Gateway Fitness Another Great Option for Active Gig Harborites

Gig Harborites are very active, and we are lucky to have several options for places to work out – many people enjoy the beautiful YMCA, which is about to undergo an expansion.

But some people are looking for something a little different in a work out.  Yoga studios, Jazzercize, personal trainers and boot camps are also popular around Gig Harbor.  But one of Gig Harbor’s hidden secrets is Gateway Fitness located near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.

Gateway Fitness offers a very different experience than the YMCA.  If you are looking for a club with all the equipment and classes, without lots of kids in the locker room or on the equipment, then Gateway Fitness might be for you.  For those who live in the South end of Gig Harbor or in Fox Island, Artondale, Point Fosdick, Eastbay or Reid Road, you might find Gateway a perfect fit for you too.

I had a tour of Gateway Fitness this week and was really surprised.  Just a beautiful facility and it even has a view!  You can enjoy a first class cardio room with so many machines there is never a line, while gazing at Mt. Rainier and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. 

In addition to the fabulous cardio room, Gateway has a circuit center, 4 locker rooms (2 for guys, 2 for gals), co-ed sauna, one classroom for yoga, Pilates, Zumba and step and separate classroom for kickboxing and kinesis and another classroom for spin.  A free weight area is huge, split into two areas- one for upper body and one for lower body.

Gateway Fitness encourages bringing your kids to the Kids Club area rather than the work out floor.  Six weeks to 9 years old are welcome, without reservation for $3 an hour in the cute and colorful facility.

Have teens or college kids?  Teens 15 and up are welcome without parent supervision following an orientation with a trainer on the equipment.  Children 9-17 must have parent supervision.   And because Gateway Fitness membership can be purchased month-to-month, college kids home for summer are encouraged.  In fact right now Gateway has a special summer deal – 3 months for $90 with no initiation fee.

Even the regular rates are another Gig Harbor Best Kept Secrets.  Initiation fee is $99 and $46 per month for a month-to-month membership.  Purchase a full year it drops to $36 per month.  Couples are $76.50/$56.50 respectively and there are family prices too as well as special discounts for seniors and Military.

Personal training is available for an additional charge – when you book ten sessions its $50 per hour. 

I met the club owners as well as the Manager Tanya, who oversees a great staff of 14 plus an additional 28 independent instructors including a nutritionist.

You might be surprised to know guests of both the INN at Gig Harbor and the Wesley Inn receive a special $5 drop in rate.  And 55+ members can discuss with staff the potential of participating in the Silver and Fit program, through your own personal insurance, which provides reimbursement for seniors.

Want to check out Gateway Fitness and see if it fits your needs?  Hours of the facility are Monday – Thursday 4:30am – 10pm, Friday 4:30am-8pm, Saturday 7am-7pm and Sunday 8am-7pm.

Gateway Fitness is located at 2619 Jahn Avenue Building G.  (253) 853-3450 .  Learn more at www.gatewayfitnessonline.com