6 New Must-Try Workouts And The 6 Outfits To Wear There
With the penchant to draw big names that practice leave-it-all-on-the-dance-floor moves, one could say that the recent spate of trendy exercise classes has replaced nightclubs as the new place to see and be seen. And while the primary focus is to burn calories (up to 1,000 in some cases!), you must as well look good doing it. Whether you’re into ballet, rowing, or pumping iron, we’ve canvassed the best high-tech gear from Net-A-Sporter so you can look as good as you feel.
The Workout: BALLET BEAUTIFUL
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The Routine/What to Expect: Former professional ballerina Mary Helen Bowers (who trained Natalie Portman for Black Swan) curates a mix of classic Ballerina-moves all without the barre—requiring you to cinch every muscle in your arms, core and legs while doing arabesque lifts, tendu plies and swan arms over and over and over again for 60 minutes.
Calories Burned: 350 to 550
Acolytes: Nearly every of-the-moment model including Doutzen Kroes, Lily Aldridge, Erin Heatherton, Miranda Kerr, and Karlie Kloss
The Workout: CITY ROW
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The Routine/What to Expect: For 50-minutes straight, you’ll alternate from sprinting heart rate-boosting intervals on the WaterRower for approximately 8 minutes, to transitioning to the mat to tone arms, legs and core with weights. Unlike Spinning, rowing hits the entire body—legs, core and arms—allowing a full body workout guaranteed to torch calories and nix fat—fast.
Calories Burned: Up to 600
Acolytes: Fashion editors galore
The Workout: S<10
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The Routine/What to Expect: Schedule a private or semi-private (with 8 people max per group) then get ready to execute a tough series of athlete-inspired conditioning moves designed by owner Stephen Cheuk that change each week, but are almost always lower body centric. Think squats, lunges, leg lifts plus supercharged cardio blasts such as the jump rope, sled pushing, resistant band sprints and more.
Calories Burned: 600 to 800
Acolytes: Founder of Beautified Hannah Bronfman plus her DJ/boyfriend Brendan Fallis, as well artist Lina Viktor and designer Sophia Chang
The Workout: KP DANCE BODY
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The Routine/What to Expect: Tracy Anderson expat Katia Pryce takes you through an hour-long sweat-drenched dance cardio session that includes a six minute warm up followed by 35 minutes of choreographed mash-ups (from hip-hop to pop). Then finish off with 15 minutes of weight-free sculpting and finishing with stretch and cool down. The promise: torching fat and sculpting every inch of the body.
Calories Burned: 350 to 650
Acolytes: The fashion and magazine scene—including magazine editors, bloggers and models.
The Workout: MODEL FIT
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The Routine/What to Expect: The go trainer of countless Victoria’s Secret models, Justin Gelband and wellness guru Vanessa Packer teamed up to create 60-minute workouts that focus on creating a lean, strong, fit body through conscious movement, focusing on stability and smaller muscles groups utilizing a blend of Pilates, Yoga and functional training. Plus offering unique spin offs of their basic ModelFit Foundation class, including combo (which has a cardio component), ballet, yoga or boxing.
Calories Burned: More than a champagne-flute full.
Acolytes: Karlie Kloss, Miranda Kerr, Sofia Vergara, Taylor Swift, Martha Hunt and Ashley Greene
The Workout: EQUINOX PRECISION RUNNING
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The Routine/What to Expect: Developed by running coach David Silk, this treadmill-based class will get you on the fast track to improving your performance on the track, treadmill or street. Rooted in the B.I.T.E method (aka balanced interval training experience), which is essentially part HIIT and distance training, the class takes you through crazy fast sprints and killer inclines for a music-less hour so that instructors can call out cues to help perfect your running form. The goal: ignite your inner sprinter. The only catch? For Equinox members-only.
Calories Burned: 400 to 850
Acolytes: This is a new class, but we expect that fellow Equinites Cameron Diaz, Julianne Moore, and Emma Stone will be among the first in line to