6 non-traditional gyms to help you mix up your workout

Let’s be honest. Keeping these habits alive and avoiding a fitness rut can be extremely challenging.

Lucky for you, we’ve got a few places in Dayton that might give you the motivation to keep going.

Femme Fatale Fitness 

Femme Fatale offers a range of aerobics that incorporate the pole, aerial hoops, dance and aerial silks. The best part is that no prior experience or fitness level is required to take part in these alternative workouts.

There is absolutely nothing quite like gaining enough strength to hold yourself up in the air from what looks like a hula-hoop and ribbons during the 60-minute Circus workout. Aerial silks and hoops, trapeze and acrobatic conditioning are used to sculpt the body.

Get your heart pumping in the cardio and strength class using a pole to help tone your hips, arms, abs, buns, inner and outer thighs. It’s a little edgy, sexy and extremely fun. The opportunities to fall in love with yourself, feel empowered and gain your confidence are endless at Femme Fatale Fitness.

Where: 4049 Marshall Road, Dayton, OH

Contact: 937-203-0959 | Website

Urban Krag Climbing Center 

Inside this old brick church is a rock climbing wall that is sculpted with vertical terrain with heights ranging from 28 to 56 feet and stretching over 8,000 square feet. Unlike most other activities, rock climbing develops strength in the entire body and teaches your muscles to work together. It’s possible to live a healthy and active life with your feet off the ground.

Where: 125 Clay St., Dayton, OH

Contact: 937-224-5724 | Website

Sky Zone Trampoline Park 

Skyrobics is a real thing! You’ll burn up to 1,000 calories in an hour on the wall-to-wall trampolines with this low-impact workout. Skyrobics combines calisthenics, core exercises and strength-building workouts that are effective and made for any level of athlete.

But not only is there skyrobics. Sky Zone has plenty of activities that will get the heart pumping from jumping freely at your own leisure to taking it seriously in a game of ultimate dodgeball and even basketball dunking competitions.

Where: 976 Senate Drive, Washington TWP, OH

Contact: 937-396-6600 | Website

Drake’s Gym 

Located in the heart of downtown, this gym is dedicated to its boxing methods, and the personal trainers and boxing coaches are on site to help get you into the best of shape. Not only that – you’ll be gaining a lot of self defense mechanisms that are beneficial to anyone.

Where: 111 E. Fifth St., Dayton

Contact: 937-223-6193 | Facebook

CrossFit iNVOLVE 

CrossFit Dayton is intense and specializes in mobility, technique and safety that develops strength and the ability to function daily without pain. Whether your goal is weight loss or muscle gain, the trainers on site are available to help. The foundation course for beginners is a prerequisite course. The cost for the 10-class course is $100.

Where: 401 Littell Ave, Dayton

Contact: Email collin@crossfitinvolve.com | Website | 937-371-7938

Present Tense Fitness 

Not only is this gym nestled conveniently in Dayton’s historic Oregon District, but the individualized strength, conditioning and yoga trainings come with complimentary lifestyle coaching, too. Lifestyle coaching is designed to help people who are ready to make changes learn how to shop and prepare foods that fuel and heal their bodies and also develop strength.

The authentic human connection is accompanied by attention to detail and troubleshooting issues that ordinary people have. These trainers are ready to teach people who are ready to transform their lives into healthier ways.

Where: 222 E. Sixth St., Dayton

Contact: (202) 603-0926 | Website

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