St. Louis may be known for the Gateway Arch, but you’ll be surprised to see how many fitness centers are in the city. If you are looking to start exercising, St. Louis has plenty of options for you. 
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Fit City Gym
Fit City Gym is at 1601 S. Jefferson Ave. in the Gate District. It is open from 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Fit City is a 24,000-square-foot facility loaded with brand-new, state-of-the-art workout equipment from wall to wall and a large selection of cardio machines.
Fit City offers two memberships: basic and premium. Basic gives you access to the gym, locker rooms, sauna, and two free training sessions. The premium membership adds on unlimited tanning, access to a babysitting area, and half off smoothies. You can visit the gym for free on your first visit, and be sure to check out frequently changing enrollment specials.
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Fitness Formula
Fitness Formula is in the Central West End at 4630 Lindell Blvd. Hours are 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
This gym’s focus is on group classes, but if that isn’t your thing, you can use the facilities at your own pace. Some of the group classes include Formula Total Body, Strength and Cardio Core Blast. These classes are heart-rate monitored to make sure you are burning the most calories possible.
Fitness Formula has many membership options, You can do open gym by the day, week, or month, purchase packs of classes, or opt for class memberships.
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Southtown Yoga
Southtown Yoga can be found at 1905 Park Ave. in Lafayette Square. The class schedule varies, but they usually practice daily, sometimes beginning as early as 6 a.m. and as late at 8:30 p.m. The classes offered include aligned flow and meditation, beginners, underground yoga Buti style, yoga basics, and aligned flow. Southtown Yoga does have a unique class called Yogahour Give!, which gives half of the profits of that class to a local charity.
Memberships to Southtown Yoga range from a $10 to $15 for a single drop-in session, $95 a month for unlimited classes, or $1,000 for an entire year of unlimited classes.
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Arch City CrossFit
Arch City CrossFit is at 9228 Manchester Road and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Arch City has two CrossFit classes: XM Weightlifting and XM Sweat. XM Weightlifting focuses on strength and technique, while XM Sweat is a high-intensity workout. You can sign up for either eight classes a month at $120, 12 classes a month at $145, or $160 a month for unlimited classes. Arch City has one free Saturday a month where you can try out the gym.
If you are feeling out of shape, then make your way to any of these gyms or studios and start a new routine. Your body will feel great once you start working out.
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