Davie Gyms and Fitness

Lifelong dancer Carmen Garson chose the goddess as the symbol of her fitness studio and boutique because it represents a loving, feminine energy. She aims to channel that energy throughout each of her belly-dancing, flamenco, Bollywood, African-dance, and yoga classes, helping earn her establishment the Hollywood Gazette’s Best Place for Yoga award. Within the wood-floored studio decked out with creations by local artists, she and her team host 33 dance and fitness classes a week.

Garson also opens her space for monthly art and poetry events where women come to share their creativity and boast about how many arms their inner goddesses have. She stocks the on-site boutique with exotic clothing and jewelry, as well as with spiritual books, essential oils candles, and incense.

In addition to sabers, fencing coaches Dan Berliner and Jake Friedman both wield razor-sharp resumes; Dan won the USA Fencing National Championship in 2011 and 2012 and is a member of the USA Fencing World Cup team, and Jake Friedman is a national-level fencing medalist. At SON DuelLIFE Olympic Fencing Center, both athletes divulge their secrets during classes for students as young as age 4, covering everything from fundamentals to advanced techniques. As their pupils learn to parry and repost, the teachers strive to also impart less tangible virtues such as honor and the determination to read The Three Musketeers in its original French. As a testament to the duo's success, many of the center's past protégés have gone on to compete on the national circuit in numerous divisions.

After stints at Bally Total Fitness and Gold’s Gym, trainer John Nittolo founded his own exercise emporium, The Edge Fitness, almost a decade ago. Its fitness programs range from boot-camp classes held on the beach to workout sessions held at John's appointment-only training studio, and they are tailored like a six-and-a-half-fingered glove to suit participants’ unique skill levels. For even more practical muscle, self-defense instruction is also available for both men and women. Additionally, the staff complements workout courses with wellness and nutrition education, providing comprehensive fitness expertise.

Inside Bodytek Fitness, students of all skill levels use their own body weight to tone and firm muscles on TRX-suspension machines and Bosu balance balls. During Bodytek Fitness’s total-body fitness program, trainers spur clients along as they work with resistance bands, free weights, kettlebells, and rowers to improve cardiovascular systems and develop muscle definition. The one-hour workouts include 20–30 minutes of interval cardio to get hearts pumping and burn away the fat stores that cover up muscle tone. The rest of the 60 minutes is spent moving from station to station for new exercises that push through fitness plateaus by shocking the body much more efficiently than wearing your samurai armor to a Tesla-coil expo. Bodytek's other class offerings include yoga, spinning, and mat Pilates.

Oceanfront Fitness LLC hones and tones bodies with classes that blend intensive training with scenic vistas of sunny South Florida. A team of dedicated instructors enhance the classes with backgrounds ranging from collegiate athletic stardom to intensive hours of yoga certification. Like a jackhammer with a Game Boy glued to it, each boot camp, hike, or kickboxing course makes hard work feel like fun, as students breathe the fresh, salty air of the beachfront or build muscle with functional movements. Zumba lessons fold a full cardio workout into dance routines set to foot-flailing Latin rhythms, and yoga and meditation classes healthfully center the mind and body.