Best of the Gold Coast 2017: Here are the top 10 gyms on the Gold Coast as voted by you
THE Gold Coast is fitness crazed so we asked and you voted. Here are the top 10 gyms across the city as voted by you.
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THERE’S no shortage of gyms on the Gold Coast — a new one seems to be popping up every other week.
But where are the best ones?
Thanks to your votes, we’ve rounded up the top 10 gyms on the Gold Coast:
FLASHBACK: TOP 10 GYMS OF 2016
10. Wickedbodz, Surfers Paradise
2a/3240 Surfers Paradise Blvd, Surfers Paradise
0410 418 818
This gym is the brainchild of co-owners Mark and Avril Mathie, who have transformed Wicked Bodz from a personal training service into an more tailored gym experience.
Avril said they capped memberships near the 200 mark, which gave the gym an exclusive touch. Not only do you get a work out, but you can enjoy some of the best views of Surfers Paradise at the same time. Win-win.
9. Jetts, Palm Beach
Cnr 6th Ave & Gold Coast Highway, First Floor, Palm Beach
5534 7666
Manager Brad Hewat, who has worked at Jetts Palm Beach for seven years, said the culture and sense of community set them apart from other clubs.
“We were actually the second Jetts gym in Australia,” he said.
“It all started here 10 years ago this week ... we’ve always had a really strong team of personal trainers and assistant managers.
“Palm Beach is a pretty tight knit community so we have lots of locals training here.”
Mr Hewat said the gym operated 24 hours a day with members able to hit the main gym and control their own workout, or take one of the classes run by the personal trainers.
8. PCYC Broadbeach
180 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters
5538 5201
Lead by Sergeant Linda Baade, PCYC at Ashmore was the first branch on the Gold Coast, opening its doors in 1976.
The club is proud of its strong heritage having retained its prominence in the community as a provider of activities for all people at very affordable prices.
PCYC Gold Coast is also committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for young people with a focus on youth development.
7. Hype Health Club, Currumbin Waters
109 Currumbin Creek Rd, Currumbin Waters 0
5534 3588
Owner Casper Turner bought the site last year, rebranding the pre-existing gym into Hype Health Club.
With 2045 members, Mr Turner said he’s built up the membership base through word of mouth.
“It’s very humbling to be voted into Best of the Gold Coast,” he said.
“I came in last year and decided I wanted to do my own thing so I went through and painted and got all new equipment.
“We have 25 trainers and we run 57 different classes a week.”
Mr Turner said his members ranged from teens to people in their mid-80s.
6. Hiit Australia, Burleigh
3/31 Taree St Burleigh Heads
0423 223 552
HIIT Burleigh directors Cody Philp and Amanda Hamlyn run the centre which is dedicated to transforming their clients using high intensity interval training.
“High intensity interval training is a new way of fat burning and the idea is to raise the heart rate as high as you can then lowering it,” Amanda said.
“We run eight-week transformation challenges and high intensity group classes.
“We do one-on-ones but more of what we do is group focused.”
Cody said the team also focused on providing nutritional advice to their members while helping them stay fit and motivated.
“After the challenges finish we don’t just tell people good luck and be on your way,” he said.
“And we’re not so much just to showing people how to lose fat, we’ve got people who have gone from already pretty lean to shredded and teaching them on proper nutrition — pre and post shred.
“We’re not a fight gym but we also do Muay Thai which is a lot of fun, hitting pads and getting fit, but we also focus on proper technique.”
5. EMF Fitness Centre, Broadbeach
Pacific Fair, Hooker Blvd, Broadbeach
0452 533 750
If you want to spot your favourite Instagram influencers, EMF Broadbeach is the place to do it.
Fit mum Tammy Hembrow — who has 7.1 million followers — is among the Gold Coasters who love the gym situationed in Pacific Fair’s Resort area.
Manager Scott Freeman said the gym opened last July and operates 24 hours a day.
“We have an altitude training centre, steam room, sauna and classes,” he said.
“Our membership base is a real mix of people.
“We have the standard everyday person who wants to get fit and we have a lot of ‘Instagram people’.
“I don’t have Instagram myself but a lot of people know who they are.”
Mr Freeman said one of the gym’s biggest drawcards was the location.
“It’s really convenient for people who might need to go grocery shopping or just general shopping after going to the gym,” he said.
4. Empire Fitness Centre, Arundel
354 Brisbane Rd, Arundel
5574 6138
Ari and Joanna Hamalainen started Empire Fitness Centre back in 2000, before the fitness craze hit the Coast.
There’s a good chance that’s why members at the centre love it so much. — they can focus on hard training and genuinely bettering themselves.
With two levels and different sections allocated for the range of fitness types, the centre attracts a wide range of clientele from bodybuilders lifting heavy weights to health conscious cardio addicts.
EFC also boasts a busy and varied class schedules and a UV spin room for those interested in group fitness.
3. Fitness First, Mermaid Waters
5 Lakeview Blvd, Cnr Bermuda Street & Hooker Boulevard, Mermaid Waters
1300 55 77 99
fitnessfirst.com.au/find-a-club/mermaid-waters
Club Manager James Lindner said the gym — which has been in the same spot for 12 years — has garnered a loyal membership base.
“Mermaid has an older demographic so we have aqua classes for the elderly members, hot yoga and pilates are also really popular, so are the standard body pump classes,” he said.
“We also do freestyle group classes which are 30 minute high intensity workouts which you don’t have to book in for.
“We’re not overcrowded but we do get a great cross range of people — there’s a 25 metre pool and a steam room which appeals to different people.
“There’s a real longevity with our members, probably because we’re a full service gym and we genuinely want our members to achieve their goals.”
2. Vision Personal Training, Southport
2/53-57 Ferry Rd, Southport
0432 854 717
visionpt.com.au/studios/southport
Jack Smith and his team of personal trainers run 250 PT sessions a week.
It’s the personalised business model, tailored to each individual, which has made Vision so successful.
“We spend a lot of time focusing on individual client results, the majority of our guys are just trying to lose weight so we provide a comfortable environment that’s enjoyable,” owner Mr Smith said.
“They’re mostly corporate professionals who have struggled to stay fit after having kids and don’t prioritise their own health anymore.
“We have five trainers with 130 clients doing 250 PT sessions a week ... I’ve actually just hired a new trainer so we’ll be able to take on more people.”
Mr Smith said the benefit of a personal trainer was face-to-face interaction rather than just “swiping a card.”
“It’s not so much a gym environment which I think is what people like,” he said.
“I had a woman come in with Type 1 diabetes ... now she’s run two marathons and five triathlons with me, she’s a legend.”
1. Rewired Fitness, Helensvale
Shop 2 1-19 Pacific Highway, Helensvale
0450 773 097
Alex and Sofia Houldsworth opened Rewired Fitness less than 18 months ago and the gym is already making its debut on this list — at number one.
Despite the number of gyms cropping up on the Gold Coast, the couple have built up a loyal membership base in a short space of time.
Mr Houldsworth said he was humbled to be voted on to the Best of the Gold Coast list.
“One of our members tagged someone and then everyone got involved and voted for us, it’s very exciting,” he said.
“My brother had another gym at Helensvale and when that closed we had a few members come here, but we’ve really just grown through word-of-mouth, everyone says its like their home away from home.”
Mr Houldsworth said there was a community feel among the members at the gym.
“We do strength training with weights two to three times a week and endurance training on the alternating days,” he said.
“The variety keeps it fun and interesting, we do everything from barbells to a bit of gymnastics.
“We’re all so close because we’re going through the same pain.”
Mr Houldsworth said the gym didn’t target one demographic.
“We’re all just people who want to better themselves,” he said.
“We don’t target one type of person.
“One of our members has a mate who’s a bigger boy and he was saying that he feels so comfortable coming to Rewired. he’d never felt comfortable going to a gym before.”
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