Health Clubs in Alexandria, VA
Located across the Potomac River from the nation's capital, Alexandria, Virginia offers residents a wide variety of health clubs to meet each individual's needs and desires. From tennis to aerobics and spas, a program exists to entice individuals to join and participate. Whether group or personal training, the goal remains the same; to improve the health of the members.
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Mount Vernon Athletic Club
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Mount Vernon offers a running club for fun and training for race events. Advertised as Alexandria's "Best Tennis and Fitness Club," Mount Vernon offers personal training with certified trainers for the fitness angle. Training can be geared toward weight loss, a specific athletic event, strength training, aerobic exercising or recovery from an injury. Following a free body age assessment, group and individual training is offered in addition to Mount Vernon's Running Club. For tennis, the indoor courts offer year around opportunities with clinics, along with group and private lessons.
The Energy Fitness Club
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Energy Fitness offers yoga. Housed in a two story, 17,000 square-foot building, this club offers top of the line equipment and a 30-foot rock climbing wall. Group energy Pilates and yoga with certified instructors, along with private instruction, provide members and non members with fitness and lifestyle programs. For those interested in rock climbing a certification program is available.
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XSportFitness
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Part of the program may include treadmill exercises. The XSportFitness club offers ActiTrax, an online exercise book that customizes workouts for those who prefer structure to their fitness schedule. In addition, the program provides nutritional information and meal planning, all in an attempt to provide total health benefits to the members.
Snap Fitness
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This club offers a program entitled "easyFIT," which is promoted as the easy way to get fit. Participants wear a fitness monitor at all times that tracks activities and calories burned. It connects to a website, where the participant can observe his daily progress and receive personal advice about his fitness workouts and goals. Cost for members is $599, as of early 2011.
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- Photo Credit gym man in health club 2 image by Pavel Losevsky from Fotolia.com running image by Byron Moore from Fotolia.com yoga image by Yvonne Bogdanski from Fotolia.com man exercising on treadmill 6 image by Ken Hurst from Fotolia.com
