Philadelphia Sports Clubs Review

Philadelphia has several sports club gyms to go to for keeping fit. Whether you are looking for a personal trainer or prefer classes and programs, listed below are fitness clubs with membership fees, what they offer and more. Maxercise is a combination martial arts/fitness club located on 707 Chestnut Street, 2nd floor, located in Center City Philadelphia, PA 19106. For martial arts, they offer Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which is a defense class that teaches the proper techniques needed for even the smallest person to defend themselves in confidence. Some of their black belt instructors come from Brazil. They offer classes throughout the day, six days a week. Judo and Muay Thai is also offered at Maxercise. There is also a class geared for kids which combines Judo and Jiu Jitsu. You can sign up for that Junior Warriors class.

If you want individual training Maxercise offers several options and their certified personal trainers will assist you. Maxercise is also the first sports club gym to offer Kettlebell training with their certified instructors. Kettlebell training is a full body workout which only takes a half hour a day. This class is also offered several days during the week.

Maxercise also offers training courses and train all their staff. For more information about this sports club gym, stop by for membership fees and program information or call Maxercise at 215-928-1374 or visit with website at http://www.maxbells.com/classes.cfm.

Aquatic & Fitness Center located on 3600 Grant Avenue in Philadelphia, PA 19147 has over 100 group exercise classes per week. This fitness club offers many programs such as Aerobics, Circuit training, Dance, Kick boxing, Martial Arts, Personal training, Stair Climbing, Step Aerobics, Pilates, Yoga. Aquatic & Fitness also offers many amenities including swimming pool, locker room, a nutrition program, childcare, a spa, a pro shop and more. All situated on 40,000 square feet of space.

This sports fitness club invites both men and women. Their hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday - 6 am - 10 pm, Tuesday and Thursday - 8 am - 11 pm, Saturday 8 am - 5 pm and Sunday 9 am - 5 pm. There is a guest fee of $10.00. Right now Aquatic & Fitness Center is offering a free one-week trial membership and a Free one-day pass. You must print out a coupon from their website in order to take advantage of these offers.

For more information, please contact them at 215-677-0400 or visit their website at: http://www.healthclubdirectory.com to access their coupon and see more about their facility and what they have to offer.

Gold's Gym is another unisex sports fitness club with locations near Philadelphia. Right now Gold's Gym is offering a free 1-day VIP offer. If you join you can also receive 30 days free, with more information on their website. You must be 18 years or older and must be a local resident to the specific Gold's Gym location.

Gold's Gym, Broomall, PA offers many programs such as yoga, pilates, group cycling, kick boxing and certified personal trainers and group exercise classes. They also have a smoothie juice bar, kids playcare, tanning, and sauna. For sports enthusiasts you can join a league such as indoor hockey, basketball, soccer and volleyball. These are for adults and children. You can also have your child's birthday party there, attend summer camps and kid dance parties as well.

Gold's Gym is located on 2920 Springfield Road in Broomall, PA 19008. Phone 610-353-5633. Their hours are Monday - Thursday from 5 am till 10 pm, Fridays 5 am till 8 pm, Saturdays 7 am till 5 pm and Sundays 8 am till 5 pm. They also offer childcare, however, check hours as this service is not offered for the entire day. Visit their website at http://www.goldsgym.com/gyms/index.php?gymID=988 for more information.

For other locations please visit their locator at http://www.goldsgym.com/locator/ . Click on the state you need and it will take you to a list of locations where you can also obtain class information and hours of operation for each location.

Bally's Total Fitness Club is located in South Philadelphia at 2425 South 24th Street, 2nd Floor, 19145. Their telephone number is 215-468-6741. Bally's offer group exercises, personal training and more. There are over 50 name-brand cardiovascular pieces to use, such as climbers, treadmills, and cross trainers. There are 45 resistance training prices in addition to free weights. They offer group exercise classes for yoga, pilates, Kwando and reaction cycling as well as 3 types of workouts, one for cardiovascular exercising geared for weight loss, a resistance training and toning workout and the mind-body workout with concentrates on range of motion and flexibility. Other amenities include a child play center, juice bar, chiropractics and sauna and fitness store.

There hours are Monday - Thursday, 6 am to 11 pm; Fridays 6 am to 10 pm, Saturdays 8 am to 8 pm and Sundays 8 am to 8 pm. Visit their website at: http://east.ballyfitness.com/

Please visit their locator website to help you find a Bally's Fitness Club near you. Each club has their own membership fees and programs. http://bally.know-where.com/BallyFitness2/

Ironworks Fitness Club has two locations in Philadelphia. Membership to Ironworks Fitness Club gives you access to both locations, in Old City and Northern Liberties. You receive a 30 minute personal training session with a certified trainer and a 30 minute one-on-one Yoga class in addition to a free Ironworks Fitness Club T-Shirt.

This club is geared for adults of all ages, whether you are active or not so active. They offer programs for those with special needs referred to by their physicians for rehabilitation or exercise purposes. They also offer Kettebell training, kick boxing, spinning, yoga, and zumba (a Latin dance workout)

They have many membership package deals. For instance, you can join on a month to month basis for $49 per month with a $99 processing fee, a three month membership for $200 with no fees, a six month membership for $350 with no fees, a twelve month membership for $485 with no fees. You can even go in on a day pass which is $10 if you come alone, or $5.00 if you come with a member as a guest. You can also sign up for 12 sessions for $100.00.

The Ironworks Fitness Club in Old City is located on 141 North 3rd in Philadelphia (215-627-7002) and the hours of operation are as follows: Saturdays from 7am to 8pm, Sundays 8am to 8 pm. From Sunday at 11 pm to Friday at 10 pm, this location is open 24 hours during that period.

Northern Liberties is located on 821 North 2nd in Philadelphia (215-923-9400) and the hours of operation here are Monday - Thursday 5 am to 11 pm, Fridays 5 am to 10 pm, Saturdays 7 am to 8 pm and Sundays 8 am to 8 pm.

Please visit their website at: http://www.phillyironworks.com/index.html for further information.