Cool ways to stay warm this winter
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Now that the temperature has dipped below freezing, Long Islanders are forced to battle the winter chill. Here are some ways to warm up.
Photo credit: iStock Photo | Feeling chilly this winter? Have a hot chocolate, take hot yoga, plus more ways to warm up.
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Baby, it's cold outside.
Now that the temperature has dipped below freezing, Long Islanders are forced to battle the winter chill.
While it's impractical to soak in a warm bath or stay bundled up in bed all day, there are plenty of creative ways to thaw out from head to toe as fall turns to winter.
Here are some ideas to get you started.
GET PHYSICAL
Bikram Yoga RVC: 10 S. Park Ave., Rockville Centre, 516-432-7777, bikramyogarvc.com
Bikram Yoga Carle Place: 143 Voice Rd., Carle Place, 516-829-9642, bikramyogacarleplace.com
Cost: $20 a class
Looking to slim down as you warm up? Bikram yoga, a 90-minute class that incorporates a series of 26 poses and two breathing exercises, is performed in a 100- to 105-degree room. The heat, combined with the stretching, increases flexibility as your body sweats out impurities, says Bikram Yoga RVC co-owner Yolanda Nash. It's suitable for newbies. "We have people of all ages, all sizes and all levels of ability in classes," says Nash.
Also try: Namaste the Yoga Spa in Plainview offers 60-minute "Hot Yoga Express" classes (two introductory classes for $19) three times a week (377B S. Oyster Bay Rd., 516-931-8443, ntyspa.com).
RELAX AND UNWIND
Gurney's Inn Sea Water Spa: 290 Old Montauk Hwy., Montauk, 631-668-1892, gurneysinn.com
Cost: $30 a day
Want the benefits of a day at the spa without the hefty price tag? The Sea Water Spa at Gurney's Inn offers a day pass that includes access to the saunas, steam rooms, Roman baths (giant Jacuzzis), Swiss showers (pressurized water from multiple jets) and the coed heated seawater pool. There's no need to make an appointment; just show up any day of the week after 8 a.m. and you can stay until closing (8 p.m., 9 on weekends).
Also try: Warm your fingers and toes with a hot milk manicure ($30) and double hot chocolate pedicure ($65) at Style Bar Spa (1 Bay St., Sag Harbor, 631-725-6730, stylebarspa.com).
SIT BY THE FIRE
The Lodge: 31 Race Lane, East Hampton, 631-324-5022, thelodgeeasthampton.com
If you don't have a fireplace to cozy up to at home, sip a cocktail and nibble appetizers in front of a crackling fire at The Lodge.
Also try: Honu Kitchen & Cocktails (363 New York Ave., Huntington, 631-421-6900, honukitchen.com) also has a fireplace.
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