WPIX11 Jan 4, 2010 Wake-Up Workout Jump To Fitness with Airopes
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......read more
January/February 2010 Issue American Fitness Magazine
Smart Workout - Innovative programs and personal attention make the difference
Elaine Platt first had the idea for a unique type of gym merging the concepts of personal training and group exercise after throwing a fitness-themes party for friends. "Everybody was trying to throw a more original party than the next (person), and I decided to have a fitness party," said Platt. With the trainers hired from a local gym the guests switched exercise stations every 30 minutes. "The group would break up into smaller groups," she explained. "Everyone sort of mixed and mingles and had a wonderful time. There was a lot of laughing, and a lot of personal attention."...read more
Time Out NY Jan 1, 2010 Spas & Sport Fitness Classes
Indoor Rowing
The experience: After an introduction to the rowing apparatus and proper form, the lively instructor pushed our small class (only three people allowed per session) through 45 minutes of nonstop rowing. Because of the personalized attention, I probably worked harder than I would have on my own, and learned that just moving my arms can provide a great ab workout......read more
Time Out NY Jan 1, 2010 Spas & Sport Fitness Classes Too New To Review
Fun in the Sun
To help you slog through the winter, Smart Workout has created this warm-weather-minded cardio and resistance routine, incorporating exercises that mimic summertime activities. Stand on the flat side of a BOSU Ball to surf; loop resistance-building Dyna-Bands around your arms and legs and make like you’re swimming; strap on ankle weights to feel like you’re walking in the sand; and sub physio balls for beach balls while tunes from the Beach Boys.....read more
Vogue Magazine Monday Nov 30 2009
Airopes: Give it a Whirl
Picture this: Five women hop behind a peppy, bright-eyed instructor, each wielding a rope with a ball on the end in each hand, whirling it above her head. It may sound like the stuff of comedies, but this workout is no joke. The class is Airopes, the latest offering at Smart Workout, a small gym tucked into the heart of midtown Manhattan. With classes limited to five, the discreet studio is the ideal setting to try out challenging (not to mention entertaining—trampoline, anyone?) ways to get fit, and schedules are based on demand.......read more
TimeOut NY September 17-23 Spas & Sport
Learn how to pole dance By Lisa Freedman
......Alison Mayfield is an adorably tiny 32-year-old who stays fit by running and with Thai boxing, but she’s looking for some additional body firming. “Pole dancers have amazing bodies,” she says wistfully. So we booked her a 60-minute lesson taught by trainer and former dance instructor, Kimberly Domke at Smart Workout (124 E 40th St between Park and Lexington Aves, suite 603; 212-661-1660, smartworkout.net). The two warm up with a combination of stretching and yoga. “Flexibility isn’t a necessity,” says Domke, “but it will help you look more graceful.”...... read more
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July 27th 2009, 4:10 pm Exercise
A Truly Smart Workout
I’m excited to tell you all about a really cool gym I had the opportunity to try out. After reading Melissa’s experience at SmartWorkout, I knew I had to see what this place was all about. The main reason? Just look at this class schedule! I can identify so many classes I would LOVE to take on a regular basis. Some of the ones that most appeal to me are trampolines, swing, cheerleading, dance to the hits, broadway blast and, of course, spin! I’d never get bored!....read more
July/August 2009 Issue American Fitness Magazine
Smart Steps
Summer is all about energy, verve and spirit. During the peak of this get-up-and-go season, boost your cardio levels to the themes and tunes of your choice at Smart Workout in New York. For those wanteing to add a bit of oomph to thier routine, this gym offers a range of aerobic dance workouts that appeals to all tastes...read more
June 21, 2009 FitnessNYC
Smart Workout Review!
Today I had the opportunity to check out a gym that specializes in personal training and small “semi-private” group classes. The gym is called Smart Workout. It is located on 40th street between Lex and Park, which made it an easy breezy sub-fifteen minute trip from my apartment. For a small gym, the offer a great variety of classes, pilates reformer, kickboxing, spinning, yoga, pole, a variety of dance classes, hula hoop, trampoline, strength and more......read more at FitnessNYC
May 2009 GOODIES
ENJOY A NEW KIND OF FITNESS EXPERIENCE WITH SMART WORKOUT AND ITS KIDZ FiT PROGRAM
For busy New Yorkers trying to balance family time and personal time, KIDZ FiT provides a practical solution: you can take care of yourself while Smart Workout takes care of your kids. Smart Workout's extraordinary group of trainers have the education, talent and experience to provide quality care for your children. KIDZ FiT is a unique program of exercise and nutrition, for boys and girls ages 2 to 8. see the full article
May 2nd, 2009 Own This City, Spas & Sport
Free Pilates Classes!
The first Saturday in May is Pilates Day!
In celebration of the event, the Pilates Movement and Smart Workout will be offering complimentary classes today. Smart Workout’s 10:30am and 11:15am classes will be free to the public. The Pilates Movement will be hosting intro classes throughout the day, some of them specifically for teens and older students. read more
January 22 2009 WPIX Morning News
Totally Tamsen: SmartWorkout
Tamsen is getting in shape the fun way with Smart Workout's Broadway Blast! In this class you'll have the spotlight shine on your inner chorus girl (or boy) while you do this season's hottest new workout. Dance to the sounds of 14 Broadway classics and dream your Broadway dream! And if that doesn't pique your interest, there's the Smart Workout's Wild West class....read more
October 2 2008 Vital Juice Daily
Sweat Smart
What: Exercising alone can be too lonely, but group classes can sometimes feel too claustrophobic. Thanks to Smart Workout and their semi-private training style, you can get a fun, personal workout that’s just right....read more
July/Aug 2008 Issue Gotham Magazine
When the results of one-on-one personal training hit the mark but the execution is a bit, well, close, a slightly more group-oriented approach could be in order. Smart Workout, which deals in semiprivate training with groups of no more than four , fits the bill.....read more
Aug 5, 2008 My New Calling?
So,
last night I decided to push my fitness limits a little bit and took my
very first ever Pole Dancing Class! We had been contacted
by Smart Workout to
give their gym a try since they offer a very special Wedding Workout
package. The premise of the gym is a cool one- all classes are
semi-privates, 4 or 5 people at most, and the set up feels like you are working out at somone's really nice home.
read more
July 16, 2008 Tango Your Way To Fitness
It¹s no secret that dance is an effective form of exercise that manages to minimize boredom and still have you seeing results. While the Argentine tango might seem more like an exercise in drama, it¹s actually a stylized fitness workout, improving balance and postural alignment.......Michael Foster, ballroom dance instructor at Smart Workout demonstrates using the Tango to get in shape.......read more
February 25, 2008 Small (Gym) Wonders
New York is a big, powerful city, and lots of New Yorkers like going to big, powerful gyms. But over the last few years, many anti-big gyms have sprung up, often resulting from the personal vision of founders.........Smart Workout - a friendly gym that wants guests to feel like they've been invited to a friend's home for an exercise party - was the brainchild of two friends, Lois Cooper and Elaine Platt.......read more
Issue 641 : Jan 10–16, 2008 Busted moves
Want to get more attention at the gym? Try these funny-looking trainer-recommended exercises. Fish face How to do it: Start with a smile, then suck your cheeks in like a fish. In that position, open and close your lips (just like you did as a kid when you went to the aquarium). Return to a smile, then release....read more
January 4, 2008 Joan Hamburg Show
Hear what Joan Hamburg of WOR710 Radio had to say about Smart Workout
Transcript: Liz: So I decided to check out a new concept and I think that you’re going to like it. There is a new gym on East 40th street called Smart Workout. And you know, on this show and on Mondays on Launch Pad we always feature entrepreneurial stories and this is really a great story of this new gym Smart Workout....read more
EVENTS WITH AN EDGE! IN NEW YORK (AND LONDON)
Monday December 17, 2007 The Gym Project
Last week I visited the Smart Workout studio. This cosy, exclusive studio, five minutes away from Grand Central station, offers a variety of classes and workouts that can satisfy the most demanding gym goers. read more here
October 11, 2007 Get Smart with New Workout Spot
Finally, a health club that doesn’t blast loud music under bright lights making me want to crawl into a hole. See Smart Workout, and the nname says it all. When I first entered this intimate setting, I felt as though I was in someone’s apartment. The blond hardwood floors, red and chrome furniture scream modern décor. Ahh, but on the right, there is the Hydraulic Resistance Circuit.......read more here
Wednesday August 22, 2007 Get a little Zumba in your life.
......why pack on pounds with guacamole when you can shed them dancing salsa? And if you like your salsa with a little extra pizzazz, they you should definitely upgrade to Zumba, an intensive Latin dance workout. "The benefits of Zumba is that it's fun." says Lisa Eskenazi, an instructor at Midtown gym Smart Workout...read more here
August 16, 2007 The Travel Bug, Belly Dancing, and all that Jazz
......we all know how boring the typical gym can be. But not anymore, if you work or live in NYC’s mid-town. Smart Workout offers its members small group classes ( no more than four to six people) in Pole Dancing, Yoga, Zumba, Cardio Dance, Belly Dancing, Boxing, Rebounding, Tred n'Shed, Bosu Ball, Warrier Workout, Hip Hop/Video Dance, Total Body Conditioning....... read more here
Wednesday June 13, 2007 Strip the pounds away
Are you just jonesing for rock-hard abs? I know I am, but that chocolate cake keeps getting in the way. If you're ready to finally dedicate yourself to acquiring the killer bod you've always dreamed of, you might want to start by asking a professional how it's done.... a professional stripper that is. While Kim Domke isn't a stripper herdelf (rather, she's a trainer a Smart Workout, a gym in midtown), she knows the moves these hardworking women use to get in shape......read more here
October 19-25, 2006 Chill Out
Home work "We want you to fell like you're visiting a friend's loft," says co-owner Elaine Platt of the cheerful new gym she opened with friend Lois Cooper. The coed Smart Workout........is equipped with a hydraulic circuit, Pilates reformers, a dance pole, and personal touches such as free tea, video iPods, and hair elastics for the forgetful. Making itself all the more welcoming.....read more
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