28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Inside the Hamptons' Elite Fitness Scene—Complete with Cartier Bracelets and Lamborghinis
It's 9:30 am, and I'm sweating in the back row of the Formula x Meredith, one of the Hamptons' most popular workout classes. In front of me are CEOs, influencers and stay-at-home moms who have paid $55 to jiggle with ankle weights in a room heated over 85 degrees. I clock four pairs of Hoka sneakers, five pairs of On running sneakers, six Splits59 spandex sets, seven Cartier Love bracelets, five yellow-gold Cartier Juste un Clou bracelets and more diamond tennis bracelets than I can count. Most of instructor Meredith Shumway's classes are sold out until Labor Day.
In the ultra-commodified Hamptons, scoring a mat at one of the trendiest workouts is yet another status symbol.
