Decatur Gyms and Fitness

As CNN Medical Correspondent Judy Fortin discovered during her visit to Atlanta, PoleLaTeaz's flirty-fitness classes encourage self-confidence as much as toned muscles. Studio owner Angela Edwards and her staff of experienced instructors—which includes international pole dancing champion Heidi Coker— lead sultry sessions that range from introductory pole dancing to suspended yoga. Each class retains an all-female roster to further promote a comfortable environment. Before participants learn routines consisting of swings, swivels, and uncanny imitations of flagpoles, they also work to gain agility by practicing Pilates stretches.

At PacesLaserMD, board-certified doctor David J. Wyatt, MD, oversees a team of technicians who dedicate themselves to beautifying clients with a slew of noninvasive laser technology. Quanta lasers are specially designed to target tattoos, age spots, and birthmarks while preventing skin damage by ensuring their beams don't watch movies with futuristic ray-gun battle scenes. Meanwhile, the Candela GentleMax laser zaps away unwanted hair and visible veins with a duo of focused wavelengths. Before administering any services, the staff consults with clients to discuss expectations and answer any questions about their upcoming treatments.

At this health-focused clinic, a team of physicians and physician assistants beautifies bodies with laser aesthetic procedures, Botox or dermal fillers, and custom plans that help clients to lose up to 3–5 pounds per week. Team members call on thousands of hours of weight-management training to personalize a regimen for each client of vitamins and supplements, which can include prescription medications and fat-burning injections. During the doctor-supervised program, clinical staffers are available for dietary counseling and advice, such as turning a fast-food craving into a still life of a burger and fries.

Under the supervision of the medical director, licensed technicians perform aesthetic procedures ranging from tattoo removal with Quanta USA lasers to hair removal with a chilled-tip laser that minimizes discomfort. They can also diminish cellulite, sun spots, and spider veins.

Headquartered amid a 6-mile stretch of the Chattahoochee River, Urban Currents equips its guests with 46-inch inner tubes designed for leisurely drifts down the softly flowing stream, though that's not to say they have no sense of adventure. Throughout the week, Urban Currents offers SUP board river trips, rafting trips, and sit-on-top kayaking trips.

Atlanta Wellness and Weight Loss’s team of doctors watches over patients as they slim down, ensuring safe transformations during weight loss. Their plans focus on nutrition rather than intensive exercise; shots of B12 and all-natural Vital Nutrients supplements enhance overall health, and a custom nutrition plan saves patients the hassle of interrogating frozen dinners. Their wellness services extend beyond weight loss, encompassing chiropractic adjustments and other physical therapy.

At Spinarella, whirling instructors elucidate the art of gyration during lively calorie-blasting pole-fitness classes and parties in their all-female fitness studio. Each of their one-hour classes is capped at 15 ladies to ensure adequate bonding between pole and dancer through small talk and shared admiration of neoclassical architecture. Students of all shapes and sizes can also perfect their come-hither moves during classes that focus on off-the-pole dances and incorporate silks or lyras, which are hoop-shaped perches suspended from the ceiling.