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5 Most Awesome Gyms of the World

January 11, 2012 Travel

Gold’s Gym – CA

The gym is quite Big. The Top Dog. The Mecca of Bodybuilding. While it isn’t Gold’s original location, it is believed to be the flagship of the most prominent coed gym chain in the world. It’s an eclectic mix of old school and new. Area covers over three floors. The services offered by this world-beating gym include cardio equipment, free weights, resistance machines, a spinning room and personal training The gym has trainers who are expert in the healthcare field and who have 45 years worth of experience in fitness and training. Gold’s Gyms are part of a franchise and prices therefore vary between locations. Average prices are generally made up of a $30 (about £18) monthly subscription, following a single set-up fee.

Tiger Muay Thai- Thailand

The Fame of martial arts in films, television and gaming has given rise to mixed martial arts, or MMA, a full contact combat sport. The gym offers most beautiful, helpful, and devoted training environment for these sports which are in no comparison anywhere in the world. But this is not a sport for sissies. These guys train with heavy bags, truck tires, sledgehammers, and ground ‘n’ pound bags. While this is a huge gym for training for MMA and Muay Thai, a difficult martial art similar to kickboxing, there is yoga, and regular strength training and conditioning as well. Prices for this particular gym vary depending on how long you are planning to stay for. The price for a session lasting for half a day is 300 Baht (approximately £6) whilst the most expensive package available costs 52,000 Baht (approximately £1063). This would cover you for a six month period.

Wellness Sky – Serbia

The building, named ’Danube Flower,’ was built some thirty-five years ago. . It used to house an exclusive restaurant which was a segment of a larger recreational centre accessible to the public. It is now a high-end gym and spa, which is all about the design. Once inside, fitness gurus and gym junkies are met with breathtaking city vistas and river views from the windows that wrap around the entire building. While there are many standard offerings here, the focal points of this gym are Body Attack, a high-energy cardio and interval training to build strength and endurance set to powerful music, and the BodyBalance program – a mixture of yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates together. Focusing on flexibility and strength, this is a workout that will bring your body into a state of harmony and balance.

The Third Space -UK

The Third Space in Soho offers everything from medicine to Pilates and fitness classes which is a great facility. The gym prides itself on offering a diverse range of activities, making it the ideal place to work on your health and fitness. Joy of joys, a decent gym in Soho that doesn’t make you feel a few inches tall – or like you want to run away and cry because you’re so unfit. A range of medical treatments are available within The Third Space. These include acupuncture, massaging, aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, urology and many more.

The cost for individual membership for The Third Space gym totals £1,290 per year, equating to £129 per month following a one-off ‘joining fee’.

Gleason’s Gym -NY

Open since 1937 and the oldest boxing gym in the country, Gleason’s is a true slice of the American pie. Located on the Brooklyn waterfront, this 14,000 square foot gym with three boxing rings and one wrestling ring makes our list for several reasons. The list of heavyweights who have trained there is a testament to the legacy that is Gleason’s: Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sonny Liston, Leon Spinks, Larry Holmes, George Forman and Mike Tyson all did so during their heydays. Feature films like Raging Bull and Midnight Run were shot on location here, and it is where actors like Robert DeNiro and Wesley Snipes trained for movie roles. The coolest thing about this gym? For the last 16 years, Gleason’s ‘Give A Kid A Dream’ program has provided a place for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to come and develop life skills through boxing. By challenging these kids mentally and physically, they learn to channel their energy into an activity that teaches them confidence and self-respect.

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