If you’re committed to maintaining a healthy weight and adopting some healthier lifestyle habits, join a gym to keep yourself on track. Columbus is home to several gyms, health clubs, and fitness centers that offer customized workout programs, personal training sessions, and are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. Whether you’re ready to shed a few pounds or just want to tone up and get stronger this season, become a member of a local gym or fitness club so you stick with your commitment to get healthy and fit this year.
Here are six gyms to consider joining in Columbus, Ohio:
Arena District Athletic Club
If you live in Short North, Victorian Village, German Village, or surrounding neighborhoods, this will be your most easily accessible gym. The athletic club is located in downtown Columbus and offers personal training sessions, spin classes, yoga, and other fitness classes. Take your pick of 30 to 90-minute classes to help you get in shape fast or improve your flexibility. The club also boasts a complete line of state-of-the-art gym equipment.
Victory Fitness Center
With more than 100 classes each week, you’ll never get stuck in a workout rut. Victory Fitness Center actually has three locations in Columbus and offers a full range of premium benefits for members. Your membership will give you access to a pool, whirlpool, sauna, and full use of the facility at all locations. Two clubs are women-only fitness centers and one is a co-ed facility.
Oxygen Health and Fitness
Located in the Short North district, this ultra-modern fitness club is the place to get nutritional and supplements counseling, work with a certified personal trainer, or sign up for group classes. This fitness center also offers tanning services.
Metro Fitness
One of the most established fitness clubs in Columbus, Metro Fitness has six locations and offers a full range of classes and fitness services. The downtown fitness club is easily accessible from most downtown neighborhoods and is located inside an historic building. You’ll get a free personal training orientation session with your membership and can participate in special programs including martial arts, jazzercise , and yoga.
Short North Fitness of Columbus
Another popular downtown fitness facility, the Short North Fitness Center offers specialty group classes including Power Yoga, spin, Pilates , and power sculpt. I’ve found that power yoga and Pilates classes can be a nice break from your the usual cardio and boot camp routines. Some machines at this gym are equipped with the Virtual Active by Matrix system so you can watch dynamic video content while working out.
Ohio Fit Club
Ohio Fit Club is a CrossFit affiliate located in downtown Columbus and is one of the best places to kick off a new fitness program with boot camp-style workouts. The CrossFit workouts help you build functional strength, speed, stamina, endurance, and flexibility. Get started with the OnRamp program to learn all of the basic moves.
