6 Tips for Your First Barre Workout
Lately it seems like there are ballet-based or barre studios opening all over New York City with promises of creating a dancer’s physique (think long, lean muscles and perfect posture). At first, they...
View ArticleToday Show’s Joy Bauer Launches Nourish Snacks
We heart Joy Bauer. Being a New York City-based Fit Bottomed Girl means that, occasionally, I get invited to a swanky luncheon event and trust me — it never gets old! My most recent assignment...
View ArticlePro Tips for Your First Group Cycling Class
Recently I had a chance to check out a brand-new cycling studio in my neighborhood, BYKLYN Cycle, and I used the opportunity to chat up a first-time group cycling participant named Cherish. Cherish...
View ArticleOnline and Streaming Workouts for Every Budget
We have all been there — you want to fit a workout in but it’s too hot, too cold and/or too late to get out to the gym. Maybe you are on a business trip and the hotel’s gym is subpar. Or perhaps you...
View ArticleThe New Workout That’s Like Yoga Blocks With Attitude
The B-Method is no joke of a workout. Credit: Crunch Gyms If you think that yoga blocks are only good for, you know, yoga, think again because Crunch gyms now has a class developed by celebrity...
View ArticleTips for Your First Pole-Dancing Class
Hold on to your knickers folks, but the notoriously “so bad it’s hilarious” movie Showgirls was introduced to the world nearly 20 years ago! In 1995, the squeaky clean Saved by the Bell star Elizabeth...
View ArticleThe ‘Om’ Before the Storm: The Wanderlust Festival in Brooklyn
The Wanderlust 108 5K run, yoga and meditation festival came to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on a rainy Saturday — but no gray skies or threats of storms could affect the positive vibes of the thousands...
View ArticleFitness and Fashion Take Center Stage at New York Fashion Week
Credit: Athleta For most of us Fit Bottomed Girls, having the option to look stylish while getting our sweat on is no big deal, but it sure has taken the hardcore fashion world a long time to catch up...
View ArticleTips for Your First Hot Yoga Class
For a self-described “fit chick” with an adventurous streak, I am almost embarrassed to admit that I only tried my first hot yoga class this past summer after a friend of mine cajoled me for over a...
View Article6 Tips to Get the Most From Your First Yoga Festival
Recently I attended the Brooklyn Wanderlust 108 5K run, yoga and meditation festival and had such a fantastic time getting my “chi” in gear that I pondered and gathered the best advice for all of you...
View ArticleFitness Podcasters’ Best New Year Tips
At Fit Bottomed Girls we are always looking for a little extra health and wellness motivation — and podcasts sure do fit the bill as they are (for the most part) free and portable. So today we spoke...
View ArticleFitness Experts Tell All: ‘Exercises I Ditched and What I Do Instead’
As a group fitness instructor and certified personal trainer, I make it a point to be not only aware of the latest health and fitness news but also to realize when something I am teaching to my...
View Article30-Minute Pop Interval Workout Playlist
One of my favorite parts of my job as a group fitness instructor is creating workout playlists. I see myself as part DJ and part motivational coach with a dash of athleticism thrown in for good...
View Article30-Minute Workout Playlist That’ll Make You Wanna Dance
If you are like me, you love dance music — in spite of a total lack of ability to actually, you know, dance. But here is the great thing about working out on a treadmill, elliptical or stationary...
View Article30-Minute ‘Power Rock Climb’ Workout Playlist
This 30-minute workout playlist will honor you inner flannel-wearing, EMO-loving self with a selection of power rock songs that will kick your butt and really work those leg muscles. This will work...
View ArticleWorkout Playlist: 10 Songs to Love Yo’Self More
What better time than Valentine’s Day to take some time to give yourself a little pat on the back and say, “Yes, I am pretty awesome”? At Fit Bottomed Girls we live by the mantra “love yo’self,” so if...
View ArticleSmokin’ Hot Bob Harper Releases “Black Fire” Workout
The Biggest Loser’s Bob Harper has been loved and admired by the Fit Bottomed Girls for ages, and I have always been just a wee bit jealous that I was one of the few FBGs who had never met him. Well...
View ArticleTips for Your First Scuba Dive From the Experts
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is or where in the world you live (or whether or not you’re going to go on spring break — lucky!) because there is always somewhere in the world with a beautiful...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day Playlist: Putting an Extra Irish Flair in Your Workout
So it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and you want to put a little “Erin Go Beastmode” into your workout? Well we Fit Bottomed Girls like to make our workout playlists fun, and this one is just under 30...
View ArticleTips for Your First Aerial Fitness Class From the Pros
Using gravity to increase flexibility and strength is a hot trend in gyms and studios across the country, and we here at Fit Bottomed Girls are always eager to try all sorts of new trends! So we...
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