UWS Openings & Closings: Refine Method, Alouette French Bistro

Posted back in June that boutique fitness studio Refine was opening a branch on the Upper West Side. The exact location wasn’t known at the time, but the address and information on some opening specials were made available earlier today.

UWS Openings: Refine, Geox

Looks like boutique fitness studio Refine — home of the the Refine Method — is opening an outpost in the neighborhood. The Refine Method is a combination of fitness and resistance training. In 2011, New York Magazine’s dubbed it NYC’s “Best New Workout.”

Free 1-Week Membership Pass To Posh Upper West Side Reebok Sports Club

Good offer from the posh Reebok Sports Club/NY (160 Columbus, at 67th) if you’ve ever wanted to see what all the hype was about. They’re giving away complimentary 1-week membership passes.

UWS Fitness Deal Alert: Gyrotonic/Gyrokinesis Exercise, Pilates & Yoga

Kinespirit (214 W. 85th) is offering  great fitness deal for new clients who are interested in Pilates, yoga, or gyrokinesis mat classes. Apparently Kinespirit has “the largest gyrotonic and gyrokinesis training program in the country.”

Upper West Side Openings & Closings: Eastern Mountain Sports, Compass, Loi

The long-awaited Eastern Mountain Sports in the new Laureate condo at 2150 Broadway (at 76th) is finally set to open for business on Thursday, 9/1 (thanks to Eric for the tip).

Free & Cheap Upper West Side Events: 7/12/11

Free and cheap events in the neighborhood on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011… Film: National Velvet (starting Elizabeth Taylor, Mickey Rooney, and Angela Lansbury) New York Public Library For The Performing Arts (111 Amsterdam, between 64th & 65th) 2:30 pm FREE Click here for more information Summer On The Hudson Presents Mat Pilates 66th Street Plaza, [...]

More Cheap Outdoor Boot Camp Classes

This summer has been a good one for people trying to get in shape on the cheap. There have been a bunch of discounts offered on Boot Camp classes and we have another today — this time from Neighborhood Trainers.

Fitness Fight Camp: Discounted Central Park Kickboxing & Muay Thai Classes

The first rule about fitness fight camp is that you don’t talk about fitness fight camp… except to say that you can burn 600 – 800 calories an hour doing it, plus work off some frustration in the process.

Cheap Upper West Side Bike Rentals

BunchOP is offering 40% off bike rentals from Bike & Roll NYC. While BunchOP normally caters to Ex-pats and Europeans, rest assured that run-of-the-mill Upper West Siders are welcome to this deal. Bike & Roll has numerous locations around the city, including multiple spots on the UWS. The deal allows unlimited one way trips between [...]