The first Bodybar Pilates in New York will open in Melville next week, part of a growing health and wellness industry around the country and on Long Island.

The nearly 8,000 square-foot studio on Walt Whitman Road has already sold more than 75 memberships ahead of its Oct. 13 open date, studio manager Arielle Bonnici said. The Texas-based brand has more than 60 locations around the country , with 20 more in development.

There's been a global "increase in boutique fitness," led by Pilates, yoga and barre, said Melissa Naeder, senior director at global commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield. "Especially since the pandemic, there's been a shift in the consciousness of health. People are willing to spend more money on these smaller boutique fitness brands that they feel t

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