Best of New York 2007 • Health & Self

• Sitaras Fitness

  150 E. 58th St., twelfth fl., 212-702-9700; sitarasinc.com

  Before he opened his private training gym in midtown five months ago, John Sitaras studied with a pain specialist at Lenox Hills Hospital to develop a no-injury strength-training methodology. The process (from $150 per month) begins with several one-on-one assessments; then Sitaras develops a few different routines, focusing on weights. The routines are no-frills, but the high-design space is amenity-filled; members are handed bottles of VOS or Poland Spring on arrival and the locker rooms have giant terrazzo shower stalls and built-in keypads on lockers.

From the 2007 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine