Sunday, September 27, 2009
Life, Health + Fitness, Style, Atlanta
SP100: Health and Beauty
Atlanta’s It List 2009
Courtesy of Fitness Battalion
CrossFit at Fitness Battalion
Kirill Kurashov
Go old school with your workouts with a new, more personal gym at Core Fitness.
Jessica Gowen
Gyrotonic equipment
Dragonfly the Salon’s Max Sanchez
Spark St. Jude
Jacqueline Shaw
Take your tube and hit the Chattahoochee River for some healthy fun.
Efanov Aleksey Anatolievich
Learn dazzling dance moves at Daza Dance.
FITNESS BATTALION—CROSSFIT
WHY: CrossFit at Fitness Battalion is an ingenious method of combining Olympic training, gymnastics and other fitness genres, pumping up your fitness volume while being fun and efficient. Oh, Fitness Battalion also has boot camp and other programs that cater to kids and adults.
WHERE: 1000 Northside Drive. 404-932-2249. www.fbcrossfit.com.
ALYSON HOAG
WHY: Alyson Hoag’s passion for making people feel beautiful from the inside out through her charitable efforts and her work on big-name celebrity clients are both admirable endeavors. But so is her amazing talent for taming a pair of Eugene Levy-esque eyebrows. Seriously, there’s a reason they call this woman a brow genius.
WHERE: 404-849-0443. www.myimagejourney.com.
CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER
WHY: An inner tube, a six-pack of beer and a gaggle of friends is the perfect way to spend a lazy Saturday. Plus, even though the river flows directly into the city, you still feel like you’re getting away from it all.
WHERE: 6144 Highway 20, Buford. 770-614-3322. www.uptheriveroutfitters.com.
STILLWATER YOGA STUDIO
WHY: This Midtown studio offers more than 30 classes from beginner to advanced levels, including pregnancy classes, classes for kids, and workshops. In other words, if it’s yoga, they’ve got it.
WHERE: 931 Monroe Dr. 404-607-9090. www.stillwater.com.
DAZA DANCE
WHY: Because you secretly wish you could be a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars.” At least you can learn to dance like them at this academy that teaches everything from the Viennese waltz to the paso doble.
WHERE: 3005 Old Alabama Road, Alpharetta. 678-910-9693. www.dazadanceatlanta.com.
PURE ENERGY AT BODY SCULPTOR, INC.
WHY: A two-hour workout is exactly what you need to cure the guilt from your Friday night chips, dip and margaritas binge. This class is for people who like to sweat. A lot. Can you hang?
WHERE: 3175 Roswell Road. 404-493-4873. www.bodysculptorinc.com.
BICYCLE TOURS OF ATLANTA
WHY: In these tight economic times, why not be a tourist in your own city? With routes through Inman Park, Midtown, Little Five Points and more, these tours offer fun facts about Atlanta’s history, and a great workout, to boot.
WHERE: 659 Auburn Ave. 404-524-1921. www.biketoursatl.com.
DRAGONFLY THE SALON
WHY: A buzzworthy trend-setting salon located in burgeoning West Midtown, Dragonfly is owned by stylists Chaz Anderson and Kyoko Akins, who have created a NYC-style salon built around master stylists with diverse backgrounds and experience.
WHERE: 1170 Howell Mill Road. 404-815-6702. www.dragonflythesalon.com.
GYROTONIC
WHY: Sometimes Pilates isn’t enough, which is why Juliu Horvath, a former dancer, invented Gyrotonic, a workout that incorporates a tower, pulleys and weights to tone, stretch and strengthen all your limbs.
WHERE: 1218 West Paces Ferry Road. 404-814-2272. www.coreatl.com.
CORE FITNESS
WHY: With a DJ dropping beats in the corner like you’re in a dance club, it’s easy to forget you’re working out. It’s kick-boxing taken up a notch and one of the best workouts in town.
WHERE: 3762 Roswell Road. 404-869-7225. www.corefitnessatlanta.com.