What are the best weight rooms in Miami?
I've been living in Miami Beach for over 8 years now, and there's no shortage of gyms here.
In a city where the cult of the body is omnipresent, gyms are everywhere, whether in hotels, condos or on every street corner, with something for every taste and budget. But when we choose a gym, it has to motivate us, the atmosphere has to be top-notch, and yes, the physical culture has to be felt.
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My Miami bodybuilding experience
I think I've been to quite a few in the time I've been working out. From the big fitness chain to the little old school family gym, each one had its particularities. LA fitness, L'équinoxe, Barton gym (which has closed by the way) and many others. I'm going to share with you the gyms that I liked best here in Miami and around. Obviously, this choice is based on my personal opinion only. Being a bodybuilding enthusiast, but also an IFBB pro competitor in Florida, I wanted to share my feelings.
I'll tell you the best places to work out but also which gyms to choose to train and take care of your body? What budget will you need? The brands of the different weight machines I have tested and much more.
So, if you too are traveling to Miami and the surrounding areas, love working out, and don't know where to work out while on vacation, here are the best weight rooms in Florida that you can do while in Miami. Where to work out?
The 6 best gyms in Miami
1. Elev8tion Fitness
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Elev8tion fitness, This is the room where I have been training every day for over a year now. It's located in a warehouse just outside of Wynwood. (attention, there are 3 rooms in all). It's an art district known all over the world for its magnificent graffiti of all kinds. The Wynwood Wall is made of huge graffiti by artists from all over the world, pure art!
Moreover, one of the artists drew a mural in the Elev8tion Fitness room to match the atmosphere of the neighborhood. The room is huge and has 3 different atmospheres. It is equipped with all the necessary machines to build muscle without hurting yourself with the latest equipment.
Fitness stars and IFBB Pro train there every day, and photo and video shoots take place regularly.
Besides, some coaches, competitors and high level sportsmen give classes to their clients and I myself have given posing classes for physical men in this room.
There are different services to help the recovery of the athlete like the deep tissue massage, I had also shot a video on the subject.
A place for the TRX and another with the treadmills and elliptical for cardio.
A second room for everything HIIT, crossfit, street workout and boxing.
You can also eat healthy meals on the spot if you have forgotten your tupperware because a relaxation area has been set up for that with a small sofa and tables to eat with a microwave available.
And the icing on the cake, if you don't have time to go to the hairdresser, there is one on site. Yes, you have to see it to believe it. You can even have your car cleaned while you do your training.
Locker rooms and showers available and always clean, like in almost all Miami venues.
Finally, on Sundays there is usually a DJ to set the mood and the sponsors present their clothing and supplements.
New for 2020: Cryotherapy on site and boxing corner, as well as a protein smoothie bar available.
And yes we are in Miami folks!!!
Machine brands: hammer strength, legend fitness, Rogue, Cybex...
Opening hours: 5am to 11pm on weekdays
In this video, I present you the Elev8tion room in Miami Beach:
Budget
20 for 1 day
50 for 1 week
89 for the month: Access to 1 room
129 : Access to 3 rooms plus all the group classes in unlimited
2. Miami Muscle Beach
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It's not a gym per se, but a sports area located in the most touristic place of Miami Beach: Ocean Drive. More exactly at the level of the 9th.
The city of Miami Beach collaborated with an Italian company My equilibra who works with Metalco Active to design materials and created an outdoor circuit inspired by nature and based on the instinctive movements of the body.
They specialize in a unique idea that combines art and fitness, while thinking of the best way to beautify public places at the same time. This concept is currently in more than 4000 cities around the world. Gian Luca, director of the company, is behind this project.
The structures offer 30 ways to work the body. There is also an app to show you how to perform the exercises.
You can do yoga, gym, street workout and weight training. Be careful, don't expect to find dozens of free weights or machines but I find it a good compromise for the holidays. Ideal for circuit training, street workout and callisthenics.
The setting is of course idyllic with sand and palm trees and when you train, tourists and people all around are watching you.
Needless to say, with Miami's temperatures and humidity, sweating will be the order of the day with its tropical climate. Showers and turquoise water beaches available right next door.
In any case, if you come here and you like sports, fitness or bodybuilding, you must try this superb place.
Brand of machines: MyEquilibria's "Leopard Tree" and "MyBeast."
Budget
Opening hours: 24 hours a day and open 7 days a week.
Budget: Free outdoor gym.
3. The Gym
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An open-air hall with training on the roof!
I particularly like this one. It's not in Miami itself but about 35 minutes away in a town called Fort Lauderdale.
The Gym is on 2 floors: On the ground floor, it is the reception of the room, the first floor shelters a room inside all that there is of more normal and finally the second floor is nothing else than the roof. And guess what's on the roof? An open air room with a superb 360 degree view of the beach.
This room is not very big but it is more than enough. The weights are a bit out of order, but there is all the free weight equipment and machines.
As I said above, it's quite difficult in Florida to train outdoors, between the humidity and the unbearable heat... Fortunately, when you're hot, just one floor down and you can enjoy the air conditioning and a few meters away from the sea 😉
You can also refresh yourself with a homemade protein smoothie at the venue's bar.
Otherwise good to know, yoga, pilates, zumba classes....
Brand of machines : Hammer, Technogym, Spinning...
Opening hours: 5am to 10pm on weekdays.
Budget
15 dollars for 1 day
40 for 1 week
70 for the month
Information This gym has closed its doors to reopen elsewhere and no longer has an exterior. Please check on the internet and do not expect to train on a roof again.
4. Miami iron gym
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It is located in Miami but inland 30 minutes from Miami beach. Miami Iron gym is a gym that reminds me a bit of the atmosphere of Gold's Gym in Venice, Los Angeles. Pictures of great Pro bodybuilders from all over the world hang on the walls of the gym. The colors of the room are dark and the machines of yellow color. A very aesthetic room with quality equipment.
HARDCORE environment that will push you beyond your limits. Here, it's no joke, we are here to work and build big muscles.
Brand of machines : Hammer, Technogym...
Opening hours: 24 hours a day - 7 days a week
Budget
10 dollars for 1 day
35 for the month
5. Redcon1
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This gym is not in Miami, but in Boca Raton. About 50 minutes from South Beach. This gym with its electric blue and subdued atmosphere sets the tone right away with its huge American flag. If the gym was closer, I don't think I would go there very often.
Redcon1 was actually a brand of dietary supplements before the big boss decided to open his own chain of rooms of the same brand.
The latest equipment is just phenomenal. Panatta, hammer Strength, nautilux, cybex, hammer, technogym, everything is there.
See for yourself this video presentation:
Budget
79.99 for the month.
800 for the year.
6. Old Town Fitness
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You won't find this room in Miami either, but 4 hours drive south down the Keys road. But I had to share it with you because it is really worth the detour. If you try this adventure, the trip will be very beautiful.
Old town fitness is an old school room as I like them. The equipment is very old and rusty and there is no air conditioning, it's a real old school room with a soul!
I particularly love this kind of room. You can feel the experience and that's probably what makes it so charming.
People here don't take it easy, they chat with everyone and sharing is the rule. No coach here and a multicoloured atmosphere...
A handmade drawing of Arnold on the wall, and a flag of each country are hung on the ceiling, as if to say: Here everyone is welcome but beware here we sweat!
Room hours: 6am to 10pm on weekdays
Budget
50 for 1 week
33 for the month
Some other mythical rooms to do in the USA
Los Angeles: Gold's gym (Unfortunately, this room closed in 2020 following the COVID)
Las vegas : City athletic club
New York: Bev Francis
There you have it, no more excuses to sculpt your body while on vacation in Florida and I hope this article will help you find the perfect weight room.
At worst, if you don't feel like doing sports or you don't feel like going to the gym, then you can always go for a little jog by the beach, with the view and the palm trees it's nice too. And then achieve your goals on vacation, even if you can always limit the damage, it's a bit complicated, so take advantage of your days off to recharge your batteries and you'll make up for it in the fall with new goals.
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What about you? Do you know of any unusual venues in Miami or elsewhere? Share your experience in comments.
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Thank you for this information, I hope one day to come to the USA to test these gyms
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I'm sure you'll want to train all year round when you're working out in Miami, but France isn't ready to open an outdoor gym facing the sea.
If we could have original rooms like that in France, we would be the happiest
julien if I may say so it's here that we realize that we are really behind in France. the rooms of real body are not in great number unfortunately
It's true that in the USA the gyms are really top and well equipped but in France it's really starting to move and some gyms are really good 🙂
It really makes you dream all these rooms
I saw your last vlog where you hesitate to go back to France and do half of it. If I had the chance to live in the US, I would stay there
See you soon.
stéphane
I've been living there for more than 7 years and it's true that the theaters are magical in the US but in France we've been getting some really good ones for a while now.