I visited two gyms in my month in Guatemala. The first was in Xela, the second biggest city in Guatemala and the second was in Antigua. Xela There are a few options for gyms in Xela. I usually try running outdoors if I can but sometimes it’s not always safe or the streets aren’t runner friendly. I didn’t find Xela runner friendly although there is a running track at the complejo deportivo. It has a standard size track, soccer pitch, baseball field, tennis courts, basketball courts, swimming pool, and climbing wall. The track, fields, and courts are free to use, but the pool and climbing wall have monthly fees. Complejo is open 6am to 6pm during the week. On Saturdays they open 6am until 12pm and are closed Sundays. They have reduced hours Saturday, 6am to 12pm, and are closed Sunday. There are always people put running and there is security on the gate so it’s very safe. Gyms Gimnasio Shaddi– this was the first gym I checked out as it was the cheapest and near my house. On further inspection I decided that would not be where I would choose…
I’m aware there are certainly more gyms than one gym in Belize but that’s all I managed to check out. Oasis Fitness Gym and Cafe in Hopkins is the one and only gym I visited. It is a small gym and has a good cafe serving sandwiches, salads, juices and protein shakes. Upstairs the gym had cardio equipment and downstairs was a small weights room but had a squat rack, a bench press, kettlebells, dumbbells and a few other weighted machines. I was the only person there that morning so I had no issue with the small weights area. It was $24 BZ/ $12 US for a day pass. Its opening hours are 06.00-19.00 everyday apart from Sundays when they close at 13.00. I tried to find a gym in Caye Caulker and I was told there is none. There is one located on the bigger island of San Pedro. Whilst in San Ignacio I saw a gym but didn’t have time to go. Needless to say on the smaller cayes there is no gym. Make your own with the beach and the sea…
I like to keep fit, it’s mainly so I can eat all the amazing food but also I like how it makes me feel. I give up all hope of maintaining and shread of abdominal definition the minute I get on a plane and tuck into bags of the free peanuts on board. I know people might think its crazy to go to the gym on holidays but I’m not exactly on a two week holiday where I can resume my normal exercise schedule when I get home. I love hiking and keeping active when I’m away and rack up over 15,000 steps on an average day when I’m travelling. Most days its closer to 20,000 but for those days it’s not, I like to find a gym and try out some usually archaic equipment and watch some hilarious aerobics classes from the squat rack, providing there is one. I’ve written a little review of the gyms I’ve tried along my travels. If there is a gym I usually will seek it out and give it a go even once…