CITYist

Well, we’ve devoured the cookies we meticulously trimmed with frosting, we’ve eaten all of the candy canes off the tree, we’ve stuffed our faces with Hershey kisses from our stockings, and it’s all finally starting to show. But, why should we have to wait until New Years to start our resolutions to regain our figures? On November 1st, JetSet Pilates owner Tamara Galinksy opened the only studio on the East Coast with SPX Megaformer machines; and, for this, she transformed our indulgent holiday eating habits into flirtatiously fixable flaws in character.

With spa amenities, roof decks, and juice bars—gyms can be as elaborate (and expensive) as you want them to be. But if your idea of a daily work out is to get in, get your heart rate up, and get out, Blink Fitness could be the high-design, low-frills gym you’ve been waiting for.