Best Places For Unique Workouts

Traditional gyms are fine, but in South Florida there are sexier options to achieve rock-hard abs and firmer muscles. Having year-round summer temperatures also comes with pressure to look good in swimwear all year long. From tantric yoga to pole fitness, the following studios offer plenty of options to keep your bikini body.

Pole Fitness Miami

(2 locations)
611 Lincoln Road Suite 201
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305-801-3951
www.polefitnessstudio.net

Hundreds of classes are offered to accomodate any schedule and the class names are nothing short of sexy or sultry -- from Lap Vegas lap dancing lessons to Pole Booty Boot Camp. The fitness club's motto is that you'll love working out and you'll stick to it because you want to and not because you have to.

Miami Beach Gyrotonic Studio

1370 Washington Ave. #307
Miami Beach, FL 33139
(305) 397-8070
www.miamibeachgyrotonic.com

Gyrotonics is a new way to exercise to maintain core strength while reducing the soreness or injured muscles that typically follows a gym-style workout. While the Gyrotonics technique does require the use of some workout machines, they are more fluid than traditional machines. The Combination Pulley Tower Unit allows users to work on the entire body through what the inventors call the "seven natural elements of spinal movement."

Pure Pilates

(2 locations)
6451 N. Federal Highway, Suite 127
Fort Lauderdale, FL
www.pure-pilates.net/pure-pilates-fort-lauderdale

Pilates grew in popularity thanks to Sex In The City. Now, the workout that uses six basic principles remains popular. Those principles include concentration, breathing and precision. Some exercises require machines, while others use only the body. The popular workout is called the "Powerhouse." Its goal is to workout the deepest muscles in the abdomen, inner thighs, buttocks and lower back.

The Yoga Institute Of Miami

8241 SW 124th St.
Miami, FL 33156
(305) 969-5999
www.yogamiami.com

Yoga originated in India and its methods have spanned the globe making it one of the most popular forms of exercise in the Western World. For some, it's more than exercise – it's a way to achieve a tranquil state through meditation. The Yoga Institute of Miami offers a variety of classes and they appear to be doing something right. They've been in business since 1978.

Karate America

6800 NW 169th St.
Miami, FL 33015
(305) 826-9085
www.ilovekickboxingmiami.com

Karate America offers kickboxing, karate and self-defense classes as well as mixed martial arts. Classes range from 15 to 30 people and last about 60 minutes. The company promises to make you "slim, lean and sexy in 90 days."