New Port Richey Gyms and Fitness

CrossFit Sparta's recipe for fitness includes equal parts intense cardio and forceful lifting. The results-minded instructors shout this recipe at students during CrossFit strength and conditioning classes that feature a workout of the day and CrossFight classes that combine martial arts, self-defense, and survival skills. Though the high-intensity workouts were designed to train military personnel and police, they can be customized to the individual fitness level of men and women alike. The ever-shifting exercise regime incorporates an array of conventional and creative workout tools, including free weights, kettlebells, gymnastics rings, pull-up bars, jump boxes, and oversized tires from Paul Bunyan's childhood swing.

Scuba West's expert instructors impart the skills and certification needed for unsupervised journeys into the deep blue. Participants can earn their PADI open-water certifications at Scuba West’s full training facility, which features classrooms, an on-site heated pool, an open-water training site, and a retail area with equipment that can be rented or purchased. Students can further their water skills in courses or even get their PADI open-water certification, which enables them to explore most bodies of water without a manatee chaperone.

For more than 24 years, Dr. Ivan Ramos has helped locals boost their health and confidence with medically designed weight-loss programs and minimally invasive aesthetic procedures. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, the doctor held residencies in internal and critical-care medicine before opening up his private clinic. The clinic's many laser-based aesthetic treatments—ranging from laser liposuction and anti-aging facials to spider-vein treatments and anatomical laser tag—use the Cynosure Affirm laser system, equipped with three levels of pulsed-light energy. Doctor-designed weight-loss programs reflect the staff's dedication: in addition to weekly check-ups and customized nutrition plans, every patient can count on a round-the-clock support system for motivation, advice, and inspirational haiku.

When Brian McInerney reflects on the humble beginnings of Wheel Fun Rentals, he points to his childhood passion for bikes. "As far back as I can remember, I had a real love affair with bicycles," he recalls. During a trip to Italy in 1987, Brian's affinity for cycling blossomed into a full-fledged obsession when he spotted locals' transporter of choice, the surrey. Inspired, he began importing the Italian four-wheelers to a rental business in the U.S. that eventually expanded into Wheel Fun Rentals, now a nationwide web of shops that also loans out bikes, electric cars and mopeds, and man-powered watercraft. Atop bicycles and surreys built for solo riders or entire families, patrons embark on self-guided tours of major U.S. cities. Led by maps and lists of nearby sites of historical or cultural significance, riders zoom down bike paths and safe, lightly trafficked streets. Adventuresome athletes can also compete in activities such as surrey scavenger hunts and blindfold obstacle courses navigated via shouted instructions from a seeing teammate or exceptionally long rounds of trial and error.