ATHLEISURE LIST | FITFUSION NYC

When you don't feel like working out outside of your home or you're traveling and don't want to miss your workout, there is a solution. FitFusion is the leading online workout streaming platform that allows you to access hundreds of different kinds of workouts, lead by the most sought-after trainers in the world. Created by Jillian Michaels, FitFusion has you covered with everything from pilates to weight-training to cardio. With FitFusion you can workout whenever and wherever you want, AND you can do any kind of workout that you’re in the mood for that day.  

Not only are you getting workouts led by the top trainers in the business, FitFusion also allows you to customize your workouts to keep things interesting and dynamic, giving you the most effective training possible. FitFusion has a wide variety of workouts, all lead be some of the best trainers in the world and shot with the finest production quality. It's a place you can go for great workouts by great trainers to give you the results you want!

You can find very basic beginner workouts, as well as intense total body HIIT
workouts, and everything in between! This makes it possible for anyone to find a workout that challenges them on any level.

For only $9.99/month, FitFusion members have unlimited access to any type of workout at any level. No matter what your fitness goals, FitFusion has what you need. There's even a free 2 week trial if you'd like to check them out to see how it works for you. 

Today you could do a killer full-body workout with Jillian Michaels, tomorrow you could do HIIT training with Zuzka Light, and the next you could do yoga with Tara Stiles. FitFusion's on-demand streaming premium workouts are available via the site, app, Chromecast, Roku, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, AT&T, Bell TV, DIRECTV, and U-verse. 

FitFusion will continue to add more videos to the platform such as the recent addition of Tone & Shred. This new series is a collaboration between Jillian Michaels and the founders of Tone It Up, Karena Dawn and Katrina Scott. This workout is exclusive to the streaming network.

The power packed fitness series includes three one-of-a-kind workouts: Tone & Shred: Total Body, Tone & Shred: Bikini Booty, and Tone & Shred: Abs. Each 20-minute workout combines techniques from the most popular, effective fitness modalities – HIIT, Yoga, Pilates, dynamic resistance training and more – to provide heart-thumping, body shredding variety and incredible results.   

We caught up with the Tone It Up ladies to find out more about Tone & Shred.

ATHLEISURE MAG: How is Tone It Up different then Tone & Shred?

KARENA DAWN: Tone & Shred combined our two styles to create a cohesive workout that works for both of our audiences. Jillian is known for really high intensity, while ours is amazing for toning, but also just having a great time. Together, we created workouts that not only bumped up the intensity and sculpting, but will make you laugh and feel like you’re just hangin’ out with your gal pals!

AM: How did the collaboration between you and Jillian Michaels come about to create this method?

KATRINA SCOTT:  Jillian, Katrina, and I had dinner a while back and we decided… why not do this?! Jillian loves the Tone It Up Community and she has always been such a fitness icon to us. We wanted to make something that combined both of our styles for a totally killer, amazing sweat sesh.

AM: Having this on FitFusion and being able to mix both of your followers together, how is that a benefit to your brand and your platform of fun fitness?

KD: We’re always looking to expand our brand to new audiences and other fitness-minded individuals. The Tone It Up Community is growing everyday with more and more totally boss babe women and we’re just so excited to see new faces - yes, we Instagram stalk ALL of our girls ;)

AM: Within Tone & Shred, what is your favorite move that you were able to add?

KD: There’s a bunch of totally different, sweat worthy moves in these workouts, but one of my favorites is the ninja burpee. It was by far the most challenging move of the series but it was so fun to learn and a female competitor will be chosen. 

 
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BINGELY STREAMING

THE CROWN
Netflix

Key Art Courtesy | Netflix

Earlier this month, another much anticipated, Netflix Original Series, is now streaming.

The Crown (based on the award winning play "The Audience") tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world -- Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street - and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.

This drama chroniclesthe life,  political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's (Claire Foy) reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. The series begins with an initiate look at the queen's ascension to the throne at age 25 after the death of her father, King George VI.

Key Art Courtesy James Bond

You no longer have to wait for an array of marathons of James Bond films to hit your favorite TV network during Thanksgiving weekend, Hulu has continued to acquire a number of your favorites for you to binge whenever the mood hits!

With over 18 films that cover all your favorite Bonds: Daniel Craig, Timothy Dalton, Sean Connery, and more. Get ready for: Goldfinger (1964), From Russia With Love (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty’s Service (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Live and Let Die (1973), Man With The Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), Never Say Never Again (1983), A View to Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987), License to Kill (1989), Casino Royale (2006), and Spectre (2015). Get ready for a classic binge at your fingertips.

THE NIGHT MANAGER
Amazon

Key Art Courtesy | Prime Video

This limited series which originally aired on AMC (earlier this year), is now available on Amazon Prime. The Night Manager is based on John le Carré’s best selling spy novel. This contemporary interpretation of his work which follows hotel manager Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston), an ex-British soldier, in his quest to bring down international arms dealer Richard Roper (Hugh Laurie).

He is recruited by MI-6's Angela Burr (Olivia Colman) to infiltrate the inner circle of this international businessman. It is believed that he forged a criminal alliance between the secret arms trade and the intelligence community, prompting the need for surveillance. Pine attempts to infiltrate Roper's inner circle by becoming a felon himself, while keeping his mission a secret from his hotel colleagues and girlfriend.

BINGELY BOOKS

A RAINBOW OF SMOOTHIE BOWLS
Leigh Weingus
Ulysses Press

Turn your smoothie into a satisfying meal.

Introducing “A Rainbow of Smoothie Bowls,” a new cookbook featuring more than 100 amazing creations and 40+ gorgeous full-color photos.

Page by page, this book serves up flavorful treats that are as nutritious as they are beautiful. In just a few simple steps, you’ll combine colorful fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds to make delicious and healthy smoothie bowls, like Strawberry Lemonade, Nutty Avocado Raspberry, Very Berry Mango, Peach Cobbler, Apple Pie, Mint Chocolate Chip, Matcha Vanilla, Blueberry Watermelon Kiwi and many more.

PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY | Amazon

MORAL DEFENSE
Marcia Clark
Amazon

For defense attorney Samantha Brinkman, she's focused on making sure her clients walk.

In the follow-up to bestselling Blood Defense, Samantha is the legal advocate for Cassie Sonnenberg after a brutal stabbing left the teenager’s father and brother dead, and her mother barely clinging to life. It's atabloid-ready case that has the nation in an uproar—and Sam wonders why Cassie survived and if she is hiding something.

As she finds the answers, she’s surprised to find herself identifying with Cassie, becoming more and more personally entangled in the case. But when Sam finally discovers the reason for that kinship, she faces a choice she never imagined she’d have to make.

BOOK COVER COURTESY | Harper Collins

THE PERFECT GIRL
Gilly MacMillan
Harper Collins

Zoe Maisey is a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy with a genius IQ. Three years ago, she was involved in a tragic incident that left three classmates dead. She served her time, and now her mother, Maria, is resolved to keep that devastating fact tucked far away from their new beginning.

Tonight, Zoe is giving a recital that Maria has been planning for months. It needs to be the performance of her life. But instead, by the end of the evening, Maria is dead.

In the aftermath, everyone - police, family, Zoe’s former solicitor, and Zoe herself—tries to piece together what happened. But as Zoe knows all too well, the truth is rarely straightforward, and the closer we are to someone, the less we may see.