CrossFit Advanced
Best CrossFit Training
Ever since the CrossFit craze caught on more than a decade ago, specialty gyms and training centers have been popping up all over the map. But there’s something different in the air at CrossFit Advanced in Forks Township, and that’s not necessarily a facility thing or an equipment thing—it’s a people thing. Jon Capobianco, who owns the gym with Jaime Zyskowski, explains it this way: “We are a huge family of people who are all into fitness for different reasons and we support and encourage each other in and out of the gym.” And if you’re intimidated by what you think you know about the rigors of CrossFit, Capobianco says, you might be surprised by how you feel after you get your workout in. “It’s everything you never knew you always wanted to do.”
3601 Sullivan Tr. | Easton | 610.829.107 | crossfitadvanced.com
YogaMos
Best Yoga Studio
Stephanie and Christopher MoDavis know a thing or two about the healing power of yoga—they’ll tell you it was the one constant they could cling to while battling a life-threatening illness (her) and a devastating back injury (him). They parlayed their passion for yoga and teaching into a full-time vocation with the opening of their YogaMos studio in Hellertown in 2012. Class attendees are more like guests than clients (the husband-and-wife duo lives upstairs), and are encouraged to come as they are. “We feel as though there are no accidents,” says Stephanie. “Whoever shows up, we will try to offer all we can to assist in any way possible to encourage health and wellness for that individual.”
410 Main St., Hellertown | 484.895.8428 | myyogamos.com
St. Luke's University Health Network
Best Gym for Working Out
Liven Up Health & Fitness
Best Gym for Socializing
Expand your circle to others aiming to be healthy and active. Liven Up takes community support to a new level, hosting social events outside of the gym like canoeing trips and regular brunches.
57 S. Commerce Way, Suite 140 Bethlehem | 610.625.4484 | livenupfitness.com
Queen's Nutritional Products
Best Health Food Store
Holy healthy stuff! Queen’s has an expansive assortment of organic, vegan, vegetarian, raw and gluten-free products. Whatever it is you’re looking for, it’s here.
1450 Pennsylvania Ave., Allentown | 610.691.6644 | queensnutrition.net
Angie's Way Nutrition Consultants
Best Nutritionist
Step back Jenny Craig, Angie is the Valley’s best nutritionist. Take it from one of her transformed clients, she’ll show you the right way to do a cleanse or completely revamp your diet regime.
3894 Courtney St., Suite 130 Bethlehem | angiesway.net
Barre3
Best Non-Gym Workout
Got 60 minutes? If you have an hour to spare, the staff at Barre3 can get you moving to a workout program that’ll limber up your body and mind. Barre3 is the exercise love child of Pilates and yoga, with some ballet mixed in, too. But it’s not about simply losing pounds and inches. “We’re proud of our off-scale accomplishments,” says Brittany Morse, owner of the Barre3 studio in Allentown. “So many [clients] have found a new sense of self-confidence, better mobility within their body, flexibility, and are more patient with their kiddos and spouses!” And Morse says those clients include everyone from couch potatoes to the fitness elite, expectant mothers to senior citizens—all feeling the Barre.
3900 Hamilton Blvd., Allentown | 610.841.8200 | barre3.com
Allie Grantz, Crossfit Advanced
Best Trainer to Kick Your Butt at the Gym
Allie Grantz remembers her first customer well. “I was overweight in my 20s and became my own client,” she explains. “A trainer was born!” Grantz parlayed her personal metamorphosis into a career of helping others change their attitudes about physical fitness. “Nothing works unless you do,” she says. Her secret to success? Setting small goals and, of course, breaking a sweat to a killer workout soundtrack.
3601 Sullivan Tr., Easton | 610.829.1070 | crossfitadvanced.com
Supergirl, Sweat Like A Girl
Best Fitness Class to Whip You into Shape
These empowered instructors will make you feel like Superwoman. Exercises—from cardio kickboxing to active rest toning—are created to help women amp up their heart rates and celebrate their bodies.
311B Industrial Dr., Nazareth | 610.207.4682 | sweatlikeagirl.com
