Hunterdon Pilates Center

(8 reviews)

9.8 mi

I popped by as a newbie OnePass member, visiting from SoCal and craving exercise amidst weather…read morethat I'm not used to (running in the snow??). The folks here are so friendly and helpful. Despite me arriving right as class started, they welcomed me, have clean cubbies for storing items and snow shoes, easy parking lot (same plaza as Home Goods). There were around 5 people during a weekday mid-day class - instructor gave clear instructions, folks were friendly, and I appreciated the fun music, casual vibe, recommendations to modify (more difficult, easier) as desired. A small retail and waiting area in the front

I highly recommend this studio! It has great instructors and a variety of classes for every skill…read morelevel. I really appreciate their efforts to keep the place safe, clean, and sanitized during these tricky COVID times.

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Corrine Fuentes Pilates

(2 reviews)

10.8 mi

I have better posture, flexibility, core strength and balance. Corrine's classes are not only…read moreeffective but FUN! I've never been more confident in myself and my body. Julie Van Scott (age 54)

I have had Private and Class sessions with Corrine. She helped me work out a few kinks in my body…read moreover the years. Unfortunately for me, I moved to the other side of the country.... I highly recommend her. She has extensive training in her field and frequently goes back to Toronto to further her knowledge. It is not just her profession, its her passion!

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inMotion Fitness & Wellness

(5 reviews)

25.7 mi

Originally started as apart together InMotion when Covid started. Amazing group of instructors and…read morea community of people that support one another. This small boutique gym has it all. In person, online or on-demand. No excuse not to stay fit. Feeling uncomfortable with Covid numbers going up? Only vaccinated members and instructors allowed. This is not your everyday fitness center. This is the top of line for those who don't want to be just a number In A crowded gym. Love this group... Wendy

Barre classes drew me in. inMotion was a beacon in the storm after emerging from my "at home…read morestudio" (lonely basement) like so many others. After being a barre junky and instructor for 5 years, I missed the energy of in-person barre classes. Being back at the barre is uplifting! Even better, inMotion has a variety of classes I never knew I wanted (I'd forgotten how much fun step class was back in the day & who knew I'd come to love yoga!). The amazing inMotion team brings people together, inspires, and facilitates self-care in a warm & safe space. Great+

Les Mills BODYPUMP at inMotion.

Mat Pilates at inMotion Fitness.

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Pilates Reformer at inMotion Fitness.

Rightway Pilates

15.6 mi

Natallia, the owner and instructor of Rightway Pilates, possesses an outstanding knowledge of…read morePilates techniques and anatomy, has enormous patience and motivational skills, along with great professionalism and organization. Natallia understands that everyone learns at their own pace and is extremely patient and supportive. What I as a senior citizen appreciate very much is that at the beginning of each session Natallia asks whether any body part is particularly painful that day and then adjusts the exercises to accommodate my limitations. Still, Natallia still challenges me in every lesson and I feel that I am getting stronger and more flexible every week. Natallia observes every movement carefully and provides specific feedback and corrections to improve my form and technique. I am so grateful that she is my instructor!

Natallia at Rightway Pilates is an amazingly qualified and trained Pilates instructor. I wasn't…read moresure this would be right for me because I have a disability from a long ago stroke, but she was very attuned to my limitations and adapted a perfect program for me. She pushes me to work like any normal person even though half my body is weak and spastic. She forces me to work on symmetry which is the opposite of my body's natural state. The studio is calming, beautiful and very clean. It is also very handicapped accessible for me. I have become stronger and more stable in the time I have worked with Natallia. She takes a very no nonsense approach and takes this seriously. Sessions are all business. I highly recommend Rightway Pilates to anyone especially if you are trying to recover from an injury.

Teaser on Reformer

Waiting area.

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purespace studio

(2 reviews)

12.0 mi

I loved these classes! Was in town, back home visiting my parents for the holidays. I sought out an…read moreoption to burn off some of this extra holiday cheer (namely the cocktails, cookies, and cheese), and figured to check out a class at the move! gym. I honestly assumed one day I'd check out move!, another day Gold's Gym or Riverside Fitness, and basically spread the variety. Instead I was warmly greeted by Kurt, took his Les Mills step class, sweat my butt off, and returned promptly the next day for Pound with Kara, and then again the next day with Kurt with BodyVive/CX combo. We are all well aware the options in Long Valley are few and far between. Basically, this little gym could offer anything and I'd probably still have stopped by and taken the "first class free" promo. But the intensity, enthusiasm, and overall warmth of the instructors and fellow classmates is what had me hooked. Maybe I'm a little nostalgic here, but everyone was super nice and it made me really miss the coziness of my hometown. See you all again next Christmas :-)

I love ILBK Somerset. Great energy, workouts and people! The various class times are so…read moreaccommodating. I am looking forward to working out and this wonderful lifestyle

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Body Revolution By LJ

(2 reviews)

6.8 mi

This is a fantastic boutique fitness studio. LJ is very dedicated and knows her stuff. Classes are…read morechallenging with modifications if you need them but LJ and Kara really encourage you to be your best self and get stronger with every visit. A great community of members who workout together and often see each other socially as well. I highly recommend Body Revolution by LJ

Just finished my first Pilate private class with LJ . I really think it is a great body muscle…read morebuilder work out and one great concentrate stretching class combination. The place is very clean and decorated. all new facilities is a big plus . Can't believe this fitness class becomes a spa experience. Highly recommend this new place . Definitely will come and join the yoga class soon !!!

BodyPump--Lunge with overhead press

BodyPump--upright row

Sh'Bam--slide step

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Sphericality

3.5

9.2 mi

Great variety of classes! The instructors all have their own style so you don't feel stuck in the…read moresame workout routine. It's easy to adjust the workout and make it is difficult or as easy as you need. Anyone can come in and work out here. Facility is clean, easy to find parking and they use a nice app to schedule classes. Love it!

I ended up at Sphericality because I purchased a Groupon for 5 classes and I am sure glad I did…read morebecause i am a fan! :) The studio is beautiful, clean, and welcoming.. I tried "BarreAmped" during the morning class, which was small and enabled you to get individual attention in regards to form, which is key!! Dorian, the instructor, was extremely helpful and a little sassy, which i liked. They offer a variety of classes; yoga, barreamped, etc. Parking nearby in a lot behind building.

BarreAmped Boot Camp. Cardio without pounding your body!

Warming up for Yogalates.

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Hangin' around before class.

Glow

4.6

(8 reviews)

15.9 mi

Great space and wonderful well trained people, what more could you ask for in a yoga studio. AND…read morethey have a ropes wall! What are you waiting for!?

Huge fan of this spot. I do a lot of road trips and get to visit a lot of yoga studios and this one…read moreis by far the best. Super clean, friendly staff, people in the class were super real and nice, and the instructor made it very peaceful and relaxing. I did a restorative yoga class and it's hooked me ever since. I highly recommend!

Master Yoga Teachers

Gentle Flow Yoga Classes

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Meditation Classes

Pure Barre

11.3 mi

I am so happy that I discovered this place during the holidays last year! While visiting family, I…read moream always looking for ways to stay active despite being away from my local gym and yoga studios. Not only is this place close to where my family lives, but it's beautiful! Even though I only go to 2-3 classes here a year, the owner always remembers me and greets me warmly. The instructors could not be nicer or more professional, but the workouts are always well planned and fun. I also appreciate the gentle hands-on assists to correct my form and find them very helpful. I've noticed that instructors tend to call people out by name as well, which is very motivating and frankly pretty impressive. As mentioned earlier, the studio is beautiful, immaculately clean (this applies to the bathroom as well) and well stocked with tubes, balls and different weights. I can be quite a judgmental germophobe at times, but it's so clean in the barre room that I did not think twice about allowing my hair to touch the carpeting or using a studio mat. A few other nice features are the water bottle filling station, cubbies for storing your stuff, a boutique with some super cute workout gear and easy parking in a huge lot. The schedule offers classes at many times throughout the day and for all different levels. If I lived closer, I would definitely be a member here!

Join me in congratulating Janet and Dianne on their 4th anniversary of Pure Barre in Bridgewater…read more I'm proud to say I'm one of their foundering members. They with knowledgeable, skilled, friendly teachers have had a huge impact on my self care journey. Through Covid they were there live-streaming. I'm so thankful. Here's to many more years.

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Raritan Bay Waterfront Park

4.9

(28 reviews)

34.7 mi

Only for few places I've selfishly felt writing about it will make it more popular and I might not…read moreenjoy the place all by myself - this is one among them. Just while searching for beaches in a 30 minute driving radius, we ran into this gem of a park that's so well maintained. They have ample free parking and the walk to the bay is so quick. The bay might not be the best to walk on as sand is relatively less with more gravels and getting down to it from the stairs is little difficult even for well grown adults. This could definitely be wheelchair accessible in a certain way. They also have few picnic enclosures and a memorial to one of their town's fallen soldiers. The walking pavement is neatly laid out for a calm, peaceful and relaxing walk. We went on overcast conditions and had to return to the car just before the rain caught up. Will definitely return here for summers to watch the sunset in this beautiful bay/park.

It's a pretty cool and fun park.,... Have gone there with my girlfriend many times.... Usually…read moredrove by mostly

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Oxford Lake Recreation Area

3.9

(9 reviews)

12.1 mi

Very serene peaceful lake. Went with a camp and due to the high winds/current there was no swimming…read moreso we didn't stay the entire day as planned. Bring your own food, the snack stand could not accommodate 80 kids and the wait for fries and chicken tenders that didn't look cooked was very long.

Beautiful but Pricey for Outsiders. Nice clean and pleasant environment, but beware that admission…read moreis $15 per person over 13 years. Admission is over 50% for Oxford residents.

Panoramic view of Oxford Furnace Lake

Beach area

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Nex Level Sports and Fitness

9.1 mi

Brand new facility. Excellent coaches. Highly Recommended .read more

Nex Level Sports is great. They have a huge turf area where you can play basketball, soccer,…read morefootball, you name it (they have all kinds of balls and nets for any of this). Upstairs they have a track where you can do sprints, and they've got tons of equipment that regular gyms just don't have. I don't even know what you call all of it--they're just equipped for everything (boxing, sleds, ropes, etc.). Besides all that, they have tons of free weights and machines. It's pretty manly in there but there are plenty of women too and the staff is incredibly nice and encouraging. Definitely worth checking out and getting a super varied workout. Great place to bring a friend and have some fun.

Seated lat row. Same innovative design

Front entrance

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Bent over lat row OR standing delt high row. Same ability to alter both grip and angle of attack. Sick.

Columbia Rail Trail

4.5

(22 reviews)

2.2 mi

Really nice and quiet area to walk, with pretty views. We only trekked 2 miles of the trail this…read morefirst visit, but I would enjoy checking out further down the trail sometime. Loved the fun gnome art along the trail. Tip: if you have a fear of heights, there are a few spots in the trail that may make you feel a bit woozy, but never anything unsafe on the path, just large drops on the side of the trail occasionally.

***3 1/2 stars***…read more I'm a native of the Kingdom of Hunterdon but this is an area I'm not that familiar with - I grew up on the opposite, western side of the county, so my experience with High Bridge, Califon, etc. is pretty limited. I came here this past Saturday though (with a cameo appearance by one of my chums) to get some non-mountain hiking in on a gorgeous day. It had its moments, but ultimately I'm not crazy about completely flat surfaces and there just wasn't much variety in the adventure. My chum and I set off a little after 9am from the parking lot right off Main Street in High Bridge and just north of their main drag. Again, this is not a town I drive through often but it was very easy to locate the parking area once I'd gotten a quick look at the map. The parking is adjacent to some playing fields, and thankfully that meant multiple port-a-potties. I used one afterwards, which was about as clean as they get. The itinerary was pretty straight-forward - I walked from the High Bridge parking lot north through Ken Lockwood Gorge, and probably got about 15 minutes north of Califon before turning back. It took almost five hours and I would guess was about 12 miles all told (I love my Fitbit but I think it exaggerates constantly). The gorge is by far my favorite part of this walk. The optics are the best here - you're surrounded by high cliffs above and the Raritan River below, and it's pleasant to hear the roaring water in the background as you saunter through this section. There's also some gorgeous old houses off to the side with oodles of character (I made a mental note to look some of them up on Zillow when I got back), including multiple ones with little bridges and chicken coops. There's a makeshift fairy village situation off to the sides of the path, which is a nice little quirk. I think the one over in Maplewood at South Mountain is more intense, but this version covers more ground. And of course because it's Hunterdon, one of the fairy/gnome houses had a Confederate flag decoration. Who says the War of Northern Aggression stopped at the Mason Dixon Line? Once you get past the gorge though, the walk for me is pretty bland. I'm certainly very pro woods and whatnot, but the lack of distinguishing features makes this a bit of a snooze. I did enjoy the quick trip into downtown Califon, especially the little preserved railroad station from the 1800s. It looked like there were a few possible eating options as well a block or two off the trail that I briefly pondered before continuing on my journey. The canine chum situation was excellent - it was truly a bevy of pooches from beginning to end, with a curiously high percentage of German Shepherds. The wildlife situation was active as well, with a great many squirrels and chipmunks scampering around in the unseasonably warm temps. This one was just okay for me. I liked the clean bathroom accommodations and the ease of the path, but I need my walks/hikes to have a little more pizzazz to them.

Columbia trail entering high bridge boro.

10/21/2023

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South branch raritan river from lockwood gorge bridge

Spruce Run Boat Rental

4.1

(19 reviews)

1.8 mi

Staff was great but unfortunately the boat was DISGUSTING ! Not taking care of. Dirty moldy…read moresmelly ripped . One of our boats was sinking and they replaced it with another sinking boat. Made my family members squish in the front to help the sinking. So uncomfortable ! Never again. Sorry for the staff that work there.

Lovely supportive staff and friendly too. Definitely leave a tip for this great team.read more

Ripped seat. Moldy and wet and smelled like wet dirty dog

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Mold seats with crumbs and dirt

Spruce Run Recreation Area

3.7

(30 reviews)

2.6 mi

Came here for kayaking…read more They have a fairly large lake and the water was relatively calm when we visited, so it was a very peaceful relaxing session. Theres a fairly large parking lot right by the launching area. $10 entry per car on weekends/holidays, $5 on weekdays. Will definitely return.

Pretty nice and clean camp site! Views are great by the water and you'll see lots of fireflies at…read morenight! Book early for the lake side views, 6+ months in advance if you know you're going! Try to shower early since they run out of hot water at night if there's a lot of people camping. The water was cold by 10pm on Saturday night, could be gone earlier, my friends had hot water around 7-8pm, not sure when it runs out. I had hot water around the same time the day before when the camp site wasn't as crowded so test the water before you shower! Bathrooms are clean, the shower closer to the sink on the left side is better. You can rent kayaks there (single/double, or paddle board, pontoon and row boat were not available when I went). There's a beach/sand area nearby but water's blocked off since there's algae and not safe to swim. If you're looking for some activities to do, check out nearby farms for fruit picking during the right season (strawberry picking right now in June).