9 Memberships That Beat The Gym
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Let’s face it, the gym can be boring. Mix it up with these fun and unique memberships available around town, from rock climbing to boxing to aerial yoga and more!
—contributions by RVAx team and Katie Brown - Contributor Writer
Triangle Rock Club
This state-of-the-art indoor climbing, fitness, and yoga facility includes climbing walls up to 47 feet tall and 14,000 square feet of terrain! For interested thrill-seekers, they offer four different climbing options: bouldering, auto-belayed climbing, top-rope climbing, and lead climbing.
P.S. Members of The Richmond Experience can use code RVAX to get 50% off of Triangle Rock Club’s Intro to Climbing course and a 2-week free pass!
Location: 4700 Thalbro St (Near West End)
X-Team Fitness
Whether you’re looking to get back into a fitness routine or you’re embarking on a health and wellness journey for the first time ever, the Six-Week Transformation Program from X-Team Fitness is an excellent place to start.
Location: 2928 W Leigh St (Scott’s Addition)
YogaSix Richmond
If you’re searching for a workout that will test your strength and stamina while also leaving you feeling totally zen, then YogaSix is the spot for you. This particular studio is locally-owned, woman-owned, and veteran-owned, with one location in the West End and one coming soon in Scott's Addition, offering a fully sensory yoga experience that is accessible to all.
Two locations:
1404 N Parham Rd, Suite K208 (West End)
3810 W Broad St, Suite 105 (Scott’s Addition)
TURN Cardio Jam Studio
This woman-owned studio in Scott's Addition offers cardio, dance, and strength classes that focus on movement and music, from bootcamp to ballet to tabata to twerking and everything in between.
Location: 3105 W Moore St (Scott’s Addition)
9Round Richmond
Finding the time for start-when-it-works-for-you (aka no restrictive class start times!), 30-minute, full-body workouts on YOUR schedule? Yeah, sign us the heck up! At 9Round, you’ll spend three minutes at a time at nine training stations to strengthen your entire body.
Location: 2363 Roux St, Suite 103 (Libbie Mill)
CITYROW
CITYROW offers a total-body, endurance-building, low-impact (yet high-intensity!) workout format, which combines rowing with strength-based movements. Using their signature Water Rowers along with dumbbells and bodyweight exercises, you'll get in cardio work while also increasing strength and mobility, all in just 50 minutes — talk about a win-win!
Two locations:
11680 West Broad St (Short Pump)
3521 Ellwood Ave (Carytown)
Maiden Motion
This new-to-the-scene, woman-owned, boutique fitness studio offers cardio-infused barre, bounce, and dance classes that will leave you sweaty, smiling, and ready to take on your day!
Location: 1320 W Cary St (The Fan)
BOHO STUDIOS
The BOHO community comprises three studios throughout Richmond, each with a unique offering. The Cycle Studio is their flagship location offering high-energy cycling classes. The Fit Studio in Northside offers lifting, yoga, and TRX classes, to name a few. The Quad Studio consists of four fitness circuits (two cardio and two strength) offering upper body, lower body, or total body classes. Their class packages and unlimited memberships include access to all three studios, so you can continuously change up your workout!
New clients get Two-Weeks of Unlimited Sweat Sessions for $59!
P.S. Members of The Richmond Experience get 25% off a five-class package with code BOHO25!
Cycle Studio: 714 North Sheppard St (Museum District)
Fit Studio: 127 West Brookland Park Blvd (Northside)
The Quad Studio: 4930 Forest Hill Ave, Suite B (Southside)
Square Code Fitness
Dubbed HIIT upgraded and cardio evolved, the workouts at Square Code Fitness combine rowers, bikes, and skiergs (a standing machine that works legs, core, and arms in continuous motion) with bodyweight exercises and strength equipment. Their fast-paced workouts are challenging and vary daily.
New clients can try their first class for free.
Location: 1315 E Main St (Shockoe Bottom)
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