Mount Holly, NJ Health and Fitness

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Cherry Hill Health & Racquet Club's fitness facilities sprawl over 160,000 square feet, giving a friendly, family-oriented venue to quench appetites for exercise and recreation. Transform modest arms into muscle-stuffed torso extensions by lifting one, or even two, of Cherry Hill's 20,000 pounds of free weights. Others can bolster their endurance on one of the club's 65 cardio machines—each equipped with its own digital entertainment system—or by hitting the tennis court with less entertaining analog friends. Destroy opponents and calories in racquetball, or take to the club's full-size hardwood court to compete in fast-paced basketball, tactical volleyball, or interminable flexed-arm-hang competitions.

At Pennsylvania Center for Dental Excellence, Dr. Leonard Tau—an American Dental Association member and one of Philadelphia magazine's Top Dentists of 2010—places special emphasis on patient comfort. Patients can indicate their preferences among myriad amenities, such as massage chairs and paraffin wax treatments, as they nibble and sip complimentary refreshments in the waiting room. During treatments, blanketed patients snuggle into massage chairs, unwind with music on loaner iPods, and watch DVDs on a flat-screen TV that obviates the need to bring a dentist to the movie theater.

As the morning begins, a row of toddlers takes turns tumbling feet over head while their parents guide them into the correct movement. Later, school-age kids sit in a circle, legs stretched before them as they try to touch their toes. The trained staff of My Gym Children's Fitness Center imbue kids with life skills through music, physical activities, and games. Many classes incorporate physical exercises with social and developmental skills, while summer camps are also available seasonally. All classes take place in a well-padded room, led by staff trained in child development and fluent in Muppet.

Nestled among towering trees in a stone-flanked cottage, Cosmetic Skin Care Specialists of Cherry Hill highlights clients' inner beauty within a serene, homelike environment. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Lyle M. Back calls on more than 20 years of experience as he polishes silhouettes with focused surgical procedures and in-office cosmetic services. Meanwhile, his veteran staff enhances appearances with a slew of nonsurgical treatments—including facials, massage, and waxing—that return bodies to the ravishing, youthful state they flaunted when first hatching from their eggs.

Gavin McKay was looking for a change when he decided to leave his job and voyage across 30 countries, and he found it. Inspired to help others live their lives more fully, he returned the States and founded Fusion Cross Training. Today, the fitness studio works to fulfill Gavin’s mission of spreading healthy lifestyles by strengthening its visitors inside and out. This comprehensive approach to well-being influences all of Fusion’s offerings, from group classes to personal-training sessions. Each workout is led by an accomplished instructor, who employs the studio’s three-phase fitness program of interval cardio training, resistance training, and yoga. These challenging, efficient, and evolving exercises help to whip all participants into shape, whether they’ve never worked out or they’re actually 100 action figures in a tracksuit.