Indianapolis Health and Fitness

Another class is winding down at Indy Boot Camps and owner Tod Esquivel informs the group that they are going to finish with group sit-ups. Some people groan, others laugh, but everyone ultimately squeezes together, locks arms, and begins doing sit-ups in unison. This exercise exemplifies the challenging but fun exercises at Indy Boot Camps. Esquivel is a fan of bodyweight exercises, interval training, partner exercises, and the aforementioned group exercises, and amplifies their results with physio balls, heavy ropes, and BOSU balls. His facility stages indoor and outdoor boot camps and features a children’s play area that is in sight of the workout area, so parents can keep an eye on their kids and kids can keep on eye on their parent’s alarmingly expanding biceps.

Circle City Boot Camp owners and trainers Tony Lindauer and Arin Ralstin both hold degrees in exercise science and will guide aspiring in-shapers through a rigorous but rewarding one-month boot camp. After conducting a fitness assessment to pinpoint body-fat percentage and determine which areas of the bodyz need strengthening, Tony, Arin, and their affable, savvy staff will plan the best way to achieve your unique fitness goals. Feel the burn of the camp's scientifically calculated aerobics and drills, which specifically target the body's major muscle groups while boosting metabolism, burning fat, building lean muscle, and improving Slavic language dexterity. During the month-long training montage, dedicated exercisers will stretch, jump, hoist, and teach a medicine ball who's boss—developing a healthier, sexier constitution that can be shown off on the beaches during next month's cement exposition in Greece, ConcreteCon Crete. Throughout the process, Circle City's trainers and class participants will motivate each other to reach their personal goals, creating a comfortable, high-fiving environment.

When Brian McInerney reflects on the humble beginnings of Wheel Fun Rentals, he points to his childhood passion for bikes. "As far back as I can remember, I had a real love affair with bicycles," he recalls. During a trip to Italy in 1987, Brian's affinity for cycling blossomed into a full-fledged obsession when he spotted locals' transporter of choice, the surrey. Inspired, he began importing the Italian four-wheelers to a rental business in the U.S. that eventually expanded into Wheel Fun Rentals, now a nationwide web of shops that also loans out bikes, electric cars and mopeds, and man-powered watercraft.

Atop bicycles and surreys built for solo riders or entire families, patrons embark on self-guided tours of major U.S. cities. Led by maps and lists of nearby sites of historical or cultural significance, riders zoom down bike paths and safe, lightly trafficked streets. Adventuresome athletes can also compete in activities such as surrey scavenger hunts.

Ball Dentistry's triumvirate of dental surgeons employs high-tech equipment to detect decay and misalignment. Specifically, panoramic x-rays, intraoral cameras, and digital cavity detectors afford detailed mouth views in high resolution and IMAX 3-D to help to determine restorative, cosmetic, and periodontal treatments, Patients undergoing even the most routine of cleanings stay comfortable with microsonic scaling and soft-tissue laser systems, which reduce the need for scraping tools, and a variety of sedation techniques.

After four years spent playing football at the University of Illinois, and three years in the Canadian league, Morris Virgil circled back around to become a fitness coach. “Each client is a direct reflection of me,” he says. “Not in their physique, but in form, effort level, and dedication.”

He springboards off that philosophy during his 45-minute sports-inspired workouts, challenging patrons through functional training methods designed to improve overall health rather than just build washboard vanity abs or butter-churn biceps. Each workout divides time equally between cardiovascular routines, strength-training that leverages body weight, and muscle-sculpting exercises with free weights. The focus of each session alternates by the day of the week, so students can arrive daily for an all-around fit-‘em-up routine or drop in on specified slots to focus on slimming down, toning muscles, or building strength.

Dr. Martin E. Burger strips doctors, pilots, athletes, and regular folk of the "four eyes" nickname with the help of laser-based refractive surgery. Dr. Burger draws upon more than 69,000 completed procedures and a residency in ophthalmology at Ohio University to complete procedures designed to remedy nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism. Using a specially chosen laser, Dr. Burger reshapes corneas to sharpen patients' vision.