Though our fair city provides an ideal setting for outdoor workouts during a portion of the year, once the rain sets in it’s time to retreat indoors to get our exercise on.
Luckily, the Lower Mainland’s roster of health clubs is expanding, with the addition of a 15,700-square-foot Planet Fitness in Surrey’s Whalley district at the end of November. The brand’s first location in Greater Vancouver (we’re crossing our fingers for more), this is a gym-plus-so-much-more: think low prices (join now for $1 down and then $10 a month; just visit the booth that’s set up on site in the Dell Plaza located a few units down from where the club will be to register), brand-name equipment, including a 30-minute express circuit, free fitness training and, our favourite part: the club is a Judgement Free Zone that guarantees a hassle-free, non-intimidating environment (look for the “Lunk Alarm”—a purple-and-yellow siren on the wall used to gently remind people that grunting, dropping weights or judging others is not permitted). Other features that come with a Planet Fitness Black Card membership, $21.99 a month, include: the option to bring a guest, massage chairs, tanning beds and even a Total Body Enhancement booth for those seeking a head-to-toe red-light-therapy boost.
Best of all, once open, the club will be accessible and fully staffed 24-7. Late-night gym junkies rejoice! —Noa Nichol
Planet Fitness, 10624 King George Blvd., Surrey, B.C., planetfitness.ca
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