You're three months out from those New Year's resolutions and things aren't looking good (stamina's bleak, muscles are weak). Contrary to reports, you can give no thanks to Kanye's work-out plan as you are not, in point of fact, currently the envy of all your friends.
With spring just around the corner, and summer not too far behind, suffice it to say, "It's Crunch time!" Literally.
Get right for the summer with a kick-butt LB Loot exclusive: a one-month membership to Crunch Gym for
$39 (normally
$135 per month). That's 71% off for those of you not so into number crunching!
With multiple locations scattered throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, you've got no excuse to skip the gym - especially not one boasting top-tier facilities with state of the art equipment, trained fitness professionals and more classes than you can imagine. While Crunch has you covered on the basics (e.g., Pilates, yoga, spinning) this gym truly prides itself on constantly inventing unique classes that are
guaranteed to keep you on your toes.
Below are just a few of our fave classes offered at Crunch:
BOING with Kangoo (shown above)
Kangoo is the exercise boot with bounce. Strap on a pair of Kangoos, equipped with springs on the bottom and hop, jog, and jump your way through this low impact workout.
AntiGravity(R) Yoga 'Wings'
Stretch further and hold challenging postures longer using a flowing fabric hammock as your only prop. With the fabric as a soft trapeze, you'll learn simple suspension techniques to move into seemingly impossible inverted poses to relieve compressed joints and align the body from head to toe.
Beaming
Go beyond total body training in this mentally invigorating, core-based training experience. This barefoot workout is performed on the Beamfit, a 6 inch wide, 5 foot long beam that creates instability to improve balance and coordination all while creating perfect alignment from head to toe.
BodyWeb with TRX System(R)
Hang from the durable TRX system ropes to push, pull, lift and lower your body through Spiderman moves for a total body suspension workout that also super-strengthens your core.
Street Fighter
Float like a butterfly and sting like a street fighter in this fluid motion martial arts class. Discover new strength and agility moves inspired by martial arts, dance and basic gymnastics.
Pole Dancing
The dancer's pole isn't just for professionals anymore. This challenging and sexy class combines intense upper body and core strength, coordination, and balance to turn even the shyest performers into toned and sultry vixens.
Pop Videography
Learn the choreography featured in some of the most iconic music videos from the turn of the millennium: Madonna's "Music", N'Sync's "Bye, Bye, Bye" and Britney's, "Oops, I did It Again".
And this is just the tip of the iceberg!
Crunch offers over 100 unique classes all of which are included in your month-long membership. So follow these instructions exactly: work it out, go beserk, and
grab this Loot now.
The only thing not included in this workout plan is a new playlist for your ipod.
The Murray Hill Crunch location Gets 4.5 out of 5 stars on Yelp:
"I like the gym. and I -love- this gym, with its fairly challenging gym bunny classes (Foxy Boxing Mondays, Strip Bar Tuesdays, Abdominal Stretch Sundays. . . Hip-Hop Thursdays, if you really want to catch me making a fool of me), and its sparsely populated cardio arena. Pretty much means everybody gets a private screen to distract them from staring at their pixelated progress. Sweetness." - Liz C.
"The trainers are amazing and give me tips even though I don't train with them. ... The locker room is really spacious and all the equipment is organized in a way that makes sense (weights separate from cardio) - and nothing is crammed in there." - Carmen K.
"The classes are definitely the most innovative in the city. Where else are you going to get to take Urban Rebounding, a class on a mini-trampoline?? Lots of fun dance classes, boxing, cycling (incl. cycling to movies and a "disco" class complete with a disco ball) and many other random seasonal classes. There is also a big boxing ring in the center of the gym, and while I am not sure it is used too often, this location of Crunch can claim to have the largest punching bag in the world (its almost 2 stories high!)." - Mellisa P.