It’s getting hot in the city – hot Pilates, that is. (And yes, weather-wise too – it’s bloody hot.)
As far as cult-status fitness studios go, it's safe to say Upstate has run a monopoly on the taut and toned sect of Melbourne.
And now Sydneysiders can don their leggings and feel the burn with Upstate’s first-ever Sydney studio, now open in Five Dock. You can practically feel it deep in the glutes already.
Located on Great North Road, the two-room studio is illuminated by the iconic neon Upstate signage.
The positively bulging studio timetable features 75 weekly classes, including reformer Pilates, hot Pilates, boxing and yoga.
Once you’ve sweated out all your demons, take a pause and enjoy a sound bath, meditation or warm yin to fully cleanse the chakras.
It’s no secret that Upstate was made by the girlies for the girlies, so we’re positively giddy to see yet another fitness studio providing a safe space for women to work out set up camp in Sydney.
After a total assault on the Melbourne fitness scene, which now boasts 13 statewide studios and a freshly opened location on the Gold Coast, it’s finally Sydney’s turn. For co-founders Gail Asbell and Charelle Cuolahan, this feels like just the beginning of a New South Wales takeover.
Next stop? Surely it’s gotta be Bondi.
Find out more here.