January 7, 2008

Let’s Get Physical

Feel Better Already Guide ’08

That butt print in your couch is a good indication that it’s time to peel away from presidential updates (plus an occasional Gossip Girl) and do your body good.

Shake Your Bom Bom
Embrace your inner J-Lo with Vida Fitness’s new Zumba classes. During each 55-minute session, you’ll salsa, samba, merengue, cumbia, reggae, and belly dance your way to strengthened core muscles. No membership required — just get a day pass (601 F Street NW, at 6th Street; 202-393-8432).

Get in My Belly
Got the post-holiday diet blues? Take the healthy cooking class this Wednesday night at old favorite Company’s Coming. On the menu: an arugula salad with pistachio, spice-crusted tuna, caramelized broccoli with garlic, and roasted pears (plus wine suggestions). Can’t make it this week? Gather your buddies and attend a class organized to your specifications (202-966-3361; veflei@aol.com).

When I Snap My Fingers
You’ve got resolutions to boot and no plan of attack. Time to consider hypnosis. In just a few 50-minute sessions, licensed clinical psychologist Sally Ann Greer can help you stop smoking, lose weight, or simply build confidence (901 North Washington Street, suite 501, Alexandria; 703-528-4388).

You Glow, Girl
If Old Man Winter is making your skin pasty, check out Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa’s latest: airbrush tanning with reflexology. During the procedure, you’ll lie on a heated massage table while an aesthetician or massage therapist exfoliates and applies the tanner. As it dries, you’ll get a foot, hand, and scalp massage. And they guarantee an instant tan with no streaking, odor, or orange effect (1519 Wisconsin Avenue NW, between P and Q Streets; 202-333-7290).