Ultimate active getaway

We Heart Living – Winter active getaway

New York City

The magnetism of New York attracts 52 million visitors every year and although navigating your way through crowds on 5th Avenue loaded with shopping bags is a workout in itself, there are other ways to stay fit in this city while visiting.

Uplift Studios is a women’s-only, boutique fitness studio offering high intensity workouts that promise to burn fat and sculpt your body. The classes are short enough to squeeze into a busy day of sightseeing and shopping and last just under an hour. For a challenging workout, head to uplift studios, it will lift your mood not just your butt!

For those that want to incorporate some culture and sightseeing into your workout, Bike the Big Apple is a must. This family run business offers cycling tours around each of New York’s five boroughs meaning you get to see the city and learn about its history while also getting the endorphins flowing.

Barry’s Bootcamp has recently hit the London scene but originated in the states and is responsible for some of Hollywood’s hottest bodies. The classes are a fusion of intense cardio with hardcore strength training – think sprints on a treadmill interspersed with bouts of burpees, mountain climbers, press-ups and other military style moves which help blast fat. The whole ethos behind Barry’s is to make your body as efficient at burning fat as possible while also increasing your fitness levels – sounds good to us.