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Is Strong The New Sexy?
Arcana’s early-access data says yes: strength is the most-completed modality, and it is showing up everywhere—from sculpt and reformer to run, dance…
4 hrs ago • Felicia Dodge

September 2026

I Thought I Was Consistent With Fitness. I Was Just Active.
Why showing up consistently has less to do with motivation than I thought.
Sep 1 • Felicia Dodge

June 2026

The Most Competitive Industry in NYC Has a Profitability Problem
Conversations with studio owners and operators that inspired us to come to the drawing board and start building Arcana.
Jun 9 • Felicia Dodge

May 2026

The Cost of Staying the Same
A reflection on fitness, commitment, and the paradox of endless choice.
May 31 • Felicia Dodge
The Right Room Changes Everything
My first hot yoga class was brutal. What carried me through wasn't the workout itself. It was the room: the instructor, the people, the accountability.
May 24 • Cole Tomlinson
The City That Always Moves
What ten years in New York fitness taught me about movement, identity, and how the industry has evolved.
May 19 • Felicia Dodge
The End of the One-Workout Routine
Why the modern training routine is built on multiple modalities—not singular loyalty.
May 6 • Felicia Dodge
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