Health and Fitness in Miami Beach

Staying fit while traveling can sometimes be a challenge. But, staying active in Miami Beach is actually pretty easy. Look around, and you’ll see nearly everybody in the city doing something active, whether running along golden sands or swimming in the Atlantic Ocean.

If you’re looking for gyms or other ways to workout in Miami Beach, we’ve got plenty of those, too. From yoga studios and group fitness classes to pickleball and tennis courts, here are the best ways to stay healthy and fit during your stay.

Walk, Run, Skate or Bike

Probably the easiest way to get your blood pumping outside is by running, rollerblading or renting a Citi Bike to cruise along the Beachwalk, a continuous paved pathway that runs along the beach from 1st to 79th streets.

Strength Training

Strength training outside is easy because Miami Beach has a gym on the beach. At Lummus Park on Ocean Drive and 9th Street, you’ll find Muscle Beach, where a collection of workout equipment sits right on the sand. Pull-up bars, benches, squat racks and ropes are open to anyone looking to get their pump on.

Paddleboard

In Miami Beach, you can work out on the water:

• PADL app: makes it easy to rent Paddleboards with stations along the beach -rent by the hour and then return it to the same spot
• Bouyah Watersports: for paddleboard rentals throughout Miami Beach

Beach Volleyball

Beach volleyball is big here, and you’ll find the best games at the courts near 7th Street and Ocean Drive in Lummus Park.

Basketball

Looking for a quick pick-up basketball game? Several parks around Miami Beach offer courts:

• Flamingo Park
• Palm Island Park
• Polo Park
• Scott Rakow Youth Center, also offers youth basketball programs
• North Shore Park & Youth Center, also offers youth basketball programs

Tennis

Tennis players can choose from several courts in Miami Beach:

• Flamingo Park Tennis Center: offers match play and private lessons
• Miami Beach Tennis Center: home to the Miami Beach Tennis Academy, and has adult clinics, junior camps and courts available to reserve for a nominal fee

Golf

If you're looking for a golf course, consider hitting the links here:

• Miami Beach Golf Club
• Normandy Shores Golf Club

Pickleball

There are scores of pickleball courts in Miami Beach, too, found in public parks all over the city. In total, 10 parks offer playing opportunities.   

Skateboard

For skateboarders, Miami Beach features a full skate park at the 82 Street Skate Park.

Indoor Gym Facilities

Those who like to work out in the pleasant confines of air-conditioning will find an abundance of gyms in Miami Beach:

• 5th Street Gym: best known as Muhammad Ali’s Miami home base – open to the public with daily and monthly passes available.
• Equinox: offers a more luxurious gym experience
• Crunch: for a quintessential South Beach gym scene
• Gymage: a colorful, popular gym among locals, with high-tech equipment and daily passes for visitors
• Prestige Fitness Club: a more personalized spot with personal trainers and a wide array of classes
• Anatomy Fitness: for a holistic wellness experience with nutrition, chiropractic and IV therapy

Fitness Classes In Miami Beach

Miami Beach's Sunset Harbour is chock full of unique workouts that go far beyond the traditional weights and cardio:

• Barry’s Bootcamp: offers a hybrid workout
• Solidcore: to build a stronger core
• SHIFT: a holistic wellness studio
• Rumble Boxing: for group boxing classes
• SoulCycle: for indoor bicycling classes
• F45: brings its brand of 45-minute functional training

Zumba

Miami Beach offers public Zumba classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the North Shore Park Youth Center. 

Yoga, Pilates and Wellness

• AcroYoga: (a combination of acrobatics and yoga) at South Pointe Park on Wednesdays and Sundays at 5 p.m.
• Free yoga classes: at Collins Park on on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
• Free yoga classes: at the Miami Beach Bandshell on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m.
• SOL Yoga: brings infrared therapy to yoga
• Synergy Yoga: a local go-to for nearly 30 years
• Ima Yoga: for hot yoga
• Nofar Method: for pilates taught by a former instructor in the Israeli Defense Forces, with classes on two different reformers
• Jetset Pilates: provides 50 minute high intensity low impact classes
• Tremble: for pilates-inspired cardio and strength training
• Level One by Lagree: promises to give you the hardest workout on the planet
• Body Roll Studio: for a lymphatic drainage massage and a workout in 45 minutes

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