Nine offbeat ways to break a sweat (or watch someone else do the sweating) around Boston.
Bikram Yoga Boston
Yoga and sweating in public are your thing
How much: $20 for 10 days for first timers is your thing,
Where: 30 JFK Street, Harvard Square
The Dance Complex
Belly dancing and capoeira (Brazilian martial arts) classes
How much: $13 a class
When: Belly dancing: Wednesdays 8:30-9:30 PM,
capoeira: Mondays 6:30-8:00 PM
Where: 536 Massachusetts Avenue
Static Noyze Dance Class
Take a hip hop class taught by Static Noyze
When: Thursdays 7:30-9:00 PM
How much: $15 a class
Where: Jeanette Neill dance studio, 261 Friend Street
Paddle Boston
Kayak and canoe rentals
Where: The Charles River via Kendall Square
How much: Kayaks for $15/hr, 3 person canoes for
$16/hr, $55 for a two hour guided tour of Boston
Beantown Bootcamp
Verbal abuse and a serious workout
When: 6:00-7:00 AM, Tuesdays-Thursdays for four weeks
How much: $200
Where: 90 Canal Street
Urban AdvenTours
Guided bike tours of Boston
Where: City View tour starts in North End, takes
you all over Boston
How much: $50 per person for 2.5/3 hours and
10-12 miles
Boston Table Tennis Club
Needed: Short-shorts, sweatbands, and a sense of irony
Where: 407R Mystic Ave, Medford, take the Route 95 West
Medford Bus.
Boston Derby Dames
Roller Derby–a combination of roller skating, relay races,
and full-on aggression
Teams: Wicked Pissahs, Cosmonaughties, Nutcrackers,
Boston Massacre.
Boston Rugby Football Club
Like football, but less boring. Hot guys. Cheaper than baseball.
brfc.org, next game 10/9.