The best gyms in Iowa City and everything you need to know about working out in your area is about to be covered in full detail. It won’t take us long to cover just about everything you need to know about your local fitness scene.
The best gyms near you will be how we kick this off but there is still plenty more to come after that. We will talk about the best places to go for spinning and indoor cycling, as well as the best boxing and MMA gyms you can visit in the city.
Once they have been fully broken down we will dive into the best pilates and yoga studios in Iowa City. Other topics on working out near you like bootcamps and barre exercises will be getting their own sections in this fitness guide too.
You can easily get a sweat in outside of the best gyms so the top outdoor recreation areas in the region will get a mention. And following all of that we will talk about where you can buy sporting goods and home gym equipment in your area.
There is a local fitness map at the end that will help you figure out where all of these places are located, plus you can look through more of our posts on the middle of the country there if you want.
Best Gyms In Iowa City
Here is our list of the best gyms in Iowa City for working out:
Personal training, small group training, supplements, nutrition programs, indoor heated pool access, locker rentals, and much more are provided at theGYM. Jazzercise Iowa City Fitness Center offers group fitness classes that combine high-intensity interval training, HIIT, and strength training for a total-body workout.
CWilkFitness specializes in online personal training and small group personal training for fitness nutrition, exercise therapy, physique, and figure training. Boxing is available at Gilbert Street Fitness.
If you need someone to watch your little ones while you work out childcare is provided at FIT Iowa City. Anytime Fitnes and FIT Iowa City also offers spinning exercises and Gilbert Street Fitness offers cycling exercise.
Zumba, yoga and other cardio dance classes are available at FIT Iowa City and Gilbert Street Fitness. North Dodge Athletic Club should have just about everything you need including basketball courts, racquetball courts, and one of the best indoor swimming pools in your area.
Anyone that needs a local 24-hour gym can head to Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness and theGYM. We do not know any rock-climbing gym and any gym with climbing wall near in the area.
Spinning & Indoor Cycling Classes
Body By Carrie Personal Fitness Studio at 1030 Martin St has a small group indoor cycling available and offers guided spin class, private personal strength, and motivation training sessions.
Indoor cycling and spinning classes are also provided at Gilbert Street Fitness, Anytime Fitness, and FIT Iowa City.
Boxing & MMA Gyms Near You
Fighting is also great cardio and the best boxing and MMA gyms near you are:
S.T. R. I.K.E Martial Arts & Fitness offers Olympic and traditional Tae kwon do, Muay Thai, mma kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, Kum do, kung fu, yoga and weapon handling classes. Traditional Chinese martial arts are provided at Iowa City Kung Fu.
VIBE is a boxing fitness gym with a nightlife-type entertainment. Farrell’s eXtreme Bodyshaping combines fitness kickboxing, strength training, simple meal planning, and personalized coaching to help you transform your mind and body in ten weeks. Gilbert Street Fitness also offers boxing.
Yoga & Pilates Studios In Iowa City
There are also many good yoga and pilates studios in Iowa City like:
Muddy Feet Yoga is a recognized yoga school in your area with amazing teachers who know how to teach insanely good classes. Hot House Yoga is a hatha-based practice that helps to limit stress and tension by stretching, strengthening, and rejuvenating the entire body.
Serenity Yoga & Pilates Studio specializes in private and small group health services, yoga, and pilates coaching. Heartland Yoga creates a beautiful and spiritual environment for students to practice yoga and recover.
Friendship Yoga is one of the oldest and most respected yoga centers in your city and is solely dedicated to the Iyengar Yoga method. Yoga is also available at FIT Iowa City and Gilbert Street Fitness.
Workout Bootcamps
We do not know any workout bootcamps near you.
Barre Exercises
Barre3 at 1312 Melrose Avenue offers a full-body workout that combines strength training, cardio, and mindfulness to leave you feeling balanced and energized from inside.
Best Places For Outdoor Recreation
You can workout pretty much anywhere so you don’t always have to go to the gym. Many people prefer to run or ride bikes when the weather is nice and some great places for outdoor recreation and fitness are:
Mormon Handcart Park
Waterworks Prairie Park
Riverfront Crossings Park
Ryerson’s Woods State Preserve
Woodpecker Trail
Hickory Hill Park
Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
City Park
Scott Park
Where To Buy Sporting Goods In Iowa City
You may need to buy some things that will help you workout or visit the gym, and the best sporting goods stores in Iowa City are:
Fin & Feather has been a leader in camping, hunting, fishing, archery, clothing, paddling, and climbing for almost 50 years. Play It Again Sports buys, sells, and trades used and new sports and fitness equipment and passes the savings on to you.
Home Gym Equipment Near You
We do not know any specific local stores to buy home gym equipment, our best recommendation is to try some of the sporting goods stores.
Now that you have read about all of those gyms, spinning classes, yoga studios, outdoor recreation spots, and places to buy equipment for working out near you your confidence should be sky high. By the way, if you notice anything out of date on this page or if you have any of your own fitness tips to share please tell us in the comments.
Have fun visiting the best gyms in Iowa City or working out in whatever way you enjoy the most.
