Phoenix Gyms and Fitness

The experienced instructors at Arizona Elite Bootcamp understand that not everyone can do a one-handed pushup or bench-press a Fiat. Instead, they embrace each of their students’ individual abilities in boot camps, which combine the benefits of a strength and cardio workout with a motivational group mentality. In three outdoor locations, campers use both designated equipment and their own body weight to work their entire bodies. After workouts, clients can log in to the website’s fitness-tracking feature to view detailed reports and graphs that show their progress.

As they enter the training circle at Curves, female guests come face-to-face with the smiles of other women. And just as points on a circle share a common distance from the circle's center, workout participants share the experiences of those nearby by trading stations throughout the 30-minute training session. One minute is spent on a piece of strength-training equipment built for feminine frames and designed to work two opposing muscle groups with a single movement. Exercisers then move on to a recovery station, where they run, jog, or dance to maintain heart rates and keep platforms in place during momentary losses of gravity.

Guided by licensed chiropractor Michael Temple, the health gurus at Physician’s Body and Face foster healthy, happy bodies with weight-loss programs, body wraps, and self-mastery technology. Those looking to overhaul out-of-shape physiques can participate in a one-on-one consultation, which utilizes advanced technology to analyze each client's physical makeup. The staff creates a custom diet and exercise stratagem based on the results of the consultation, which may reveal a need for weight-loss plans or hormone-, sugar-, or tightrope-balancing regimens. The center’s infrared sauna further encourages weight loss as heated light rays burrow deep into the body to purge fat cells of toxins. Physician’s Body and Face’s menu also boasts more advanced treatments, including exercising with oxygen, whole-body vibration, a biochemist-created herbal anticellulite body wrap, and ZenFrames, which help stimulate brain-wave activity with synchronized yet relaxing pulses of light and sound.

Jennifer Pilates’s clients range from celebrities to professional athletes to international fitness gurus, none who live in Scottsdale. Luckily for them, she’s turned to Skype to revolutionize and expand her classroom, doling out individualized lessons online. She partners her high-tech classroom with an actual studio in Scottsdale, where students can take part in the core-strengthening practice of Pilates in both group mat lessons and private training sessions. She also conducts wellness consultations to further boost her students’ health.