Gyms in Santa Cruz

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• For $59, you get one month of adult fitness classes (up to 10 classes, a $140 value). This option is redeemable at the Downtown, Live Oak, or Westside locations or at the Cabrillo Fitness Club in Aptos. Zumba classes are not valid Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at Live Oak. • For $49, you get one month of kids' and teen fitness classes (up to 10 classes, a $140 value). This option is redeemable only at the Westside and Live Oak locations.

Bodyworks Personal Fitness Studio's certified personal trainer Ross Matejcek uses his 15 years of experience to hone each patron's muscular strength and help rev up cardio endurance with one-hour personal-training sessions. Matejcek customizes workouts to his clients' ages, abilities, and goals, instructing bodies in the motions that will increase strength and speed without the hassle of catching a piggyback ride on a triathlete.

Author, massage therapist, former dancer, and world-reaching Pilates educator Lisa Graham oversees Agile Monkey Pilates Studio, aiming to provide the tools for students to fine-tune their physiques and better understand their bodies. In a spacious, light-filled studio annex, four senior instructors with years of teaching experience lead evening and morning group mat classes.

Filled with vibrant colors, hand-painted murals, and Eastern sculptures, the Pleasure Point Yoga studio exemplifies the way the space is often thought of by its staff, which is "your local, everyday retreat." Instructors encourage guests to use yoga and breath as a way to connect with themselves, their neighborhoods, and the global yoga community. As they lead classes held every day of the week, instructors guide practitioners of all levels through Vinyasa Flow classes and workshops that are offered monthly. Guests are encouraged to bring their own mats or shag carpets, but can also borrow mats from the studio when necessary. Helpful props intended to take poses to different levels are also available, such as straps, blocks, and supportive blankets.

Santa Cruz Power Fitness’s array of workout equipment and fitness programs has been helping locals get in and stay in shape since 1968. Along with one-on-one workout sessions, the gym's certified personal trainers lead classes ranging from the fast-paced, such as kickboxing, to the calming, such as yoga stretches set to really quiet books on tape. For gym-goers' convenience, Santa Cruz Power Fitness keeps its doors open 365 days a year and accommodates health-minded parents with complimentary daycare services. An onsite health bar replenishes athletes with drip coffee and protein shakes, whereas plenty of free parking ensures they won't tangle with any bodybuilding meter maids.