Planning a vacation around a gym any recommendations?

**99JT** · 01-24-2023, 08:37 PM

I'm single and have been wanting to take a mini vacation and while thinking of where to go I thought it would be a cool to look for a spot with a kick ass gym, not looking for traditional tourist spots just somewhere nice to relax, scenery is a plus.

I'm in NY and trying to keep this to the Eastern us. Any recommendations?

**Euroholic** · 01-24-2023, 09:30 PM

Whats the purpose of the holiday and the duration? If you are single and want to get on it and bang a few birds than you should be good without gym for a small period. Rest can be good.

**almostgone** · 01-24-2023, 09:31 PM

If it's a mini vacation, make the gym secondary unless it's part of your vacation. Pushups and walking/hiking will get you by for a few days.

I'd head to Wytheville, Va or possibly the mountains in Ga.

**99JT** · 01-24-2023, 09:44 PM

Im planning 3-4 days, no agenda really, just get away from life for a few days and explore a new place

**Honkey_Kong** · 01-24-2023, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by 99JT

Im planning 3-4 days, no agenda really, just get away from life for a few days and explore a new place

Dude, 3-4 days isn't very long. Just take the time off and relax. Maybe do some pushups and squats (without any weight) when you wake up to get the blood flowing.

**almostgone** · 01-24-2023, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by 99JT

Im planning 3-4 days, no agenda really, just get away from life for a few days and explore a new place

Seneca Rocks, W. VA would be a tad closer if you're trying to go somewhere to clear your mind. Monongahela National Forest is right there, too.

**99JT** · 01-25-2023, 04:16 AM

Originally Posted by Honkey_Kong

Dude, 3-4 days isn't very long. Just take the time off and relax. Maybe do some pushups and squats (without any weight) when you wake up to get the blood flowing.

I'm not afraid of a few days off, I just like checking out different gyms.

**almostgone** · 01-25-2023, 04:20 AM

Originally Posted by 99JT

I'm not afraid of a few days off, I just like checking out different gyms.

Disregard my suggestions then. Unless you like rock climbing or hiking, there aren't any old school gyms unless things have changed in the past 20 years.

**s1nc1ty** · 01-25-2023, 07:21 AM

Google and youtube search best gyms in USA or something

**< <Samson> >** · 01-25-2023, 07:40 AM

Miami would be my 1st east coast pick & it’s not because of the gyms

**Cuz** · 01-25-2023, 08:45 AM

Anywhere far from NY would be a very nice vacation in fact you probably wont want to go back there

I can kinda see why you would focus your vacation “around a gym” since you’re in NY better you then me lol
Try Florida

**Honkey_Kong** · 01-25-2023, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by 99JT

I'm not afraid of a few days off, I just like checking out different gyms.

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content...cket-list.html

There's a few on the east coast in that list.

**kelkel** · 01-25-2023, 03:03 PM

Skip any thought of a gym on vacation. Why go somewhere to escape, have fun and see the sights and then spend time in a gym? Waste of time on vacation.

**wango** · 01-25-2023, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by 99JT

I'm single and have been wanting to take a mini vacation and while thinking of where to go I thought it would be a cool to look for a spot with a kick ass gym, not looking for traditional tourist spots just somewhere nice to relax, scenery is a plus.

I'm in NY and trying to keep this to the Eastern us. Any recommendations?

Sorry you ain’t interested in the left coast. Our little area in Los Angeles just got a second location for a gym called “Zoo Culture”. Pricy as all f***, but looks interesting & very well equipped. BTW, the newest location is next to an INSANE sushi restaurant. Ya got your gym & your food; plus the weather (and scenery) - all amazing - totally vacation worthy!

Respect to not vacationing without a gym. Did that in my 20’s & 30’s (much to my wife’s displeasure, but she understood, bless her).

**Honkey_Kong** · 01-25-2023, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by wango

Sorry you ain’t interested in the left coast. Our little area in Los Angeles just got a second location for a gym called “Zoo Culture”. Pricy as all f***, but looks interesting & very well equipped. BTW, the newest location is next to an INSANE sushi restaurant. Ya got your gym & your food; plus the weather (and scenery) - all amazing - totally vacation worthy!

Respect to not vacationing without a gym. Did that in my 20’s & 30’s (much to my wife’s displeasure, but she understood, bless her).

LOL you can get woozy doing legs at Zoo Culture then go next door for some sushi and throw up. If you're going to travel to LA for the purpose of checking out gyms, you might as well go to Muscle Beach or the Gold's in Venice. I mean those are pretty iconic.

Personally, if I was on vacation, I'd be just looking to relax with my girl at some resort. Go to a nice restaurant or two, see a show. Order some room service. Maybe do a little sight-seeing or hiking (depending on where this vacation is at).

**wango** · 01-26-2023, 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by Honkey_Kong

LOL you can get woozy doing legs at Zoo Culture then go next door for some sushi and throw up. If you're going to travel to LA for the purpose of checking out gyms, you might as well go to Muscle Beach or the Gold's in Venice. I mean those are pretty iconic.

Personally, if I was on vacation, I'd be just looking to relax with my girl at some resort. Go to a nice restaurant or two, see a show. Order some room service. Maybe do a little sight-seeing or hiking (depending on where this vacation is at).

Lol, Golds & Vince’s (long gone) were “cool”, but this place is for the young & trendy (which is exactly why I don’t go there) and do my work at PF with the old and moldy crowd. However that sushi place is one of the best in L.A.; damn f’n rootin tootin.

**almostgone** · 01-26-2023, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by kelkel

Skip any thought of a gym on vacation. Why go somewhere to escape, have fun and see the sights and then spend time in a gym? Waste of time on vacation.

Damn straight. Vacations are too hard to come by.

**99JT** · 01-26-2023, 06:53 PM

I may head out that way in the future, I wanna eventually hit all 50 states

**Test Monsterone** · 01-26-2023, 09:34 PM

Originally Posted by 99JT

Im planning 3-4 days, no agenda really, just get away from life for a few days and explore a new place

White mountains in New Hampshire. If you like lakes, rolling hills covered in fog, nature, good food.

I agree with those who said not to worry about a gym, but I’m guilty of lifting on vacation. It’s not really necessary and it’s good for the mind and body to get away from our routines at times.

**lovbyts** · 01-29-2023, 12:12 AM

Most hotels will have a gym of some sort and if not just do pushups, pull-ups and squats/lunges if you really feel the need to do something. Its actually good to take a few days/week off once in a while to give your body a rest and shock the muscles at the same time.

**XnavyHMCS** · 03-08-2023, 10:30 PM

This last summer holiday, at a resort in Italy where we rented a cottage, I took 3 exercise bands and that was it.

It was the first time I had ever worked with the bands and it was great. They also had a really nice modern exercise bar unit with like 12 different exercises on this "glorified pull-up bar station", I guess you could call it. Those exercises were a nice change from the routine of free weights, and when you are running gear during the summer, so you don't look too shabby; the bands and bar station were more than enough.

There was a gym for use at the resort, but you had to pay extra for it; the price wasn't worth it, for the equipment that they had in there.

Lived in California for a number of years and never made it up to the iconic Golds or World gyms...

Can't really see planning a vacation around the gym or working out. almostgone, Wango and Test Monsterone said it best, on this toipic.

**Frank777** · 03-09-2023, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by kelkel

Skip any thought of a gym on vacation. Why go somewhere to escape, have fun and see the sights and then spend time in a gym? Waste of time on vacation.

One more vote for this. It is better to have a rest and enjoy your trip, especially if it lasts only 3-4 days. The last time I booked my trip, I discovered the great value vacations reviews here and found good vacation packages. Maybe this source will be useful for someone else.

**Quester** · 03-09-2023, 08:43 PM

Johnson City, Tennessee
THE BULLPIT.
Diverse and great options of free, machine, cable, and specialty things like thrusters (gone now), kick-back-hip-hammy-table-thingy, GHR. It kinda looks like a dive bar of gyms but weight wise it's awesome-all you need. Plus it's not real busy and all the people are huge and really nice. Like they're all to big to walk through the doorway without turning their shoulders and all take contracts overseas and yet say "excuse me," "pardon," "good job on that set," and ask if your done on a machine that you restored to preworkout condition a few minutes ago...super good atmosphere.
Also, JOHNSON CITY is a real nice place to go and stay for a bit with many outdoor activities and laid back folks who all look the same and lot's of blonds.