Canberra - Post Report Question and Answers
What kinds of gyms or other sports/workout facilities are available? Are they expensive?
Plenty of gym chains and YMCA-run leisure centers with pools. Also mountain bike parks, open space, rowing sailing and dragon boat clubs, horse paddocks, every sports ball league and then some, ice rinks, cycling and triathlon, ad infinitum. We moved here from Colorado, it's nearly comparable. - May 2023
We used Fitness First which was only about a 10 min walk from our house (one of the best things about Canberra is every neighborhood has its own "shops" - small IGA, usually a coffee shop (or two), pharmacy, often gym and hairdresser as well as a post office). I didn't find it expensive compared to DC or CLT - I think it was around $40 US/month. - Aug 2020
Yes, very expensive and equipment is kind of 3rd rate. - May 2012
Yes, but they are expensive. - May 2011
Yes excellent gyms are available for about $100 a month. - Dec 2010
Yes, and very nice ones. Unfortunately, like everything else in Australia, gym memberships are pricey. - Nov 2010
Yes, but be ready for the sticker shock! Very expensive. - Apr 2010
Yes, they are. They have Fitness First, etc. - Oct 2009
Yes. - Apr 2009
