Nancy Einhart | May 19, 2011 11:30 amWhile you're getting suited up for bikini season, we're anointing our favorite yoga studios, full-body fitness classes, and other get-in-shape stops in SF. Next up: best gyms. For next week's Pop 5 list, we want to round up your go-to gyms.Read More
Nancy Einhart | May 18, 2011 2:26 pmWelcome back to the Pop 5, where each week we crown our favorite everything in SF. As Summer approaches, we've got fitness on the brain (and the abs) so on the heels of last week's best fitness classes, we're reaching into the yoga world this week. It's hardly a stretch to say we San Franciscans love our yoga, so if you really want a treat, take yourself to these Pop 5 favorite yoga spots.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | May 12, 2011 4:54 pmAfter indulging in too-many a vice at Bay to Breakers, do you know what you need? A soothing massage and a couple of yoga sessions to bring your physique back to equilibrium. Enter The Mindful Body, a holistic yoga studio and therapeutic massage center in Pacific Heights.Read More
Nancy Einhart | May 11, 2011 12:29 pmLooking for a way to get fit? How about five ways? Last week we asked for your suggestions for the best fitness classes in SF, and you came back with some fabulous full-body workouts.Read More
Nancy Einhart | May 5, 2011 2:21 pmLight up your healthy life from head to toe. With its devotion to holistic health, newly opened Glow Yoga & Wellness in North Beach gives you dozens of ways to feel radiant. Sign up for two weeks of group classes — you can mix and match vinyasa yoga, gentle yoga, Pilates mat, and more — and indulge in a half-hour session of rejuvenating light therapy too.Read More
Julia Millay Walsh | May 2, 2011 12:00 amDoes the word "treadmill" send chills up your spine? Do you consider marathoning a spectator sport? Think again, lace up your running shoes, and get your butt into gear with Team in Training.Read More
Nancy Einhart | April 27, 2011 12:59 pmSometimes, a change of scenery or a new outfit is all you need to inspire a new workout routine. Thankfully, you can treat yourself to both, with free yoga at Lululemon, plus two more spots to sample yoga on the cheap.
Tonight and every Wednesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Lululemon Athletica in the Marina (1981 Union St., 415-776-5858) hosts a free weeknight yoga party led by Magnolia Zuniga of YogaWorks.Read More
Nancy Einhart | April 13, 2011 8:44 amOn your mark, get set, flow. Urban life is kinetic and full of stimulation, so we need a yoga practice to meet the challenge. Urban Flow Yoga specializes in Bhakti flow, a mind-blowing balance between heart-centered devotional elements and Vinyasa flow poses.Read More
Nancy Einhart | April 8, 2011 2:43 pmUntil a few weeks ago, I had never done a lick of yoga. I'm partial to Pilates, and I love to stretch, but — perhaps because of pervasive yogatude or the fact that I thought it wouldn't be enough of a workout — I remained yoga shy. But as I was writing up the offer for California Yoga Company on a cold February day, I wound up convincing myself to buy it: two months of unlimited hot yoga.Read More