Seriously, though, a few cool things seen & heard over the weekend that I can’t wait to share with you:

1) There’s a new fitness app coming to town and it’s called SportSetter.  You input data like where you live and work, what types of exercise you enjoy and your availability, and the app curates a highly-personalized fitness program, complete with 2-4 class passes at gyms and boutique studios per month.  You can also join forces with friends to make the experience more social, both online and off.   I’m interested to see how it differs from the other passport programs that we already know and love.  Click here to be notified when the app is ready for download!

2) Have you tried a FlyBoard?  I hadn’t.  It looks like a skinny snowboard with edges that curve up toward the sky, born from the Italian BodyFly technique centered around postural alignment and balance.

More info and photos to come (I’m curious), but, judging from my first encounter, I could totally see it popping up at gyms and studios everywhere this year.  It’s strangely soothing.  And, maybe you’ll even find me on one of these in my apartment, while talking on the phone or answering emails.  Stationary standing desks are so 2013.

3) When you hear the name Reebok, you might think of fluorescent high tops or the super-sized fitness space on NYC’s Upper West Side.  Now, the brand is a publisher, too.  The first edition of RALLY (available as both a print book and e-mag, which you can download here) was floating around the event, featuring fitness industry influencer profiles and stylishly sweaty action shots. Plus, of course, a few of those signature colorful, can’t-miss high tops.

High fives to readers Elyse and Liza for joining me.  Hope that you both had fun and here’s to more STRENGTH+Sole “socials” this year!

Want to attend a STRENGTH+Sole event?  Comment below and I’ll add you to my list.

Reebok RALLY images are property of the brand.

If you’re this woman, you’d step to the front of the room, cue some music and teach the class yourself.

Meet Carol Scott, the reigning queen of international fitness and founder of ECA, the industry’s most high-profile trend incubator and events organization. We met for decaf skim lattes at the Gramercy Park Hotel to talk lunges, labels and what to look for at this weekend’s One Body One World (OBOW) event in New York City.

Her story: Carol has a Phys. Ed. background; having played college basketball and softball, it was a natural fit. On that day, when the instructor didn’t show up for class, she stepped up, literally, and taught it herself. Shortly thereafter, she decided to become a bona fide instructor, got her certification and started teaching high-impact, dance-based “Donna Summer” aerobics.  In 1991, she took her life’s savings and put on the first ECA show, what she now refers to as “the fitness industry’s family reunion.”

What we’ll find at the event: A jam-packed, 3-day schedule of fitness classes, instructor meet-and-greets, beauty touch-ups (by Benefit!) and previews of new and improved fitness equipment like modified bosu balls and a re-designed FlyBoard to help us refine our dynamic balance.

On Sunday, lace up your Flyknits or Fresh Foams and join in on the ultimate fitness mash-up class organized by FITist featuring über instructors Shay Kostabi of FlyBarre, Noah Neiman of Barry’s Bootcamp, Layla Luciano of SLT & Barry’s Bootcamp, Natalie Uhling of NUfit and Sadie Kurzban, founder of ((305)) Fitness.  Add to your Google calendar now: 11am-1pm!

And, when we started talking fashion, I was giddy to learn that Carol knows her labels.

What’s in her closet:
She’s a self-proclaimed “Nike girl” and calls it the ultimate performance brand.  At the gym, you’ll also find her in gear by lululemon, Splits59 and sweats & tees by Peace Love World.  Otherwise, her look is decidedly city chic: Alexander Wang, Isabelle Marant, McQ, Narcisco Rodriguez, Rick Owens & Urban Zen.

The day we met, she rocked the PS 1 cross body bag by Proenza Schouler and shearling-lined Engineer boots by Jeffrey Campbell.

Wanna meet the hottest instructors, preview the newest fitness trends and get cool stuff? Buy your tickets here.

**WIN IT!**
Two lucky readers will be selected to join me at ECA/OBOW this Sunday, March 9th, including the FITiST mash-up class (complimentary day pass: $99 value).

Let me know why you should be part of my crew by commenting below.  My only requirement?  You have to show up in workout gear and be ready to pose for a few sweaty selfies!