The one and only gym I hit up in my ten days in El Salvador was in Santa Ana. It was called Mega Gym. There were a few options of gyms in Santa Ana. Mega Gym was right opposite my hostel, in fact their 6am aerobics class served as a good alarm clock. I have never heard music so loud. Sounded like I was standing outside BCM in Magaluf minus the vomiting and semi naked teenagers. Aside from the music, it was a decent gym by Central American standards. It’s spread over one floor and a few rooms. Part of the gym with the one and only squat rack is outdoors. All the equipment hails from the 70s but is kept clean and fully functioning.They have four ellipticals and four stationary bikes in the cardio section. They had another room with treadmils but they were all out of service at the time. They have a good selection of weighted machines, cables and free weights. The outdoor area is the court yard provides some space to work out with free weights.It’s opening hours are 5am- 9pm Monday to Friday, I’m not sure about…
Surprisingly on this small island there is a gym. I opted for natures gym in La Ceiba and at Lake Yojoa where there was amazing hiking. Bush’s boxing and fitness center is the only gym in Utila and is located over Bush’s supermarket. The gym is basic enough like most of Central America’s. It’s small and all on one level. They had a few treadmills and an elliptical but the treadmills were out of service when I was there. They have a good selection of free weights, two squat racks, boxing bags and machine weights. They price it per hour rather then per day which is strange but I wasn’t kicked out after an hour so I reckon it’s not strict. For an hour it was $4. Opening hours are 7am-9pm Monday to Saturday…
Leon is Nicaragua’s second largest city and the culture and political capital of Nicaragua. It’s home to some of the countries most beautiful historic buildings and the revolution that shaped Nicaragua as we know it today. Leon and Nicaragua in general has taken a downturn in tourism due to the civil unrest and street violence following the government announcement that it would reform its pension system and reduce benefits by five per cent. The demonstrations and protests began in a peaceful manner but quickly descended in bloody and deadly protests which saw police officers brutally force protesters to their knees and brutally execute them. This made Nicaragua and it’s main cities dangerous destination for tourist and forced hostels to close their doors. Thankfully peace has been restored somewhat and the UK, USA and Canadian governments to name a few have lifted their warning against travel to Nicaragua. During my time in Nicaragua, I found it to be very safe and peaceful, albeit sparse of many other backpackers. Leon is a beautiful colonial city in the north of Nicaragua. I spent a wonderful two days in the city roaming around and two days on the…