ATHLEISURE LIST: Flatiron NYC Studio + Equinox Gyms
PRECISION RUN
When the weather is warm or even when there's just a hint of a chill in the area, it's obvious to think about running outside. But when the weather turns, for those runners that don't want to battle the elements, there is a studio that will allow them to continue comfortably with oxygen-enriched air!
cover for 90 seconds and in the final section, you run for 2 minutes with 90 second recovery. Within these regimented periods, the instructor guides you through the various challenges you need to do with incremental adjustments. As you advance throughout the 50 minute classes, there are visual cues that alert you when you're engaging in the next step of the run or transition into recovery. The music also changes to go along with the various portions of the run and the screen allows you you to see your progress. Guests can access their app which keeps all the data of the races you have run. In addition, when you come to class, your machine is already set with your stats as well.
We headed to Precision Run which is founded by athlete, David Siik who created a program within Equinox Gyms and who has a standalone studio in Flatiron. Precision Run's indoor treadmill class has custom Woodway Treadmills where you will increase your speed, incline as well as activate your recovery periods. This workout method is an interval training done in 3 parts. In each part you have a serious of increased movement. In the first section, you run for a minute and recover for a minute, in the second portion you run for 90 seconds and re-
AthleisureMag.com
After taking this performance based class, you leave knowing about your
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