Cut Seven - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Fri, 09 Oct 2020 21:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Cut Seven - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 Fitness Studios Are Trying to Pivot to Stay Open During the Pandemic https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/10/09/fitness-studios-are-trying-to-pivot-to-stay-open-during-the-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitness-studios-are-trying-to-pivot-to-stay-open-during-the-pandemic Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:13:02 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1296356 Last year was a very good one for Alyson Shade. The 36-year-old’s Capitol Hill yoga spot, Realignment Studio, was doing great: It had a consistent base of returning clients, hosted its first teacher training program, and brought in revenue of almost $400,000, which Shade says is well beyond what similar studios usually earn in a […]

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How a Solidcore Coach Balances a Full-Time Job, Eating Healthy Meals on the Go, and Working Out 10 Times in a Week https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/13/how-a-solidcore-coach-balances-a-full-time-job-eating-healthy-meals-on-the-go-and-working-out-10-times-in-a-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-a-solidcore-coach-balances-a-full-time-job-eating-healthy-meals-on-the-go-and-working-out-10-times-in-a-week Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:00:15 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=811303 Welcome to Busy Bodies, where we ask busy Washingtonians how they balance health and fitness while working crazy hours, raising a family, and meeting the demands of the daily hustle. Know someone who’s killing the fitness game while getting it done (maybe it’s you)? Email mmontgomery@washingtonian.com.  Rachel Sandler recently moved from Philadelphia to DC, where she’s a […]

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7 Halloween-Themed Fitness Events around DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/10/24/7-halloween-themed-fitness-events-around-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-halloween-themed-fitness-events-around-dc Wed, 24 Oct 2018 17:27:16 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=497288 Ascend Cycle, October 26 – October 31, various Kick off Halloweekend with a happy hour costume ride at Ascend Cycle. Show up in a costume you won’t mind getting all sweaty in and stay for a free drink afterward. The studio has a smattering of themed workouts including a Spooky, Bloody, and Haunting Ride with Emily, which […]

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SweatCon Rally, a Fitness “Bar Crawl,” Is Coming to DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/05/29/sweatcon-rally-a-fitness-bar-crawl-geared-toward-trying-new-classes-at-a-bargain-is-coming-to-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sweatcon-rally-a-fitness-bar-crawl-geared-toward-trying-new-classes-at-a-bargain-is-coming-to-dc Tue, 29 May 2018 14:03:18 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=383059 Been wanting to try [fill in whatever pricey fitness class here] but wary of shelling out thirty-some bucks only to maybe hate it? SweatCon Rally is coming to DC to fix just that. The one-day event on June 16 offers three, back-to-back studio classes in five DC neighborhoods—sort of like a bar crawl, only replace […]

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How 3 Washingtonians Lost Those Stubborn 10 Pounds — And Seriously Toned Up https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/01/16/how-they-got-in-shape-without-losing-much-weight-lose-fat-gain-muscle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-they-got-in-shape-without-losing-much-weight-lose-fat-gain-muscle Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:00:53 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=267923 Sometimes getting fit is more about toning up than dropping pounds. How three people lost fat, gained muscle, and transformed their health, despite losing no more than ten pounds. Hannah Holtzman Weight lost: 1.8 pounds Change in body composition: Lost 4.8% body fat Age: 27. Job: Product manager for a health-care start-up. How long it’s taken: Eight months. How she […]

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You Can Join a Bootcamp Workout Benefitting ACLU and Equality Federation at Meridian Hill Park This Saturday https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/09/14/cut-seven-bootcamp-workout-meridian-hill-park-aclu-equality-federation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cut-seven-bootcamp-workout-meridian-hill-park-aclu-equality-federation Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:00:42 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=236829 On Saturday, you can enjoy the amazing early fall weather in Meridian Hill Park while getting in a full-body workout. The class will be hosted by Cut Seven—the sports conditioning-based boutique gym in Logan Circle. The event, which is titled “Sweat + Love Trumps Hate” is both to promote community and to benefit the American Civil […]

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6 Eggs, 2 Avocados, and Cava: What a DC Trainer Who Leads 20 Classes a Week Really Eats in a Day https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/08/23/food-diaries-solidcore-cut-seven-dc-fitness-gym-trainer-20-classes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=food-diaries-solidcore-cut-seven-dc-fitness-gym-trainer-20-classes Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:40:05 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=235127 Have a Food Diary you’d like to share? Email ccunningham@washingtonian.com. James Barnett is always hungry. As a trainer for both Solidcore and Cut Seven, the 27-year-old teaches 16 to 20 classes a week, or two to four times a day. On top of that, he does his own workouts—such as yoga or SoulCycle—once or twice a day. […]

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Logan Circle’s New Boutique Gym Will Totally Kick Your Butt https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/01/27/cut-seven-gym-open-logan-circle-high-intensity-interval-training/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cut-seven-gym-open-logan-circle-high-intensity-interval-training Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:56:51 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=215322 I bear crawled across the floor, the black turf grass digging into my palms, my arms protesting as I reached back to drag the sand bag along the floor beneath me. In the next minute, I switched to a new exercise: flat on my belly, raising my arms and legs in the air like Superman before […]

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A New DC Gym Wants to Recreate Your High School Sports Team Glory Days https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/08/17/dc-gym-cut-seven-chris-alex-perrin-logan-circle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-gym-cut-seven-chris-alex-perrin-logan-circle Wed, 17 Aug 2016 16:18:53 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=202098 I remember fondly the glory days of my high school volleyball team. Sweating together, playing together, chatting before and after (and sometimes during) practice—there was a sense of camaraderie within the team that both motivated us to work harder and made all the work more fun. That feeling of team camaraderie is something that DC trainers […]

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