What You Can Expect From a Gym Filled With Treadmills

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When boutique fitness classes took hold of the New York City gym scene several years ago, heading to your local workout spot and hopping on a treadmill fell out of favor. But former Equinox trainer and avid runner Debora Warner wants to change that with the Mile High Run Club, her running-focused gym that's headed to the increasingly gym-centric Noho this fall.

"I've always been a fan of the treadmill, and I thought the way to address the various fitness levels would be to have everyone train in a group indoors," Warner told Well & Good. "No one gets left behind, [and] everyone can work at their own individual effort level."

The studio will start out with two classes—a shorter one for all levels that focuses on interval speed training and some off-the-treadmill strengthening exercises, and a hour-long class dedicated to intervals.

Pricing has not been released yet, but expect that indoor cycling-studio feel: "I've always been attracted to the format of the spin class, with music and coached interval training," Warner said.
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