Fitness Factory Health Club

Although they're spread across three area facilities, the staff at Fitness Factory helps exercisers with a shared dedication to workouts, wellness, and nutrition. Just because their mantra is the same, though, doesn't mean that all locations are the same; each gym has its own amenities and personality. At the Palisades Park location, for instance, members roam an 18,000-square-foot gym divided into three floors organized for everything from solo cardio, strength, and resistance work to group classes including candlelight Vinyasa yoga, CrossFit, and aerobic hip-hop dance sessions. The Rockaway location's Cinema Room treats exercisers to big screen showings of popular movies augmented by a state-of-the-art projection and sound system. Lined with actual ring ropes, the Boxing Room helps members bash out aggression while building muscle and confidence during pugilism-inspired workouts. When they're not busy leading hot yoga or Reformer Pilates classes, trainers at the Edgewater location often take exercises outside, saluting the sun during yoga classes held on a rooftop with panoramic views of the New York's iconic skyline.

In addition to their multifaceted amenities, all three gyms are official Ideal Protein Weight Loss centers, helping clients shed inches and keep them off through intensive nutrition education. They also house personal trainers, who stand ready to ramp up their clients' workouts and impart sage-like advice. After workouts, members can stop by the smoothie bar or soothe muscles in the locker room before picking up their kids from the supervised playrooms.