Get Moving at These Unique Harlem Gyms and Studios
- The Curious Uptowner
- 4 days ago
- 2 min read
The holiday eat-a-thon is finally over! As you start working on your New Year's fitness resolutions, consider these unique gyms and studios around Harlem—many are offering start-of-the-year promotions.
• Central Harlem 54-62 W 125th St between Fifth and Lenox Aves
• Central Harlem 2350 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd between 137th and 138th Sts
Boutique cycling with a focus on community—with a second convenient location on 125th Street.
Central Harlem 236 W 135th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Frederick Douglass Blvds
Individual and group boxing classes are on offer at this boxing studio on 135th Street.
East Harlem 1775 Madison Ave between E 116th and E 117th Sts
This boutique kettlebell studio run by Harlemite Jah Washington includes classes like Bells & Bars, Strength & Mobility, and Kickboxing. Keep an eye out for Washington's newest fitness studio, The Harlem Method, opening soon.
• Central Harlem 56 W 117th St between Fifth Ave and Malcolm X Blvd
• Central Harlem 301 W 118th St and Frederick Douglass Blvd
• Central Harlem 60 W 129th St and Malcolm X Blvd
Reformer, barre, and mat classes at three locations across Harlem.
Central Harlem 44 W 125th St between Fifth Ave and Malcolm X Blvd, fourth floor
This yoga studio in a fourth floor walk-up offers beginner yoga classes, as well as hot Vinyasa, pre and postnatal yoga, plus Pilates.
West Harlem 518 W 145th St between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway
The Harlem location of this NYC hot yoga chainlet includes classes like Full Body Strength with Weights and Slow Burn Hot Mat Pilates.
West Harlem 2293 12th Ave and W 131st St
Located in Columbia Business School's Henry R. Kravis Hall, this light-filled women-owned space offers mat-based classes such as Pilates, yoga, plus strength and cardio.
Central Harlem 256 W 125th St between Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and Frederick Douglass Blvds
This 15,000-square-foot bouldering space has a central location in Harlem—right across the street from the iconic Apollo Theater.
East Harlem 210 E 111th St between Second and Third Aves
This storefront yoga studio offers everything from Slow Flow Vinyasa to Hot Open Level Power & Flow. Check out the free community class this Friday, January 9 as well as some donation-based meditation classes coming up.
West Harlem 501 W 145th St and Amsterdam Ave, Loft 3
Yoga and mat Pilates classes for all levels in a sun-soaked third floor studio space. Open Level Community Classes for $10 are every Wednesday and Thursday at noon.
West Harlem 3225 Broadway and W 129th St
This airy bouldering spot on Columbia's growing Manhattanville campus also has a financial support program.
