READERS' CHOICE: Best Yoga/Fitness Studio

Amherst Patch is featuring a tournament to determine which small commercial business can be called the tops here in the town.

It will start with separate categories and take the top vote-getter from each five-day voting period and advance that business to the next round. We'll start the vote over in the semi-finals, then again in the Patch-tastic four and in the championship round to determine the best small business in town.

Voting is as easy as clicking your choice for each category in each poll, but please play fair and don't attempt to cheat. The voting begins on Monday morning and ends on Friday, when we will announce each week's winner.

Passionate customers who want to make their vote count even more can type the name of their top choice in the comments below and why they love it. Each comment counts as an extra vote for that business, so make your voice heard and support your favorite spot. Also, feel free to click on the link for each business and rate it or leave a review to show even more love.

Don't get upset if we miss a local small business (3 local stores or less). Let us know in the poll's comment section, and, if the omission qualifies, we'll add it to the "Best of the Rest" poll on the final day of the opening round.

The business that comes out on top wins a feature about why they are awesome right here on Amherst Patch.

THE FIRST ROUND: Yoga and Fitness Studios

Keeping the body and mind in shape is a crucial component to a long and healthy life. Many businesses in Amherst offer avenues to reach your potential, but only one can come out on top.

A healthy lifestyle can be attained in countless ways including exercise classes, yoga, gyms and martial arts. Each one offers different skills to learn with varying benefits, but they all lead to a clearer mind through a happier body.

Click to find more information on the contestants in this category: , , , Nia NH and Yoga, , .

Let us know in the poll and comments below which one of them gets your vote for the best Yoga/Fitness Studio in Amherst.

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Have fun and happy voting!