CorePower Yoga is an intense one-hour yoga class that not only focuses on becoming more mindful in your daily life, but it aims to strengthen your body with challenging movements that will make you stronger and more focused. Read more...

Pure Barre focuses on small movements that result in big changes–not only physically, but mentally. Their various techniques come in a range of class offerings that target strength, cardio, and flexibility for people of all levels, providing clients with self-focused time to transform the body and mind. Read more...

Wondering where the Victoria’s Secret Angels hit the gym? One word: DOGPOUND. Models, moguls, influencers and tastemakers in NYC swear by this personal training gym, where clients have the choice of joining in on a class, working out with a friend or partaking in one-on-one training. Everyone’s body is different, and DOGPOUND offers a fully personalized workout for your individual Read more...

Alternatively, you could stop by Habita, which is situated in the Polanco instalment of the notoriously cool and fabulously upmarket Habita Group hotel chain. The minimalist exterior, interior and architectural style of the hotel continues into the spa itself; long white walls, frosted glass and an overwhelming ambience of calm and tranquillity rule. Choose from facials, massages or exfoliating skin Read more...

This 220,000-square-foot angled glass and aluminum library is the definition of streamlined design. Plus it has vibrant ultra-modern furniture, illuminated by all the natural light that pours into the space. Read more...

For serious lifters and bodybuilders aiming to make serious “gains,” this gym, founded by female powerlifting champion Bev Francis, has been dubbed the “East Coast Mecca.” Established in 1986, the gym has been a go-to training facility for hardcore weight lifters for almost 30 years. Bev Francis prides itself on offering hassle-free, “no-hype” memberships for both short- and long-term trainees Read more...

Coffee shops made their debut in Japan during the late Meiji period of increased interaction with the West. But now their coffeehouses are coming back around to influence U.S. shops—witness the ubiquity of Japanese-style pour-overs and high-tech cold-brew systems imported by so many of the big-name coffee shops. Read more...

Their largely single-origin brews change seasonally depending on what’s coming in from the farms they work with in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Staff often spend their mornings surfing and mountain biking before rolling into Verve’s flagship café and roastery, an industrial space wrapped in reclaimed wood and aged metals. An in-house designer makes the packaging along with slick skate Read more...

In Jan. 2011, the board of Hamot Health Foundation, the hospital’s parent, voted to integrate into the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. As part of the deal, UPMC has agreed to give Hamot $300 million to support expansion and improvements of medical services. The hospital has 417 physicians on staff, 3,159 employees and 375 beds. In addition to other awards, Read more...

Don’t cringe when the bartenders at this dark, narrow hideout in Boston’s Fort Point hood ask for your “flavor profile.” They mean no harm. And, well, no one is better at nailing what you think you’ll like. We asked for something molasses-y. The gentleman made a 1919, a cocktail of Old Monk rum and Rittenhouse rye named after the historic Read more...