There are now 11 Equinox gyms, mostly in Manhattan.

Tenants will also be given membership in an Equinox gym a block away on East 54th Street.

The tower, with a hotel and luxury apartments at the top, would sit above shops, an Equinox gym and a couple of small theaters.

In October, Equinox gym will offer parkour classes that focus on core conditioning and balance.

If there aren't any Equinox gyms near you, find a parkour group here.

The store is an outgrowth of the company's small sports apparel areas in Equinox gyms.

Seeing that number shocked me into action, so that same afternoon I walked into an Equinox gym and asked for help.

"I have never seen anything like this," Felicia Bessen, group fitness manager at the Equinox gym, said.

That was barely long enough to take advantage of the $12-a-day pass to an Equinox gym five blocks away.

The second time around I went to a different Equinox gym.