The city guide · DC
Washington
Polished, composed, quietly competitive.
Washington trains before work and networks after it, sometimes at the same time. The city is compact, green and quietly competitive. Here's where the composed people sweat.
Rock Creek Park gives the city miles of shaded trails, and the National Mall is the most monumental running track in America, best at sunrise before the tour buses arrive. The Capital Crescent Trail is the long run everyone eventually discovers.
Dupont and Logan Circle hold the boutique scene, Navy Yard has the new buildings and the waterfront, and Georgetown does the polished version of everything.
It's a city of early meetings, so the 6am class is always full. Book ahead.
Neighborhoods
Where to sweat, and how.
Fourteenth Street Sweat
A dark, loud, intensely social interval class on DC's busiest corridor. Book a week ahead.
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Rowhouse Flow
Candlelit vinyasa in a converted rowhouse. Dupont's quiet room.
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The Riverfront Club
A big, beautiful members' gym with a rooftop pool and a view of the river.
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Eat like you mean it.
Our fuel picks for Washington are being chosen now. Sunday Service subscribers see them first.
Vanity, handled responsibly.
The Georgetown Chair
Classic cuts and hot-towel shaves with old-Washington manners.
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Fourteenth Skin
Facials and peels from licensed estheticians who know DC's humidity.
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Shaw Light Studio
A photographer who lights bodies like sculpture, and makes everyone feel at ease.
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Find your congregation.
Our connect picks for Washington are being chosen now. Sunday Service subscribers see them first.
The first class is the hardest to book. These help.
Clubs, leagues and what's coming up.
Read before you go.
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Your first four weeks of strength
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GLP-1 medications, calmly
What they do, who they're for, the side effects, the muscle question, and what happens when you stop.
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Fuel · 1 min
Protein, explained like you're busy
How much, when, and why your third protein bar of the day isn't helping.
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