Description
Former ballerina Leda Franklin trained with Gyrotonic creator Juliu Horvath for seven years before opening Gyrotonic New York at Studio Riverside in 1992. It's now the longest-running Gyro center in the city—and a choice workout spot for famous New Yorkers and regular UWSers alike. The uptown location, which has every type of specialized equipment as well as several of Horvath's hand-built machines, offers one-on-one sessions ($75 an hour for Gyrotonic; $65 for an hour of Gyrokinesis) as well as group classes. Some compare the stretching, relaxing effect of Gyro's arcing movements to that of a full-body massage, but those who still want some muscular manipulation from a foreign set of hands should check out the studio's massage room.