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"  Photo: Courtesy of Uplift Studios For five days straight, ELLE assistant editor Justine Harman puts herself at the mercy of professional fitness concierge service, SIN Workouts, to experience the lifestyle of the rich and flawless.  Day 4: Is Uplift the Shortcut to &amp;quot;V-Cut&amp;quot; Abs?  After yesterday&amp;#039;s intense one-on-one boxing bout with Peak Performance trainer Ngo, Uplift\u2014a women-only studio that specializes in sculpting lean, mean lady bodies\u2014sounds like welcome respite from the weeklong body slam. As I dress for the 9:30 am class, I happily picture myself sipping a diet cola through a straw while doing leg lifts in knee-high scrunch socks. The image is so relaxing that I arrive at the Chelsea studio with seconds to spare. No worries: naturally, my personal fitness concierge, Vanessa Martin, has already reserved us spots and selected five- and eight-pound weights for me. After a speedy tour of the facility\u2014glass-enclosed dance studio, plush locker room, and a cute bar area the Uplift team keeps stocked for private &amp;quot;Workout &amp;amp;amp; Wine&amp;quot; events\u2014I meet our spandex-clad instructor, Steph. As Vanessa shows me to my front row mat, Steph, who seemed so chill when she was offering me a granola sample just moments ago, straps on a wireless microphone, turns up the Timberlake, and orders us to work. A few minutes into class and I can see why Vanessa picked it for me: As we bang out pushups during the warm-up, I feel like I&amp;#039;m back on the Varsity lacrosse team and strive to keep the count. Alternating between frantic dance cardio and weight training, the 55-minute class is a heart-pounding blur. And though I&amp;#039;ve always found devotees to specialty fitness classes to be a bit standoffish (see: my Barry&amp;#039;s-induced paranoia), by the end of class I&amp;#039;m exchanging high-fives with a dozen or so sweat-drenched classmates. &amp;quot;Uplift is an easy gateway to the boutique workout scene,&amp;quot; Vanessa tells me. &amp;quot;The girls that opened the studio just get it. If you want toned arms, a booty lift, V-cut abs\u2014and frankly, who doesn&amp;#039;t?\u2014this class delivers. Plus, it&amp;#039;s the perfect place to build a fitness family.&amp;quot; I would not have thought I needed such a family, but I&amp;#039;m starting to understand Vanessa&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Strength In Numbers&amp;#039; slogan. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s cultish,&amp;quot; she admits, &amp;quot;but it&amp;#039;s good for you.&amp;quot; As Vanessa gives me a quick hug goodbye\u2014she never lingers and has zero trainer-client BFF illusions\u2014I remember that tomorrow is my last day with her by my side. Even though it&amp;#039;s a good one (lunchtime Vinyasa at Pure Yoga followed by an at-home massage\u2014yep, she arranges treatments, too), I have gotten very comfortable with my V.I.P. status. Can my new fitness family fill the void that will be left by my trusty fitness handmaiden? Read More: Day 3 of My Week as a V.I.P Gym Rat "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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