New York - April 20, 2004

Crossing the Threshold

Threshold Boutique Gym

Moroccan doors, jaw-dropping art, Persian rugs, a claw-foot tub.

Not a designer showroom. Not a boutique hotel. A gym. Yet no risk of running into strangers when you’re at your pits-dripping worst. Because you’re at Threshold studio and there’s no one else around.

Just you and the owners, Lowell Boyers and Eileen Kelly. Ever wonder what toned transcendence or ripped Zen would look like? Boyers’s workout philosophy is a combination of breathing, mindfulness, and super-slow weight training. Now you know. Kelly’s Thai massage is almost indescribable. You play rag doll, she does the stretching for you. Yoga, nutritional counseling, and stress reduction are also available. You know, the whole mind-body thing.

In the world of exclusive exercise, Threshold has raised the bar. All you have to do is pull up over it.

Threshold, 521 West 26th Street, between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues, second floor (212-868-2837; by appointment only); or online at thresholdnyc.com.