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| New York Today: Workout Tips From Top Trainers | |
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| Updated, 11:06 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this wonky Wednesday. | Good morning on this wonky Wednesday. |
| An early spring means early thoughts of getting into shape — but this recent wet weather has left us feeling meh. | An early spring means early thoughts of getting into shape — but this recent wet weather has left us feeling meh. |
| In search of motivation, we reached out to ClassPass, a subscription service that offers access to gyms and studios across the city. | In search of motivation, we reached out to ClassPass, a subscription service that offers access to gyms and studios across the city. |
| The company recently surveyed members to ask which of New York’s fitness instructors were the most motivating, or had made a difference in members’ lives. ClassPass shared the results with us. | The company recently surveyed members to ask which of New York’s fitness instructors were the most motivating, or had made a difference in members’ lives. ClassPass shared the results with us. |
| We took classes taught by some of the most popular trainers and asked them for advice on getting the most out of our workouts. | We took classes taught by some of the most popular trainers and asked them for advice on getting the most out of our workouts. |
| Alistair Williams, 31, Broadway Bodies | Alistair Williams, 31, Broadway Bodies |
| What’s the secret to enjoying a workout? Humor, Mr. Williams said. He led a “shame-free” class that he choreographed to Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” while dressed in a black leotard stuffed to make him look as if he were pregnant (with twins, obviously). “When I’m the most eccentric person in the room, it makes everyone else comfortable and allows them to unleash their own idea of who they want to be as well.” | What’s the secret to enjoying a workout? Humor, Mr. Williams said. He led a “shame-free” class that he choreographed to Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” while dressed in a black leotard stuffed to make him look as if he were pregnant (with twins, obviously). “When I’m the most eccentric person in the room, it makes everyone else comfortable and allows them to unleash their own idea of who they want to be as well.” |
| Tomás Rodgers, 28, Kore | Tomás Rodgers, 28, Kore |
| How can I push myself further? Well, students at Mr. Rodgers’s high-intensity interval training class told us they kept coming back for his well-timed workout mixes. “Music is so key,” he said, “a good beat holds people accountable. It tells them exactly when to throw that jab or nail that squat.” (Here’s what he’s working out to this week.) | How can I push myself further? Well, students at Mr. Rodgers’s high-intensity interval training class told us they kept coming back for his well-timed workout mixes. “Music is so key,” he said, “a good beat holds people accountable. It tells them exactly when to throw that jab or nail that squat.” (Here’s what he’s working out to this week.) |
| Juan Hidalgo, 44, NYSC Lab | Juan Hidalgo, 44, NYSC Lab |
| What if working out bores me? With all the different, and sometimes odd, classes in the city, try something new like boxing or a high intensity workout, Mr. Hidalgo said. “Working out is suffering,” he said, “but a good instructor will make fitness fun.” | What if working out bores me? With all the different, and sometimes odd, classes in the city, try something new like boxing or a high intensity workout, Mr. Hidalgo said. “Working out is suffering,” he said, “but a good instructor will make fitness fun.” |
| Michele Gordon, 27, Cardio Sweat Party | Michele Gordon, 27, Cardio Sweat Party |
| So what should I look for in an instructor? “Someone who’s real and who feels genuine to you,” said Ms. Gordon, dubbed Miss Motivational by her colleagues. “I care about the people in my class and talk to them about their jobs, their girlfriends or boyfriends, and their lives,” she said. “I help remind them why they came to class.” | So what should I look for in an instructor? “Someone who’s real and who feels genuine to you,” said Ms. Gordon, dubbed Miss Motivational by her colleagues. “I care about the people in my class and talk to them about their jobs, their girlfriends or boyfriends, and their lives,” she said. “I help remind them why they came to class.” |
| Alex Toussaint, 24, Peloton | Alex Toussaint, 24, Peloton |
| What should I know as a beginner? “Change is not going to come in one day,” said Mr. Toussaint, whose cycling workouts are shown across the country. When you hit your limit, he said, “believe in your instructor and trust the process.” | What should I know as a beginner? “Change is not going to come in one day,” said Mr. Toussaint, whose cycling workouts are shown across the country. When you hit your limit, he said, “believe in your instructor and trust the process.” |
| Emily Burkhardt, 27, Flywheel | Emily Burkhardt, 27, Flywheel |
| Why should I work with a trainer? They can be great role models, Ms. Burkhardt said. Fair enough: Even early on a Sunday morning, she was peppy but unrelenting in a cycling class: “My job is to infuse my positivity and energy to help others find and live their max joy. How great is that?” | Why should I work with a trainer? They can be great role models, Ms. Burkhardt said. Fair enough: Even early on a Sunday morning, she was peppy but unrelenting in a cycling class: “My job is to infuse my positivity and energy to help others find and live their max joy. How great is that?” |
| Do you have a favorite fitness instructor who motivates you? Let us know how in the comments. | Do you have a favorite fitness instructor who motivates you? Let us know how in the comments. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| It should eventually shape up to be a wonderful day to exercise — and to do so outside. | It should eventually shape up to be a wonderful day to exercise — and to do so outside. |
| While you might run (pun intended) into some drizzle on your early commute, the morning clouds should make way for sunshine and a high near 60 by the afternoon. | While you might run (pun intended) into some drizzle on your early commute, the morning clouds should make way for sunshine and a high near 60 by the afternoon. |
| So who’s ready to break an early spring sweat? Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose. (Thank you, Coach Taylor.) | So who’s ready to break an early spring sweat? Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose. (Thank you, Coach Taylor.) |
| • Fearing they may be separated by deportation, undocumented-immigrant parents are rushing to get copies of birth certificates for their American-born children. [New York Times] | • Fearing they may be separated by deportation, undocumented-immigrant parents are rushing to get copies of birth certificates for their American-born children. [New York Times] |
| • After a New Jersey teenager went missing, two of her close friends — both active members of the search party — were accused in her murder. [New York Times] | • After a New Jersey teenager went missing, two of her close friends — both active members of the search party — were accused in her murder. [New York Times] |
| • Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who in the past have found little on which to agree, stand united during a wave of anti-Semitic threats. [New York Times] | • Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who in the past have found little on which to agree, stand united during a wave of anti-Semitic threats. [New York Times] |
| • In honor of International Women’s Day, there will be A Day Without a Woman strike today, organized by those who planned the Women’s March on Washington. [Gothamist] | • In honor of International Women’s Day, there will be A Day Without a Woman strike today, organized by those who planned the Women’s March on Washington. [Gothamist] |
| • … And just in time for the observance, a “Fearless Girl” statue is now staring down the “Charging Bull” sculpture on Wall Street. [DNAinfo] | • … And just in time for the observance, a “Fearless Girl” statue is now staring down the “Charging Bull” sculpture on Wall Street. [DNAinfo] |
| • Educators are preparing for immigration agents at schools, especially in districts with large numbers of immigrants, some of whom are undocumented. [New York Times] | • Educators are preparing for immigration agents at schools, especially in districts with large numbers of immigrants, some of whom are undocumented. [New York Times] |
| • The Fire Department is using a drone to help fight blazes. [Gothamist] | • The Fire Department is using a drone to help fight blazes. [Gothamist] |
| • A three-month-old boy in foster care in Queens has been found dead. [DNAinfo] | • A three-month-old boy in foster care in Queens has been found dead. [DNAinfo] |
| • A “colossal ball of nothing” with “absolutely no point whatsoever” — how the city spent years paying $300 an hour to look for $5,000. [New York Times] | • A “colossal ball of nothing” with “absolutely no point whatsoever” — how the city spent years paying $300 an hour to look for $5,000. [New York Times] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “The Social Habits of Buses” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “The Social Habits of Buses” |
| • Scoreboard: Blue Jackets dress down Devils, 2-0. Rangers tame Panthers, 5-2. Islanders grease Oilers, 4-1. | • Scoreboard: Blue Jackets dress down Devils, 2-0. Rangers tame Panthers, 5-2. Islanders grease Oilers, 4-1. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Wednesday Briefing. |
| • Mr. de Blasio visits the Brooklyn Navy Yard to speak about the coming start of the Citywide Ferry Service. 11 a.m. | • Mr. de Blasio visits the Brooklyn Navy Yard to speak about the coming start of the Citywide Ferry Service. 11 a.m. |
| • An exhibition of work by the photographer Robin Schwartz, documenting the relationship between primates and humans, at the Alice Austen House on Staten Island. 11 a.m. [$3 suggested donation] | • An exhibition of work by the photographer Robin Schwartz, documenting the relationship between primates and humans, at the Alice Austen House on Staten Island. 11 a.m. [$3 suggested donation] |
| • Fitness classes and a self-defense demonstration at Recreation Center 54 in Midtown Manhattan. 5:30 p.m. [Free] | • Fitness classes and a self-defense demonstration at Recreation Center 54 in Midtown Manhattan. 5:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • In celebration of International Women’s Day, four female business leaders discuss gender equality, at General Assembly in Midtown Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • In celebration of International Women’s Day, four female business leaders discuss gender equality, at General Assembly in Midtown Manhattan. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • A screening of two HBO documentaries on climate change and the refugee crisis, followed by a talk, at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side. 7:30 p.m. [Free] | • A screening of two HBO documentaries on climate change and the refugee crisis, followed by a talk, at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side. 7:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • An all-female comedy show, “Drop the Mike,” at Sycamore in Flatbush, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Free] | • An all-female comedy show, “Drop the Mike,” at Sycamore in Flatbush, Brooklyn. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • Nets at Hawks, 7:30 p.m. (YES). Knicks at Bucks, 8 p.m. (MSG). | • Nets at Hawks, 7:30 p.m. (YES). Knicks at Bucks, 8 p.m. (MSG). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until March 12. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until March 12. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden made us wonder: How is it that the garden can keep hundreds of orchids flourishing in inhospitable New York and we can’t even keep one alive on our desk? | The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden made us wonder: How is it that the garden can keep hundreds of orchids flourishing in inhospitable New York and we can’t even keep one alive on our desk? |
| We asked Marc Hachadourian, the director of the Nolen Greenhouses and curator of the orchid collection at the botanical garden, for advice on caring for a common potted moth orchid. | We asked Marc Hachadourian, the director of the Nolen Greenhouses and curator of the orchid collection at the botanical garden, for advice on caring for a common potted moth orchid. |
| His tips: | His tips: |
| • Avoid direct sunlight. To test whether your light is indirect enough, place your hand about six inches above the petals. Your shadow on the plant should be fuzzy, not sharp. | • Avoid direct sunlight. To test whether your light is indirect enough, place your hand about six inches above the petals. Your shadow on the plant should be fuzzy, not sharp. |
| • Keep the plant in an area with a temperature between 55 and 85 degrees. | • Keep the plant in an area with a temperature between 55 and 85 degrees. |
| • Rinse the flower. These orchids grow on the branches of trees, so try to mimic these conditions when watering. Bring the flower to the sink and run warm water over it until the water flows out of the pot. Let the plant become almost dry before watering it again. | • Rinse the flower. These orchids grow on the branches of trees, so try to mimic these conditions when watering. Bring the flower to the sink and run warm water over it until the water flows out of the pot. Let the plant become almost dry before watering it again. |
| • And don’t give up. “When the flowers die off people think they’ve killed it,” said Mr. Hachadourian, who added that the plants can flower once a year if cared for properly. | • And don’t give up. “When the flowers die off people think they’ve killed it,” said Mr. Hachadourian, who added that the plants can flower once a year if cared for properly. |
| For more tips, you can call the Plant Information Department at the botanical garden. The American Orchid Society also offers information on orchid care. | For more tips, you can call the Plant Information Department at the botanical garden. The American Orchid Society also offers information on orchid care. |
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