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1 _ A t h l e t e s ' P e r f o r m a n c e

P h o t o b y A r c h i t e c t u r e 3 s

R e a d y t o h i t t h e e l e c t r i c i t y - g e n e r a t i n g e l l i p t i c a l , a t r a c k m a d e o f s n e a k e r s , o r a t r e a d m i l l o n i c e ? S o m e g y m s

a r e n t q u i t e l i k e t h e o t h e r s , a n d t h e y h a v e t h e f a c i l i t i e s t o p r o v e i t . S o t a k e a t o u r o f G r e a t i s t s m o s t i n n o v a t i v e g y m s ,

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n e a r o n e o r n o t , t h e y r e s u r e t o i n s p i r e y o u r n e x t g r e a t w o r k o u t .

1 . A t h l e t e s P e r f o r m a n c e ( P h o e n i x , A Z )

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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p -

c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 2 _ R e e b o k C r o s s F i t B a c k B a y _ C o l i n G o u l d _ p o s t . j p g )

2 _ R e e b o k C r o s s F i t B a c k B a y

P h o t o b y C o l i n G o u l d

A c c o r d i n g t o R e e b o k ( h t t p : / / w w w . r e e b o k c r o s s f i t o n e . c o m / ) , T h e s p o r t o f f i t n e s s h a s

a r r i v e d . A n d i t s a l l s t a r t i n g i n t h e B a c k B a y

( h t t p : / / w w w . c r o s s f i t r e e b o k b a c k b a y . c o m / i n d e x . p h p / a b o u t ) a r e a o f B o s t o n , h o m e t o

R e e b o k s f i r s t e v e r C r o s s F i t b o x ( h t t p : / / a r t i c l e s . b o s t o n . c o m / 2 0 1 2 - 0 1 -

2 6 / y o u r t o w n / 3 0 6 6 7 5 9 4 _ 1 _ g y m - m e n i n o - h e a l t h i e r - c i t y ) . W i t h p u l l - u p b a r s , b a r b e l l s ,

r o p e s , r i n g s , a n d z e r o b e l l s a n d w h i s t l e s , t h e R e e b o k b r a n d o f C r o s s F i t e m p h a s i z e s t h e

s a m e f o u n d i n g p r i n c i p l e s ( t h i n k : c o n s t a n t l y v a r i e d , f u n c t i o n a l m o v e m e n t s a t h i g h -

i n t e n s i t y ) b u t w i t h a s p l a s h y c a m p a i g n ( h t t p : / / y o u t u . b e / 6 L v B k 1 N 0 f X Q ) , w o r l d - c l a s s

c o m p e t i t i o n ( h t t p : / / g a m e s . c r o s s f i t . c o m / ) , a n d s o m e u n d e n i a b l y s w e e t n e w g e a r

( h t t p : / / s h o p c r o s s f i t r e e b o k . c o m / ) .

3 . T h e G r e e n M i c r o g y m ( P o r t l a n d , O R )

G o b i g , o r g o h o m e , r i g h t ? A t A t h l e t e s P e r f o r m a n c e ( h t t p : / / w w w . a t h l e t e s p e r f o r m a n c e . c o m / ) , e l i t e a t h l e t e s g e t t h e

A l l - S t a r t r e a t m e n t , i n c l u d i n g t o p - n o t c h i n t e g r a t e d p e r f o r m a n c e t r a i n i n g , p h y s i c a l t h e r a p y , n u t r i t i o n p l a n n i n g , a n d

m a s s a g e . T h e A d i d a s - s p o n s o r e d f a c i l i t y i s a l s o h o m e t o a r e n o w n e d N F L C o m b i n e P r o g r a m

( h t t p : / / w w w . a t h l e t e s p e r f o r m a n c e . c o m / b l o g s / i n - t h e - n e w s / a t h l e t e s - p e r f o r m a n c e - s u p p o r t e d - p l a y e r s - s h i n e - a t - n f l -

c o m b i n e . h t m l ) a n d s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t p e r f o r m a n c e i n n o v a t i o n l a b s

( h t t p : / / w w w . a t h l e t e s p e r f o r m a n c e . c o m / a b o u t / i n n o v a t i o n / ) . ( B u t s t a r t s a v i n g n o w t h e H i g h P e r f o r m a n c e t r a i n i n g

p r o g r a m c a n c o s t u p $ 1 6 , 5 0 0 a y e a r ! )

2 . R e e b o x C r o s s F i t B a c k B a y ( B o s t o n , M A )

L o o k i n g f o r a l i t t l e m o r e

g r e e n c r e d ? A t t h e G r e e n

( h t t p : / / t h e g r e e n m i c r o g y m . c o m / ) M i c r o g y m ( h t t p : / / t h e g r e e n m i c r o g y m . c o m / ) , e c o - c o n s c i o u s g y m - g o e r s h e l p

g e n e r a t e e l e c t r i c i t y s i m p l y b y w o r k i n g o u t . C a p t u r i n g e n e r g y p r o d u c e d f r o m t h e f l y w h e e l , t h e g y m s h i g h - t e c h

b i k e s a n d e l l i p t i c a l m a c h i n e s c a n p r o d u c e a p p r o x i m a t e l y t w i c e t h e p o w e r n e e d e d

( h t t p : / / w w w . t i m e . c o m / t i m e / b u s i n e s s / a r t i c l e / 0 , 8 5 9 9 , 2 0 3 2 2 8 1 , 0 0 . h t m l ) t o r u n t h e f a c i l i t y a t a n y g i v e n m o m e n t .

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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 3 _ T h e G r e e n M i c r o g y m _ b i k e _ n o -

c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g )

3 _ T h e G r e e n M i c r o g y m

P h o t o : T h e G r e e n M i c r o g y m

( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 4 _ D e F r a n c o s _ n o - c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g )

4 _ D e F r a n c o ' s

P h o t o : D e F r a n c o ' s

T u r n y o u r b o d y i n t o a w e a p o n . T h a t s t h e m o t t o a t D e F r a n c o s

( h t t p : / / d e f r a n c o s t r a i n i n g . c o m / ) , N e w J e r s e y s h a r d c o r e , w a r e h o u s e - s t y l e t r a i n i n g

f a c i l i t y f o c u s e d o n c u t t i n g - e d g e s t r e n g t h a n d c o n d i t i o n i n g t e c h n i q u e s

( h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / u s e r / j o e d e f r a n c o / f e a t u r e d ) . V o i d o f T V s , j u i c e b a r s o h ,

4 . D e F r a n c o ' s ( W y c k o f f , N J )

5 . U n i v e r s i t y o f M i s s o u r i

C o l u m b i a ( C o l u m b i a , M O )

T h e M i z z o u R e c
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a n d a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g ( N B D ) t h i s n o - f r i l l s g y m i s a l l a b o u t d i s c i p l i n e , d e t e r m i n a t i o n ,

a n d r e s u l t s . J u s t a s k D h a n i J o n e s , B r i a n C u s h i n g , a n d i t s o t h e r p r o a t h l e t e

( h t t p : / / d e f r a n c o s t r a i n i n g . c o m / p r o - c l i e n t s . h t m l ) t r a i n e e s .

( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 5 _ M i z z o u R e c _ T i g e r G r o t t o _ n o -


5 _ M i z z o u R e c

P h o t o : M i z z o u R e c

( h t t p : / / w w w . m i z z o u r e c . c o m / ) p h i l o s o p h y ? M a x i m u m p a r t i c i p a t i o n . A n d w h o w o u l d n t w a n t t o h i t t h e b e a c h c l u b

( h t t p : / / w w w . m i z z o u r e c . c o m / f a c i l i t i e s / b e a c h _ c l u b / ) i n s t e a d o f t h e b o o k s ? T h e s w a n k y p o o l

( h t t p : / / s p o r t s i l l u s t r a t e d . c n n . c o m / 2 0 0 5 / s i o n c a m p u s / 0 9 / 1 4 / f i t n e s s . w e i g h t . r e c / ) a n d l a z y r i v e r ( s e r i o u s l y ) c o m e

c o m p l e t e w i t h p a l m t r e e s , a w a t e r f a l l , a n d f l a t s c r e e n T V s . P r e f e r t o s t a y o n d r y l a n d ? H e a d t o t h e P u m p R o o m ,

J u n g l e G y m ( h t t p : / / w w w . m i z z o u r e c . c o m / f a c i l i t i e s / j u n g l e _ g y m / ) , o r s c a l e S c r o g g s P e a k , a 3 5 . 5 - f o o t r o c k c l i m b i n g

t o w e r . W e d h e a r t c o l l e g e , t o o .

6 . N i k e W o r l d H e a d q u a r t e r s ( B e a v e r t o n , O R )

W o r k i n g a t N i k e h a s i t s p e r k s a n d i t s n o t j u s t g e t t i n g f i r s t c r a c k a t t h e K o b e S y s t e m

( h t t p : / / k b 2 4 . c o m / 2 0 1 1 / 1 2 / 2 9 / e x c l u s i v e - k o b e s y s t e m - t e a s e r / ) . A t t h e N i k e W o r l d H e a d q u a r t e r s

( h t t p s : / / w w w . n i k e m e d i a . c o m / e l / n o d e / 3 5 9 ) , e m p l o y e e s h a v e a c c e s s t o 1 9 0 a c r e s o f s t a r - p o w e r e d f a c i l i t i e s ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e L a n c e A r m s t r o n g F i t n e s s C e n t e r , R o n a l d o A t h l e t i c F i e l d , a n d M i c h a e l J o h n s o n R u n n i n g T r a c k m a d e

f r o m 5 0 , 0 0 0 r e c y c l e d N i k e s h o e s c o l l e c t e d f r o m t h e R e u s e - A - S h o e ( h t t p : / / w w w . n i k e r e u s e a s h o e . c o m / ) p r o g r a m .

W e r e s t i l l w a i t i n g f o r o u r i n v i t e .

7 . A t h l e t i c R e p u b l i c ( v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s )

E v e r y t h i n g s b e t t e r o n i c e t r e a d m i l l w o r k o u t s i n c l u d e d . A t A t h l e t i c R e p u b l i c t r a i n i n g c e n t e r s , p a t e n t e d s k a t i n g

m i l l s ( h t t p : / / a t h l e t i c r e p u b l i c . c o m / h o c k e y ) c a n h i t 1 6 m p h a n d r e a c h u p t o 3 2 p e r c e n t e l e v a t i o n . A n d i f s t a t e - o f - t h e -

a r t i c e h o c k e y t r a i n i n g i s n t y o u r t h i n g , s i m p l y h o p o n t h e G e n e r a t i o n I I S u p e r T r e a d m i l l

( h t t p : / / w w w . b l u e s t r e a k s t . c o m / e q u i p m e n t / ) . R a i s e d a n d l o w e r e d h y d r a u l i c a l l y , t h e s e t r i c k e d - o u t t r e a d m i l l s a r e

d e s i g n e d t o h e l p a t h l e t e s i m p r o v e t h e i r s p e e d ( h t t p : / / w w w . a t h l e t i c r e p u b l i c . c o m / t h e D i f f e r e n c e ) ( 2 8 m p h s p r i n t s o r

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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / N i k e H e a d q u a r t e r s . j p g )

6 _ N i k e W o r l d H e a d q u a r t e r s

P h o t o : N i k e

( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 7 _ A t h l e t i c -

R e b u b l i c _ H o c k e y - T r e a d m i l l _ n o - c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g ) P h o t o : A t h l e t i c R e p u b l i c

8 . W e s t s i d e B a r b e l l

( C o l u m b u s , O H )

H o m e t o s o m e o f t h e

w o r l d s s t r o n g e s t

p o w e r l i f t e r s

( h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = v B B 1 G O _ e 5 i Y ) , t h i s i s o n e g y m t h a t s e a r n e d e v e r y o u n c e o f i t s r e p u t a t i o n .

A n d w i t h p o w e r l i f t i n g l e g e n d L o u i e S i m m o n s a t i t s h e l m , W e s t s i d e B a r b e l l ( h t t p : / / w w w . w e s t s i d e - b a r b e l l . c o m / )

d e v o t e e s h a v e m o r e t h a n j u s t w o r l d - c l a s s e q u i p m e n t a t t h e i r f i n g e r t i p s . S i m m o n s r e s u m e i n c l u d e s t h r e e b o o k s , 3 7

y e a r s ( h t t p : / / w w w . w e s t s i d e - b a r b e l l . c o m / t h e _ g y m / l o u i e - s i m m o n s . h t m l ) o f e l i t e l i f t i n g e x p e r i e n c e , a n d s t r e n g t h

t r a i n i n g c o n s u l t i n g f o r t h e C l e v e l a n d B r o w n s , G r e e n B a y P a c k e r s , a n d N e w E n g l a n d P a t r i o t s . O h , a n d h e i n v e n t s

a n d p a t e n t s h i s o w n m a c h i n e s ( h t t p : / / y o u t u . b e / j 0 z j M F N j C 4 M ) . N o w w h o s r e a d y t o p u t u p s o m e w e i g h t ?

7 _ A t h l e t i c R e b u b l i c
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c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 8 _ W e s t s i d e - B a r b e l l _ l o g o - w h i t e _ n o - c r e d i t . j p g ) I m a g e : W e s t s i d e

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9 _ P e a k P e r f o r m a n c e

P h o t o : P e a k P e r f o r m a n c e

9 . P e a k P e r f o r m a n c e ( N e w

Y o r k , N Y )

W h o w o u l d n t w a n t t o t r a i n

l i k e a V I P ? A t p r i v a t e

t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t y P e a k

( h t t p : / / p e a k p e r f o r m a n c e n y c . c o m / ) P e r f o r m a n c e ( h t t p : / / p e a k p e r f o r m a n c e n y c . c o m / ) , o w n e r s / c e l e b t r a i n e r s J o e

D o w d e l l a n d J a y W r i g h t h e l p c l i e n t s g e t i n t h e b e s t s h a p e o f t h e i r l i v e s u s i n g i n n o v a t i v e t o o l s a n d e q u i p m e n t , a n d

i m p e c c a b l e t e c h n i q u e . A n d w h i l e t h e s e w o r k o u t s d o n t c o m e c h e a p

( h t t p : / / p e a k p e r f o r m a n c e n y c . c o m / m o b i l e / r a t e s - p a c k a g e s / ) , e v e r y i n c h o f t h e 1 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t s p a c e i s d e s i g n e d

t o w o r k f o r y o u , f r o m f u n c t i o n a l b a t t l e r o p e s , p r o w l e r s , a n d s a n d b a g s t o s t a t e - o f - t h e - a r t F o r c e t r e a d m i l l s

8 _ W e s t s i d e B a r b e l l _ l o g o w h i t e _ n o c r e d i t
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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 0 _ G r e e n - F i t n e s s - S t u d i o _ n o -


1 0 _ G r e e n F i t n e s s S t u d i o

P h o t o : G r e e n F i t n e s s S t u d i o

( h t t p : / / w w w . w o o d w a y . c o m / p e r f o r m a n c e t r e a d m i l l s / f o r c e . h t m l ) a n d O l y m p i c l i f t i n g p l a t f o r m s .

1 0 . G r e e n F i t n e s s S t u d i o ( B r o o k l y n , N Y )

A n e c o - f r i e n d l y g y m g r o w s

i n B r o o k l y n , i t s t r u e . W i t h

b a m b o o f l o o r s , r e c y c l e d

r u b b e r m a t s , a n d

r e m a n u f a c t u r e d , e n e r g y -

e f f i c i e n t e x e r c i s e

e q u i p m e n t , t h e G r e e n

F i t n e s s S t u d i o

( h t t p : / / g r e e n f i t n e s s s t u d i o . c o m / ) i s b u i l d i n g a m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e g y m f r o m t h e g r o u n d u p . A n d w e m e a n a l l t h e w a y

u p : T h e l i v i n g r o o f t o p ( h t t p : / / g r e e n f i t n e s s s t u d i o . c o m / g o i n g _ g r e e n . h t m l ) f e a t u r e s a 2 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t b l a n k e t o f

s o d , d e s i g n e d t o a b s o r b p o l l u t a n t s , c o n s e r v e r a i n w a t e r , a n d r e d u c e s t o r m w e a t h e r r u n o f f .

1 1 . C r e s s e y P e r f o r m a n c e ( H u d s o n , M A )

G T L s o m e p l a c e e l s e .

D e s i g n e d b y a t h l e t e s f o r

a t h l e t e s , t h i s h i g h -

p e r f o r m a n c e t r a i n i n g f a c i l i t y

i s t h e r e a l d e a l . S t r i p p e d o f

n o n - f u n c t i o n a l m a c h i n e s

a n d e x t r a n e o u s e q u i p m e n t ,

C r e s s e y P e r f o r m a n c e
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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 1 _ C r e s s e y _ 3 _ n o - c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g )

1 1 _ C r e s s e y P e r f o r m a n c e

P h o t o : C r e s s e y P e r f o r m a n c e

( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 2 _ M i k e B o y l e _ W o b u r n G y m _ n o -


1 2 _ M i k e B o y l e S t r e n g t h & C o n d i t i o n i n g

P h o t o b y M e g a n L a B e l l a

( h t t p : / / w w w . c r e s s e y p e r f o r m a n c e . c o m / ) a n d i t s s p o r t s - s p e c i f i c d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m

( h t t p : / / w w w . c r e s s e y p e r f o r m a n c e . c o m / s e r v i c e s / e l i t e - b a s e b a l l - d e v e l o p m e n t - p r o g r a m / ) i s t h e g o - t o g y m f o r e l i t e

a n d p r o a t h l e t e s l o o k i n g t o t h r o w , h i t , a n d r u n f a s t e r , i n c r e a s e s t r e n g t h ( h t t p : / / w w w . s y a t t f i t n e s s . c o m / 6 - p r i n c i p l e s -

f r o m - w e s t s i d e - b a r b e l l - a n d - c r e s s e y - p e r f o r m a n c e / ) , a n d s t a y i n j u r y - f r e e .

1 2 . M i k e B o y l e S t r e n g t h & C o n d i t i o n i n g ( W o b u r n , M A )

E l i t e a t h l e t e s c o m e f a r a n d

w i d e t o t r a i n w i t h l e g e n d a r y

p e r f o r m a n c e t r a i n i n g c o a c h

M i k e B o y l e

( h t t p : / / w w w . b o d y b y b o y l e . c o m / s t a f f ) , o w n e r o f M i k e B o y l e S t r e n g t h & C o n d i t i o n i n g . V o t e d A m e r i c a ' s t o p 1 0 g y m s

( h t t p : / / t h e b e s t l i s t . m e n s h e a l t h . c o m / n o d e / 2 6 2 0 ) b y M e n s H e a l t h , t h e c u t t i n g e d g e f a c i l i t i e s

( h t t p : / / w w w . b o d y b y b o y l e . c o m / ) f e a t u r e 2 , 0 0 0 - p l u s s q u a r e f e e t o f m u l t i u s e t u r f f o r s p r i n t s , d r i l l s , a n d s l e d w o r k ,

a l o n g w i t h f u n c t i o n a l t r a i n i n g e q u i p m e n t l i k e s l i d e b o a r d s , p l y o b l o c k s , a n d 7 0 - p l u s f e e t o f c o n c r e t e w a l l s p a c e f o r

a b a r r a g e o f m e d i c i n e b a l l d r i l l s ( h t t p : / / s t a c k t v . s t a c k . c o m / T r a i n i n g - S p a c e s / M i k e - B o y l e - S t r e n g t h - a n d - C o n d i t i o n i n g -

F a c i l i t y - T o u r / M i k e - B o y l e - S t r e n g t h - - C o n d i t i o n i n g - F a c i l i t y - T o u r . h t m l ) .

1 3 . G y m J o n e s ( S o u t h L a k e C i t y , U T )

M e r e m o r t a l s n e e d n o t a p p l y . A t G y m J o n e s ( h t t p : / / w w w . g y m j o n e s . c o m / ) , ( i n d e e d , a n o d t o J i m J o n e s

( h t t p : / / a r t i c l e s . c n n . c o m / 2 0 0 8 - 1 1 - 1 2 / u s / j o n e s t o w n . f a c t s h e e t _ 1 _ j o n e s t o w n - a i r p o r t - a m b u s h - l e o - r y a n ? _ s = P M : U S ) , t h e

s e c t l e a d e r w h o d r o v e m o r e t h a n 9 0 0 p e o p l e t o s u i c i d e i n 1 9 7 8 ) , t h e w o r k o u t s a r e g r u e l i n g , a n d t h e c u l t u r e , r o o t e d

i n T h e A r t o f S u f f e r i n g ( h t t p : / / w w w . g y m j o n e s . c o m / g y m / ) . B u t w h i l e t h e u n m a r k e d , i n v i t a t i o n - o n l y f a c i l i t y c a t e r s

p r i m a r i l y t o t h e f i t n e s s e l i t e ( t h i s i s t h e g y m t h a t g o t 3 0 0 s G e r a r d B u t l e r ( h t t p : / / y o u t u . b e / h 8 b I E k 5 8 L z I ) l o i n c l o t h -
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c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / G y m J o n e s _ P h o t o b y M a r k T w i g h t . j p g ) P h o t o b y M a r k T w i g h t


c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 4 _ C h e l s e a P i e r s S p o r t s C e n t e r _ F r e d - G e o r g e _ p o s t . j p g ) P h o t o

b y F r e d G e o r g e

r e a d y ) , f o r t h e r e s t o f u s ,

t h e r e s a l w a y s o n l i n e

m e m b e r s h i p s

( h t t p : / / w w w . g y m j o n e s . c o m / m e m b e r s h i p s / ) ( g e t r i p p e d a t y o u r o w n r i s k ) .

1 4 . T h e S p o r t s C e n t e r a t C h e l s e a P i e r s ( N e w Y o r k , N Y )

T h e u l t i m a t e u r b a n e s c a p e ,

t h e S p o r t s C e n t e r a t

C h e l s e a P i e r s

( h t t p : / / w w w . c h e l s e a p i e r s . c o m / n e w / s c / i n d e x . c f m ) o f f e r s 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e f e e t o f a t h l e t i c a d v e n t u r e , p e r c h e d a b o v e

a s p r a w l i n g N Y C p i e r . F e a t u r i n g a - m i l e i n d o o r t r a c k , a 4 6 ' h i g h x 1 0 0 w i d e r o c k c l i m b i n g w a l l , a n d t h e B i g

A p p l e s o n l y i n d o o r s a n d v o l l e y b a l l c o u r t , t h e r e s t r u l y s o m e t h i n g f o r e v e r y o n e t r i a t h l e t e s i n c l u d e d : T h e S p o r t s

1 3 _ G y m J o n e s

1 4 _ S p o r t s C e n t e r a t C h e l s e a P i e r s
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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 5 _ C r u n c h -

A n t i G r a v i t y - Y o g a _ n o - c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g ) P h o t o : C r u n c h G y m

C e n t e r i s t h e o n l y U S A T r i a t h l o n C e r t i f i e d T r a i n i n g C e n t e r i n t h e N o r t h e a s t

( h t t p : / / w w w . c h e l s e a p i e r s . c o m / s c / c l u b / i n d e x . c f m ) .

1 5 . C r u n c h ( v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s )

G r o u p f i t n e s s m i g h t n o t

s e e m r e v o l u t i o n a r y , b u t

t h r o w a n t i g r a v i t y y o g a

( . . / . . / f i t n e s s / g r a c t i v i t y - w e e k -

a n t i g r a v i t y - a e r i a l - y o g a / ) ,

p o l e d a n c i n g , a n d K a n g o o

( h t t p : / / y o u t u . b e / k Y B D L P s j v N g ) i n t o t h e m i x , a n d t h i n g s a r e k n o w n t o g e t a l i t t l e c r a y i n a g o o d w a y . F r o m d a y

o n e , o u t - o f - t h e - b o x c l a s s e s ( h t t p : / / w w w . c r u n c h . c o m / C l a s s e s . a s p x ) h a v e b e e n C r u n c h s c a l l i n g c a r d . A n d w i t h 3 1

l o c a t i o n s ( h t t p : / / w w w . c r u n c h . c o m / e n / C r u n c h / A b o u t % 2 0 U s . a s p x ) a n d c o u n t i n g , t h e n o j u d g m e n t s c h a i n a l w a y s

s e e m s t o h a v e a f e w n e w t r i c k s ( h t t p : / / y o u t u . b e / S i l X E 1 o T n G 4 ) u p i t s s l e e v e .

1 6 . J a c k s o n s M M A ( A l b u q u e r q u e , N M )

T h e p r e m i e r M i x e d M a r t i a l A r t s ( . . / . . / f i t n e s s / g r o b b y - m m a / ) s c h o o l i n t h e c o u n t r y , J a c k s o n s M M A

( h t t p : / / w w w . j a c k s o n s m m a . c o m / ) i s w h e r e t h e s p o r t s r i s i n g s t a r s ( n o t t o m e n t i o n a f e w U F C t i t l e h o l d e r s ) c o m e t o

t r a i n u n d e r t h e g r e a t G r e g J a c k s o n ( h t t p : / / w w w . f i g h t m a g a z i n e . c o m / m m a - m a g a z i n e / m m a - a r t i c l e . a s p ?

a i d = 5 3 7 & i s s i d = 3 7 ) a n d M i k e W i n k e l j o h n . F e a t u r i n g a p r o b o x i n g r i n g a n d c a g e , J a c k s o n s h o n e s f i g h t e r s

w r e s t l i n g , k i c k b o x i n g , J i u - J i t s u , a n d M u a y T h a i s k i l l s t a p o u t s g u a r a n t e e d .

1 7 . I n s t i t u t e o f H u m a n P e r f o r m a n c e ( B o c a R a t o n , F L )

I n c a s e t h e n a m e a l o n e d i d n t s e l l y o u , F l o r i d a s p r e m i e r p r i v a t e f i t n e s s f a c i l i t y o f f e r s i n n o v a t i o n a t e v e r y t u r n , f r o m

s p o r t s - s p e c i f i c t r a i n i n g t o w e i g h t l o s s , c o m b a t , a n d c o n d i t i o n i n g p r o g r a m s . W h a t s m o r e , t h e I n s t i t u t e o f H u m a n

P e r f o r m a n c e ( h t t p : / / w w w . i h p f i t . c o m / ) s e r v e s a s a c o n s u l t i n g a n d b e t a - t e s t i n g s i t e ( h t t p : / / w w w . i h p f i t . c o m / t r a i n - a t -

i h p - b o c a / w h o - t r a i n s - a t - i h p . h t m l ) f o r t h e i n d u s t r y s t o p m a n u f a c t u r e r s s o c l i e n t s c a n g e t f i r s t c r a c k a t s o m e o f t h e

l a t e s t c u t t i n g e d g e t e c h n o l o g i e s a n d e q u i p m e n t .

1 8 . D a v i d B a r t o n G y m ( M i a m i B e a c h , F L )

1 5 _ C r u n c h
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c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / J a c k s o n s M M A _ J a c k s o n s M M A 1 . j p g ) P h o t o :

w w w . j a c k s o n s m m a . c o m

( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 7 _ I H P _ n o -

c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g ) P h o t o : T h e I n s t i t u t e o f H u m a n P e r f o r m a n c e

G y m - a s - n i g h t c l u b ? W h y

n o t . S p l a s h y , f l a s h y , a n d

o o z i n g w i t h S o u t h B e a c h

f l a i r , M i a m i s D a v i d B a r t o n

G y m i s t h e u l t i m a t e e x e r c i s e

i n e x c e s s , f e a t u r i n g

e n t r a n c e - r e f l e c t i n g p o o l s ,

v a l e t p a r k i n g , a n d l i v e

d e e j a y s ( o h y e a h , a n d

4 2 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e f e e t o f f i t n e s s

s p a c e

( h t t p : / / w w w . g a n s e v o o r t m i a m i b e a c h . c o m / g y m - s p a / ) ) . W i t h s i x u l t r a - l u x e l o c a t i o n s t o h i s n a m e , D a v i d B a r t o n h a s

c l e a r l y f o u n d h i s ( $ 2 3 0 m i l l i o n ) n i c h e , a n d h a s n o q u a l m s a b o u t c a s h i n g i n

( h t t p : / / w w w . n y t i m e s . c o m / 2 0 1 1 / 0 4 / 2 8 / f a s h i o n / 2 8 b a r t o n . h t m l ? _ r = 2 & p a g e w a n t e d = a l l ) .

1 9 . C u r v e s ( v a r i o u s l o c a t i o n s )

1 6 _ J a c k s o n ' s M M A

1 7 _ I n s t i t u t e o f H u m a n P e r f o r m a n c e
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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 8 _ D a v i d -

B a r t o n - M i a m i _ D a n - F o r e r _ p o s t . j p g ) P h o t o b y D a n F o r e r


c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 1 9 _ C u r v e s _ C i r c u i t _ n o - c r e d i t _ p o s t . j p g ) P h o t o : C u r v e s

I n t e r n a t i o n a l

D o m y l a d i e s r u n t h i s

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( h t t p : / / n e w s . c u r v e s . c o m / c u r v e s + c l e v e l a n d + c l i n i c / ) e m p l o y e e s a r e g e t t i n g i n o n t h e a c t i o n , t o o , r e s u l t i n g i n m o r e

t h a n 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - p o u n d s l o s t i n t h e f i r s t y e a r o f t h e i r p a r t n e r s h i p .

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( h t t p : / / w w w . g r e a t i s t . c o m / s i t e s / d e f a u l t / f i l e s / w p - c o n t e n t / u p l o a d s / 2 0 1 2 / 0 2 / 2 1 _ P a r i s i -

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( h t t p : / / w w w . g o l d s g y m . c o m / ) i s c o n s i d e r e d t h e M e c c a o f B o d y b u i l d i n g

( h t t p : / / s p o r t s . e s p n . g o . c o m / e s p n / p a g e 2 / s t o r y ? p a g e = c a p l e / 0 8 0 9 1 9 / v e n u e s / 1 1 - 1 0 0 ) a n d f o r g o o d r e a s o n .

C o m p l e t e w i t h 3 5 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f e e t o f f r e e w e i g h t s a n d N a u t i l u s m a c h i n e s , a p o s i n g r o o m

( h t t p : / / b l o g . k o l d c a s t . t v / 2 0 1 0 / k o l d c a s t - n e w s / 1 0 - o f - t h e - c o o l e s t - g y m s - i n - t h e - w o r l d / ) , a n d a l a r g e r - t h a n - l i f e g u e s t l i s t

( i n c l u d i n g L o u T h e H u l k F e r r i g n o , J i m M o r r i s o n , a n d t h e G o v e r n a t o r h i m s e l f , A r n o l d S c h w a r z e n e g g e r ) , w h e n i t

c o m e s t o " P u m p i n g I r o n ( h t t p : / / w w w . i m d b . c o m / t i t l e / t t 0 0 7 6 5 7 8 / ) , " V e n i c e B e a c h i s s t i l l t h e p l a c e t o b e .

2 1 . P a r i s i S p e e d S c h o o l ( F a i r L a w n , N J )

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a v e r a g e s n o o z e - f e s t , t h i s

s c h o o l o f f e r s t h e u l t i m a t e i n

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t h e P a r i s i S p e e d S c h o o l ( h t t p : / / w w w . p a r i s i s c h o o l . c o m / ) c o m b i n e s e v e r y t h i n g f r o m p l y o m e t r i c s , s p e e d w o r k ,

s t r e n g t h t r a i n i n g , y o g a , a n d m o r e . A n d w i t h 7 5 l o c a t i o n s a n d c o u n t i n g , c h a n c e s a r e t h e r e s o n e w i t h i n r u n n i n g

d i s t a n c e .

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i n n o v a t i v e g y m s i n t h e c o u n t r y ? W e a s k e d o u r w r i t e r s , e d i t o r s , r e a d e r s , a n d e x p e r t s t o w e i g h i n , a n d d i d a w h o l e

l o t t a i n d e p e n d e n t r e s e a r c h a s w e l l ( i t s T h e G r e a t i s t W a y ( . . / . . / t e a m / t h e - g r e a t i s t - w a y / ) , a f t e r a l l ) . D o n t s e e y o u r

f a v o r i t e h e a v y - h i t t e r s o n t h e l i s t ? T e l l u s w h i c h g y m k e e p s y o u o n y o u r t o e s i n t h e c o m m e n t s s e c t i o n b e l o w !

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D E A D - T E C H N O L O G Y )

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( / h a p p i n e s s / 5 - t h i n g s - t h a t % E 2 % 8 0 % 9 9 l l - m a k e - y o u - h a p p y - a r o u n d - w e b - 0 )

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B o d y T r i b e F i t n e s s , S a c r e m e n t o , C A . , o f f e r s s t r e n g t h t r a i n i n g i n a n o n -

t r a d i t i o n a l s e t t i n g . B a r b e l l s , s a n d b a g s , t i r e s , k e t t l e b e l l s , a n d m o r e a r e t h e

s t a r s h e r e . O w n e d b y a u t h o r , l e c t u r e r , C h i p C o n r a d - t h e a f f o r d a b l e d o j o i s

t h e h o m e o f t h e m o d e r n p h y s i c a l s u b c u l t u r e m o v e m e n t .

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t h e B o d y T r i b e a n i m a l s k e e p e v e r y o n e c a l m a n d o n a p o s i t i v e g r o o v e .

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g r u e l i n g w o r k o u t s u s i n g t h e f u n c t i o n a l t r a i n i n g m e t h o d w i t h a t l a s s t o n e s ,

w e i g h t e d k e g s , p r o w l e r s l e d s , t r u c k p u l l i n g , u p t o 1 0 0 0 p o u n d t i r e f l i p p i n g

a n d m o r e . 3 0 0 0 s q u a r e f e e t o f N F L q u a l i t y a r t i f i c i a l t u r f ( t h e o n l y f a c i l i t y i n

t h e a r e a w i t h t h a t w o r k o u t s u r f a c e a n d 3 5 0 0 a d d i t i o n a l s q u a r e f e e t o f

m a c h i n e s , d u m b b e l l s , k e t t l e b e l l s , r i n g s , T R X , J a c o b s L a d d e r a n d m o r e , i t i s a

o n e o f a k i n d f a c i l i t y . C l i e n t s r a n g e f r o m 8 t o 7 2 y e a r s o l d a n d t h e y a l l w o r k

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a n y o f s i x s t u d i o s . A 1 / 5 m i l e t r a c k , 1 0 , 0 0 0 s q u a r e f o o t w e i g h t r o o m f l o o r ,

m a s s a g e , s a l o n s e r v i c e s a n d f u l l r e s t a u r a n t r o u n d o u t t h e n u m e r o u s o p t i o n s .

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a v a i l a b l e t o t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d M A C m e m b e r s - f r e e i n j u r y c l i n i c s ,

n u t r i t i o n a l s e m i n a r s , p o s t r e h a b i l i t a t i o n t r a i n i n g a n d m o r e . I n b u s i n e s s f o r

o v e r 2 0 y e a r s , t h e M A C i s a l w a y s i n n o v a t i n g - s e e m s l i k e t h e y b e l o n g w i t h

t h e r e s t o f t h e g r o u p . G r e a t l i s t !

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f a c i l i t i e s o p e n t o t h e p u b l i c ? I a m c u r i o u s w h a t r e s e a r c h w a s d o n e t o

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y o u h a v e s u g g e s t i o n s f o r n e x t y e a r ' s l i s t , p l e a s e l e t u s k n o w !

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m i c h e l l e l e e e

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