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A temple of well-being featuring world-class personal trainers, Group Fitness classes, spas and more. More than just an hour of the day, it's a second space. A magnetic destination for members to pursue their goals and build a community. E by Equinox.
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The classes at are limited to roughly 30 participants and led by fun and motivating coaches, including two dancers from the, each with their own style, sporting passions, and musical tastes. There are classes every day of the week, some as early as 7:45am and as late as 8:45pm, and an English-language session is held at 11:00am on Sunday mornings.
Reservations are made on the website and there’s no obligation to subscribe. Shower and changing facilities are provided as well as fruit, water, and bath and body products.
All that’s needed are your kit and a desire to get fit. As well as a subscription-free system and the ability to choose courses, classes, and even bikes online, wanted to offer their riders a unique architect-designed space that reflects the trendy surroundings in the 11th arrondissement, and includes a specialized lighting system. In one 45-minute session, which works the upper body through dances, pumps, and weights, and the lower body for power and speed, you can expect to burn up to 700 calories and leave feeling uplifted. You can also check out the coaches’ recent track listings on the website to find out which of them shares your musical taste.
Is the chicest boxing gym you’re likely to find anywhere in the world. Located just a stone’s throw from the Palais Royal, it provides members with three distinct workout spaces: in the arsenal, they work on their speed, agility, and power and use punching bags to improve their technique; in the bag room, they do strengthening work and cardio; and, finally, they put into practice what they’ve learned in the ring. Temple offers training in four types of boxing: English, French, Thai and kickboxing—members can take group lessons of up to eight participants, or practice alone. Brought hard-core boot-camp-style workouts to Paris. You can find its blacked-out gym in a converted coal depot off the avenue Marceau in the 8th arrondissement, where intensive 45- to 60-minute sessions using weights, running machines, and ropes will see you burning through up to 1,000 calories. Class sizes are limited to just 10 participants, so the coaches can give a lot of targeted advice and support (in English and French). This place isn’t for the fainthearted but those who are serious about fitness and all-out exertion will love it.
The CrossFit craze that has taken the US and UK by storm is finally making its mark on France, with its unique mix of body conditioning, cardio, weightlifting, and camaraderie. Is the standout studio in Paris, combining the sport’s trademark workouts with obstacle race course (ORC) boot camps, yoga classes, and group runs of no more than 16 people.
As well as a goal-oriented method for getting fit fast, it’s a brilliant way to make lasting friendships, not an easy thing to come by in a big city like Paris. The original hot yoga, Bikram involves performing 26 postures and two breathing exercises over a 90-minute session in a room heated to 40°C (104°F).
Under the attentive eyes of ’ expert trainers, you’ll feel the psychical and psychological benefits from the first session. For English-only speakers, there is a daily session at 11am in the and another at 4pm at the Grands Boulevards studio. Wear light clothing (shorts and a sports bra for women will suffice), bring a towel, and hydrate well before the session (you’ll sweat more than you’ve ever done in your life, guaranteed). Held in a luminous mirrored room at the Elephant Paname dance school, the workout combines ballet, yoga, and cardio training to help you sculpt, tone, and refine your body and improve your overall sense of well-being. The 60-minute classes are led by fun, friendly instructors and require no prior dance experience.
Instead, they involve interval training, exercises at the ballet barre, with a ball, or on a mat, cardio vascular movements to burn fat, and stretching for muscle elongation. Classes are in English or French and can be in groups of up to 25, with four friends, or private. The club occupies an impressive 2,000m² building (21,500 ft.²) in the Montorgueil district, a converted 19th-century factory with all the woodwork and exposed metal girders you could hope for. Designed with a in mind, the gym comprises a lobby, bar lounge, spa (offering tailor-made treatments), snow boxes, hammam, massage rooms, business center, and swimming pool. Members also have access to, of course, a top-of-the-range workout suite and unlimited towels. The gym’s team of experienced coaches are also on hand to provide one-to-one training.
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