We asked and you voted: Here are the top 10 gyms on the Gold Coast as voted by you
WE’VE been hit by the fitness craze and while you might think there’s no easy way out, but thanks to this list you can find a gym where fitness is fun.
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WE’VE been hit by the fitness craze and while you might think there’s an easy way out, maybe a flat tummy tea or a skinny filter, there’s no easy way to shed the winter layers.
But thanks to this list, you can find a gym you’ll actually enjoy going to, where the hard work is fun and where you can grunt as loud as you need and nobody will laugh at you.
Here are the top 10 gyms on the Gold Coast, as voted by you.
10. Sharks Fitness, Southport
Musgrave Ave & Olsen Avenue, Southport
5591 5800
http://www.sharksfitness.com.au/
Southport Sharks is part of the Queensland AFL division and an illustrious sporting club must have an impressive gym.
General manager of business development, fitness and events Daragh Murphy said being established since 2009 the fitness centre has seen fads come and go but they have stayed consistent.
“Our core values are ensuring health and fitness form an enjoyable and rewarding part of a balanced lifestyle.
“Exercising should be a social activity within a safe, supportive and fun environment.
“We want our members to get the most out of life once they step outside the fitness centre, whether that is chasing kids or performing at their best in their professions.”
Sharks provide over 115 classes per week, across a very wide range of classes.
9. PCYC, Broadbeach
180 Monaco St, Broadbeach Waters
5538 5201
http://www.pcyc.org.au/GoldCoast
Lead by Sergeant Linda Baade, PCYC Gold Coast was the first branch on the Gold Coast opening their doors in 1976. The club is proud of its strong heritage and it is still today a prominent community centre providing activities for all members of the community 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.
8. World Gym, Ashmore
542 Olsen Ave, Molendinar
5564 6686
http://www.worldgymaustralia.com/
This is the spot where none other than Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was spotted training at while he was on the Coast for his movie San Andreas — so if it’s good enough for The Rock it’s good enough for you. World Gym Ashmore are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for all but still encouraging hard training and smashing goals. The Ashmore location was recently awarded the most improved World Gym franchise in Australia out of 16 locations. With exciting, dynamic street art covering the walls and even live DJ sessions, you’ll always be pumped to train at World Gym Ashmore.
7. Healthy Lifestyle Club, Bundall
25 Upton St, Bundall
5570 2116
Healthy Lifestyle Club have a strong focus on holistic health and owners Marco and Amber Renai have designed the whole site to cater for every different part of a healthy lifestyle. The entire club has been stylishly decorated and furnished to create a welcoming atmosphere and the lower level is dedicated to gym equipment for self directed exercise. Upstairs you’ll find relaxing rooms for pilates, reformer pilates, yoga, meditation and stretching to engage your Zen. Across the carpark out the back you’ll find rooms with punching bags and cycle bikes and tonnes of equipment for group car park fitness. There really something for everyone.
6. F45, Helensvale
153 Old Pacific Highway, Oxenford
0413 313 007
https://www.facebook.com/f45helensvale/
You’ve probably seen the bold F45 logo cropping up on the Gold Coast over the last year or so, with the franchise being the fastest growing fitness network in Australia.
Michael and Louise Hughes’ Helensvale location is evidently the cream of the crop, being the only one of 12 Gold Coast locations to be voted in the top 10.
Despite only opening their doors in July the Helensvale location already has a cult following of people from northern and inland Gold Coast looking to get fit.
The whole club are currently working with The Kids’ Cancer Project for the month of September, raising money and awareness of childhood cancer.
F45 focuses on group training with the key pillars of motivation, innovation and results with 16 workouts that focus on varying types of fitness.
5. Hold Your Own, Burleigh
11/110 Kortum Drive, Burleigh
0431 235 601
http://www.holdyourown.com.au/
Nathan Wallace started Hold Your Own with the intention to give people who want to focus on heavy lifting a place to train uninterrupted.
“I wanted to offer a training facility for strength and conditioning where people felt comfortable lifting heavy weights and having plenty of racks and floor space,” he said.
“We’re more based on strength and body composition rather than a commercial type gym that does a little bit of everything.
“We’re the best of both worlds in that we can offer specialty fitness 24/7 so people can train heavy whenever they like.”
Nathan said Hold Your Own has “a lot of stuff that other gyms don’t have.”
“We have five power racks whereas most gyms only have one or two; we have three lifting platforms, which means plenty of rooms for dead lifts,” he said.
“We have dumbbells up to 80kgs, competition benches and also a 20 metre sled track.
“My wife, Sophie Guidolin and I have one year old twins ourself and we understand the importance of family and lifestyle so we also have a dedicated kids room for the little ones.”
4. Price Fitness, Currumbin
257 Golden Four Dr, Bilinga
0415 317 187
Mathew Price put his name to Price Fitness to be a personal advocate for their core values of family and community.
“I’ve always pushed a fun environment for everyone and our trainers always encourage people in the way of helping each other, being supportive and being there for each other,” Mathew said.
“It’s the Price family — if you train with us, you become part of the family.”
The real test of a good gym is when people feel comfortable and people are more likely to reach their fitness goals when they genuinely enjoy what they’re doing.
“I think it’s important because people actually enjoy going to the gym, they don’t feel scared,” Mat said.
“Some people will say they’ve never been happy to walk into a gym but they like to atmosphere at Price.
“It doesn’t matter if they need some fitness or they’ve been training forever — nobody feels left out.”
3. Empire Fitness Centre, Arundel
354 Brisbane Rd, Arundel
5574 6138
Ari and Joanna Hamalainen started Empire Fitness Centre back in 2000, before the craze hit the Coast. There’s a good chance that’s why members at the centre love it there so much, because they can focus on real, hard training and genuinely bettering themselves. With two massive levels and sectioned off areas for different types 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.
2. Hiit Australia, Burleigh
3/31 Taree St Burleigh Heads
0423 223 552
www.hiitaustralia.com.au/burleigh
Directors Cody Philp and Amanda Hamlyn run HIIT Burleigh, a centre 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 8 week transformation challenges and high intensity group classes.
“We do one on ones but more of what we do is group focused.”
Cody said there’s a heavy focus on giving great nutritional advice in addition to providing an environment for people to get 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.”
1. Never Quit Gym, Bundall
5/51 Upton St, Bundall
1300 885 532
Ian D’Andrade started Never Quit Gym after training and researching in a wide range of fitness types — a seriously wide range.
“My whole life I have been experimenting with fitness; over the years I have trained and studied in weight training, yoga, pilates, boxing, functional fitness, circuit training, meditation, gymnastics, rehabilitation, athletic performance and more,” he said.
“I’ve taken what I believe to be the best practices of each to build result producing workouts that truly get people into the best shape of their lives.
“A combination of all these different disciplines allows for amazing variety which keep our members engaged and progressing without plateauing.”
Ian’s business partner Luke Halliday came on board about six months ago to continue developing the Never Quit philosophy, which Ian says is all about helping people reach their goals.
“I started Never Quit with the intention of helping as many people with health and fitness as possible,” Ian said.
“I wanted to create an environment where people had fun, felt supported and were empowered to reach their goals.
“From the first endorphin rush, to the feeling of personal achievement, the sense of community and being pushed to be limits all while having the time of their lives.”
“We want the time members spend with us to be a highlight of their day.”
Ian said he prides himself on being unlike any other gym on the Coast and is constantly reminded of this when he sees his clients progress.
“Our clients tell us that when they had memberships at other traditional gyms they lacked motivation and guidance, we take care of that for them,” he said.
“Every single person that walks through the door is important to us, we take time to make sure each member is focused and have the correct tools to reach their goals.
”You can see that they feel part of the Never Quit family — everyone is here to help each other.”
With an obvious passion for his gym, his clients and the industry as a whole, Ian wanted to thank his Never Quit family for this achievement.
“The support from everyone is unbelievable, they really believe in what we do,” he said.
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