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There is a lot of yoga in Miami, so whether you're a newbie or a pro, there's something for everyone. Dive into the yoga scene and discover your perfect match among these 12 Miami yoga studios.

Mimi Yoga Studio

Mimi Yoga Studio offers a variety of yoga modalities including heated signature power, vinyasa, and restorative flows. Classes are all based around the studio's mission to create community and hold space for personal transformation, so "just show up".

• Location: Wynwood

Break Free Movement

Break Free Movement is your sanctuary for mind-body wellness. Try Hip-Hop Vinyasa where you will flow through a sequence of poses in a safe, yet challenging way, while vibing to hip-hop beats, or Aerial Flow to move beyond the vertical plane with 3D movements that lift you into the arm using a silk to assist.

• Location: Coral Gables
  

Hanu Yoga Studio

Find a mix of heated and non-heated classes with offerings that allow you to just move your body and connect inward on your mat. Link breath to movement at a steady pace while still exploring challenging postures and transitions.

• Location: Miami Beach

SOL YOGA

SOL YOGA's mantra is to "feel good here", encouraging you to embrace self-love and leading to a more balanced, connected, and joyful being, on and off the mat. All classes take place in an infrared-heated room.

• Locations: Wynwood and Fort Lauderdale (Sunset Harbour coming soon)

Casa Vinyasa

Offering heated and non-heated classes, Casa Vinyasa has classes for both those looking for more guidance within poses and those who want to move through sequences at a faster pace. Their Yogalete class is a form of active recovery that will stretch and lengthen your entire body.

• Location: Coral Gables

Yoga Joint

From an opening sequence that ensures muscles are warmed up and several pose variations to suit all levels, Yoga Joint's Hot Flows will deliver a solid foundation with the option to turn up the intensity dial based on your individual needs.

• Locations: Midtown Miami, Boca Raton, Davie, Deerfield, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood

YogaSix

YogaSix offers 6 different class types from hot and powerful to slow and mindful. Whether you are connecting to the rhythm of your breath, or working up to the edge of your fitness level in class, there is something for everyone.

• Locations: Midtown, Aventura, Pinecrest, and Hollywood

CorePower Yoga

Yoga at CorePower combines heat, music, movement, breath, and community for a one-of-a-kind workout. With a variety of class styles and times to meet any schedule and yogi level, you can power up your practice here.

• Location: Brickell

Miami Life Center at Miami Yoga Garage

Join a community of practitioners who share a passion for yoga and mindfullness. Whether you take a Ashtanga class or Restorative class, come here to reduce stress and improve flexibility and build strength.

• Location: Wynwood

Ahana Yoga

Ahana Flow is a vinyasa style yoga class with creative sequencing, chanting and meditation.  You will find sun salutations, standing postures, back opening, inversions & twisting. Check out Ahana Sweats at their North Miami location for a heated flow.

• Locations: Design District and North Miami

YO BK

Harness the power of your breath as you flow through challenging poses, channeling your inner energy in a heated room. Classes combine the ancient wisdom of yoga with cutting-edge techniques designed to enhance your strength, flexibility, and mental focus.

• Location: Wynwood

Yoga Plus

Expect to breathe, get a yummy stretch, and sing along to your favorite songs during fiery flows here. Each weeks class is different than the last, leaving you invigorated in your body and heart.

• Location: Little River

Begin adding low-impact, high-intensity Pilates sessions to your workout regimen at any of these 12 Miami Pilates studios (or Pilates-inspired) in 2024.

Tremble Pilates

Classes here combine the best of strength training, cardio and Pilates inspired movements all in one session on reformers. Instructors are ready to make you TREMBLE!

• Locations: Aventura, Brickell, Boca Raton, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Midtown, Miami Beach, and South Miami (Doral coming soon!)

Solidcore

Work all your muscles to failure on Solidcore's resistance training reformer, sweatlana. In just 50 minutes, you will be pushed to new heights of strength and endurance.

• Locations: Aventura, Midtown, Boca Raton, Brickell, and Coral Gables

Reforming Pilates

Develop a strong and balanced body and mind at Reforming Pilates. Try a Reformer All Levels class or dial in the focus in a Booty & Abs class.

• Locations: Bay Harbor, Miami Beach

Pandora Pilates

A Pilates and Physical Therapy studio, find reformer-based classes with or without props to increase challenge and awareness. Classes are focused on form and alignment and target the whole body.

• Location: Coral Gables

FORM50

Experience intense time under tension and controlled movements with high speed intervals for an effective 50 minutes. Try their FORM Your Foundation, an essential class for newbies designed with fundamental FORM50 moves.

• Location: Wynwood

Pilates One

Using the basic fundamentals of Pilates, workouts here change every few months to keep the body evolving and the mind motivated. Their main focus is to tone, lengthen and work on body alignment.

•  Location: Coconut Grove

Megalit Fitness Studio

A 45-minute class here will leave you feeling energized and stronger. You should expect to sweat and feel your muscles shake. (Technically it is Lagree, not Pilates, but we had to include this studio!)

• Location: Midtown

Pilates in the Grove

Pilates in the Grove offers a range of classes and rehabilitation and rejuvenation services to help you strengthen, lengthen, and move your body, and live an active life.

•  Locations: Coconut Grove and South Miami

Code of Life Pilates

Code of Life promotes intentional movement of mind, body, and spirit through their classes. Try their unique Hardcore class with very little transition time between exercises to get the most out of your time working out.

•  Location: Key Biscayne

JetSet Pilates

Classes at JetSet aim to keep muscles at maximum tension throughout the duration of the exercises with the intention of creating long, lean, strong, and balanced bodies.

• Locations: Brickell, Downtown, Edgewater, Miami Beach, and Sunset Harbour (Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, and North Miami coming soon!)

Breathe Pilates

The small Pilates class sizes at Breathe ensure that you receive personal attention and growth in your Pilates practice. They also specialize in post rehabilitation Pilates.

• Location: El Portal

Pilathon

Pilathon is a fully equipped Pilates and wellness studio with classes like Wundaful Chair, using the Pilates Chair to challenge your balance, and Sweet Pilates, appropriate for pregnant students.

• Location: Wynwood and Little River

If you're up for a seriously tough workout, check out these 12 gyms and studios across Miami for their unique takes on bootcamp and HIIT style classes. Best part? These workouts are for all fitness levels.

Barry's

Discover the original HIIT workout at Barry's Bootcamp! Transition between treadmill sprints and floor-based strength training to maximize your fitness gains. Throughout your time in the Red Room, expect to be pushed to your limits.

• Locations: Aventura, Midtown, and Miami Beach

Rumble Boxing

Rumble is a boxing-inspired group fitness class that rotates you through 10 rounds of punching bags and strength training exercises to sculpt muscles and improve cardiovascular endurance. Leave it all on the floor and walk out of class feeling victorious.

• Locations: Miami Beach, Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, and Coral Springs (Doral and North Miami coming soon)

Sweat440

In just 40 minutes, Sweat440 delivers a dynamic HIIT workout. Their conveniently scheduled classes, starting every 10 minutes, make it easy to fit in a sweat session, even for those with the busiest schedules. Four stations of always-changing exercises ensure an efficient yet engaging workout.

• Locations: Brickell, Midtown, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Upper East Side, South Miami, Doral, and Miami Lakes (Coconut Grove coming soon)

Legacy

Embrace the #NoDaysOff movement in a Partner Interval Training class at Legacy. Sign up with a friend or get paired with an accountability partner throughout the session, as you grind through a workout helping you to increase speed, power, endurance, and metabolic rate.

• Locations: Wynwood, Doral, Kendall, Coral Gables, Pembroke Pines, and Fort Lauderdale

54D‍‍

54D's 54-day high-intensity group training program will get you results. This rigorous full-body workout not only pushes physical and mental boundaries but also provides a supportive community of like-minded individuals to encourage your journey.

• Locations: Coral Gables, Design District

Bünda

A class that is half StairMaster, half resistance training, Bünda promises a better butt and a better body. Though there is a large focus on glutes, they train all parts of the body to bring balance to your workout routine.

• Locations: Coral Gables, Doral

ISI Elite Training

Iron sharpens iron! The focus at ISI is to deliver measurable results in a 50-minute session, building confidence and character, and challenging you to be better than yesterday. No one will be left behind at this studio.

• Locations: Brickell, Edgewater

F45 Training

F45 Training merges three leading-edge fitness training styles into one 45-minute functional training class. With each session, you’ll experience the proven benefits of combining high-intensity interval training (HIIT), circuit training, and functional training in order to provide you with the results you’re looking for – all in just under an hour.

• Locations: Aventura, Brickell, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Kendall, and Pinecrest

Stunna's Fit

Hard work always pays off at Stunna's Fit! Classes here are a combination of boxing, circuit training, and innovative challenges and you'll have fun doing them.

• Location: South Miami

CKO Kickboxing

CKO Kickboxing specializes in high-intensity kickboxing workouts. Classes typically involve a combination of punching and kicking on heavy bags, along with bodyweight exercises, to provide a full-body workout. The workouts are designed to improve overall fitness, burn calories, and enhance both aerobic and anaerobic conditioning.

• Locations: Brickell, Edgewater, Doral, Hollywood, River Landing, and Pembroke Pines

Tuluka Fitness Club

Get ready to sweat and sculpt your body with a variety of classes! Try a signature HIIT strength class, focusing on strengthening and toning your core, glutes and legs, or mix things up with a kettlebell HIIT class.

• Locations: Brickell, North Miami

Orangetheory Fitness

At Orangetheory, participants wear heart rate monitors to track their performance, aiming to spend a specific amount of time in different heart rate zones for optimal results. The workouts, designed to maximize calorie burn and post-exercise oxygen consumption, involve a variety of exercises on treadmills, rowing machines, and strength training equipment.

• Locations: Brickell, Design District, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Aventura, and Miami Lakes

One and two-day passes are now on sale for The Pickle Games Miami, taking place Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14, 2024 at Miami Marine Stadium. The Pickle Games Miami is a NEW experience encompassing a two-day tournament and a first-of-its-kind festival celebrating all things pickleball.

While some tournaments may focus solely on the competitive aspect, The Pickle Games Miami aims to foster a sense of community to further advance the sport. The Pickle Games' objective is to use the vibrant energy of the Miami lifestyle and establish a community for pickle lovers to celebrate and support the rapid rise in pickleball. Produced by Black Stage Productions, the tournament is open to everyone from amateurs to professional picklers.

General admission tickets will be offered at $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a two-day pass. Each general admission ticket provides access to all of the festival activations, performances, vendors within the festival’s Vendor Village and general viewing spectator seats. VIP tier tickets will also be available for purchase in the coming weeks.

The pickleball tournament component will include men's, women's and mixed doubles matches. Athlete registration for two days of pickleball, commemorative merchandise and access to an exclusive athlete village that will provide an array of services and experiences is $500 per team of two. The Athletes Village offers players complimentary massages, physical therapy, snacks, drinks and much more. When they aren’t playing, athletes will also have access to the entire festival over the span of the weekend.

Tickets to the event and registration to participate in the tournament are available on The Pickle Games Miami website. For more information about The Pickle Games Miami, check out their website and follow @thepicklegamesmiami.

‍Life Time debuted its unique athletic country club experience at The Falls in Kendall on Friday, August 4. The opening marks the Company’s second location in greater Miami and fourth in South Florida as it continues its nationwide expansion.

“Life Time at The Falls is the first of its kind in Miami, and our sixth shopping center destination with Simon as part of our asset light strategy,” said Parham Javaheri, Life Time Chief Property Development Officer. “We’re eager for Miamians to experience the unmatched programs and offerings Life Time is bringing to The Falls and the area as part of Simon’s commitment to create new experiences for their customers.”

Life Time Miami at The Falls is a three-story athletic club replacing the former Bloomingdales with a massive outdoor beach club with leisure and lap pools, waterslides, luxury seating with cabanas and an expansive outdoor Life Cafe & Bar. The building features the ultimate boutique experience with seven dedicated studios cycle, group fitness, Pilates and yoga programming; three indoor pickleball courts; an expansive fitness floor with state-of-the-art equipment and dedicated space for one-on-one Dynamic Personal Training; Kids Academy for kids 3 months to 11 years old; LifeCafe restaurant; full-service LifeSpa salon and spa, and luxurious dressing rooms with rejuvenation suites for men and women with whirlpools, cold plunge, saunas, steam rooms and complimentary towels and lockers.

“We welcome Life Time as our newest brand to open at The Falls,” said Sundesh Shah, Simon’s Senior Vice President, Specialty Development. “Simon is thrilled that more south Florida residents can now experience this one-of-a-kind athletic country club. Its world-class fitness and lifestyle amenities only add to how residents can play, dine, and shop at the center.”

Life Time is open Monday through Sunday from 4 a.m. to midnight. For more information, visit Life Time Miami at The Falls. It is located at The Falls Shopping Center at 8778 SW 136th Street in Miami.

Tickets are still available for Peach Fest, a Rodé x Glutehouse wellness event that combines spin, strength training, and meditation. It will take place on Saturday, August 12 at 10 am at Rodé Cycle in Brickell.

Experience invigorating cardio and empowering strength workouts before finding tranquility in a guided meditation. Sweat, strengthen, and meditate together for a well-rounded and uplifting community experience.

Tickets include goodies from sponsors including TLF, Planta, RSP Nutrition, FuelHouse, and more.

To reserve your spot for the event and find out more click here.

Get your paddle ready! The Pickle Games, the world's largest pickleball festival, is coming to Miami Marine Stadium on January 13-14, 2024. The event is being brought to life by Steve Suarez, the founder of Wodapalooza, and is for everyone from amateurs to professionals.

The Pickle Games will include doubles and mixed doubles tournaments across age divisions, and even a pro division. The general public will also be able to access the festival and visit vendors, food and beverage experiences, activations, musical performances, and more. There are plans to install 100 courts for the event.

The two-day event plans to host 800 professional and amateur teams and hopes to attract upward of 5,000 attendees daily. For competitors, there will be a 5,000-square-foot athlete village with physical therapists, hydration stations, and Instagram ops.

Early bird registration is now open and priced at $400 per team. Tickets include entry to the tournament, commemorative merchandise, and access to the athlete village and grounds all weekend.

For more information or to register, head to thepicklegames.com.

Tremble Pilates is coming soon to Palm Beach County. With two locations planned in Boca Raton and an additional location in West Palm Beach/Palm Beach, it won't be long before more South Floridians will be shaking things up in class.

Tremble is a high-intensity, low-impact workout that combines the best of strength training, cardio and Pilates-inspired movements all in one session on reformers. The full body, functional movements are centered around the core and will make you stronger both mentally and physically.

The new studios will have a similar vibe to Tremble's current Midtown location, with expanded room for private sessions and events. Tremble currently has 7 locations across Miami in addition to locations in Nevada and New York - including one in the Hamptons.

Follow Tremble on Instagram to stay up-to-date on their latest locations, or check their website to book a class.

Crunch Fitness will be opening in Broward County by late 2023 or early 2024 at 9919 W. Oakland Park Blvd in Sunrise.

Founded in 1989, Old Chelsea Station, New York-based Crunch Fitness has more than 400 locations throughout the United States, including nine in South Florida, as well as Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Portugal, and Spain. In addition to Sunrise, another location is slated to open in Lake Worth at 4651 Hypoluxo Road, according to Crunch Fitness' website.

For more information, check out the club page on the Crunch Fitness website.

The Pickleball House is coming to Miami on Friday, May 5 at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami. This one-day, exclusive pop-up pickleball event and networking experience will have a curated, open play for all levels, a competitive amateur tournament, and pop-up activations.

“I’m stoked to introduce The Pickleball House to Miami as our second event and create an epic pickleball experience where athletes, creatives and business professionals can enjoy the sport and network all under one roof,” said Drew Danzeisen, CEO and Founder of The Pickleball House. “On the 19th floor at this premium venue, in a city like Miami, we’re bringing the sport to new heights and I’m confident TPH will offer a one-of-a-kind sporting networking experience all while supporting two incredible organizations giving back to youth sports and raising awareness for protecting the environment.”

Recognizing a niche in the rapidly growing sport of pickleball, The Pickleball House was founded not only to host a unique networking sporting event but to launch a platform that has a significant local impact. The event has partnered with two organizations, Udonis Haslem's UD Foundation and Clean Miami Beach.

The UD Foundation, empowers youth through sports with a focus on mental health and will be co-hosting a pickleball youth clinic on May 6 at a local park, with two donated Pickleroll court surfaces from The Pickleball House. Additionally, Clean Miami Beach focuses efforts on raising awareness for eliminating single-use plastics and protecting Miami’s beaches. Clean Miami Beach will benefit from Alto Rideshare rides throughout the race weekend.

The Pickleball House’s Miami pop-up event will take place on the 19th floor of the JW Marriott Marquis Miami and feature three courts of pickleball play along with a dedicated networking lounge featuring a golf simulator, mini bowling lane, billiards, and sponsored activations.

For more information, ways to attend, or get involved, visit www.ThePickleballHouse.com or follow along on Instagram @ThePickleballHouse_.

‍National Cycling League (NCL), the first-ever professional cycling league, which is also majority-minority and women-owned is set to officially launch the National Cycling League (NCL) Inaugural Miami Beach Invitational Cycling Race. Teams will compete for over $1M in a four-race series on iconic city streets nationwide kicking off with its inaugural race in Miami Beach.

NCL’s mission is to re-image cycling and turn it into a world-class spectator sport; one filled with nonstop action that is easy to watch and has mixed-gender teams where men and women contribute equally to the scoreboard.

The NCL Cup is a series of 4 criterium races on the country’s most iconic streets of the most classical cities. Miami Beach is first, followed by Atlanta, Denver, and Washington D.C. where teams will compete for a series prize of over $1 million.

A full day of fun for the entire family, Miami visitors, and locals can watch the race from the exclusive hospitality area VIP seats, or for free at one of Ocean Drive’s famed cafes. The community is encouraged to participate in charity group rides, kids’ races, and volunteer opportunities – and enjoy food served by Smorgasburg Miami - 13th Street and Ocean Drive at Lummus Park in the FanFest expo.

For more information, visit NCLRacing.com and follow the National Cycling League (NCL) on Instagram.

Miami is the second healthiest city in America! Mindbody announced the ranking of the Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America as part of the 2023 Mindbody Wellness Index. For the first time ever, San Francisco was ranked as the Healthiest City in America, knocking out Miami as the three-time winner.

To calculate this annual ranking, Mindbody surveyed over 17,000 adults in the 50 most populated US cities and ranked those cities from healthiest to least through a proprietary scoring algorithm. The rankings are based on a variety of factors, including how much residents exercise, how stressed they feel, the amount of rest they get, how many of them smoke, and how much alcohol they consume. We also look at how close they are to friends and family and whether they feel spiritually fulfilled.

"Each year it's so exciting to see what cities will make the top ten list, giving us an idea on just how residents prioritized their wellness. As the definition of wellness continues to evolve, the annual ranking of the Healthiest Cities in America look at various consumer health metrics that contribute to overall wellness." said Fritz Lanman, CEO of Mindbody. "After a few challenging years for the industry, it's especially exciting to see new cities enter the top ten, while seeing San Francisco jump to the top for the first year ever, showing us wellness is on the rise everywhere."

While Miami may not be at the top of the list this year, it's still at the top of its wellness game. The Magic City has the highest number of residents who exercise 90 minutes or more per week, with most of that time spent pumping iron. How do we know? The most popular workout in Miami is strength training. Residents also take relationships and spirituality seriously—Miami has the 4th highest number of residents who feel spiritually fulfilled and nearly 70% say they feel close to friends and family.

2023 Mindbody Wellness Index Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America:

1. San Francisco, CA
2. Miami, FL
3. San Diego, CA
4. Atlanta, GA
5. Chicago, IL
6. Alburquerque, NM
7. Los Angeles, CA
8. New York, NY
9. Oakland, CA
10. Tampa, FL

Check out the full list here.

The Yoga Expo, North America’s largest yoga conference and trade show, will return to the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Dubbed a “celebration of consciousness,” The Yoga Expo aims to elevate communities across the U.S. with a focus on informing, nourishing and empowering people to make healthier lifestyle choices for the mind, body, and spirit.

The Yoga Expo will include several spacious yoga and meditation rooms featuring dozens of styles of yoga classes, keynote speakers and workshops for all levels and ages. The expo will also include a highly curated exhibition marketplace with over 100 local, national and international brands highlighting the business of yoga and destination retreats, holistic health and wellness, wholesome food, entrepreneurship, wealth creation, art, culture, music and dance; a VIP lounge; and a networking area.

New this year, attendees can also partake in TEDx-style lectures, panel discussions and real-talk open forums dedicated to professional development and the business of yoga, holistic living, innovation, and progressive science for the awakening of human potential. Confirmed panel speakers include Sarah Platt-Finger, director of yoga at Chopra Global and co-founder of ISHTA Yoga.

“My goal is to bring together the South Florida community to experience the healing power of yoga and how to apply it to their lives beyond the mat,” says Arianne Traverso, The Yoga Expo CEO and a wellness leader and yoga instructor who has facilitated worldwide training and retreats for nearly two decades. “Through this expo we hope to make mindful living an attainable goal for everyone and an unforgettable event that will include everything from meditation lounge chairs to guided yoga sessions to expert wellness panels.”

The Yoga Expo is open to all levels, from beginners to seasoned yogis. It provides a learning experience for those that want to know more about what yoga entails and is meant to celebrate making yoga accessible to everyone by bringing all different yoga styles together under one roof.

For more information, visit TheYogaExpo.org or contact Sandra directly at Sandra@theyogaexpo.co. You can also follow The Yoga Expo on Instagram at @yogaexpoworld and Facebook, Twitter and TikTok @TheYogaExpo for updates.

YouFit Gyms is bringing the FUN back to fitness! Starting January 1, 2023, the fitness chain is adding new programming designed to make fitness fun, engaging, entertaining, and results-driven.

“Quiet quitting has led to the lowest engagement rate in the workforce in a decade. Hustle culture has been canceled and people are simply burnt out,” says Allison Rand, Vice President of Marketing of YouFit Gyms. “In response to this cultural mindset we want to start a fitness movement that shifts away from overworking and brings the fun back to fitness,” Rand continued.

In addition to Free-Friend Fridays, where members can bring a friend with them on Fridays because working out with a friend is always more fun, YouFit’s fun new programming includes:

• ‍Playground Fit – Bring your inner child to life with this total-body workout that combines simple exercises and your favorite childhood games and activities. Your coach will guide you through a series of upper and lower body exercises in timed intervals, and other activities that will surely bring energy, fun, laughter, and excitement to any workout routine.
• ‍Glow in the Dark – Get your glow (and sweat) on in Zumba and cycle classes with black light and complimentary glow-in-the-dark accessories that can be worn to make classes feel more like a party than a workout.
• ‍HIIT+ with DJs – YouFit’s small group personal training style classes get even more amped thanks to DJs.
• ‍Yoga with live music – Flow to the beat and get lost in the live music during yoga classes.
• ‍Pickleball – Grab a paddle and play indoor Pickleball available at 28 locations.
• ‍DJ Zumba Pop-Ups – Each week YouFit will host Zumba classes with DJs in Miami.
• ‍Find Your Fun – To help identify the types of classes and workouts that are best suited to help members reach their goals, those who take the YouFit Find Your Fun survey, will receive one complimentary personal training session.

For more information, or to find a YouFit Gyms location near you, visit youfit.com. Follow YouFit Gyms on social media at @YouFitGyms.

The Underline, a 10-mile linear park, urban trail, and outdoor art and performance space under the elevated Metrorail line, is about to enter its final stretch in Miami. With a second, 2.14-mile phase well under construction and progressing fitfully to a mid-2023 completion date, Miami-Dade County public works planners and their partners at the nonprofits Friends of the Underline and the Underline Conservancy are simultaneously fast-tracking planning and design for the linear park’s last and longest section.

Last week, the county and Underline staff and volunteers launched a series of meetings to gather public input for the project’s third and final phase, a 7.36-mile segment running from the edge of Miami’s Coconut Grove to the Metrorail terminus at Dadeland South. The segment runs through three municipalities — Miami, Coral Gables and South Miami — as well as unincorporated county territory and five Metrorail stations. The path will also go over at least three canals and waterways, at least one of which — the Coral Gables waterway — will require construction of a new footbridge.

On the wish list during Thursday’s meeting, among other requests: a skate park, tables for chess and courts for bocce bowling, and pickleball. Planners noted that wide spaces along the Underline pathway near Downtown Dadeland would provide ample space for sports and recreational facilities. A second in-person meeting was held Saturday morning at the Coral Gables Museum, with a third, online-only gathering set for Monday evening.

Next year will see more public meetings as planners and landscape architects unveil their designs and proposals for more than a dozen recreational “living spaces” or amenities along the final segment’s length, while laying out a precise construction schedule. The project’s managers say they have compressed seven segments of the planned trail and park into a single final phase to meet an end-of-2025 deadline for completion of the full Underline under the terms of a $22 million federal grant.

“This is a very accelerated schedule,” said Irene Hegedus, the Underline project manager at Miami-Dade’s department of transportation and public works, which is overseeing its design and construction. There’s some good news for those impatiently awaiting the debut of that last stretch: Rather than wait for the full phase three to be finished before inaugurating the new trails and features, the county plans to open each discrete section for public use as it’s finished.

Under a preliminary plan designed to speed completion while minimizing closures of streets and the existing, bare-bones M-Path, work will proceed from Dadeland South northward, and southward from the end of the currently under-construction phase two at Southwest 19th Avenue.

“We want to make sure we provide diverse activities for everyone,” said Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado, whose district includes a portion of the Underline, at Thursday’s well-attended meeting at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Added Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, whose district also encompasses sections of the park: “We actually try to build what you want. We take your input seriously.”

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Read the entire story by Andres Viglucci in The Miami Herald here.

ClassPass analyzed thousands of reservations made on their platform over the past year to create the 2022 ClassPass & Mindbody Look Back Report. Here are some of the trends they found around fitness and wellness.

Fastest growing workouts

Sculpt classes – often a subset of Pilates, yoga and strength training — were the fastest growing workout of 2022 with a 471% increase in bookings from January to October. Acro Yoga also saw growth, with reservations increasing 200% in 2022. So, if you’re looking to improve your flexibility and try your hand at acrobatics, might be a good time to give it a go.

Most popular workouts

Strength training continues to be the most popular workout of 2022 for the second year in a row. Not only did it hold the top spot year-over-year but people also actually attended strength training classes more often in 2022 than 2021 —there was a 94% increase in reservations from 2021 to 2022.  

As exercising expands beyond just breaking a sweat, for the first time ever, stretching also made the top 10 fitness reservations list. Whether it’s recovery, preventative, or a low impact way to get your blood flowing, it’s important to incorporate stretching into your routine.  

And if you are a newbie, you are most likely to be found on a bike. The most popular first class on ClassPass is a cycling class.

Most popular day to workout

You are most likely to see a packed class on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. — the most popular time and day to workout. Classes that are 60 minutes are most likely to book out, and the 60-minute slot is the most-popular class length.

Most popular month to workout

While it may seem that January is a popular time to get back into a fitness routine, the most popular months to workout were actually August and September. This proved “back to school” season is also “back to the gym” season.

Read more in the full report here.

BOXR Gym announced this week that they are merging with CrossFit Downtown Miami. BOXR just opened in its new 30,000 square foot facility earlier this year across the street from CrossFit Downtown Miami.

Mateo Attalla, founder of BOXR, said via Instagram, "We are so excited on this merger and looking forward to putting @crossfitdowntownmiami on the map as the #1 CrossFit gym in the world!"

As part of the merger, CrossFit Downtown Miami is closed for renovations in the coming weeks. BOXR added CrossFit classes to its schedule and displaced gym members are invited to use BOXR as their new home.

BOXR is a lifestyle gym with a variety of group classes, body building equipment, a stretching room, and a basketball court in addition to a boxing area and MMA cage.

To learn more about the merger and the renovations, follow BOXR and CrossFit Downtown Miami on Instagram.

Professional volleyball players and Olympic gold medalists will take part in a Miami Beach demonstration event this Thursday,  November 17 ahead of the King of the Court beach volleyball tournament planned for March 2023 as part of Miami Beach Live. Catch the action at Lummus Park between noon and 2 pm.

“Our local volleyball community is excited at the prospect of seeing internationally recognized beach volleyball players bringing their talents to Miami Beach,” City Manager Alina T. Hudak said. “This will be an amazing event for Ocean Drive and a rare opportunity to see some of the most skilled athletes in the world.”

The free warmup event will feature Olympic gold medalists Julius Brink and Rich Lambourne, international referee John King and professional volleyball player Dave Palms all taking place at the volleyball courts in Lummus Park between 7 and 8 streets off Ocean Drive.

“I am super excited to see a King of the Court event in Miami Beach, probably one of the most iconic beaches in this world,” said Brink, a 2012 Olympic volleyball star from the London games. “The lifestyle and the atmosphere fits perfect to King of the Court which brings entertainment, high-class sport and joy to the people in Florida.

King of the Court Volleyball events have been held in Hamburg, Germany; Utrecht, Netherlands; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Doha, Qatar. While a few test events have been held in the United States, Miami Beach will host the debut U.S. tournament in a pop-up stadium on the beach in Lummus Park between March 9-12, 2023 as part of Miami Beach Live!

“I am excited to see King of the Court coming to the United States. The Netherlands is known to be innovative, and King of the Court perfectly illustrates how we continue to reinvent sports,” added Miami Consul General Ruth Emmerink of the Netherlands, where King of the Court Volleyball is based. “I can’t think of a better place to launch next than a sports-focused state like Florida, and in particular, Miami Beach.”