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What kinds of gyms or other sports/workout facilities are available? Are they expensive?
Our family takes Krav Maga lessons at the Anglican School (even though we are not enrolled there as students.) They allow us to use their gym. There is a YMCA closer to the Old City and neighborhood community centers (Ramat Rachel) that sometimes have swimming pools. - Sep 2024
The Embassy has a gym for employee use at King Solomon Hotel for free. Private gym membership is expensive. A family membership at Ramat Rachel's R Club (south of the Chancery) was over NIS 10,000 a year. There is a less expensive gym membership at the Armon HaNatziv Community Center, east of the Chancery. Mati Gym is located inside of Hadar Mall in Talpiot. You can also find private classes taught in homes and private studios for pilates, yoga, salsa, and Zumba. Some are women only; others are mixed. Join expat groups on Facebook and Whatsapp and ask around. - Nov 2022
The Embassy has a gym at a local hotel that you can use for free, and many apartment buildings have some facilities. Gyms here are about the same cost as in the US, but are closed on Shabbat and often have women's hours and men's hours that you need to work around. - Oct 2019
There are a few nice gyms (YMCA, Kibbutz Ramat Rachel and Lerner Center) with pools, basketball, tennis, classes, cardio and heavy weights which cost about $100 plus per month. There are also a few cramped small "local style" gyms with old rusty equipment that are about $80 per month. - Aug 2018
There are gyms, but they are expensive. YMCA has a nice one with a pool and exercise classes, it's about $100 a month. - Apr 2018
Consulate has a decent gym, free, but it is located at Arnona (at the consular section) and so not very convenient to anyone but those who live or work in Arnona. Otherwise, there are indeed plenty of gyms in the city center but they are not cheap. There are a few pools, including a great 50-meter pool that many mission members swim at in lieu of running the hills here in the city. Lot of people enjoy the bike path for their walking, jogging, biking. - Dec 2016
The U.S Consulate has an adequate gym available. - Aug 2015
The consulate I worked in had a gym that was underground, but had everything necessary to have a decent workout. I tried the YMCA gym but it was too small and crowded, and the changing rooms were grimy. There's a fancy one in Mamilla mall that costs around ~US$100 - Aug 2015
I never used them but I know they are available. Not sure of the cost. - May 2015
The Consulate does have a new gym located in the basement of the Consular facility in Arnona which is 2 miles from the City Center. There are also private gyms where you can get memberships and some of the hotels downtown have memberships to use gym and pool area. These are typically very pricey about US$100+ for an individual. - Mar 2014
Yes, but very expensive. - Aug 2013
There are several gyms open to the public in the center of town, but I understand that they charge exorbitant prices. - Jul 2013
Yes, they are good but expensive. - Feb 2009
