Looking for love this Valentine's Day? Then head to Crunch and meet someone special during our night of light-hearted match making. You'll be paired with a rotating cast of Mr. and Mrs. Right's to break the ice over an invigorating 60 minute partner yoga workout called "Flex Appeal: Speed Dating Yoga Class at Crunch."

And if you find a connection (or just want to drink away your loneliness), we're sending all participants to a local bar with complimentary drink tickets after class.

Don't be late; the first 30 participants will receive free give-a-ways from Boy Meets Girl, a fun yet edgy new clothing brand seen on your favorite celebs like Eva Mendes and Rachel Bilson just to name a few.

You can take the "Flex Appeal: Speed Dating Yoga Class at Crunch" this Friday, February 12th at 4pm at their Lafayette Street location. For more information, visit www.crunch.com.

Jon Gallo from Dolphin Fitness stopped by with a couples workout to help get in shape, blast those love handles and give you the strength to feel the love this Valentine's Day. He showed us:

1. Mountain climbers with partner, add frog kicks
2. Push ups on partner-female
3. Male variation of push up
4. Plank with partner resistance
5. Male version of plank with partner resistance
6. Shoulder push offs - opposite shoulder touch
7. V-sit ups with medicine ball hug 'n throw

For more on Dolphin Fitness, visit www.dolphinfitnessclubs.com.

"Train like a Marine, with real Marines. Become a Warrior." No other fitness experience competes with Warrior Fitness Boot Camp in Manhattan.

Based on the principles and rigors of the US Marine Corps, the WFBC physical fitness program includes an obstacle course, calisthenics, free weights, circuit training, running, stretching, and other Marine Corps based exercises. This cutting edge and creative style fitness guarantees results. Ruben Belliard, founder of Warrior Fitness Boot Camp, was here to get us moving. He showed us:

• Jumping Jacks - Increases heart rate
• Military Press - Increases balance and stability
• Squats - Tone legs and butt
• Lateral Raises - Strengthens and tones arms

For more information, visit www.warriorfitnessbootcamp.com.

Accountability keeps you motivated and going. Sculpt and drop pounds with your partner or friend with five full body moves. Stefan Aschan was here to show us five easy exercises:

1. Push walk/sprint
Stand facing each other and place your hands on the partners shoulder. Your partner holds your hands in place by holding your wrist. Start pushing the partner in a continues motion from one side to the next, while receiving resistance, about 15 - 20 yards. Repeat 4 times. Muscles: Butt, legs and calves

2. Five alive push-ups
Place yourself into a push up position and face each other. Bend your arms till your chest almost touches the floor. Push up and while pushing up take your right hand and clap the partners right hand. Repeat the push up and clap with the left hand. A continues motion of 16 repetition should be performed. Muscles: Triceps, chest, shoulder and core.

Forget about crunches! We're tightening our tummies with with some dance moves! Bethany Lyons of Dance Off the Inches: Dance It Off & Firm Up was here to lead us in a "flat abs funk."

• Knee Pop - Works obliques
• Stop That Train - Works like a standing crunch
• Prance - Sculpts the obliques
• Urban Abs - Works the abs from the front

Dance Off the Inches: Dance It Off & Firm Up DVD is available in stores and at www.amazon.com.

Get into the "swing" of a new fitness routine with Airopes! Sandra Partyka, senior fitness assistant at Smart Workout, was here with details.

Smart Workout's Airopes class is a total body workout: cardio, resistance, agility and balance. Airopes have the handles of a jump rope, with weights attached, without the full length of a connecting rope.

This enables the aerobic benefits of a jump rope, while avoiding the harsh impact of continuous jumping, and permits incorporating a unique array of cardio moves. The swing resistance provides a continuous upper body workout, even while performing traditional lower body moves.

Partyka demonstrated these moves:
• The Basic Swing - Strengthens forearms and biceps
• Arms Up - Works shoulders and adds aerobics to routine
• Arms Out - Strengthens deltoids and latissimus dorsi
• Lunges - Work the quads and gluteus maximus

For more on Airopes and other fitness classes offered at Smart Workout, visit www.smartworkout.net.

Kangoo Jumps are boots with bounce and they'll help you hop your way to a better body! Mario Green of Crunch was here with details on this fitness craze.

She shoed us how to do the double foot jump with a side leg lift, ski jump. In/out, slalom ski and tuck jump.

For more info on the Kangoo classes offered at Crunch, visit www.crunch.com.

Don't let the holiday break put a dent in your exercise routine. Here to show us how to jingle our way to health with items found around the house is Jon Gallo of Dolphin Fitness Clubs.

'Tis the season for loading up on carbs and fats and coming to the rescue is New York Sports Clubs' The Nutcracker Workout.

Freshen up your mundane workout routine with ballet moves and movement combinations set to Tchaikovsky's classic score that will lengthen, strengthen, and add holiday cheer! This Ballet-Fitness Workout will be offered in New York Sports Clubs during the holiday season, and both amateurs and seasoned dancers have been flocking to the popular class, taught by the creator: award-winning Ballet and Broadway choreographer Stas' Kmiec'.

For more information, visit www.mysportsclubs.com.

The holiday season brings added stress into our lives -- between shopping for gifts, preparing food and getting your house ready for relative visits. This year, ditch the Holiday stress with easy yoga poses that you can do anywhere. Whether your waiting on line at a store, or cooking food in your kitchen, these easy poses can bring instant calm to your life and help relieve built up tension in your muscles. Paula Lynch of Yoga Works was here to show us how.

• Focus Exhalation Breathing Exercise - Focus on your exhalation, making your exhale longer than your inhale. This begins to calm the nervous system. Breathe naturally and concentrate on elongating your exhale. This can be done anywhere. Benefits: Instantly calms nerves, relaxes your body and muscles (Standing pose)

• Interlocking Shoulder Stretch - Interlace hands behind back, straighten arms and stretch arms away from torso. Benefits: Stretches shoulders, opens chest, enables deeper breathing (Standing Pose)

Workouts can be creative, fun and seasonal with out the need of a gym. With these workouts, you get more bang for your buck as you work three to four muscle groups at the same time for a leaner and toner body by using a pumpkin as a weight. Stefan Aschan of Strength 123 stopped by to demonstrate.

Pumpkin swing (legs)
Place your feet shoulder wide. Pick up the pumpkin. Now bend your legs and swing the pumpkin between your legs. Stand up by swing the pumpkin till shoulder level and repeat.

Pumpkin toe touch (bottom)
Stand on one leg. Hold the pumpkin in your hands by your hips. Tilt from your hips and touch with the pumpkin your toe while the opposite leg extends. Stand up in the starting position and repeat.

Get a dancer's body without having to well, dance (read: no coordination required!). These easy-to-follow moves from FITNESS magazine will help tone your arms, abs and legs, plus give you the posture your mom would be proud of. The best part? All you need is a chair without wheels!

Lindsey Emery, senior fitness editor of FITNESS magazine showed us how to get the long, lean body of a dancer with five moves.

1. Teeter Totter (Targets: shoulders, arms, core, legs)
Stand to left of chair and place right hand on top of its back. Keeping back straight, abs engaged and left toes pointed, hinge forward from waist, extending left arm in front of you and left leg behind you, until body is parallel to floor. Hold for one full breath. Lower to start.
Do 12 reps; switch sides and repeat.

It's a 45-minute system of exercises that are called Tai-Sho Daruma. They are thousands of years old and they were practiced by the monks in the Buddhist temples of China, essentially, to keep there bodies young as they aged. Translate that into today, and you have something that is of great interest to the "baby boomer" crowd, who as the monks did "want to keep their bodies young as they age."

Stefan Schwarze, owner of Evolution Fitness Club, stopped by to show us a few moves. He says it helps young athletes as he practices it with local high schoolers. It's gained so much popularity that he teaches it to many international yoga groups.

• The Toe Wiggle - Exercise foot muscles for better balance
• Ring the Doorbell - Engages abs
• Static Duck Walk - Develops flexibility
• Buddhist Facelift - Develops muscles in the cheeks, jaw and neck

For more on Tai-Sho Daruma offered at Evolution Fitness Club in Putnam County, log onto www.clubevolution.com.

The Yankees are in the World Series and most New Yorkers will be spending their evenings parked on the couch cheering on the Bronx Bombers. But there's a way to combat the beer and wings, with a baseball-inspired workout created by a Crunch expert trainer.

The workout consists of baseball-specific drills to improve strength, speed and agility - just like the pros. The workout uses minimal equipment, so there's no excuse even if you can't make it to the gym. Jason Miranda of Crunch stopped by to show us four key moves.

• Baseball Swing: Begin standing holding a light medicine ball in front of you. Arms should be straight but not locked. Rotate the medicine ball to the right and then over to the left, as if you were swinging a bat. The core should be engaged the entire time to strengthen the obliques. Repeat 20 times.

Trick-or-treat, smell my feet and work off that candy you're gonna eat! Lacey Stone of Lacey Stone Fitness was here to show us how to shape up and indulge in Halloween candy guilt-free.

• Candy Corn (1 serving, 22 pieces) - 140 calories, 0 grams fat
• Fun-sized Snickers or Milkway (1 bar) - 75calories, 3.5 grams fat
• Fun-sized M&Ms (1 pack) - 90 calories, 4.5grams
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (3 minis) - 90 calories, 7 grams fat

For more information on Lacey Stone Fitness, visit www.laceystonefitness.com.

Get fit without stepping foot in a gym. Sound impossible? America's favorite fitness expert Denise Austin showed us how to get a workout while you walk with Skechers Shape-Ups. She lead the group through a simple series of three exercises: the Kick Back, Rock and Roll and the Lean. Shape-Ups simulate walking on soft ground and are designed to tone muscles from your back and abs to butt and calves.

You can catch Austin on the Skechers Shape-up America Tour today in Times Square and on Friday at the PATH station in Hoboken, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.skechers.com.

"Crunch Presents FAME, the Class" is the latest workout to come out of Crunch and is inspired by the original film, globally successful TV series and the new motion picture. This class combines the unforgettable music, hard work, determination and foot-stomping dance of the pop culture phenomenon. Bethany Lyons of Crunch was here to show us some famous moves.

For more information on "Crunch Presents FAME, the Class", visit www.crunch.com.

Get ready to hit the deck and put your body in check!

Powerhouse Hit The Deck gives you an innovative way to keep your exercise routine interesting.

Jenny Evans, the creator of >Powerhouse Hit The Deck, stopped by to show us how this portable and easy fitness program can be done anytime and anywhere. Take it on the road with you, or do it in the comfort of your own home.

Not everyone can have the luxury of a personal trainer, so how can you get the answers to your burning fitness questions? It's New York Sports Club's Amie Hoff to the rescue! She's joining us to answer common fitness query's.

1. What can i do to tone my arms ASAP?

3. I do sit-ups every day, but still have tummy rolls! What gives?

And if you have a fitness question, we want to hear from you! Your question may be featured on the PIX Morning News!

Debra Mazda, M.Ed, of ShapelyGirl Fitness stopped by the studio to show us moves from her workout program, which caters to women of all shapes and sizes.

After losing 140 pounds 25 years ago by letting go of fad diets and embracing exercise, Mazda is taking a positive message to women struggling with weight and body image: Fitness comes in many sizes. Move, breathe and transform yourself. She showed us:

• Side Fans - Turning right let outward, lift knee to chest while pulling the arm down over the head
• Core Twist - Legs apart with knees bent twist the core side to side extending arms across the body
• Side Bends - With legs apart, slide the arm down the leg past the calf
• Standing Back Leg Lifts - Bring right leg behind you and then bring that knee to the chest and add arms to it

For more on the ShapelyGirl Fitness Program, visit www.debramazda.com.

Jamie Graham of Shape Magazine stopped by to show us some pliates moves and talk about the magazine's "Pilates in the Park" a exercise event to raise money for breast cancer research. Pilates in the Park is Sunday, October 4th in Union Square Park South.

For a schedule of classes and more info, log onto www.shape.com.

Tighten and tone that torso! Stefan Aschan of Strength 123 stopped by to show us the moves to help you with some middle management and beat belly fat.

• Wood Choppers
• Plank Leg Rotation
• Side Bridge
• Slide Forward

For more on Aschan's Easy and Simple Weight Loss System, visit www.stefanaschan.com.

We're checking out multitasking tools to get fit at home without breaking the bank. The trainers have also supplied readers with the top multitasking tools and toning moves to give them everything they need to help feel and look like a million bucks. This complete kit will get you fit and toned for under $50.

Lindsey Emery, senior fitness editor for Fitness Magazine, stopped by to show us how we can get slim without the gym.

Included in the workout bundle ($44.50):
• Resistance Band: $5
• Stability Ball: $10
• A pair of five-pound dumbbells: $12.50
• Gliding Discs: $17

For more information, visit www.fitnessmagazine.com.

This morning, we're learning about High Intensity Interval Training. It's a cross-training, fat-burning workout consisting of Kettlebells, bands and medicine balls. Jon Gallo of "Now I'm Fit" walks us through this complete full body workout that's actually fun.

For more information, visit www.nowimfit.com.

Commuting in New York City can be stressful, but there are easy ways to bring instant calm no matter what method of transportation you may use. Paula Lynch of YogaWorks was here to show us:

• The Subway
Ankle-to-knee (hip opener), Gomukasana bottom arm (stretches shoulders and opens chest), Tadasana (grounding, balance), Tree Pose variation (challenges balance, steadying)

• The Bus
Garudasana Arms (stretches shoulders & upper back), Ankle-to-knee (hip opener)

• Walking:
Walking Meditation (matching breath with footsteps), lateral stretch (side bending)

• Taxi:
Seated twist, Garudasana Arms (stretches shoulders & upper back), Ankle-to-knee (hip opener), Gomukasana Arms (stretches shoulders, opens chest)

• Bike:
Parsvottanasana (stretches calves, hamstrings), urdhva Badanguliasana (stretches lats, arms, hands), forearm stretch (stretches fingers, palms, forearms)

Lynch told us that in virtually every commute situation, in any vehicle or place you can always practice patience, detachment and loving-kindness. Breath control is the primary method of calming and focusing the body-mind complex. Practicing yoga regularly will also help bring more calm to your everyday life. YogaWorks has five studios throughout New York City, including a gorgeous new space in SoHo.

Visit www.yogaworks.com for more information and class schedules.

You can have a sexy midsection no matter how old you are. The moves involve rotation and balance which challenge every muscle in the front, sides, and back of your torso.

Pair the sculpting plan with fat-burning cardio and we guarantee you'll have flatter, firmer abs before ya know it! Janet Lee, fitness director of Shape magazine was here to show us five moves.

MOVE # 1- Dig twist
Works core, butt, legs, and arms
Hold a medicine ball in front of your hips and stand with feet slightly wider than shoulders, toes pointing out. Lower into a half squat. Pivot on right foot and rotate body to the left as you bend elbows and raise ball over left shoulder. Return to start and straighten legs; repeat. Switch sides to complete set

MOVE # 2- Get up and block
Works entire body
Lie facedown with palms on the ground next to your chest. Pull abs in, press off the ground, and hop feet forward. Spring up, reaching arms overhead, palms facing forward and hands close together (as if you were blocking a shot over the net). Land with knees bent; place your hands on the ground outside your feet. Jump feet back to starting position and lower yourself to the ground; repeat.

In today's Wake Up Workout, we're getting a preview to a new workout class "Rush" from the New York Health & Racquet Club that basic gym equipment in a circuit setting. It focuses on strength building but utilizes cardio as it is constantly moving.

For more information on this class and for a list of other classes offered at the New York Health and Racquet Club, visit nyhrc.com.

Each week 20 million people tune in to watch So You Think You Can Dance and now you can get in on the fun with new workout DVDs. We'll learn moves from the new workout DVD So You Think You Can Dance: Get Fit: Tone and Grove by second season contestant Stephen "Twitch" Boss.

So You Think You Can Dance: Get Fit: Tone and Grove and So You Think You Can Dance: Get Fit: Cardio Funk are available in stores today.

What's your summer sport? Amie Hoff of New York Sports Clubs will be here to strengthen you for golf, tennis, beach volleyball and swimming.

For more information, visit www.mysportsclubs.com.

Carol Johnson of Crunch stopped by with their new "Dance Your Ass Off!" class. The class is based on the hit Oxygen reality show of the same title. In the class, you'll learn the basics to a different dance genre each week - just like the contestants on the show. You'll be sweatin' and shakin' while learning choreographed routines to hip hop, Latin and much more!

Attend class 6 of the 10 weeks and be entered-to-win an afternoon at the spa and a night of dancing out on the town for you and 3 of your friends.

For more info, log onto www.crunch.com.

If you have no time to exercise, we've got the solution. A 10-minute solution! Andrea Leigh Rogers of 10 Minute Solution: Dance Your Body Thin DVD will show us some moves.

• Circle Push - for the waistline
• Sexy Hips - works hips and core
• Cross Contract - works whole body
• Swimming - tones arms

10 Minute Solution: Dance Your Body Thin DVD is now available for $29.97 on collagevideo.com.

Ross Burns and Tim Burns, two brothers who both played for their college basketball teams and both made it to the NCAA Final Four basketball championships, are co-founders of Pro Hoops NYC, one of the premier basketball training programs in the country for young adults, college players and professional players.

They're here to show us how we can get fit with some drills and basketball-inspired exercises.

For more information on Pro Hoops NYC, visit www.prohoops.net.

Christabel Zamor author of Hooping: A Revolutionary Fitness Program stopped by to show us how to keep in shape with hula hooping. She showed us:

• Pump - Forward-back pelvic push-pull
• Slinky - Hands dart between hoop and body
• Booty Bump - Lean forward and push hoop up with back
• Warrior - Hoop swung vertically to each side of body

Hooping: A Revolutionary Fitness Program is available in stores.

Fitness expert Jon Gallo, owner and operator of Dolphin Fitness Clubs stopped by to show us how to stretch and flex our way to a better mind and body with the "Now I'm Fit" Corporate Stretch and Flex Program. Hey says by dedicating just 15 minutes to this program, we'll have a more productive day.

For more information, visit www.nowimfit.com.

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Mary Leonard of the U.S. Athletic Training Center stopped by with a Surfing Workout! The U.S. Athletic Training Center is located at 515 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

For more information call them at (212) 355-8440 or log onto www.usatc.com.

Grab your beach buckets, ball and towel and get moving! We're showing you how to workout at the beach. Shaun Ruskin, personal trainer and author of A Dumbell's Path to Great Shape stopped by with a Beach Bum Workout! Her workout included:

Bucket Bicep Curl - Fill two buckets with sand (use the amount of sand that feels comfortable with your strength levels) and curl.

Bucket Shoulder Raise - Fill two buckets with sand and raise the buckets straight in front of you and then to the sides.

Beach Ball Crunch - Balance yourself on your butt with the ball between your feet and crunch.)

Towel Squat - Two towels and two people needed. Each person interlocks their towels together, then they lean back together and squat.

For more on Shaun and his book, log onto www.askyourpersonaltrainer.com.

Julia Powers, co-creator of the Core Rhythms Exercise Program, stopped by to show us how to get fit by dancing. Her DVD program is designed to help you drop weight and tone your abs with rhythmic Latin dance.

The Core Rhythms Exercise Program is available now. For more information, visit www.shopcorerhythms.com.

Even if you're a person who's always on-the-go, that's still not excuse not to exercise. Fitness trainer Erwin Gonzalez of the New York Health and Racquet stopped by this morning to show us the six-minute workout. The six moves include:

0 to 0:30 seconds - Fast Hands
0:30 to 2:00 minutes - Step Lunge
2:00 to 2:30 minutes - Boxer Shuffle
2:30 to 3:30 minutes - In and Out
3:30 to 4:50 minutes - Fast Feet
4:50 to 6:00 minutes - Shuttle Run

We're calling it "kitchen-robics!" It's a way you can use items in your cabinets to get into shape. The best part? This exercise routine won't cost you a penny! Here to show us how to get fit by using dish towels and soup cans is Taj Harris of Crunch Gyms.

Milk Jugs Filled With Water:
1. Squat to overhead press using the milk jug
2. Step back lunge into front raise using the milk jug
3. Standing figure 8 using the milk jug

Garden and get fit! Here to show us how to use pilates to make planting easier is fitness expert Kristin McGee.

• "Zip Ups" strengthen arms for pulling weeds
• "The Bug" teaches you to|bend at knees for trimmimg shrubs
• "Pilates Lunges" strengthen core for raking

And after your gardening workout, Kristin recommend stretching by doing the "Sprinkler System."

All you have to do is sit tall with legs straight out in front of you arms stretched out to sides at shoulder height hands flexed up palms pressing out. Twist to the right double pulse there then come center and twist, twist left back to center twist, twist right back to center, twist, twist left. Continue the twist, twist to each side for eight repetitions.

Pilates Weight Loss for Beginners DVD is available in stores now. For more information on McGee's workouts, visit kristinmcgee.com.

Summer is aroud the corner, it's time to get in bikini shape. We worked out with Dominique Hall of the new DVD Ultimate Bikini Body Workout, which is available in stores tomorrow, Tuesday, April 21.

Ultimate Bikini Body Workout will help women get fit and toned just in time for bikini season! The program is designed to garner quick results for total body cardio toning, conditioning and strengthening focusing on bikini trouble zones, zeroing in on abs and glutes.

Click here to purchase the Ultimate Bikini Body Workout DVD.

We're getting in the spirit of today's Mets home opener with a baseball wake-up workout. Declan Condron, co-founder of PumpOne, stopped by to show us how to get in Amazin' shape.

Dumbbell Lunge
Muscles: Glutes, Hamstrings, Quadriceps, Calves
Baseball Benefit: Builds strength and endurance in the legs for sprinting between bases

Co-author of the bestselling book Skinny Bitch Rory Freedman stopped by the studio this morning to whip us into shape with an all-new butt-kicking, fat-blasting, calorie-burning workout that will bounce your booty into Skinny Bitch shape!

The ladies say that by the time you’re done with this workout, you’ll have a "bootylicious" bum that will make even Beyonce jealous! Created by celebrity trainer Patrick Goudeau, Skinny Bitch Fitness: Booty Bounce DVD is an all-new dance-based aerobic workout that will help trim and shape all those fat girl parts while keepin’ it fun and gettin’ jiggy with it in the process.

So kiss your sorry excuses and your fat ass goodbye on Tuesday, April 14 when Skinny Bitch Fitness: Booty Bounce hits stores. For more information, visit www.skinnybitchdvd.com.

The Body is a 55-minute high-energy class combining movements from yoga, pilates and flexibility training. This workout will turn your body into THE body in a little over a month.

Instructor Shawn McCormack show us how to do parrallel squats, reverse dips, streamline stretches and stretch and twist.

The Body boutique studio is located at 802 Lexington Avenue. Prices start at $33 per class, $150 for a five-class package, $275 for 10, $520 for 20. Private/open classes can be booked online up to a month in advance. For more information, visit thebodynyc.com or call (212) 688-8000.

Call her the First Lady of Fitness! We're showing you how to get Michelle Obama's toned arms in today's Wake-Up Workout! The folks from the New York Sports Club stopped by to show us how.

For more information on the classes offered at New York Sports Club, log onto www.nysc.com.

Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z call his the world's best personal trainer. And no wonder. Fitness expert Marco Borges has heard every excuse in the book like "I have no time, I'm not sure where to start, I don't want to get hurt." Sound familiar? He joins us today with his "No Excuses" workout to transform your body for life.

• Squat Press - Works quadriceps and shoulders
• Reverse Lunge Press - Tones and shapes thighs, butt and calves
• Tones and shapes thighs, butt and calves
• Reverse Dip - Works triceps

For Borges' "No Excuses Workout," check out his book Power Moves: The Four Motions To Transform Your Body For Life. For more information on Borges, visit www.marcoborges.com.

Who says you have to go to the Swiss Alps to hit the slopes?

Use the challenging new Indoboard along with the body bar to sculpt long, lean legs without ever touching powder. This unique new piece of equipment simulates the instability of a snowboard or skis to strengthen the muscles necessary for your favorite winter sport.

Terrell Pruitt of Crunch was here to show us how to work out with the Indoboard. For more information, visit www.crunch.com.

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Get Faith Hill's legs, Eva Mendes' abs and Venus Williams' arms with these easy exercise you can do at home! Brent Brookbush of Shape Magazine will show us how to do the Celebrity Shape Up Wakeup Workout!

Brookbush suggested:
• For Abs - Planks work the entire mid-section
• For Legs - Single Lateral Lunges is great for strengthening the leg muscles
• For Arms - Curl to Press with a band

For more great workouts pick up this month's issue of Shape Magazine or log onto, visit www.shape.com.

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It's a boot scootin' wakeup workout. We're getting in shape with fitness trainer Amy Blackburn of "Dance of the Inches: Country Line Dance." We'll do rooster runs, heel-toe-heel with hops, giddy up's and yee haw heels.

For more information on Blackburn, visit www.amyblackburnfitness.com. Click here to purchase the Dance Of The Inches DVD.

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Stretch out your nap time...literally!!! You workout, stretch, then take a quick nap. That's what the latest class being offered at Equinox is all about. We tried it right here in our studio during our Wakeup Workout segment and we liked it. It's called PowerNap+.

Equinox trainer Lashaun Dale showed us all the relaxing moves, so to try it out yourself and for more information on PowerNap+ and other classes offered at Equinox, log onto http://www.equinoxfitness.com/ .

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We're getting in shape with a sizzling new book, Get Firefighter Fit, which offers tips about the program that gets firefighters in top shape and can help others with their fitness needs too.

The authors are Kevin S. Malley, the former director of the New York City Fire Department's physical training program, and David K. Spierer, Long Island University Brooklyn Campus assistant professor of sports sciences.

In Get Firefighter Fit, they present a step-by-step approach to body conditioning that can be personalized to suit individual goals and activity levels. Half of the book's proceeds will go to a scholarship in honor of two of Malley's colleagues who perished on September 11.

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We're getting in on a new fitness concept whereby participants wear booties on their feet so that they can slide around the floor, working all of their core muscle groups. The program combines principles from pilates, yoga and balance training and promises to do in 30 minutes what would ordinarily take triple the time at the gym.

For more information, visit www.rebeccakordecki.com/bootyslide.html.

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We're getting in shape with Gypsy Dance! It's the latest workout to hit the New York Health and Racquet Club and Alicia Harris stopped by the studio to give us a sample of the moves.

Gypsy Rhythms is Eastern European folk dancing set to contemporary music. And don't confuse this with belly dancing!These sexy and supple moves will help trim those lovehandles and a sense of seduction with every step you take. The gyrations lead from the hip help stabilize your core while strengthening the back muscles.

For more on Gypsy Rhythms, log onto nyhrc.com.

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Fitness celebrity John Basedow stopped by for today's Wakeup Workout! Basedow's book Fitness Made Simple: The Power to Change Your Body & Life is available now.

For more details on the book and on John's best-selling DVD's, log onto www.fitnessmadesimple.com.

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Amie Hoff personal trainer at New York Sports Club is answering some common fitness questions including:

1. Which is best to do first at the gym, cardio or strength training?
2. I get bored with my workout. Any suggestions to keep things interesting?
3. I'm happy with most of my body, but how do I get rid of my love handles!?

For more information, visit www.mysportsclubs.com/regions/NYSC.htm.

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The New York Health and Racquet Club is showing us how to get red carpet ready. Susana Picheny of NYHRC stopped by to show us moves to get fit like the stars.

The NYHRC and Us Weekly are giving you the chance to take a free "Red Carpet Ready" class, even for non-members. The "Red Carpet Ready: Lights Camera Workout" event is taking place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 6 from 6pm to 8pm at the New York Health and Racquet Club located at 60 West 23rd Street.

For locations and schedules log onto usmagazine.com/redcarpetready.

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Sadie Nardini, creator of the Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga: Power Hour DVD, showed us four yoga moves to transform our bodies by this time next year.

Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga: Power Hour is available now. For more information on Nardini, visit www.sadienardini.com.

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We're prepping you for the slopes this ski season with a ski conditioning workout. It's with Stefan Aschan of Strength 123.

For more on Stefan, log onto www.stefanaschan.com.

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Dr. Emily Splichal, aka "Dr. Legs," will be here to teach us moves from her Catwalk Confidence: The Workout DVD.

Catwalk Confidence: The Workout is a challenging workout that walks users through a 60 minute workout that utilizes balance and stabilization exercises to target strength, balance and confidence needed to walk in high heels.

Dr. Splichal's DVD Catwalk Confidence: The Workout is available at www.catwalkconfidence.com. Click here for more information on the doctor.

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Prepare for the 12 days of Christmas with 12 days of fitness. Lululemon Athletica is offering free exercise classes at their Manhattan locations. We will have three instructors from three different classes on set to give Linda a sampling of the free classes. The classes we'll look at are the "Nalini Method," "Intern-Sati" and "Flab-U-Less."

Lululemon Athletica, the yoga-inspired athletic apparel company, is challenging New Yorkers to participate in the "12 Days of Fitness." Beginning Friday, December 12 through Tuesday, December 23, New York lululemon locations will be offering a rotation of complimentary fitness classes every day (for 12 days), in addition to regular weekly store classes)

For more information, visit www.lululemon.com.

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It's Thanksgiving and you know you're going to eat -- a lot! It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without it.

Here are some combative exercise and training tips designed by New York Sports Clubs, to not only will help keep weight off and muscles toned, but allow you to have room for seconds and not feel guilty for sitting on the couch watching football all afternoon. Annie Hoff of NYSC was here to show us how to do the Turkey Day moves.

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In today's Wake-Up Workout, Michael Nevermind from Equinox showed us moves from his new class Rogue HK!

Rogue HK is an one-hour mix of martial arts movements with punch and kick combinations.

Instructor Michael Nevermind came from Hong Kong where he worked with martial arts master, Beautiful Sugar in an underground group called Rogue HK, thus the name of the class. Nevermind stresses movement and using your emotions through the combinations and feels that the main focus is working with your core and strengthening the joints and ligaments. The movements in the class are very fluid and flow into one another.

For more on Rogue HK, and other classes offered at Equinox, log onto www.equinoxfitness.com.

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Too busy this week to workout? Well, you can slim down over the weekend and feel fitter in 48 hours! SELF magazine's weekend tone-up program maximizes Saturday-Sunday minutes with a cardio-strength cram session. Shed pounds with heart-pumping activities such as Spinning or hiking, and sculpt with two 15-minute circuit routines. Look amazing by Monday!

Fitness Director of Self magazine Meaghan Buchan stopped by to show us how to do the Weekend Slim Down!

For the complete workout, log onto www.self.com/fitness/workouts/2008/11/slim-down-this-weekend.

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We're getting in shape with a cardio burlesque striptease workout! Dolphina of "The Goddess Workout" stopped by to teach us some moves from The Goddess Workout: Bellydance Collection.

For more information log onto www.goddesslife.com/shop.

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Sarina Jain stopped by for today's Masala Bhangra dance and fitness Wakeup Workout! Jain also has a new workout DVD available called Back To Bollywood.

For more information, visit www.masaladance.com.

To check out Jain's DVDs, click here.

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We're jabbing our way to a better body with Trevor Bonner of Get Prepared 4 Life. He'll show us boxing fundamentals to keep fit.

For more information on Get Prepared 4 Life, log onto www.getprepared4life.info/home.html or call (212) 252-4222.

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Sarah Trelease of OM Yoga stopped by for today's Wakeup Workout! OM Yoga has partnered with the Libby Ross Foundation and is hosting an October Yoga Challenge for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Challengers take 31 days of yoga classes throughout October at a discounted rate and have the opportunity to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer by collecting sponsors. They're also hosting a Cancer Survivors yoga Teacher Training October 17th-19th.

This specialized training for certified yoga teachers will instruct on how to design a healing class for cancer survivors that addresses physical conditions while giving emotional support. OM designed this teacher training program to meet the needs of breast cancer survivors who are finding so much benefit in our classes by creating a sense of community of like minded women.

OM also provides weekly free classes (Tuesdays at 3:45pm) for breast cancer patients and survivors.

For more on OM Yoga, log onto www.omyoga.com.

For more information on the upcoming teacher training, log onto omyoga.com/teachertraining/2008/SurvivorTT.htm?studioid=-94&stype=41&sTG=1.

For more information on The Libby Ross Foundation, log onto www.thelibbyrossfoundation.com. Their mission is to make a significant difference in the lives of women afflicted with breast cancer through unique support programs, early detection and research.

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Do you feel like you need to spend a full 60 minutes at the gym to put a dent into changing your body? If so, you probably find many excuses to skip those workouts. Imagine if three minutes a day could actually change your body's strength and shape.

Ariane Hundt of Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp will show you an excuse-proof 3-minute workout for your entire body before your day has even started - no equipment needed!

For more information on Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp, log onto www.brooklynbridgebootcamp.com.

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Lose that baby weight while your little one sleeps! We've got a nap Time Tone Up and Erin Kurdyla, fitness Expert for Self.com is here to explain how to do it.

The complete workout is available on Self.com when you register for SELF's Reach Your Goal program. Follow the link and registration is free: www.self.com/goal/welcome. You can also pick up the October issue of Self Magazine for more info.

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Fall is here and we're all putting our sun dresses away and getting back into jeans and pencil skirts. With Shape Magazine's plan, you'll be able to say good bye to your saggy backside or make your already good butt even better- starting this morning! We've devised moves to retrain your muscles; do them three or four times a week and you'll be in great shape- literally! Jeanine Detz of Shape Magazine will be here to demonstrate how we can lift our bottoms.

For more information, pick up a copy of Shape Magazine or visit www.shape.com.

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Belly fat has been linked to heart disease, breast and colon cancer, diabetes, stroke and high blood pressure, numerous studies show.

Lindsey Emery, senior fitness editor of Fitness Magazine will show us how to whittle the waist.

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Put your beach towel to work! We'll show you how to use your towel this Labor Day to tone your legs, inner thigh, abs and upper body. Stefan Aschan of Strength 123 will be here with the Beach Towel Workout!

For more on Stefan and his exercises log onto www.stefanaschan.com.

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New York Sports Clubs' (NYSC) is introducing a new revolutionary election-themed workout called Voterobics in August.

With both the Democratic National Convention (8/25-8/28) and Republican National Convention (9/1-9/4) fast approaching, NYSC will offer members a unique way to burn calories and get into the political spirit that's sweeping the country.

Voterobics will combine a myriad of exercises such as boxing, steps, basic calisthenics and strength and conditioning. Workout stations will all have politically-skewed names such as the Balancing the Budget (finding your balance on a wobble board) step), Get On Your Soapbox (step ups onto a step), Swapping Parties (running laterally from a cone marked Democrat to a cone marked Republican) and Voter TKO (taking a jab at trainers wearing McCain or Obama masks).

For Voterobics class times, and for more information on other classes offered at NYSC, log onto http://www.mysportsclubs.com/regions/NYSC.htm.

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Stacy Berman of Stacy's Bootcamp is showing us exercises to do beyond the walls of a gym. They include: squat thrusts, jack knifes (abdominal exercise) and jump squats.

For more information on the classes offered by Stacy's Bootcamp, log onto www.stacysbootcamp.com.

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Blake Mays of Urban Rebounding stopped by for today's Wakeup Workout! For more on Urban Rebounding, log onto http://urbanrebounding.com/.

Urban Rebounding is taught entirely on a unique spring-enhanced device, this type of exercise allows the body to work harder, for a longer period of time, because the body is not absorbing the shock and stress of hard-surface workouts. Consumer reports rank Urban Rebounding as the best cardiovascular workout.

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Inspired by the Brazillian martial art style capoeira, Self magazine fitness editor Liz Miersch showed us a butt-toning Wakeup Workout.

For more moves to look devine from behind log onto, http://www.self.com/fitness/workouts/video/2008/07/0721_mobfit_video.

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Inspired by last weekend’s 2008 Nautica New York City Triathlon?

We'll show you how to train for next year's with exercises for running, biking and swimming with Arnie Hoff.

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Bollywood Fusion is a one-hour class with fusion style choreography set to Bollywood tunes (Indian pop music.) It's a vibrant, sensual and a powerful cardio workout for all levels of students to de-stress and detox. It's with PURE Yoga.

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Butt-kicking now has a view! Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp is an hour-long workout comprised of sprints and exercise stops that spans the Brooklyn Bridge. Ariane Hundt, a personal trainer and founder of the bootcamp, will lead us through some exercises.

For more information on Brooklyn Bridge Bootcamp, log onto their website http://www.brooklynbridgebootcamp.com.

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Fitness Trainer Robert Reames stopped by for this morning's Wakeup Workout. For more information on the Mio 3500 Calorie Countdown log onto, www.miowatch.com or www.robertreames.net/.

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Exhale Spa stopped by with easy moves to get brides in shape with their Six Week Transformation. For more on the program, or for more on Exhale Spa, log onto
http://www.exhalespa.com.

Stefan Aschan of Strength 123 stopped by with a Summer Travel Workout! Keep fit with rubberbands that fit easily into your luggage. He'll show us moves you can do anywhere!

Forza is a Japanese sword-fighting workout developed by a Florentine martial arts instructor here in NYC. Forza means strength in Italian. You wield a 2-Lb. plastic or wooden sword while doing squats, lunges, etc. It's very Kill Bill! Our readers said the workout made them feel empowered! It's with Self Magazine.

Meaghan Buchan of Self magazine stopped by with a Forza workout!.

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Erwin Gonzalez of New York Health & Racquet Club stopped by with his Kinetic Sculpt Workout!
Kinetic Sculpt classes are held at:
NYHRC 23rd Street, Monday's from 7am to 7:45am.
NYHRC 56th Street (Off Sixth Avenue), Wednesday's from 1pm to 1:45pm.
For more information, log onto www.nyhrc.com.

New York Sports Club stopped by with moves to get your body in bathing suit shape! For more on the classes offered at NYSC, log onto http://www.mysportsclubs.com/regions/NYSC.htm.

The Nets Dancers are hosting several dance clinics so you can learn their fancy moves. They showed our Jill Nicolini the exercise routines that keep them in tip-top shape.

Nets Dancer Clinics & Boot Camp: They are offering clinics for trained dancers at the Nets Practice Facility in East Rutherford, NJ on Sat May 17 and Sat June 7. They are also offering a five-day Nets Dancer Boot Camp on June 15-19 for dancers who want the real Nets Dancer experience and the ultimate preparation for open auditions, which will be held the following weekend (Fri June 19 in NYC and Sat June 20 in NJ).
In addition, they offer beginner level hip hop classes at gyms in the tri-state area and even personalized dance instruction. Email entertainment@njnets.com for more information on Nets Dancer classes for all levels or visit the Fan Zone at www.njnets.com.

The Mexican Folkloric Dance Society of New York stopped by to teach us a traditional Mexican dance! The MFDSNY "Cinco de Mayo Fiesta NY 2008" is taking place on Chicken Island in Yonkers from 11am to 6pm on Sunday, May 18th. For more, log onto http://www.mfdsny.org/.

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Equinox Fitness stopped by with a Buddha Camp Workout. For more on Buddha Camp, and other classes offered at Equinox, log onto http://www.equinoxfitness.com/GroupFitness/Pilates.aspx.

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New York Downtown Clown PresentsThe Slapstick Dojo (a fight club for comedy). As seen in BACKSTAGE Summer Training Spotlight! Classes are every Wednesday from 6-7pm
@ West Side Dance Project, 260 W 36 Street, 3rd Floor. $15 per class or $50 for a month pass. Prospective students can try a class for free. For more information visit www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops

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Fitness Expert Ary Nunez stopped by with a workout to get your rear in gear. For more on Ary, log onto her website www.arynunez.com.

Cottonelle Brand Be Kind to Your Behind Sweepstakes information after the jump.

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You can workout and do your daily chores at the same time! Brooke Siler, owner of Re: AB Pilates stopped by live with The Invisible Workout. Brooke's book Your Ultimate Pilates Body Challenge is available now. For more on the book and on Re: AB Pilates studio log onto www.reabnyc.com.

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It's a unique class offered at Club H Fitness that just might help New Yorkers get out of the bar and into the gym, by luring them in with a martini. That's right.

Jessica Athas of Club H Fitness stopped by with a Martini Workout! The Martini Workout helps New Yorkers get out of the bar and into the gym! Not only do you workout, you get a Grey Goose martini! That's right... you can have your cake and eat it too (in this case your martini)!

Club H Fitness is located on 55th Street & 34th Street. Upcoming classes include: April Wed. 23rd 7:45pm at 34th St. and April Thurs. 24th 7:15 at 55th St. For more information on the Martini Workout and other classes offered at Club H log onto http://www.clubhfitness.com/. For more on Jessica and her Martini Workout log onto www.themartiniworkout.com.

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Nancy Muriello of Big Apple Yoga stopped by for today's Wakeup Workout. Big Apple Power Yoga is the first and only Baptiste Power Vinyasa studio in Manhattan, located at 320 West 37th Street, Suite 10D (between 8th & 9th Ave). For more information and a class schedule log onto bigapplepoweryoga.com or call 212-868-YOGA (9642).

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Certified Personal trainer Shaun Ruskin shows us some moves that’ll make any beer belly go from flab to fab. Shaun's book A Dumbbell's Path to Great Shape is available at his website now. For more, log onto his website www.askyourpersonaltrainer.com.

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I knew when I saw him standing in front of the building at 5:30am with his ski poles, this guy meant business, and Stefan Aschan of Strength 123 sure did. He and his team will showed us a workout using their magical Nordic Walking sticks.

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Sadie Nardini stopped by with The Yoga Wake-Up. Sadie is the Founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga and the Director of the new East West Yoga in Manhattan. She's coming out with a Power Hour DVD that gives you a 90 minute workout in only 60! To order it, go to www.SadieNardini.com.

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Lauren Jones stopped by with the Baywatch Beach Body Workout. The DVD is available now for $14.98 wherever fitness videos are sold. They can also be purchased at amazon.com.

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Janet Lee from Shape magazine stopped by with a Couch Potato Workout! For more great workouts pick up a copy of Shape or log onto http://www.shape.com/index.

In keeping with our on-air celebration of the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller, we had an absolutely AMAZING choreographer/dancer Giovanni Perez stop by and thrill us with a lesson on how to do the dance moves made famous by the King of Pop himself. If you watch the clip you can see in the on-stage monitor playing the Thriller video just how perfect Giovanni keeps to the original steps.

For more information on Giovanni, log onto myspace.com/gioluvny or email him at gioperezny@aol.com. Believe me, this guy can teach even my rhythm-deaf dad to dance, so if you think you've got blocks for feet, give him a try.

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New York Sports Club stopped by with a couples workout to get you prepared for Valentine's Day! For more on the classes offered at NYSC, log onto their website www.nysc.com.

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There was a time when people just said jazzercise just because it was fun to say. Go ahead, try it yourself, ja-zz-er-cise, see how good that feels, but if you were around in the 80's you already knew that.

This morning, Jeanne Zingaro of Jazzercise stopped by with a Jazzercise Wakeup Workout! The first week of classes in New York City are FREE for anyone new to the program!

The classes are held at The Knitting Factory and Times Square Arts Center Monday through Thursday and on Saturdays. For more information, visit www.jazznewyork.net.

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The Founder of Power Ten KidFIT, Steve Panzik, joins us with quick and easy work-out routines that parents can do with their children. He founded a workout system that includes fun "mini-workouts" that can be done in as little as five minutes. Anyone can do it. They combine footwork, flexibiltiy, balance, strength and coordination. They help children become more active, improve in sports, and increases self-esteem and confidence. Along with the KidFIT DVD, he recently opened a new non-competive children's gym.

New York Health & Racquet Club stopped by with a cheerleading workout! They're now offering Cheerleading 101 & Cheerleading 102 which combines cardio and dance training with intense body conditioning. For more information log onto www.nyhrc.com.

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New York Sports Club stopped by with a Ski Conditioning workout to get you prepared before you hit the slopes! Heck, it'll just get you prepared and in shape even if you don't get to the slopes. I can't remember when I saw our on-air talent more winded form a Wake-Up Workout, and that says a lot because we don't have any fitness slouches here at CW11.

For more on the classes offered at NYSC, log onto their website www.nysc.com.

Believe me, nothing says Happy Holidays more than a trio of babe-a-licious hotties dancing around in sexy Santa costumes.

Dance troupe Sugar & Spice NYC performed live in our studio! For more on Sugar and Spice, log onto http://www.sugarandspicenyc.com/Sections/home.htm or call 646.789.9227.

Oh, and did I mention how motivating the sexy Santa girls can be when it comes to showing us how to burn off all those ugly Holiday calories...

Another pic below...

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The Sports Club/LA at Rockefeller Center stopped by with a Zumba workout! For more on the classes offered at The Sports Club/LA at Rockefeller Center log onto http://www.thesportsclubla.com/Clubs/template.asp?Club=NYRockefellerCenter.

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In this morning's wakeup workout we exercised our mind, body and soul with SoulCycle. SoulCycle has 2 locations:117 W. 72nd Street Rear Lobby - Btwn Columbus and Amsterdam New York, NY 10023 p. 212-787-1300 and 264 Butter Lane Bridgehampton, NY 11932 p. 631-537-3630. For more information, log onto http://www.soul-cycle.com/.

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Denis Barry of Edge gym, will show us some moves from EDGE's new high-intensity training program called POWERHIT. The purpose of POWERHIT is to help fitness enthusiasts become stronger, leaner and quicker while competing against themselves and other Powerhitters on a regular basis at the gym. You can call EGDE gym at (212) 722-0076 or For more >>>

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