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What kinds of gyms or other sports/workout facilities are available? Are they expensive?
We had a full gym and yoga studio in our complex. The apartment complex also had weekly Bollywood dance classes, personal fitness instructors, personal yoga instructors that would cost ~$5-10/session. - Jun 2024
The consulate has a work out room and so do most of the housing areas. There are a lot of gyms around, but I don't know what they cost. - Apr 2024
There are gyms around, but we bought some equipment as it was the middle of the pandemic. There are also pools at hotels that charge membership fees. - Jan 2023
We had a pool and exercise room at our apartment complex. The consulate also has an exercise room. We never used anything else. - Dec 2020
There is a small gym at the Consulate that is sufficient (several cardio machines, squat rack, bench press, some dumbells). There is a Gold's Gym in Banjara Hills that some have used in the past, but honestly it's not much better than the Consulate's gym. Most apartment complexes have a small, neglected room somewhere on their campus with a treadmill or two that they count as a gym. - Jul 2020
Many apartment buildings have very modest gym facilities and sometimes pools. They're perfectly fine if you want one or two kinds of cardio machines and perhaps a few free weights, but little in the city offers more than that. The consulate has a fairly substantial gym with lots of equipment (though free weights don't always match up). - Jul 2019
Gyms, yoga, and other classes are available. Many exist in housing / apartment complexes. - Jan 2019
Only at the consulate; basic but adequate. - Nov 2017
Many apartment complexes have basic gyms, but they lack a lot. In fact, even the die-hard active people avoid them. The consulate has a decent gym. - Sep 2016
Almost every housing compound has a free gym that's pretty good. The Consulate also has a gym that is good. You can get a membership to Gold's Gym, but it's really expensive. Yoga and Pilates, even for a class by yourself, is much cheaper than in the States. - Mar 2015
There are lots of gyms all over the city. Many apartment complexes have a gym and a pool. - Jan 2015
The U.S. Consulate has a serviceable gym for employees and many of the apartment complexes also have gyms. I can't speak as to the quality of commercial gyms. - Nov 2014
Consulate has a great gym. Some private clubs here, too, but not sure of cost. - Jul 2014
There are more and more gyms opening, but they are pretty expensive. Yoga classes and even private instruction is readily available and cheap. There is an expat Frisbee group here, and a group of officers plays tennis regularly for very cheap. Running and biking are pretty much impossible or very unpleasant. - Mar 2012
Yes, there are plenty of gyms and yoga studios. - Feb 2012
There are two modern gyms, but the traffic getting to them makes it somewhat prohibitive to go there. They are also very expensive - around $100 per month! There is not a gym at the consulate. Some of the apartments have very very basic gyms. - Jan 2011
