Yoga is so essential that we’re beyond ooohing and ahhing when we learn
that your friend is also dog posing three days a week. Of course it
changed your life. Going to the gym, however, doesn’t always garner such a
ringing endorsement. 50 Cent says he got his sexy, chiseled body by doing
push-ups and sit-ups at the gym. From body resistance alone? We didn’t
believe him until recently experiencing LeanMAXX, certified fitness guru
Michael Shaw’s 30-minute workout program at New York Personal Training
Inc, the new fitness destination for models, actors, New York nightlife
shutterbugs and a few whose fifteen minutes of fame are just about up. The
gym, on Fifth Ave and 20th Street may have some star gazing and fashionable
appeal (After all, that’s our angle here at JC Report), but it’s the
trainer led, 30 minutes-to-result, smash and dash program (rapid
resistance routines, light weights, no breaks) that’s sculpting New York’s
pretty into taut. Throw in soft lighting, a gently colored interior,
energizing (without being overbearing) music, baroque-inspired mirrors,
sleek equipment, and of course the one-on-one action, and New York
Personal Training is reason to show off some of that chic gym gear out
there. For more information contact NYPT, 135 Fifth Avenue. 212 673 1866.
- Jenny Moda
Photo: New York Personal Training