It’s that time of the year again when you’re starting to list down promises for the coming year, and for sure, getting fit is one of your top priorities. If the usual gyms are boring you and you're looking for more interesting alternatives that will get you excited to sweat it out, here are a few within the metro that are worth checking out.
1. Trampoline Park
Location: Greenfield, Mandaluyong
Website: www.trampolinepark.ph
Jump your way to fitness with different workout classes centering on different movements on trampolines. Take your pick from Aerodance Workout, Gravity Fitness, Gravity Dodgeball, and Gravity Parkour.
2. Climb Central Manila
Location: Greenfield, Mandaluyong
Website: www.climbcentral.ph
Close to Trampoline Park is Climb Central, a wall climbing venue where you can test your strength on walls leveled for both beginners and experts. Classes and programs are often announced on their Facebook page, so keep on checking back in for updated schedules.
3. Ride Revolution
Location/s: Steps Studio, Makati; Shangrila-Plaza, Mandaluyong
Website: www.riderevolution.ph
If you think that cycling is easy, wait until you’re in one of Ride Revolution’s classes. Get your heart pumping and your legs throbbing with up-beat music and a full-body workout that will definitely get you feeling the burn,
4. Flyweight
Location: Bonifacio Global City, Taguig
Website: www.flyweight.ph
If you've tried boxing only to discover that it's not for you, don't be so quick to brush off boutique boxing. Flyweight offers 45-minute group boxing workouts where you book a bag and perform a combination of shadowboxing, heavy bag work, as well as body weight, core, and footwork exercises. You follow an instructor, similar to soul cycling and yoga, and they assist you when you get confused (as you most likely will on your first try!).
5. Krav Maga Manila
Location/s: San Juan; Katipunan; Eastwood; Makati
Website: www.kravmaga.ph
Looking to work out and learn self-defense? Hit two birds with one stone and join regular classes in Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art that focuses on fast and often brutal ways to disarm an attacker.
