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Fitness: Detox yoga, spinning and more on the menu at Spynga

Anna Cipollone — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:30:51 +0000

The best part about participating in a month-long workout challenge is the motivation you gain. Before enrolling in Spynga’s Dare to Do 30, finding the time to exercise five or six times a week seemed impossible. Now I know that I can physically achieve this goal, and that finding the time is really just a [...]

Confessions of a (freshly-minted) Spynga-holic

Anna Cipollone — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:30:03 +0000

I wish I could blame my recent gluttony on the holidays, but really I’ve never needed an excuse to overindulge in cookies. Needing the extra push to get back in line with a healthy routine, the Dare To Do 30 challenge at Toronto’s Spynga’s (spynga.com) seemed like the perfect fit. The four-week program includes unlimited [...]

Jordan’s fitness diary: Week four

Jordan Porter — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:04:36 +0000

Our assistant fashion editor, Jordan Porter, embarked a one-month fitness frenzy at Get Spun. This is her final week! Monday: I can’t believe I have made it (alive) to my final week! I swear I have seen my new gym friends more often than my boyfriend this past month, but with my waist whittling away [...]

Jordan’s fitness challenge: Week three

Jordan Porter — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:55:43 +0000

Our assistant fashion editor, Jordan Porter, is on a one-month fitness frenzy at Get Spun. Check back every Friday for updates! Monday: My butt is totally getting perkier and I am one happy camper. I’m feeling toned and confident and I’m now seeing the tough classes as a challenge, rather than torturous. It’s amazing what [...]

Jordan’s fitness challenge: Week two

Jordan Porter — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:36:41 +0000

Our assistant fashion editor, Jordan Porter, is on a one-month fitness frenzy at Get Spun. Check back every Friday for updates! Monday: Gravity round two today and I have a new instructor who toughens up the workout by adjusting my incline even higher, forcing me to lift a greater percentage of my body weight. This [...]

Jordan’s fitness challenge: Week one

Jordan Porter — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:08:32 +0000

Our assistant fashion editor, Jordan Porter, is on a one-month fitness frenzy. Check back every Friday for updates! Monday: Starting off the week with a spin class makes me happy–I’m actually an avid spinner and this means I won’t be out of the challenge on day one. Before the class, I almost feel a little [...]

Fitness bonanza: Our assistant fashion ed hits the exercise buffet

Jordan Porter — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:33:35 +0000

I read somewhere that a woman’s mental age is often much younger than her chronological age, and that no matter how many years go by it’s very possible for women to think and feel like they are still teenagers. This mindset is all well and good when I’m acting out the “Like a Prayer” video [...]