Aimee Heckel
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Boulder and the Beautiful: Back to school style
For a mom, the first day of first grade is different than the first day of kindergarten. I choked up and took 23,000 photos. I stood at the bus stop...

Workout: Dailey Cycle fuses workouts
Dailey Method, 1810 30th St., Boulder, 303- 955-7190, thedaileymethod.com/studios/boulder Instructor: Chrisanthi Hatzantonis, an experienced cycling instructor who recently moved to Boulder from New York. She led the cycling portion of...

Workout: Gyrotonic tower emphasizes rotation
Gyrotonic Bohdi, 3200 Valmont Road, Unit 4, Boulder, 347-693-4408, gyrotonicbodhi.com Instructor: Jennifer DePalo-Peterson, of Broomfield, a Gyrotonic and Gyrokinesis instructor of 20 years. She trained directly with the founder of...

Workout: Boulder Movement Collective
Boulder Movement Collective, 3280 Valmont Road, Boulder, 303-862-5844, bouldermovementcollective.com Instructors: Matt Bernstein and Zack Finer, both of Boulder. I met Bernstein last year, when I took his gymnastics class at...

Rec center: Find your fit to get Buff at CU
Sure, it has the standard goodies: a weight room, pools, group fitness classes. But the University of Colorado's student rec center has much more than just that — with offerings...

Campus Life: Find your personal fit(ness) at the Rec Center
In an ultra-fit city like Boulder, it's no surprise that the university Recreation Center offers far more than the traditional campus gym. In fact, the University of Colorado has two...

Boulder workout: TRX Cycling to Power
Image TRX Sport, 2750 Glenwood Drive, Unit 3, Boulder, 303-834-5056, imagetrxsport.com Instructor: Stacey Purifoy, the owner of Image TRX Sport who raced bikes for Canada for eight years. She also...

Boulder workout: Belly Dance
Manhattan Middle School, 290 Manhattan Drive, Boulder, 619-228-3237, georgiamichelle.com Instructor: Georgia Michelle (that's her full dancer name), of Boulder, who has been dancing since age 4 (classical ballet, jazz, tap,...

Boulder workout: Gymnastics at CrossFit
CrossFit Sanitas, 2525 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, mattjwbernstein.com Instructor: Matthew Bernstein, of Boulder. Bernstein calls himself a "mover." He is a former fireman and ski patroller who taught CrossFit for three...

Mega Yoga Flow
The Workout: Mega Yoga Flow at Boco Fit, 2100 Pearl St., unit C, Boulder, 720-441-4450, bocofitness.com Instructor: Amy Dalton, of Boulder, who is a certified Lagree Fitness instructor and also...