Gold's Gym Orlando, Orlando

Since its 1965 founding in Venice Beach, California, Gold's Gym has dotted the globe with more than 600 locations that welcome both professional athletes and exercise newbies. Nearly 3.5 million Gold's members work to build muscle or lose pounds, perspiring beneath the gaze of certified personal trainers or pedaling beside peers during cycling sessions. In a diverse lineup of group classes, patrons strengthen cores with Pilates, finger-paint pictures of ninjas in martial arts, and amp up heart rates along to the pulsating soundtracks of Les Mills routines.

Many Gold's Gym locations feature cardio machines with individual iPod docks and televisions that help keep patrons motivated.