Lighthouse Point Gyms and Fitness

The body-slimming experts at VIP Medical Weight Loss help patients lose up to 20 pounds in one month with personalized, step-by-step weight-loss packages. After a consultation with physicians, the center designs a custom workout and diet plan for each client while making sure it is healthy for the client to lose a significant amount of weight fast. Each plan has many facets, from nutritional counseling and education to appetite suppressants and vitamin B12 injections, and the clinic enhances new looks with wrinkle-smoothing dermal fillers. A results page hosts before-and-after pictures that are useful for those who want to make their huge ex-jeans feel jealous.

Parkside Health & Wellness Center’s experienced staff of chiropractic doctors, licensed massage therapists, and acupuncturists alleviates chronic pain and stiffness with holistic treatments. Chiropractors employ x-rays and advanced adjustment techniques to resynchronize spines bent from years of slouching or standing in for xylophones during prolonged jam sessions. Doctors deftly diagnose spinal maladies with methods that include Asyra bioenergetics testing, and skilled massage therapists alleviate tension and soreness with Swedish or deep-tissue strokes. Among other effective, noninvasive techniques, BrainCore therapy tunes brain radios to all-day reggae stations to assuage the symptoms of fibromyalgia, chronic-fatigue syndrome, and memory loss.

FLA Aquatics owes its growth from a 65-member operation to the home of multiple state, national, and international champions to 2000 Olympic coach Duffy Dillon, who—as noted in the Sun Sentinel—was recently inducted into the Broward County Sports Hall of Fame. Dillon has amassed an experienced staff of certified instructors who have passed a national level-two background screening, including head coaches with level-five certification from the American Swimming Coaches Association. The company's multiple locations offer programs for all ages, including very young children learning to safely enter the water, competitive high schoolers, and adults seeking to train for a triathlon or start a floatie-based fashion trend.

As the official practice grounds for the Florida Panthers, Saveology.com Iceplex's professional-grade rinks welcome skaters of all stripes to enjoy its pristine skating surface. Visitors circle the rink during open-skating sessions, decked out in a pair of the center's maintained skates or butcher knives glued to old hiking boots.

Kids and adults alike can exercise puck-punishing impulses with hockey leagues and open hockey sessions, as well as mastering the subtle movements of competitive figure skating. Classes in hockey, figure skating, and curling introduce students to the skills of puck control, elegant footwork, and furious floor sweeping. An onsite pro shop dispenses equipment, repairs, and skate fittings, and Breakaway Bar & Grill refuels guests between zamboni joyrides.

Though Boca Gym's array of Life Fitness and Hammer Strength machines commands an impressive 1,000 square feet of space, the gym's staff is anything but robotic. The certified personal trainers and instructors strive to call everyone by name, whether they are assisting with deadlifts or running a kickboxing class—one of more than 40 group fitness classes scheduled per week. Their bright attitude complements the light that streams through floor-to-ceiling windows, and the neon-pink glow of the studio's walls.

The staff welcomes guests of every age and background to explore the facility, which includes a childcare area, tanning, and a juice bar. Instead of volunteering to climb and light the town's lampposts, members who wish to work out at night can swipe their 24-hour access card at the door.

A symphony of grunts, encouraging words, and falling weights emanates from The Training Pit Crossfit, where CrossFit level-1-certified instructors stage workouts. CrossFit motivates trainees through a steady dose of Olympic-weightlifting, plyometric, powerlifting, and cardio-conditioning exercises that can be modified for bodies of all fitness levels.