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Ahh, barre classes: The Jazzercise of the 2010s. They’re popping up all over the country, in boutique fitness studios and local YMCAs alike. In Manhattan alone, we have all sorts of branded barre methods. If you start typing “barre” into Google, it auto-populates with “barre classes nyc.” More
Cosmic yoga at Brooklyn’s Body Actualized Center features live music, strobe lights and an optional vegan meal afterwards. More
Next week, New York’s Urban Detox Club (UDC) will showcase the smoothie-making skills of chefs of all stripes in a battle for Vitamix victory.
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So did you hear how New York City is trying to ban baby formula? And how in order to make new mothers breastfeed, Mayor Michael Bloomberg is set to sign an executive order stating that city hospitals must hand over all baby formula to City Hall by the end of the week? At which point Bloomberg will personally lead a crowd of hippies and socialists in dumping it in the East River à  la the Boston Tea Party? More
I haven’t been one to mince words about how I think we need to increase the stigma around unhealthy eating in America. But even I think New York City’s new amputee anti-obesity ads are a bad idea—ineffectual, misleading, and a wasted opportunity to focus on more positive pro-health messages. More
Can the building you live in help you lose weight? That’s the idea behind NYC’s new “anti-obesity” apartment complex, an eight-story Bronx building called “The Melody” that was unveiled last week. The building was put up by a private development company, not the city, but units are only available to families making under $90,000 per year. It has a gym on the first floor, exercise equipment for adults and children out back, and “inviting” stairways to encourage residents to avoid elevators. Motivational slogans and signs hang on the walls. More
Yoga aficionados and New York residents: You’ve still got four days to enter to win tickets to Flavorpill’s Yoga at the Great Lawn in Central Park next Tuesday, June 22 at 5:30 p.m. The class will be taught by Elena … More
…at New York City’s Go Green Expo. If you happen to be in the Big Apple this weekend, this event is open to the public all day Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 a.m. ($25 for both days; kids under … More
