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Get punchy on one of KnuckleUp’s 50 heavy bags.
BODY MOVIN’ Three new Buckhead fitness studios shape you up despite the holidays Karina Antenucci
SculptHouse’s luxury activewear boutique offers a fusion of classic and edgy looks.
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Define Body and Mind This fitness studio recently opened its inaugural Georgia location in Buckhead. The three core class concepts are Define body, a 60minute class combining Pilates, yoga, ballet and core strengthening; Define mind, a 60-minute session focused on stretching and meditation; and Define revolution, an intense, 45-minute spin class set to highenergy music. With a focus on providing balanced lifestyle solutions, additional amenities include Define
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is the season to gain weight, what with all the holiday gatherings and second helpings of your favorite dishes. But experts at Buckhead’s newest fitness studios say it doesn’t have to be so! End the year on a healthy foot with visits to these boutique spots that keep you looking and feeling fabulous into the New Year.
A Define body class— Pilates, yoga, ballet and core combo—at Define Body and Mind.
foods (granolas and juices), in-studio childcare and a retail store with workout apparel from fitness brands such as Hard Tail and DYI. A single class costs $24, and monthly memberships are also available.
KnuckleUp Fitness This authentic, world-class martial arts training (such as muay Thai, Kali and boxing) gym just moved from Sandy Springs into a swanky modernindustrial space in Buckhead. The fitness studio caters to the Buckhead set with its spacious, brand-new home and equipment including 50 heavy bags to accommodate kickboxing classes, 5,000 square feet of mats and 2,400 square feet of circuit-training space. New offerings incorporate CrossFit, yoga and an exclusive program called Omni Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian jiu jitsu focused on self-protection without sparring. A drop-in class costs $25.
SculptHouse SculptHouse opens this winter and provides 50-minute low-impact, highintensity workouts that shred calories, not your joints. Every class has a maximum of 11 participants to ensure individual attention from the instructor. The signature class DETAILS: is CardioSculpt that incorpoDefine Body and Mind rates heart-pumping running 1833 Peachtree Road N.E. intervals with Woodway Curve Atlanta 30309 treadmills completely powered 404.351.8663 by your motion (no buttons definebody.com or motors) to engage more KnuckleUp Fitness muscle groups and burn more 4540 Roswell Road calories than motorized treadAtlanta 30342 404.339.5425 mills. Another class offering knuckupfitness.com is StrengthSculpt, which utilizes the Megaformer, a full-body SculptHouse 3167 Peachtree Road N.E. strength and conditioning Suite Q machine that requires slow Atlanta 30305 and controlled movements. The first class costs $15 and then the drop-in rate is $32. n
678.909.9076 sculpthouse.com