Best of New York 2009 • Health & Self

• Core Fusion Sport

  Exhale, 150 Central Park S., nr. Seventh Ave., and two other locations; 212-249-3000

  Most men associate exercise classes with eighties-style choreography done in full makeup or worse (pelvic tilts!). But this hour of intense core training is like a cardio-sculpt class on steroids. Each exercise engages multiple body parts while simultaneously spiking your heart rate. After a sequence of jumpbacks, squats, and twists�all using a wobbly �core� ball to add intensity�laying on the mat to attack legs and glutes with a resistance band almost feels like a respite.

From the