New Bern NC Fitness Centers, Health Centers and Gyms

NEW BERN NC FITNESS CENTERS, HEALTH CLUBS AND LOCAL GYMS

The availability of quality fitness facilities is of increasing importance to New Bernians and newcomers to the area. Below are both independent member-only, dedicated fitness centers/ health clubs as well as clubhouses in various golf clubs around town.

HEALTH CLUBS IN NEW BERN NC

The top gyms in the area are the Twin Rivers YMCA, Courts Plus and Gold's Gym and Sound Fitness and Golf . Below are details of these and the other fitness facilities in the New Bern area in alphabetical order:

BUSY BODYS. 1281 Colony Drive, New Bern. Tel: (252) 634-2879.

Owned by Women for Women.

Offers 30-minute circuit training, plus Treadmill, Stationary Bikes and Elliptical trainers.

* COURTS PLUS FITNESS CENTER. 2911 Brunswick Avenue (off S. Glenburnie Road. Turn at Bojangles), New Bern. Tel: (252) 633-2221. www.courtsplusnb.com
Offers various indoor racquetball, fitness equipment, cardio, and weight room, indoor and an outdoor pool. Competitive and casual basketball and volleyball leagues, plus casual adult dodgeball. Adult classes include aerobics, aquatics, and group cycling.

Services available: tanning and personal trainers. On-site nursery.

CURVES (for women only). 1910 S Glenburnie Rd, New Bern. Tel: (252)633-3333.

Part of the international franchise, offers weights and circuit training for women only.

FIT & CO. 413 Broad St, New Bern. (252) 638-8337.

Fitness and personal training services.

Also offers massage therapy.

* GOLD’S GYM. 3340 M.L. King Jr Blvd (next to Target off McCarthy Blvd), New Bern. Tel: (252) 634-9499.

Web Site: www.goldsgym.com/newbernnc

Large fitness facility with extensive free weight section, all equipment anyone would need. Classes are offered in a variety of areas. Services include: Kids' care (available during certain hours while members use the facilities), smoothie bar and personal trainers. Membership to the New Bern facility also allows access to the facility in nearby Jacksonville.

LIBERTY FITNESS & WEIGHT LOSS CENTER. 1907 S Glenburnie Road (located on the right side of the Cooks & Connoisseurs building). Tel: (252) 633-1450. Women's only center, part of national chain. Combines weight loss, circuit training, personal trainers and wellness services, such as spa.
See their web site for info.

* SOUND FITNESS & GOLF. 610 Airport Rd. New Bern. Tel: (252) 639-2582. Website: www.soundfit.net.

This one the winner for the last 2 years of the Sun Journal's Readers' Choice for "Best Place   to Shape Up". Very convenient to Taberna and all the70E communities, this fitness center offers a wide range of services and equipment. It features full service with cardio and weight training equipment. kickboxing, tai chi, core conditioning and more. It offers golf simulators to improve your golf game, and a youth program for ages 10-18. trainers can provide personal and group instruction. Lockers, showers and several levels of memberships available.

VILLAGE HEALTH & FITNESS. 1006 Broad Street, Oriental, NC. Tel: (252)249-1869.

www.villagehealthandfitness.com

Offers physical therapy and massage therapy. Aquatics in heated pool, also whirlpool spa and sauna. Cardio, flexibility, and strength training including free weights and nautilus equipment. Classes in Aerobics, Pilates, Yoga, and more; relaxed atmosphere with neighbors you know.

* YMCA TWIN RIVERS. 100 YMCA Lane (Enter off 6th Street from Trent Blvd), New Bern. Tel: (252) 638-8799.
Huge facility with free weights room, brand new top-of-the-line fitness equipment including elliptical, treadmills and exercise bikes. Indoor basketball courts, indoor walking course, large heated indoor pool with water aerobics classes and lap time. Huge outdoor pool with slides is covered for the winter, offering a second indoor pool for winter months. Many swim teams practice and compete, so check times for free swim availability (See Masters Swim Team web page.) On-site personal trainers and massage therapists can be contracted separately. Summer Camp programs. Low monthly fee. Individual and family memberships here entitle you to use any YMCA in the country.

Also part of the YMCA system are the nationally renowned kids' summer camps in nearby Arapahoe, NC:

Camp Sea Gull YMCA: 218 Sea Gull Landing, Arapahoe, NC. Tel: 252-249-1111.

Camp Seafarer YMCA: 2744 Seafarer Rd, Arapahoe, NC. Tel: 252-249-1212.

CLUBHOUSE FITNESS CENTERS

Broad Creek Recreation Center (at Northwest Creek Marina in Fairfield Harbour). 750 Broad Creek Road, New Bern.

The Broad Creek Recreation Center located at Fairfield Harbour's Northwest Creek marina has indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, and a small fitness center. Also has a mini-golf course, bike and video rentals, game room, table tennis. Available initially to the timeshare visitors, it also allows Fairfield Harbour residents to join for a small annual fee or for weekly, monthly or other increments. Very handy for visiting grandkids or out-of-town guests, you can join for a day or a week or two to give them some extra amenities (like $1 mini-golf) to keep 'em occupied.

New Bern Golf and Country Club. 4301 Country Club Rd, Trent Woods. Tel: (252) 637-4061.

Members of this private golf and country club also have access to a fitness facilities.

PUBLIC FITNESS CENTERS

Stanley White Recreation Center/ Henderson Park. 901 Chapman Street, New Bern. Tel: (252)-639-2919. Hours: 8am to 5pm, Monday-Friday.

Located in the heart of the Duffyfield community, this Center is operated by the City of New Bern. Its facilities include a 15,000 square foot recreation center that houses an after school room, meeting room with kitchen facilities, ceramic room and offices, plus public fitness areas consisting of the following:

INDOOR PUBLIC FITNESS FACILITIES: The Rec Center has a fully equipped indoor fitness facility and an air-conditioned gym.

OUTDOORS: Henderson Park boasts a shaded outdoor fitness area with resistance equipment and a fully lighted, outdoor ½ mile walking trail.

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