Health & wellness
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Types of gyms
Mixed martial arts gyms Mixed martial arts, or MMA, involves techniques from combat sports that include striking and grappling. People often train by sparring, using fighting styles such as boxing, Brazilian jiujitsu, muay Thai and kickboxing. • Good for: This sport helps improve endurance, functional strength, flexibility and reflexes, according to fitness company Ronin Training Center. • Examples: Gracie Barra Georgetown, John’s Gym Georgetown, Ralph Gracie Georgetown, Team Rabadi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai, 10th Planet Georgetown Powerlifting gyms Powerlifting consists of three lifts: the squat, bench press and deadlift, according to USA Powerlifting. Powerlifting gyms provide equipment and sometimes training needed to powerlift. • Good for: Powerlifting is good for building strength. • Examples: Georgetown Fitness, House of Gainz Georgetown Yoga studios Yoga studios often offer classes geared toward the practice of different yoga styles. • Good for: Yoga is good for flexibility, balance and strength in addition to its benefits for heart health, according to health system John Hopkins Medicine. • Examples: Flow Yoga Georgetown, Shine Yoga
Boot camp gyms Boot camp gyms offer short, intense workout sessions, focusing on cardio and strength training. • Good for: This form of high-impact, full-body workout engages major muscle groups and focuses on strength training, which can reduce the risk of osteoporosis and fractures by maintaining bone density, according to fitness company Peloton and health care center Mayo Clinic. • Examples: Bar 10 CrossFit, BYB Fitness TX, CrossFit Georgetown, F45 Training, Orangetheory Fitness Boxing gyms Boxing gyms can offer classes to teach sparring or fitness boxing—a form of high-intensity interval training, or HIIT. Fitness boxing can include footwork drills and punching rounds. • Good for: Boxing exercises can improve endurance, balance and coordination as well as provide full-body strength training. They can also improve heart health, according to Cleveland Clinic. • Examples: 9Round Kickboxing Fitness
Climbing gyms These gyms often offer different climbing styles like bouldering, top roping and lead climbing in an indoor facility outfitted with textured walls designed to mimic rock surfaces. • Good for: Climbing is a full-body workout good for building strength, according to the CDC. • Examples: Austin Bouldering Project, Crux Climbing Center, Jungle Movement Academy Cycling gyms Cycling gyms offer indoor cycling classes, often referred to as spinning, for a low-impact, high-intensity workout. • Good for: Cycling focuses on various muscle groups, such as quads, calves, glutes and core, according to cycling studio VERVE and Harvard Medical School. This form of exercise puts less stress on joints, which may be ideal for those with orthopedic injuries, according to Harvard Medical School. • Examples: HOTWORX Georgetown, TrueCore Fitness Georgetown
Looking for a new workout to try in 2025? Here is a noncomprehensive guide to different types of gyms in the area. This list is not comprehensive. Aquatic gyms Aquatic gyms often feature swimming pools and diving boards, and offer swimming classes. • Good for: Swimming can improve health for people with chronic illnesses and arthritis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • Examples: Cowan Creek Amenity Center, Georgetown Recreation Center Barre gyms These gyms offer barre classes, a low-impact exercise routine that combines elements of ballet, Pilates, yoga, and strength training. • Good for: Barre focuses on body strength and flexibility, according to gym franchise Pure Barre’s website. • Examples: Pure Barre Georgetown, TrueCore Fitness Georgetown
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) studios These studios offer sessions that involve short, high-intensity repetitions with active recovery periods in between. • Good for: HIIT sessions are often less than an hour, but provide benefits such as improved heart health, burning calories and increased strength and endurance, according to the Cleveland Clinic and the Harvard School of Public Health. • Examples: F45 Training, Orangetheory Fitness, Pvolve Austin
Pilates studios Pilates studios offer classes focusing on strengthening core muscles, with an emphasis on proper technique. • Good for: This low-impact workout can improve core strength, balance and flexibility as well as help with back pain, though research is limited, according to studies in the Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal and the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. • Examples: Club Pilates, HOTWORX Georgetown, TrueCore Fitness Georgetown
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