Miami fitness TTER


The secret to a hot (and healthy) body? The perfect SoFlo workout. Keep your 2017 health kick going with these locally born and bred fitness routines. By Andrea Carneiro


Zumba 13 February 9–May 17, 2017 Time Out Miami


AFTER YEARS OF being ahead of the trends in food, nightlife and (more recently) arts and culture, South Florida has quietly infiltrated another arena over the past decade: fitness. Call it a beach-body by-product. Inspired by the sights and sounds of our diverse scene, local exercise innovators have developed—and continue to evolve—some of the nation’s most popular workouts right under our noses. Here are five butt-kicking classes tailor-made for and inspired by the Miami lifestyle, and the stories behind them.


THE VIBE ANIMAL FLOW


Life can get wild in Miami—blame our hedonistic tendencies. In 2011, Animal Flow founder Mike Fitch tapped into the city’s energy and his own background—in yoga and parkour and beyond—to evolve the bodyweight- based program (think moves like the Crab Reach and Side-Traveling Ape) that strings together a “flow” of movements to build flexibility, strength and endurance. It’s also designed to be taught at every level, making it a popular choice not only for fitness classes but physical- therapy programs as well. à animalflow.com


THE MUSIC ZUMBA


The OG of South Florida–based workout programs, Zumba Fitness has come a long way from its infomercial beginnings in 2001. Now a fitness behemoth, the class- based program (whose global corporate offices call Hallandale Beach, Florida, home) channels the sounds and moves of Miami’s melting pot of cultures, bringing Bollywood routines, Cuban salsa and West Coast hip-hop (among other dance genres) to suburban gyms around the world. This past year, the company launched Zumba Strong: a combination of high-intensity interval training, bodyweight exercises and strength training that’s entirely synched to music. “Music plays a fundamental role in any workout, and we are creating infectious beats that will help fuel that concept and push participants to work harder and feel the afterburn,” says Zumba CEO


PHOTOGRAPHS: MIKE FITCH; ZUMBA FITNESS


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