Fitness has always been a focal point for South Floridians who want to get in shape for the beach. Many gyms offer amenities and activities along with a judgment-free environment.
From a 90-day challenge to lose weight and get in shape to 25-minute classes that allow participants to shed 2000 calories, to an ancient Thai martial art, gyms are trying to enhance a modern approach and ditch the traditional way of working out. Here are ten unique fitness centers throughout the Sunshine State.
Powerumba Fitness
16117 Biscayne Blvd
North Miami Beach, FL 33160
(305) 956-9100
Monday to Thursday: 8 a.m. to noon / 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to noon
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Powerumba Fitness offers a way to dance off calories. The center was started by founder Paola Mochon in 2012. The fitness studio has a variety of music genres in each rotation while incorporating cardio dance exercises. While offering the style of a dance club, Powerumba Fitness makes for a unique exercise experience that puts fun in fitness. Single classes cost $25 per person, and a week of unlimited classes costs $90. In addition to dance fitness, this gym also offers body sculpting, which focuses on stimulating muscles, and Tabata, a series of exercises through timing and repetition.
Empower Lift Gym
15520 West Dixie Hwy.
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
(305) 409-1903
Monday to Thursday: 6 a.m. to noon.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to noon.
One might guess this is a regular gym, but it’s not. This place near Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus offers a 90-day challenge that includes a meal plan, mentorship, weight progress checks, and group support. It costs only $1.
In addition, this gym specializes in weight training and rehabilitation workouts for past injuries. Single drop-in classes are $45, each for strength & conditioning classes, powerlifting, and Olympic weightlifting. Prices for plans range vary from $115, $250, and $275.
Miami Strength and Fitness Club
8855 SW 131st St.
Miami, FL 33176
(305) 233-7330
Open 24 hours a day
The Miami Strength and Fitness Club, located near the Falls, specializes in powerlifting. Personal trainers guide people’s health and exercise habits. Unlike other gyms, your experience can be as personal as you see fit.
Whether walking in for a quick workout or going through intense training, the professional and energetic atmosphere will keep you going. It is open 24 hours, with an initial fee of $50.
One Punch Fitness
11101 SW 176th St.
Miami, FL 33157
(786) 833-6038
Monday to Friday: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Offering to train “the spartan way,” One Punch Fitness is unique by helping those work above and beyond their expected potential. This gym offers mixed martial arts and boxing techniques to help sweat off weight while getting stronger in the process. With a stimulating workout environment, One Punch Fitness is the place to think and feel stronger.
Next Level Fitness
16650 SW 88th St Unit 109.
Miami, FL 33196
(786) 536-7314
Monday to Thursday: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Finding the right start to exercise is often rough. Next Level Fitness focuses on physical well-being and mental well-being too. Those who are slower to the concept of exercise will find this gym positive, as the trainers will work them up gradually for a better and healthier life. With a variety of strength and cardio machines, children’s fitness options, and guiding trainers, the path to being active and healthy can be possible.
Adapt
14901 NE 20th Ave.
Studio A North Miami, FL 33181
(786) 717-7470
Monday to Friday: 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Adapt offers a variety of training that can focus on a specific area of the body which ranges from personal training, group classes, and a specialty program that even helps the youth create a fitness plan with an emphasis on fun.
Adapt’s main goal is to develop and ensure a healthy focused lifestyle for all members no matter what age they might be. Adapt offers a variety of plans ranging from $99 for a “fun plan” to $250 for a “united plan”.
Impulse Body Fitness
RK Town Center
17100 Collins Ave. #208
Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
(786) 295-5224
Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. to noon/ 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday to Sunday: 8 a.m to noon
Impulse’s electro-fitness uses EMS technology to help burn 2,000 calories in only twenty-five minutes. This is accomplished by using a power suit to help highlight and train multiple areas on a body. Classes are around 25 minutes long and help the focal eight muscle groups. Prices start at $25 for a class.
Kodiak
17050 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
(305) 945-7570
Monday to Friday: 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday to Sunday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Coming up with the right training regime or plan may seem difficult at first. Kodiak Fitness Center helps eliminate that problem and tailors specific training plans. The center has three studios to work out with detailed schedules throughout the week. Spinning classes are offered to members and provide a high-endurance workout.
Rule Fitness
2020 NE 153rd St
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
(305) 627-3104
Monday to Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday to Saturday: 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Exercise does not have to be just in a big room with weights. Rule Fitness has created an outdoor area called the “jungle” that has the look of the prehistoric era with heavy use of wood and logs. Athletes such as famous bodybuilder Jay Cutler have trained here. There’s even a posing room where people who want to show off can do a thing called “photo-fitness,” which allows members to take photos of their workout progress and post them on social platforms.
Lucky’s Muay Thai
15423 NE 21st Ave.
North Miami, FL 33162
(786) 223-2931
Muay Thai is a martial art started almost 1500 years ago in the Far East by a hermit named Sukatanata. Lloyd Walter began learning over 25 years ago and then opened his own place in a garage on Northeast 21st Avenue about seven years ago. At Lucky’s Muay Thai, you can learn punching, kicking, kneeing, and the use of elbows. It even offers coaching and one-on-one training for people wanting to improve whether a beginner or an advanced fighter. Says Walter: “We’re not just selling Muay Thai, we’re selling… humanity, love, family…how to be better people.” If you’re looking for a new outlet, Lucky’s Muay Thai is the place to be.
