mounds of dumbbells, kettlebells, boxes, TRX suspension-training cables, battle ropes, medicine balls, tractor tires, agility ladders and pull-up bars. Choose between two HIIT classes, SWEAT or SHRED, for your ideal balance of strength and cardio.Image courtesy of BODI, Scottsdale
Avant Barre, San Francisco(14 of14)
Add tone, not bulk, with this barre studio's small, controlled isometric movements. Opened in June, it features circuit-like training, strength poses, deep stretching and heart-pumping cardio. And unlike at many barre studios, classes max out at 15 people so the instructor can help you contort your body the right way.Image courtesy of Avant Barre, San Francisco
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