Keeping Fit in Downtown Fayetteville
One of the top New Year’s resolutions that everyone makes is to lose weight and get healthier. Now that we are into February, how many have made it? Have you shirked the gym and started ordering dessert again? Downtown has many places to help keep you fit and have fun while doing it.
Located at 436 West Russell Street, the Climbing Place is North Carolina’s largest indoor rock climbing center with 40,000 climbing holds, 60 top ropes, a 300 foot gym traverse and a retail store for climbing and backpacking needs. If you have never climbed before, they offer indoor and outdoor climbing instruction to help you work towards your goal of getting to the top. Your workout will have you breaking a sweat while learning to climb up and repel down the rock walls.
How about a little exercise that leads to competition? The All-American Fencing Academy at 207 B Donaldson Street provides the only Olympic fencing instruction in the Fayetteville and Fort Bragg area and its students compete regionally and nationally. It instructs and trains recreational and competitive fencers from ages 7 to adult and new beginner classes start on the first week of each month.
If a more soothing workout is what you are looking for in order to get in shape, try Om Yoga Studio at 232 Hay Street or the new Embrace Yoga Studio at 145 Franklin Street. Whether you need to improve flexibility, tone your muscles or lessen stress in your life, both yoga studios practice hatha yoga techiques and offer classes from the beginner to the advanced levels.
If you require a more traditional workout; however, need a personal trainer, The Fitness Studio at 501 West Russell Street might be for you. The fitness coaches at The Fitness Center design your individual workout plan to include nutrition counseling and fitness monitoring as well as training and conditioning. Sessions are one-on-one and last an hour.
If you’d like a little kick, then try the Elite Training Center at 129 Hay Street, which uses martial arts as a method towards physical fitness. A premier training facility, classes include Ninjutsu, A.C.T. (Women’s Self-Defense), cardio kickboxing and more. The Elite Training Center also offers the popular CrossFit Method, which is a strength and conditional movement focusing on functional moments and core strength.
And, of course, we also have many walking trails in the district such as through Linear Park. Watch for the occasional 5K race or walk for a cause that occurs through the district from time to time. You can help support your favorite charity while also maintaining your New Year’s resolution to get fit and stay that way. If have found you have run out of steam, don’t give up, you can try something new downtown!
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