This class pairs a juicy flow practice with a series of restorative poses to nourish and renew you, body, mind and spirit. Expect to move and sweat with an alignment-based vinyasa flow series, then settle on to your mat for a deep, supportive sequence leading to a long savasana (final relaxation). Suitable for all levels, and a great complement to your weekly exercise routine!
MINT is invading the Sauf Haus Biergarten to provide a community yoga class
(free with code: MINTmember).
This event is open to all levels. All are welcome to enjoy this 50 minute Vinyasa Flow class with MINT instructor Ashley Binetti on the rooftop Sauf Haus Biergarten. Please bring positive energy, a yoga mat, a towel and wear appropriate fitness attire comfortable for Yoga practice. Sauf Haus is located near the Dupont Circle Metro (South Exit) at 1216 18th Street NW near the intersection of 18th St NW and Connecticut Ave NW.
Last Tuesday we officially opened the doors to our Manhattan Laundry studio. This studio will exclusively offer our expanded Power Playground classes: HIIT, Athlete, BURN, and TRX as well as MINT Fuze and MINT Cycle with Coach by Color technology! If you haven’t had a chance to swing by and take a class or see the space below is a peek inside!
Email Lizh@mintdc.com for a free class.
Meet Ashish Sinha, our Member of the Month! Get to know how MINT has helped him become more enthusiastic about becoming fit!
How has your experience been with MINT?
I have never been the person who was excited about fitness; I mean, who would choose the gym over working on your night cheese? Mint helps make going to the gym something to look forward to with everything from the small details like the minty water + towels to the incredible instructors and trainers. I appreciate that it is a non-judgmental space where you can relax as well as challenge yourself. While I still haven’t given up my Netflix marathons, I am grateful that Mint has helped provide the space for me to be enthusiastic about becoming fit.
Fitness goals and how you have started working your way towards them?
My 2017 resolution was to “try new things” and, at Mint, I decided it was time to finally explore the constellation of classes that were always being offered. I stumbled into Barre expecting to only take a few classes and, instead, it quickly became a fixture in my life. While definitely challenging, Mint’s Barre Instructor Team are wonderful in welcoming new people and making the classes fun too!
Through Barre, I have been able to find a fitness routine that finally worked for me and has enabled me to feel like I can take on even more at Mint and beyond. While I haven’t decided on a resolution for 2018, I am excited to be able to continue to explore with new classes being introduced and a new Studio at Mint.
Classes you like?
Barre and Yoga
With the start of 2018, I have been talking to many people who want to kick off the year right, by beginning to meet their fitness goals. Whether it is running the Rock and Roll Marathon this March or Cherry Blossom 10 miler this April, without fear of hurting their hip/ knee/foot again, or getting their back fixed so that they can FINALLY begin to lift weights like they did last Spring before their injury or achieving that optimal work out program that they just can’t seem to build-up to because of work stress/ holiday stress/ procrastination/ being plagued with minor injuries or LOSING WEIGHT by working out without hurting themselves– you name it.
As a physical therapist, my advice often is set three simple sub-goals to achieve your main goal and set a time frame within which to achieve them. Then for each goal, make a to-do-list. It may be – join a diet program, or sign up with a personal trainer, or contact a physical therapist and fix that injury to move forward with your fitness goals.
One of the hardest things that I find people have difficulty maintaining is “consistency” and the second is “patience”. If you are working towards your fitness goals consistently then rest assured, you WILL be patient with yourself and you WILL GET THERE.
If you are suffering from an injury or have minor knee or back or neck/shoulder pain and are unsure if you can move forward with your goals, then I strongly recommend you consult with a physical therapist to perform an injury/movement screen. The movement screen is used with recreational athletes or someone who is trying to add/ build up a new fitness routine to address mobility, stability, strength and overall endurance. It enables the physical therapist to identify areas of weakness and dysfunction (e.g. your hip muscles or core stability or lack of agility and ability to produce optimum power and speed for YOU). The movement screen also enables the physical therapist and you to devise a plan to get and stay fit and prevent recurring injuries that stall you from building and maintaining an OPTIMALLY FIT AND ACTIVE LIFETSYLE THROUGH OUT THE YEAR.
So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and set those goals! Hit the ground running! Before you know it, Spring will be here and you will be so happy to have gotten as far as you anticipated, because you were patient enough to maintain CONSISTENCY!
Trupti (Call – 202 670 8874 or Email: trupti@mmsspt.com)
