I'll be moving to DC in a few weeks to start my new job (huzzah), and although the building I'll be working in sports a gym, I suspect it will be more along the lines of machines and elipticals than a true gym.
I'm a pretty hardcore lifter (as in squats and deadlifts as opposed to curls and extensions), and don't need all types of fancy machines to do my workouts. For cardio I either run outside or do modified crossfit routines. I prefer that my gym isn't a social-scene nightmare, rather a place where people go simply to work out.
If my buildings gym doesn't fulfill my needs, what gyms do you guys reccomend? I've heard good things about:
Balance Sport and Fitness: 60 dollars a month for a well stocked practical gym that includes kettle-balls and climbing rops, etc. From what I've heard though its a pretty personal-trainer orientated gym, so I don't know what it will be like if I just work out on my own.
Primal Fitness: offers crossfit and parkour classes, in addition to judo and yoga. A little on the expensive side, but they offer some pretty badass classes. I don't think they have a free weight area though for non class time.
LA Boxing: supposedly offers great classes and a pretty well rounded gym. I haven't done too much research on it though.
I'll be living right around Dupont/Adams Morgan/U-Street, so it seems most gyms are fairly close. I'd love to be able to walk/run to the gym and have it not be a total schlep to get to.
So, Washington, DC SF'rs, what gym do you recommend and why?
I'm a pretty hardcore lifter (as in squats and deadlifts as opposed to curls and extensions), and don't need all types of fancy machines to do my workouts. For cardio I either run outside or do modified crossfit routines. I prefer that my gym isn't a social-scene nightmare, rather a place where people go simply to work out.
If my buildings gym doesn't fulfill my needs, what gyms do you guys reccomend? I've heard good things about:
Balance Sport and Fitness: 60 dollars a month for a well stocked practical gym that includes kettle-balls and climbing rops, etc. From what I've heard though its a pretty personal-trainer orientated gym, so I don't know what it will be like if I just work out on my own.
Primal Fitness: offers crossfit and parkour classes, in addition to judo and yoga. A little on the expensive side, but they offer some pretty badass classes. I don't think they have a free weight area though for non class time.
LA Boxing: supposedly offers great classes and a pretty well rounded gym. I haven't done too much research on it though.
I'll be living right around Dupont/Adams Morgan/U-Street, so it seems most gyms are fairly close. I'd love to be able to walk/run to the gym and have it not be a total schlep to get to.
So, Washington, DC SF'rs, what gym do you recommend and why?
