20 Richmond spots that will help you keep your New Year’s Resolutions
Resolutions can be hard to stick to, but these local spots are here to help you keep them — whether you’re looking to fulfill your fitness goals, try that pottery class you’ve had your eye on, or anything else in 2022!
— by RVAx team
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Get Active
Whether you’re looking to get back into a fitness routine or you’re a total beginner altogether, the Six-Week Transformation Program from X-Team Fitness is an excellent place to start.
If you’re searching for a workout that will test your strength and stamina while also leaving you feeling totally zen, then YogaSix is the spot for you.
Get your adrenaline pumping at Triangle Rock Club, the largest indoor climbing center in Richmond offering rope climbing, bouldering, and more.
CITYROW combines interval training with an indoor row machine to provide high-intensity sweat, low-impact burn, total body results.
Or you could start training for a race (or two, or three!) with Sports Backers, like the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k in April or the Richmond Marathon, Half & 8k in November.
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Eat Healthier
Find properly portioned, well-rounded meals at Clean Eatz Richmond, including weekly meal plans that change every week (starting as low as $6.10 per meal) and Grab 'N' Go frozen meals with more than 50 varieties to choose from (at $6.50 per entree).
Healthy Fresh Meals crafts all-natural, healthy, chef-prepared meals and delivers them right to your doorstep, fresh and ready to eat — with absolutely ZERO minimums or subscriptions required. All meals are made fresh (never frozen) each week and delivered in tamper-proof, heat-sealed trays, which keep them fresh for seven days in the fridge.
Or opt for Daily Jars, which is the ideal selection for those with any dietary restrictions, since they offer weekly options made with gluten-free ingredients that are also free of dairy, refined sugar, soy, and peanuts.
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Read More
Looking for a new read? Fountain Bookstore is a charming bookstore located in Shockoe Slip offering a wide range of genres and support for local authors to help you meet those reading goals in 2022.
If you need accountability to follow through with actually finishing a new book, then use Bookclubz. This app helps you form a book club so you can gather your friends and dish on the newest mystery novel. (P.S. Members of The Richmond Experience can join our RVAx Book Club through Bookclubz here!)
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Give Back To The Community
If you're creative and looking for a way to give back, Art On Wheels offers volunteer opportunities that bring the arts to communities with limited access.
Better Housing Coalition is a nonprofit housing development corporation that aims to build homes and provide tools to families with modest means. They have multiple volunteer options, such as becoming a pen pal to high-risk residents who are isolated due to COVID.
Feed More offers nutritious meals to residents who face hunger. You can offer your services in multiple ways such as delivering meals on their Meals on Wheels truck or packaging food in their Bayard Community Kitchen.
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Learn A New Hobby
AR Workshop is the perfect place to get your DIY on. They have a calendar full of workshops that occur almost daily with different projects or take-home craft kits.
If you’re looking for a new skill to try visit Hand/Thrown in Northside. This ceramics studio offers classes to try your hand at wheel throwing, clay building, or mug making. Even if you end up with a lumpy bowl like I did, the process is a fun and messy way to try something new!
If art isn’t your thing, Mise En Place offers virtual cooking classes where they provide a Zoom link, grocery list, and instructions so you can simply show up and follow along with one of their chefs.
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Practice Self Care
One of the best ways to relax and recharge is with a float session. Vitality Float Spa offers massage services, acupuncture, and more. Their unique float tanks filled with 1000 pounds of Epsom salt allow for a complete relaxation experience.
Don’t forget that “self care” includes dental hygiene! Make your mom proud by making your own appointment (not even asking her to call and do it for you!) with Dr. Whyte Smile, a beloved local dental practice with more than 100 five-star reviews.
Treat yourself to a full-on spa day at Scents of Serenity—opt for a massage, facial, body wrap, bath soak, or whatever else would make you smile peacefully and go ahhhhh.
Take care of yourself from the inside out with an IV drip, cryotherapy, or any of the other health and wellness services offered by the medical professionals at Restore Hyper Wellness.