Work it out: Get fit with a personal trainer in Calgary

Getting in shape and staying fit on your own is not easy. If you crave some direction and motivation in your exercise regime, these fitness centres offer personal-training sessions along with tons of additional fit-spiring activities.

Fit4Less

1
999 36 Street NE, Calgary, AB T2A 7X6

With 15 locations across the city, Goodlife Fitness offers the services of certified personal trainers to help you create and reach your fitness goals. Members have access to group classes including yoga, spin, zumba, strength cardio as well as aqua sessions. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, gain muscle or tone up, Goodlife’s personal trainers will build you an exercise routine based on your goals.

Orangetheory Fitness

2
317-8888 Country Hills Blvd NW, Calgary, AB T3G 5T4

Orange Theory exercise circuits keep your heart rate in the target weight-loss and muscle-building zone. Their pitch is to keep your body sweating for 36 hours after your workout. Orange exercise circuits feature three stages: indoor rowing, treadmill and free-weight training. Members choose between private and (small) group sessions. The gym has also teamed up with Karma Yoga Calgary to give members a double shot of fitness at a discounted price.

Fresh! Fitness

3
230-801 6 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 3W2

Created solely for newbies who feel lost in a typical gym, Fresh! offers clients individualized training programs. These custom programs are built by certified staff to drive you to become a better, more energized version of yourself. Typical novice training sessions start with a full assessment of body, lifestyle and attitude and include strength and cardio training as well as nutritional education. Register for 30- and 60-minute sessions at the gym’s downtown location.

Phoenix Personal Fitness Inc

4
7-1111 3 St SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2S8

This downtown heritage building turned fitness facility features the latest technology. Renovated change rooms, weight and cardio machines, Trickster X bikes and roomy stretching zones set the tone for training sessions. Programs are based on your goals and budget. Looking to lose weight quickly and keep it off? Sign up for the gym’s “Ultimate” plan: six days a week of prepared and delivered lunches, three-hour, one-on-one sessions with your trainer and two weekly group classes. Body composition tests and nutrition education is included. If you’re new to the gym, test the waters with an orientation package.

Mission Fitness

5
27 Skyline Cres NE, Calgary, AB T2K 5X2

Mission Fitness is more than just your average gym: it’s a health-and-wellness centre. The facility’s trainers will teach you how to move your body properly and effectively to gain strength and energy, while eliminating common pains. This combination of natural therapy and guided training creates an individualized practice for every visitor. Extra perks like massage therapy and nutritional guidance give members the additional boost to create their better selves.

Evolution Personal Training

6
3921 Manchester Rd SE, Calgary, AB T2G 3Z9

Evolution wants you to do no less than revolutionize your fat loss and reinvent your life. The gym’s notorious trainers, Rod and Brenda, create workouts that increase mobility, energy and focus as well as providing pain management and improved sleep. Not a people person? Sign up for online personal training. Online sessions include step-by-step video guides to the proper use of gym machines and props as well as free-standing exercises. All training options include a nutrition log and regular check-ins to track improvement.

2110 Fitness Inc

7
5824 Burbank Rd Se, Calgary, AB T2H 1Z3

At 2110 Fitness, mental health is as important as physical strength. Full classes, and private and semi-private sessions cater to each visitor’s preference. All session are 60 minutes in length, but each is tailored to the individual. Based on your lifestyle, trainers build a program that will benefit your body, on your time. Choose to work with a trainer every time, or have them teach you key moves to practice at home. Rates vary, but all packages include one complimentary consultation. 2110 Fitness is located near Chinook Centre.

Bounce Life Systems

Bounce Life’s semi-private training sessions feature a six-person maximum class size. Trainers make your “fat cry” and your body glow. A strong focus on nutrition teaches members how to fuel their bodies effectively, rather than starve themselves to lose weight. Training programs include food logging, healthy eating guides that cater to autoimmune and digestive issues as well as speed, agility and strength training.

Calgary’s downtown workers are all about efficiency. But balancing work with family, leisure and exercise time is not always easy. Appealing and easily accessible fitness facilities can help. Early morning training sessions, lunchtime yoga classes and happy-hour squash games are a few of the fitness activities available at these fit spots in the downtown core.
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