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Joining a gym

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It’s hard to know which gym to join. Membership fees and facilities vary a fair bit, so you should think about what’s important to you – from ambience to location.

If you don’t like crowds, check out how busy it is at the times you’re likely to go. If you want a particular type of group lesson, it might be possible to pay as you go, so you can try a few places before you settle on one.

We list all the main gyms in and around the city, plus a few located outside it. Student discounts are available at several of the gyms listed.

If we’ve missed your favourite gym, let us know.

If you’re after a sporting club for rugby, football, archery, martial arts and the like, or you prefer yoga and pilates, read our in-depth articles below.

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Outdoor gyms

OK, so now may not be the best time of year, but there are several outdoor gyms ideal for an alfresco workout in the warmer, drier months, plus free of charge. You can find the ones located in the city here.

Pay as you go

Not ready to join a gym or submit your credit card to monthly use? Just Move in the city has plenty of machines and let’s you pay for just one session or a block of sessions that can be used over 6-18 months. They also offer bodyfit, step and back fitness classes, and offer a discounted monthly rate for 15-19 year olds.

For a gym (weightlifting is the speciality) that is open 24/7 if you book a time slot, and also has day or week tickets, and student abroad training, try ATC Sports in Windhof.

Leisure centres

A number of sports centres and indoor swimming complexes also have gym facilities or weights areas, including D’Coque, Les Thermes (vitaly-fit), the aquatic centre Badanstalt, Bonnevoie municipal pool, and Pidal. Some are basic, offering a room with equipment but no surveillance, whilst others run much like an independent gym and charge similar entry prices.

Gym chains

CK Fitness Centre
Esch-sur-Alzette, Bertrange, Junglinster, Mersch

Cardio and muscle-building, slimming and well-being, including yoga, CK Fitness has personal trainers, and can analyse your body composition to provide you with a tailored training programme. A free weights and cardio area, they also have group lessons including Pilates, indoor cycling, fat burner and body art. Some gyms also have a sauna.

You can use any of the centres with membership for classes, but fees were not listed on their website, although you can take a free trial using the form here. Parking is available at all gyms.

Basic Fit
Ettlebruck, Bereldange, Sandweiler, Strassen, Lux City, Gasperich, Windhof, Bettembourg, Foetz, Belval, plus 1400 clubs in Europe

You’ve probably already clocked their orange Basic Fit logo, and they are the cheapest gym chain you’ll find in the Grand Duchy. Sign up and you get a 6-week induction programme and an app with unlimited workout time. You can use any of the gyms in Luxembourg but also any of the 1,400 clubs in Europe, so a useful gym to join if you travel and still want access.

Prices range from €30 to €50 for 4 weeks’ access to all clubs plus a subscription fee of €20 for use of all 10 clubs in Luxembourg (more if you want access across Europe). The premium rate has no subscription fee and allows you to share your pass or bring a friend. Parking at most gyms.

JIMS
Gare, Kirchberg (Infinity & Ellipse), Beggen

Just 200 metres from Gare, JIMS has a 2000m² training space plus sister clubs in Beggen and Kirchberg. Jims also offers group classes with certified instructors.

The registration fee is €50 for the YOU autonomous package and then €45 per month. Alternatively there is currently no registration fee if you join the WE or WE+ packages (although this may be a limited offer) and the monthly fee is between €45-85 depending on what you choose to include. You can review the charges here.

When you join, you get access to all JIMS gyms in Luxembourg and Belgium.

Aurum
Belval, Kirchberg, Mamer, Hesperange

Continuously developed training with personal trainers, and access to a huge number of machines and weights in a light airy space. You can find details of the locations and opening times here. You can fill in this questionnaire and then make an appointment to meet a personal trainer onsite for free. However there are no prices listed on the website.

Luxfit
Leudelange, Capellen, Junglinster, Kirchberg (& Trier)

For an individually-tailored programme, Luxfit has personal trainers (free), who can also give you a body diagnostic. Programmes are designed to help you reduce and rehabilitate health restrictions, and release stress in addition to body shaping and weight loss. No prices are given on the website.

Other gyms

Factory4fitness – Gasperich

An enormous 3,200m² space of zen attitude offering cardio, free weights, circuit and serenity areas. Group lessons include spinning, muscle building, body combat, Thai boxing, and trampoline. It also has a wellness area with a sauna.

A 12-month subscription with unlimited access will set you back €115 per month with student packages starting at €85 per month for a year’s subscription, plus €49 joining fee and €19 admin fee.

Painworld – Gasperich

Twenty weight machines and 50 cardio ones plus 215 group lessons per month makes this the place for serious gym goers (the name says it all). Early birds should note that doors open at 5.00 on weekdays (7.00 on Saturday) but if you forget to set your alarm the gym stays open until 22.00 (20.00 at weekends).

Prices are €85 per month (one-off) with various packages up to €500 if you sign up for 12 months. This includes access to the sauna. There is also a €50 registration fee and you can opt for personal training and fight packages. You can also pay per session if you prefer to see how you get on.

Fitness Zone – Howald

Cardio, treadmills, steppers, ellipticals, bicycles and rowers – you name it, they have it, together with classes for abs, boxing, weight and body pump, power plates, Pilates, spinning, yoga and Zumba. Starting at €36 per month if you sign for 24 months (plus a registration fee) for unlimited access to the gym and sauna, and all classes, and this includes the chance to bring a friend several times. There are also options for single sessions, personal coaching and access to the solarium.

Vitaly-Fit – Strassen

If you’re looking for more than just a gym this place has a swimming pool, sauna and hammam, and in addition to gym equipment, offers classes, personal training and free weights. With high-end technology on their machines, they can provide 35 minute circuits and have courses in dance, Pilates, stretching, Piloxing, Bodyshape, Bodypump and Yoga. A 12-month contract will set you back €115 a month (plus €49 registration fee), so this is a gym for regular users who will also make use of the extra facilities. You can gain access for just one day for €30.

Marcus Neal Fitness – Walferdange

Highly recommended by many, this place has group functional and HIIT training, personal trainers, FitKids and basketball training, and promises to be inclusive no matter what your fitness levels. MNF at Walferdange is open weekdays 6.00 until 21.00 and weekends 9.00 to 15.00.

The Gym – Luxembourg City

Functional training, Pilates and yoga, or Tai-Chi Quan this place is ideally located if you are city based and would like to take a class before or after work or at lunchtime. You can try a discovery pack of three group classes for €40, pay €25 per session or attend an unlimited number of classes or sessions for €200 per month. You can check out the full schedule here.

eVital – Echternach

1000sqm of fitness equipment and a sauna await you at this gym open 7 days a week. Diagnostics will check your muscle, flexibility and back before you start any training, and the team has fitness specialists but also those with health management qualifications.

Athletic Centre – Hollerich

Fitness, dance and martial arts classes, a personal training and nutrition plan, and access 7 days a week to cardio and strength training will cost you €42 per month on a 12-month contract. You can also opt for 10 sessions at €120. There are no registration fees or hidden charges either. Equipment includes cross trainers, treadmills, steppers, bicycles and numerous strength training machines for just about every muscle in the body. Students get a discount.

Domaine Mondorf

Offering four different training areas across a 1800m² area, you can use 130 machines from cardio to weights together with cycles. This is the place to come if you want to follow with a dip in the spa or a sauna.

Fitness Lounge – Heiderscheid

Spinning and weight loss workouts are provided at this gym for between €69 per month (for a 12 month period). Registration is a further €59. This is not the place for lunchtime workouts as it’s open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9.00 to 12.00 and 16.00-20.00 and open later on Tuesday and Thursday until 21.15, plus also at the weekends from 9.00 to 12.00.

Ladies First – La Belle Etoile and Shopping Mile Marnach

Ladies First offers personal and tailor made training for all women from beginner to athlete, including joint friendly and medical training plans. It offers circuit training and weights, and you can attend at times when the gym is supervised particularly if you are a beginner. There are no specific prices listed on their website but you can sign up to a trial session.

Getfit.lu – Strassen

Aptly named, this is a very private gym, as you’ll be the only person in it. You will have your own personal coach who will also cover nutrition and life-coaching and charges €95 in person or €85 via video per hour.

Alternative fitness offerings

A popular choice to get fit is the Krav Magna centre at Bereldange which combines self-defense with fitness and fighting to also improve co-ordination, fitness and flexibility. They offer programmes for adults and children.

Families and individuals can join Friskis and Svettis in Luxembourg, which in addition to yoga and dance, offers strength, stability and mobility and fun family programmes as well as outdoor sessions in the summer months. Classes are held at D’Coque and at the European Schools Lux I and II in Kirchberg and Bertrange/Mamer. You can try their classes with a two-week free trial membership.

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