10 MOST BEAUTIFUL GYMS

If you might enjoy a more sublime way to sweat, we’ve curated a collection of the most beautiful and luxurious gyms for you. Build strength in both body and soul in these exquisite facilities.

They are not just about gorgeous interiors and over-the-top amenities. The offer serious equipment, expertise and deliver beautiful results -- if you’re game. You can torch calories, sculpt muscle, and find serenity in glory.

From Singapore to, these chic fitness centers will inspire you to hit the gym around the world. You might just want to plan a beautiful fitness-focused vacation!

1. DAVID BARTON LIMELIGHT -- NEW YORK, NY

Perhaps the most spiritual gym in the world, David Barton Limelight, in Manhattan is housed in a beautiful 19th-century church. The divine architecture, with its soaring stone walls and ceilings and its intricate stained-glass windows offers fabulous complement to its state-of-the-art high-tech equipment. Power-lift inside a chapel. Get your cardio done in the cardio loft overlooking the main floor. You can even time your workouts with chimes from the working bell tower!

2. BABEL FIT -- KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Babel Fit, in Malaysia, is perched on a rooftop oasis atop the Menara Ken in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail (TTDI), Kuala Lumpur. Check out the cool Boga Fit classes -- it’s yoga while you float. Seriously.

Enjoy the breathtaking garden lounge, and multiple gym spaces -- each one more beautiful than the next. It offers integrated health experiences and lifestyle coaching.

We love Babel Fit’s stunning marble-accented changing room, complete with Dyson hairdryers.

3. GRAVITY CLUB -- SINGAPORE

Gravity Club, in Singapore, offers highly personalized and holistic wellness services with breathtaking views of Marina Bay and the central business district.

This is an invite-only health club. Its 999-member cap, means no crowding or waiting around for equipment.

Once you’re in, you’ll have access to one of the most outstanding fitness facilities anywhere in the world with an impressive line-up of inspiring Certified Fitness Coaches. You’ll get buff in functional training zones and a 1-on-1 boxing area.  You’ll get chill in the in-house spa post-workout.

4. SKY CLUB HOUSE -- CHINA

Created by DOMANI Architectural Concepts, Sky Club House, a private club in China's Guang Dong Province, offers 1,500 square meters of beautifully designed space so you can clear your mind and focus on your body. The glass ceiling and walls flood the minimalistic studios from top to bottom, adding shine to the sleek Technogym equipment.

Commissioned by Times Property, one of China's top real estate developers, the gym was just completed in June 2017.

5. VIRGIN ACTIVE RAFFLES PLACE -- SINGAPORE

Stretch out and workout at 33,000-square-foot triplex Virgin Active Raffles Place in Singapore. Then chill at the lovely café and a relaxation and recovery zone, where you can unwind using sleep pods and  saunas. Indulge in the beautiful Himalayan Rock Salt inhalation room where you can relax in comfortable day beds while you breathe the rejuvenating ionised air.  Get fresh in the Experiential Showers, complete with rotating LED lights.

6. RED ROCKS FITNESS -- DENVER, COLORADO

Red Rocks Fitness is housed in the only naturally occurring amphitheater in the world, Red Rocks. It is home to a fabulous summer fitness series, where you can exercise amidst breathtaking surroundings, while you rock out to music piped through incredible natural acoustics.

Sign up for the Red Rocks Fitness Challenge, a 12-week program that offers five workouts a week from April to July, plus meal plans and personal coaching from nutrition and fitness professionals.

Check out Yoga on the Rocks, which offers four 7 a.m. sessions throughout July and August, where you can watch the sunrise as you do your Sun Salutations.

7. ZENERGY -- SUN VALLEY, IDAHO

The star of Zenergy, in Sun Valley Idaho, is its  25-meter indoor and outdoor heated salt-water pools and their massive hot tub overlooking the serene Idaho landscape.

Get some beautiful personal attention with Zenergy’s Pivot training, which includes personalized functional movement classes.

8. FAIRMONT BANFF SPRINGS -- BANFF, CANADA

The Fairmont Banff Springs is nestled in the heart of one of the beautiful mountain resort areas in the world.   It features a gym with incomparable views through floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the mountain range. Really, just check out that view.

9. BARRY’S BOOTCAMP -- VENICE, CALIFORNIA

Barry’s Bootcamp in Venice, California, is a gym with some super-beautiful amenities. Check out their first-of-its-kind Stretch Lounge. Then enter its super-sleek black and red workout room and get ready to rock.

The workout itself is designed for efficiency. The intervals and strength training combinations are proven to deliver lean and toned body. Once the studio doors close, the lights dim, and the music turns up, there’s a palpable energy in the room that is the soul, body, brain revolution that’s uniquely Barry’s.

10. ICE FACTOR -- KINLOCHLEVEN, ENGLAND

Ice Factor, aka The National Ice Climbing Centre, in Northern England, features a beautiful gym with the world’s largest indoor ice-climbing facility.The gym’s 49’ ice wall is built with 500 tons of snow and ice. The gym offers climbing lessons. And check out its classic aerial adventure course.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: Meditation at David Barton Limelight. Courtesy of David Barton Limelight. New York, NY.
2. Image: Weight training at David Barton Limelight. Courtesy of David Barton Limelight. New York, NY.
3. Image: “Boga Fit” class at Babel Fit. Courtesy of Babel Fit. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
4. Image: Changing room at Babel Fit. Courtesy of Babel Fit. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
5. Image: Pool at the Gravity Club. Courtesy of Gravity Club. Singapore.
6. Image: Sky Club House. Guangdong Province, China. Courtesy of  DOMANI Architectural Concepts.
7. Image: Himalayan Rock Salt inhalation room at Virgin Active Raffles Place. Courtesy of Virgin Active Raffles Place. Singapore.
8. Image: “Red Rocks Fitness Challenge” at Red Rocks Fitness. Denver, CO.
9. Image: Yoga at Red Rocks Fitness. Denver, CO.
10. Image: Outdoor lap pool at Zenergy. Courtesy of  Zenergy. Sun Valley, Idaho.
11. Image: Fitness class at Fairmont Banff Springs. Courtesy of Fairmont Banff Springs. Banff, Canada.
12. Image: Step Class at Barry's Bootcamp. Courtesy of Barry's Bootcamp. Venice, California.
13. Image: Winter at Ice Factor. Courtesy of Ice Factor. Kinlochleven, England.
14. Image: Winter at Ice Factor. Courtesy of Ice Factor. Kinlochleven, England.
15. Image: Treadmills at David Barton Limelight. Courtesy of David Barton Limelight. New York, NY.
16. Image: Outdoor lap pool at Zenergy. Courtesy of Zenergy. Sun Valley, Idaho.