Whether you're trying to lose weight or stay fit, joining a health club may help you achieve your goal. Many offer the services of personal trainers to help keep you on track. Baltimore has many options from women's only clubs to the family-oriented YMCA to places with a strong singles scene.
Brick Bodies and Lynne Brick’s are both part of a Baltimore-area chain of coed and women-only health clubs. The Owings Mills and Belvedere Square locations operate under the Lynne Brick's brand and are women-only health clubs. Three locations have indoor pools plus members have access to a pool at Goucher College in Towson, MD.
Merritt Athletic Clubs is a health club chain with more than 10 locations in the Baltimore area. All of the clubs have variety of strength training and cardiovascular equipment, free weights and group exercise classes. Some locations have childcare and cafes and five have pools, (some of which are outdoor in the summer and indoors in the winter).
The summertime pool scene can be very single-oriented at locations like Canton.
This national chain of health clubs has five locations near Baltimore, three of which have pools. It also has locations in and around Washington DC for
Washington commuters. For $19 you can purchase a 30-day trial membership online or sign up for a free one-day guest pass.
Just behind the Pikesville Hilton on Reisterstown
Road, this 55,000-square foot fitness club offers tennis lessons, childcare, free weights, crosstrainers, treadmills, bikes, rowers, and cardio theater access.
This 24-hour gym has perhaps one of the best views in town. Look out over the waterfront while you work out on cardiovascular and strength training equipment. Personal training and exercise classes available.
In addition to the YMCA's community program for adults and children, the non-profit organization offers an economical way to get in shape. Membership at its seven locations in Baltimore, Harford, Howard and Carroll counties as well as Baltimore City is about half that of Merritt Athletic Club. In addition to cardio equipment, locations have exercise, yoga and dance classes, and six branches have pools.
With 10,000 locations worldwide, Curves is the largest fitness club franchise in the world. More than 30 of those locations are in Baltimore and its suburbs. The concept behind this health club for women is to spend 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week working on hydraulic resistance machines in a group setting. Swimming, racquet sports and weight training are not part of its program.
National chain of health clubs has 25 locations in Maryland, a dozen of which are in the Baltimore/Annapolis area, as well as three in DC for those who
commute to Washington. All locations offer a variety of classes and some offer childcare. Few of the Baltimore locations have pools.
This 40,000-square foot athletic club with fourteen singles and two doubles squash courts is the largest commercial squash facility in the United States. It also has a café, childcare, pro shop, sauna, pilates classes and wireless internet.
If a health club doesn't offer the flexiblity that you need, check out this list of personal trainers in Baltimore.
