Completely life-changing experience…read more After going to the hospital with serious Pneumonia, three months ago, it was time to make a change. In addition to a few other key life-style changes, I picked Muay Thai as my conditioning, work-out, martial art focus. This is by far the hardest and most challenging physical work I have experienced in my 45 years. And that's why I keep going back. It's hard as fuck. Finally! Without exception, every single person I have met at Short North Muay Thai, from beginner to expert, is who I want to be around. Hard working, respectful, supportive, kind, positive and focused. The camaraderie among everyone at this gym is something which I have not experienced before especially in a physically and mental challenging environment. Well done to the leadership and trainers and students of Short North Muay Thai.

I've been going to Short North Muay Thai for approaching 4 years now and only wish I would have…read morefound it sooner in life. You are taught the old school style of Thai boxing, and regardless of whether or not you want to fight, you are trained as though you were preparing to step into the ring. If your only goal is improving fitness, it has that in spades. I was 209 lbs when I started, and most recently weighed in at 153 lbs. Kru Hope pushes you each class to be better than you were the hour or two before. Going there is easily the best part of my day.

I went to WiseWays this morning with a friend for an Easy Flow Yoga class. As it was my first time…read morethere, the instructor Julie was extremely helpful in getting my friend and me set up After filling out the necessary paperwork, we went into the yoga room. It's probably one of the coolest yoga spaces I've seen. The room is dimly lit with only natural light, the ceiling has drape-y things hanging from it, there are several woven baskets with mats and yoga props, and there are even bongos situated in the room! It definitely helped set the mood of the class. The teacher took the time to explain the set up and flow of the class to me and my friend. The set up was different for me. The class started with self-massage. I've never experienced that before, and while it was a foreign concept to me, I enjoyed it. During the self-massage, we were given some aromatherapy cream, which was awesome. I love smelling hippy smells like pachouli during yoga. It makes me feel more calm. The class was an hour and 15 minutes - definitely a great value! We went through gentle and modified versions of the sun salutation and many other common yoga poses. I enjoyed the gentle stretch and relaxation to start my weekend. But since I am more experienced in yoga, I wish it were a bit more vigorous. To be fair, though, I need to try the other two types of classes, as the Easy Flow is meant to be...well, easy. The only thing I disliked was that the class was only 3 people large. I enjoy bigger classes because I feed off of the energy of others in the class. I also have a feeling that most folks don't know about this place. If you're not interested in yoga, they also have tai chi classes. I recommend it and will be back!

With a year-long unlimited membership pass, I am pretty familiar with Wiseways/Shift yoga. (They…read morechanged owners and the name to Shift in January '13.) Upside: super friendly staff and fellow yoga lovers. Big enough parking lot and its kind of hidden around the corner. Wonderful, relaxing classes. Downsides: Sort of a small space, so right after they do a Groupon or something it can get grossly crowded for a week or two. Very limited weekend classes: none on Fridays or Sundays, and only one on Saturday at 8:30a. Pretty inconvenient if you have a regular 9-5. Also if you're under 30 you'll be the youngest in the class.

Kea is an amazing trainer who lives and breathes fitness. My daughter takes her class and she comes…read morehome empowered, with more confidence each week, eager to do more. My family thanks you, Kea! Keep up the fantastic work. You're a superstar.

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