Oakdale Gyms and Fitness

There’s strength in numbers at Energy Pilates & Fitness: In addition to owner Debra Tourek, there’s a fitness director, 18 experienced and specialized fitness instructors, a childcare manager, and a medical director. They combine their powers to empower students to work their hardest. The team also emphasizes a fun, loose atmosphere, and each class can be easily customized to accommodate a range of workout needs and the current level of gravity. They lead 15 group classes that encompass different styles of Pilates, yoga, cardio workouts, Barrebody classes, kickboxing, and high-intensity interval training. Each instructor prepares his or her own unique workout routines; however, all routines focus on flexibility work, core work, and full-body conditioning. The studio also offers childcare for children 3 months old–11 years old during classes for an additional fee.

Anytime Fitness, which boasts 1,689 clubs in North America, makes it easier for average folks to etch out time for exercise by doing one simple thing: staying open 24 hours a day for 365 days a year. As fitness seekers challenge themselves on cardio and Hammer Strength machines and hoist Iron Grip free weights in clean, well-stocked facilities, security monitoring ensures they’re safe and producing enough sweat to meet official government standards. Members can also ramp up their exercise regimens with the help of Anytime Fitness’s staff of personal trainers, who demonstrate moves and sling motivating tips. After workouts, guests can shower in the private restrooms or hop into one of the tanning booths available 24 hours a day.

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Former heart surgeon Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini, an author of multiple books on diabetic management and a frequent guest on Fox News, helps his Heart, Diabetes and Weight Loss Centers of New York patients treat health problems with natural therapies and conventional medicine. Using the self-created V-Protocol program, Dr. V fights heart disease with lifestyle changes, diet, nutraceuticals, supplements, and unlimited prescriptions for apples.

Because obesity is often connected to heart disease, Dr. V helps patients shed unwanted pounds with the FDA-cleared VelaShape body-contouring device, supplements such as V-Cleanse, and insulin-regulating diet plans. All weight-loss plans are medically supervised and come with metabolic testing, complete digestive-system analysis including parasite evaluation, and testing for allergies to food and exercise.

At New Body Image, wellness professionals help clients transform their bodies through non-surgical procedures. Professionals channel their experience and knowledge to design custom weight-loss programs that work to trim anatomical inches. The plans often combine nutritional advice with more advanced treatments, such as noninvasive laser lipolysis, which he highlighted on Fox's San Diego Living. The New Body Image team of technicians also specialize in aesthetic treatments including radiofrequency sessions that target wrinkles and vibration therapy that tones muscles while shaking loose hidden pennies.

Home to the state's largest freestanding bouldering island, New Jersey Rock Gym houses 12,000 square feet of vertical terrain to climb as well as 41 top roping stations. Armed with either day passes or membership, guests scamper up the gym's synthetic summits, hoping to ask questions of the learned ceiling light sequestered at the top of the mountain. While gear is included with some membership options, guests can opt to bring their own materials or rent the individual shoes ($5), harnesses ($4), or chalk bags ($2) they need from the pro shop. New Jersey Rock Gym offers a collection of educational course work in the vertical arts, teaching belay technique to beginners or advanced skills to adults. Children can also take advantage of youth climbing programs, mini camps, and birthday parties before retiring to private refreshment chambers to absorb bottles of electrolyte-infused refreshment. The nearby pro shop outfits climbers with name-brand gear for purchase, while a WiFi lounge transmits terabytes of data into nearby electronic devices or unsecured cyborg brains.