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Sometimes you don't want to worry about booking a cycling class or making it on time to bootcamp. All you want to do is plug in your headphones, pump iron in your claimed corner of the weight room, and then sprint for a good 20 minutes on a treadmill with other likeminded folks who are over boutique fitness and its outrageous prices.
Don't get us wrong; we get as excited as the next fitness junkie when a new Pilates studio opens here, a new boxing gym opens there. But sometimes you just want the freedom to do whatever workout you'd like, at whatever time you'd like, and with as many breaks or moments of intensity as you see fit. Below, we've rounded up the best 12 gyms and fitness clubs in Miami for any budget, whether you only have $10 a month to spare for the bare basics or you're willing to splurge on amenities like Khiel's bathroom products and top of the line classes.
As the premier gym of Miami Lakes, Shula's Athletic Club is meant for those who want an elevated health club experience. This two-story establishment has an array of classes, from yoga to spin, from Vixen Workout to aerobics, not to mention tennis and indoor basketball courts, an outdoor swimming pool, and tons of amenities like a whirlpool, steam room, complimentary towel service, and a nursery to keep the kids busy while you sweat it out. A yearly membership here is $59 per month, while monthly memberships are $72, but both get you access to everything (except personal training) plus discounts at the on-premise Aveda Day Spa and nearby Shula's restaurants.
Planet Fitness: home of the $10 a month fitness deal and "judgement free zone." In what it costs you to buy a day's worth of lunch you could have an entire month's access to cardio equipment and a weight room, 24/7. Planet Fitness locations also have a trainer on site who leads several 30-minute classes a day and is available for personal training bookings. If you plan on working out at Planet Fitness' multiple Miami locations, you can get a Black Card for $19.99 which gives you unlimited massages, tanning, and even haircuts at select locations. Sure, there's an annual membership fee of $39, but you can't beat $10 a month for a fit bod.
David Barton Gym has one mission: to make you #LookBetterNaked in a setting that feels like a state of the art health club. Monthly membership is $139 and if you sign up before January 31st you can skip the $250 enrollment fee. Besides easy access from Brickell and Downtown Miami, membership at David Barton Gym scores you a plethora of group fitness classes like boxing, yoga, fight training, pilates, and cycling, access to an indoor basketball and squash court, physical therapy, a steam room and sauna, and complimentary parking for members.
When South Beach fitness fanatics need a no frills, nitty-gritty gym, they know to head to Crunch. There are several levels of membership depending on whether you want access to one gym ($76.99), both gyms in South Beach ($89.99), or all Crunch gyms in the country ($109, and this includes Crunch's franchised Hialeah location). Although there's no time commitment, you pay both your first and final months up front, plus the processing and initiation fees (insider's tip: the latter is negotiable). The fee gives you access to Crunch's cardio and weight machines, personal training, Bliss Spa products in the locker rooms, and hundreds of classes from cycling to yoga and pole dancing (Washington Ave. location only). Interested in checking it out? Download a guest pass here.
Miami Iron is Westchester's very own hardcore, nitty gritty gyms– no fancy beauty products in the bathroom, no extra amenities like massage chairs and crazy classes. This Westchester gym was built for body builders and hardcore gym users alike and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is, possibly, the most affordable gym in Miami. Monthly membership is $37, and there are no hidden signup fees, monthly dues, or additional costs. You simply pay as you go, and pump iron as you wish.
Body & Soul is anything but your stuffy, gritty gym environment, with floor to ceiling windows emitting natural light, a clean open floor plan, and state of the art design elements. On the premise of this self-titled boutique gym you'll find a massive room dedicated to weight equipment, a smaller one dedicated to cardio, a delicious on-site cafe, and an entire boutique ready for your calorie-free rewarding sprees. $89 a month gets you access to all this, however if you're interested in taking any of Body & Soul's classes (CrossFit, sculpting, dance, etc.) your monthly membership fee jumps to $140. Vixen Workout classes, which began here, aren't included, however class-paying members can go on Sundays for free.
So you've put your entire family on the fitness track this year, kids and all? Don't overlook the YMCA, which offers an array of memberships with discounts based on age and profession. Household memberships for a small family of three are $76, teen memberships are $35, young adult memberships are $43, and membership for everyone else (excluding seniors) is $49. While your kid is learning how to swim or killing it in his junior basketball league, you could be getting your weight training and cardio in for the day, or your Zumba and yoga classes in for the week. Amenities and group fitness classes vary by location, however the Pines YMCA Family Center has a water park, in case that's highly important to you.
With close to 20 Dade County locations, there's not a neighborhood in Miami without an LA Fitness nearby which makes this the most convenient gym to go to in town. There are no contracts here– you just pay between $59.95 and $64.99 per month, depending on the initiation fee you choose. Your gym experience comes complete with tons of weight training and cardio equipment, and a vast array of classes like cycling, aerobics, yoga, and bootcamp. LA Fitness locations also have an on-site juice bar, plus amenities like a workout clothing boutique, a sauna, and luxurious locker rooms.
If you live by the mantra of "Girl Power," then IronFlower Fitness welcomes you. This boutique, girls only gym and spa (which recently moved) houses tons of weight training and cardio equipment, not to mention a diverse schedule of classes, from cycling (complete with a scene-setting wall projection to accompany your ride), kickboxing, dancing, bootcamp, barre, Pilates, and so much more. An all-inclusive membership is $212, however you can buy individual classes for $25 or packages starting at $115.
Opened by a former club kingpin and NFL pro, Anatomy at 1220 brings you the VIP treatment when it comes to your workout. This wellness wonderland of opulence has all the basics you could want from a gym like cardio equipment and group classes, in addition to amenities like medical body monitoring, a vitamin IV room, a full-blown spa with a steam room, infrared sauna, a cold therapy room, a cold plunge, a jacuzzi, massage therapy, a chiropractor, and plenty of top of the line classes. It's where celebrities come to work out when they're in Miami, so put on those star gazing goggles and check it out.
Memberships here start at $189 per month,
Aside from offering one of the most intense bootcamp classes in Miami, LegacyFit also boasts a fully equipped gym filled with weight machines. This is the kind of gym you go to when you're serious about trimming down and bulking up– no trendy amenities included. Access to the gym is $100 per month (you'll pay the first and last up front for a minimum of one year), however if you're part of its bootcamp program, it's only an extra $49.
Have you ever gotten the urge to workout in the middle of the night? 24 Hour satisfies that craving with its open all day every day policy, and you can expect to find tons of cardio equipment and weight at its multiple South Florida locations, from Pines to Cutler Bay. Basic membership is $34.99 a month with initiation fees, however if you commit to a one year membership it's $29.99 per month.
Like Planet Fitness, membership at Youfit is only $10 a month, unless you'd like to upgrade to the Lime Card ($21.39 per month) which gives you access to every YouFit location across the country and special discounts like 50 percent off drinks. What's great about this chain gym is that it color coats its weight machines for you– purple means upper body, green means lower. The Coconut Grove locations offers a 30-minute Youfit Express Circuit (plus free two hour parking), however you can find YouGX group fitness classes like African Dance, HIIT, kickboxing, and Pilates at its other locations, which include Hialeah, Pembroke Pines, Coral Gables, and Kendall.
If having an on-premise spa, Khiel's products in ultra luxurious locker rooms, and having access to hundreds of classes at your studio matters to you, then we're wondering why you haven't already signed up for Equinox. The chain health spa and gym has four locations in Miami– Aventura, Brickell, Coral Gables, and South Beach– and you can have access to each and every one for $170 per month plus a $300 startup fee. (Single location memberships start at $149 per month.) Each location has a combination of barre, yoga, Pilates, and cycling studios, personal training, and an on-site boutique, however only the Merrick Park location has an indoor salt water swimming pool.
As the premier gym of Miami Lakes, Shula's Athletic Club is meant for those who want an elevated health club experience. This two-story establishment has an array of classes, from yoga to spin, from Vixen Workout to aerobics, not to mention tennis and indoor basketball courts, an outdoor swimming pool, and tons of amenities like a whirlpool, steam room, complimentary towel service, and a nursery to keep the kids busy while you sweat it out. A yearly membership here is $59 per month, while monthly memberships are $72, but both get you access to everything (except personal training) plus discounts at the on-premise Aveda Day Spa and nearby Shula's restaurants.
Planet Fitness: home of the $10 a month fitness deal and "judgement free zone." In what it costs you to buy a day's worth of lunch you could have an entire month's access to cardio equipment and a weight room, 24/7. Planet Fitness locations also have a trainer on site who leads several 30-minute classes a day and is available for personal training bookings. If you plan on working out at Planet Fitness' multiple Miami locations, you can get a Black Card for $19.99 which gives you unlimited massages, tanning, and even haircuts at select locations. Sure, there's an annual membership fee of $39, but you can't beat $10 a month for a fit bod.
David Barton Gym has one mission: to make you #LookBetterNaked in a setting that feels like a state of the art health club. Monthly membership is $139 and if you sign up before January 31st you can skip the $250 enrollment fee. Besides easy access from Brickell and Downtown Miami, membership at David Barton Gym scores you a plethora of group fitness classes like boxing, yoga, fight training, pilates, and cycling, access to an indoor basketball and squash court, physical therapy, a steam room and sauna, and complimentary parking for members.
When South Beach fitness fanatics need a no frills, nitty-gritty gym, they know to head to Crunch. There are several levels of membership depending on whether you want access to one gym ($76.99), both gyms in South Beach ($89.99), or all Crunch gyms in the country ($109, and this includes Crunch's franchised Hialeah location). Although there's no time commitment, you pay both your first and final months up front, plus the processing and initiation fees (insider's tip: the latter is negotiable). The fee gives you access to Crunch's cardio and weight machines, personal training, Bliss Spa products in the locker rooms, and hundreds of classes from cycling to yoga and pole dancing (Washington Ave. location only). Interested in checking it out? Download a guest pass here.
Miami Iron is Westchester's very own hardcore, nitty gritty gyms– no fancy beauty products in the bathroom, no extra amenities like massage chairs and crazy classes. This Westchester gym was built for body builders and hardcore gym users alike and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is, possibly, the most affordable gym in Miami. Monthly membership is $37, and there are no hidden signup fees, monthly dues, or additional costs. You simply pay as you go, and pump iron as you wish.
Body & Soul is anything but your stuffy, gritty gym environment, with floor to ceiling windows emitting natural light, a clean open floor plan, and state of the art design elements. On the premise of this self-titled boutique gym you'll find a massive room dedicated to weight equipment, a smaller one dedicated to cardio, a delicious on-site cafe, and an entire boutique ready for your calorie-free rewarding sprees. $89 a month gets you access to all this, however if you're interested in taking any of Body & Soul's classes (CrossFit, sculpting, dance, etc.) your monthly membership fee jumps to $140. Vixen Workout classes, which began here, aren't included, however class-paying members can go on Sundays for free.
So you've put your entire family on the fitness track this year, kids and all? Don't overlook the YMCA, which offers an array of memberships with discounts based on age and profession. Household memberships for a small family of three are $76, teen memberships are $35, young adult memberships are $43, and membership for everyone else (excluding seniors) is $49. While your kid is learning how to swim or killing it in his junior basketball league, you could be getting your weight training and cardio in for the day, or your Zumba and yoga classes in for the week. Amenities and group fitness classes vary by location, however the Pines YMCA Family Center has a water park, in case that's highly important to you.
With close to 20 Dade County locations, there's not a neighborhood in Miami without an LA Fitness nearby which makes this the most convenient gym to go to in town. There are no contracts here– you just pay between $59.95 and $64.99 per month, depending on the initiation fee you choose. Your gym experience comes complete with tons of weight training and cardio equipment, and a vast array of classes like cycling, aerobics, yoga, and bootcamp. LA Fitness locations also have an on-site juice bar, plus amenities like a workout clothing boutique, a sauna, and luxurious locker rooms.
If you live by the mantra of "Girl Power," then IronFlower Fitness welcomes you. This boutique, girls only gym and spa (which recently moved) houses tons of weight training and cardio equipment, not to mention a diverse schedule of classes, from cycling (complete with a scene-setting wall projection to accompany your ride), kickboxing, dancing, bootcamp, barre, Pilates, and so much more. An all-inclusive membership is $212, however you can buy individual classes for $25 or packages starting at $115.
Opened by a former club kingpin and NFL pro, Anatomy at 1220 brings you the VIP treatment when it comes to your workout. This wellness wonderland of opulence has all the basics you could want from a gym like cardio equipment and group classes, in addition to amenities like medical body monitoring, a vitamin IV room, a full-blown spa with a steam room, infrared sauna, a cold therapy room, a cold plunge, a jacuzzi, massage therapy, a chiropractor, and plenty of top of the line classes. It's where celebrities come to work out when they're in Miami, so put on those star gazing goggles and check it out.
Memberships here start at $189 per month,
Aside from offering one of the most intense bootcamp classes in Miami, LegacyFit also boasts a fully equipped gym filled with weight machines. This is the kind of gym you go to when you're serious about trimming down and bulking up– no trendy amenities included. Access to the gym is $100 per month (you'll pay the first and last up front for a minimum of one year), however if you're part of its bootcamp program, it's only an extra $49.
Have you ever gotten the urge to workout in the middle of the night? 24 Hour satisfies that craving with its open all day every day policy, and you can expect to find tons of cardio equipment and weight at its multiple South Florida locations, from Pines to Cutler Bay. Basic membership is $34.99 a month with initiation fees, however if you commit to a one year membership it's $29.99 per month.
Like Planet Fitness, membership at Youfit is only $10 a month, unless you'd like to upgrade to the Lime Card ($21.39 per month) which gives you access to every YouFit location across the country and special discounts like 50 percent off drinks. What's great about this chain gym is that it color coats its weight machines for you– purple means upper body, green means lower. The Coconut Grove locations offers a 30-minute Youfit Express Circuit (plus free two hour parking), however you can find YouGX group fitness classes like African Dance, HIIT, kickboxing, and Pilates at its other locations, which include Hialeah, Pembroke Pines, Coral Gables, and Kendall.
If having an on-premise spa, Khiel's products in ultra luxurious locker rooms, and having access to hundreds of classes at your studio matters to you, then we're wondering why you haven't already signed up for Equinox. The chain health spa and gym has four locations in Miami– Aventura, Brickell, Coral Gables, and South Beach– and you can have access to each and every one for $170 per month plus a $300 startup fee. (Single location memberships start at $149 per month.) Each location has a combination of barre, yoga, Pilates, and cycling studios, personal training, and an on-site boutique, however only the Merrick Park location has an indoor salt water swimming pool.
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