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  • Mind + Body

    Jun 01, 2012

    Meet Yoga Six

    At the soon-toopen Yoga Six, the name speaks volumes about the philosophy and approach the new studio plans to bring to St. Louis yogis. Hailing from California, the studio is set to open in June in South City with a chic space and healthy menu of... more

  • Fitness

    Jun 01, 2012

    Biking the Greenway

    Great Rivers Greenway is forging ahead in the development of a system of more than 1,000 miles of high-quality greenways, parks and trails across the St. Louis region. The organization completed The Gateway Bike Plan last year, an... more

  • The Hot List: Health & Beauty

    Mind + Body

    Jun 01, 2012

    The Hot List: Health & Beauty

    See the full Hot List feature in the June issue of ALIVE, or in the digital edition.

    Best New Workout Class: The Dailey Method

    If attaining a long, lean dancer&r... more

  • New Heights

    Fitness

    May 01, 2012

    New Heights

    St. Louis' latest and greatest rock climbing gym opened in late March in Lafayette Square's Historic City Hospital Power Plant, part of an $8 million renovation. With 10,000 square feet of climbing terrain, the new gym will allow climbers to sc... more

  • MO PRO Shifts into High Gear

    Fitness

    May 01, 2012

    MO PRO Shifts into High Gear

    Get ready for the Missouri Professional Cycling Series, a three-day competitive cycling extravaganza across three STL neighborhoods, starting Friday, May 11.

    The LOOP de LOOP Grand Prix kicks off the race ... more

  • MO PRO Shifts into High Gear

    Health

    May 01, 2012

    MO PRO Shifts into High Gear

    Get ready for the Missouri Professional Cycling Series, a three-day competitive cycling extravaganza across three STL neighborhoods, starting Friday, May 11.

    The LOOP de LOOP Grand Prix kicks off the race ... more

  • MO PRO Shifts into High Gear

    Mind + Body

    May 01, 2012

    MO PRO Shifts into High Gear

    Get ready for the Missouri Professional Cycling Series, a three-day competitive cycling extravaganza across three STL neighborhoods, starting Friday, May 11.

    The LOOP de LOOP Grand Prix kicks off the race ... more

  • Fitness

    Apr 01, 2012

    Soak Up the Sun

    What better way to embrace the spring than taking your workout out of the gym and into the sun? With the help of these local organizations, you can run for fun, climb or row your way into shape this spring, all while working on your tan.

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  • Fitness

    Apr 01, 2012

    Gym Class

    Tone Athletic Performance and Professional Fitness in Brentwood takes a holistic approach to fitness, specializing in corrective exercise and helping clients achieve peak athletic performance. Owner Jacque Albus is a practitioner ... more

  • High Class Fitness

    Fitness

    Feb 22, 2012

    High Class Fitness

    Nothing about Red Fitness Lounge screams "gym." Deep-red walls, black crystal chandeliers and glass-topped cocktail tables fitted with martini-glass candles make this newly opened Clayton fitness center feel more like a highbrow nightlif... more

  • A Method For Success

    Fitness

    Jan 25, 2012

    A Method For Success

    A full-body workout that burns
    serious calories without having to kill
    yourself...sounds too good to be true,
    right? Wrong. Not when you take one of
    the classes at The Dailey Method, a new
    St. Louis fitness ... more

  • Get Involved: From the Heart

    Health

    Jan 25, 2012

    Get Involved: From the Heart

    It can be easy to forget about our  hearts. The vital organ that powers our very existence is often abused, pushed aside and forgotten, especially amongst the surge of other causes  grappling for our attention: breast cancer, multiple sc... more

  • Stress Less

    Mind + Body

    Dec 28, 2011

    Stress Less

    Most people would agree that managing stress is an ongoing battle. Whether it's the day-to-day grind, an emotionally charged situation or anxiety about work, it can seem as if we never get relief from stress and tension. This New Year, resolve to ... more

  • A Walk to Remember

    Fitness

    Dec 28, 2011

    A Walk to Remember

    Model: Elizabeth Klinge for Mother Model Management, mothermodelmanagement.com

    Makeup and Hair: Lisa Kalz, lisakalz.com

    Shot at the historic Maple Leaf Cottage Inn, Elsah, IL, mapleleafcottages.com

    The Princess Brid... more

  • Beat the Holiday Bloat

    Mind + Body

    Nov 28, 2011

    Beat the Holiday Bloat


    ’Tis the season for merry feasts, foodladen festivities and...forgetting your fitness and diet plans. But, out smarting these yuletide temptations is easy if you take a proactive approach—starting now. From easy exercise strategies to keeping cal... more

  • Real Men Go Green

    Health

    Oct 26, 2011

    Real Men Go Green


    Given the prominence of “green” today in everything from lifestyle choices to political debates, I generally get warm reactions to the work I do when meeting new people. Sure, some disagree with the economic and political underpin... more

  • Fitness

    Oct 26, 2011

    "I Am Ironman"


    Dale Cira is 53 years old, and yet he’s in better shape now than when he was 20. The secret to his success: 14 years of triathlons. Circa has always been into cycling, but when a friend challenged him to a duathlon in ’95, he g... more

  • Get Involved: ’Stache Attack

    Health

    Oct 26, 2011

    Get Involved: ’Stache Attack


    Ron Burgundy, Magnum PI and Borat are among the few and the proud who rock the moustache year round. Now you can man up and join thousands like them to promote men’s health awareness this “Movember.”

    more

  • Get Involved: Run For Roses

    Health

    Aug 24, 2011

    Get Involved: Run For Roses

    Everyone has someone they would do anything for—even run to the end of the world and back if they could. For Colleen Caul, that person is her little sister, Katie Caul, who was diagnosed at age 21/2 with Cystic Fibrosis. They began running t... more

  • Self: From Desk to Dawn

    Mind + Body

    Jul 27, 2011

    Self: From Desk to Dawn

    Whether it's a case of the Mondays or the four-o'clock drag, we've all felt the weariness of the work day weigh down before. It's hard to focus when your stomach is grumbling or your back aches from hunching over a computer all day. We talked with... more

  • Column: Creating Work That Matters

    Mind + Body

    Jul 27, 2011

    Column: Creating Work That Matters

    It’s estimated that the average person will spend more than 60 percent of his or her life doing work-related activities, so why spend that time in a career that doesn’t fit? Wouldn’t it make sense to find a meaningful career you ... more

  • STL Now: Ride it Out

    Fitness

    Jun 30, 2011

    STL Now: Ride it Out

    If you’ve been thinking about joining the rising number of St. Louisans converting to a two-wheel commute, the Downtown Bicycle Station might be just what you’ve been waiting for. The station, a project of The City of St. Louis, with h... more

  • Self: High Impact

    Fitness

    Jun 30, 2011

    Self: High Impact

    Your workout regimen won’t be the only thing getting a boost when you jump into the latest innovations in fitness gear—your style will, too, thanks to the neon inspired get-up-and- move items popping up in fitness shops around town. A ... more

  • Beauty: Saving Face

    Health

    Jun 30, 2011

    Beauty: Saving Face

    With thousands of skincare products that promise to lift, plump, firm, diminish, enhance, smooth, tone and everything in between, it can be intimidating to know which is right for your skin. And because our skin and its needs change as we age, it ... more

  • Self: The New Workout Plan

    Mind + Body

    Jun 30, 2011

    Self: The New Workout Plan

    Be Hard Core Jennifer Aniston and other toned-up female celebs have proven that muscles aren’t just for men. But the look is not for the faint of heart. That all-over tone and definition only comes from being hard core &agra... more

  • Self: The New Workout Plan

    Fitness

    Jun 30, 2011

    Self: The New Workout Plan

    Be Hard Core Jennifer Aniston and other toned-up female celebs have proven that muscles aren’t just for men. But the look is not for the faint of heart. That all-over tone and definition only comes from being hard core &agra... more

  • 2011 Hot List: Self

    Mind + Body

    May 25, 2011

    2011 Hot List: Self