The No-Work Workout

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One universal truth, my universal truth, is that anything—reading the paper, paying bills, writing this story—is infinitely more appealing if done lying down. Not surprisingly, I’m not all that keen on cardio—or exercise in general. Some might call it lazy, but I would argue…yeah, it kind of is. I know all the reasons I should break a sweat, and I want to fit into my pencil skirts and skinny jeans as much as the next girl. But I’m more of a lounger than a lunger.

Which is why meeting Alex Reznik seems like divine intervention. He’s the founder of Manhattan’s Complete Body Development, a gym beloved by Wall Streeters (where it’s located), as well as hard-partying types with enough disposable income to fund at-home trainers. It was for those who live the high life that Reznik developed what I consider a stroke of genius: an hour-long workout performed entirely on the floor, most of it on one’s back. Brilliant! “My trainers were going to clients who answered the door and said, ‘I’m too hungover to exercise today,’” Reznik says. “I wanted to figure out a way for them still to get in a workout.” (He points out that this routine can also be performed by sober travelers in their hotels, since it doesn’t require equipment.)

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