Nashville is overflowing with fitness programs and studios to help you look good and feel even better—but trying to figure out which ones to try can be more exhausting than a boot camp class. To make your search a bit easier, we’ve narrowed down the best high-intensity and toning workouts in town.
Top High-Intensity Workouts
Full Ride Cycling
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Full Ride Cycling has only been open for a few years, but has made a huge impact on the community. This rhythm-based spin studio is an inclusive space for all and a darn good workout. If you want to have a lot of fun and make some new friends while burning about 500 calories per 45-minute class, this is the place for you.
Title Boxing Club
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Since arriving in 2014, Title Boxing Club has been giving Nashville’s other boxing studios some friendly competition. This franchise offers full-body boxing and kickboxing sessions that crush calories and challenge every muscle—pick your poison with 30-minute, 45-minute, 60-minute and 75-minute classes. (If you’re not ready to kick and punch in front of strangers, private and group training is available.) There are now three Title locations in Nashville: Church Street, East Nashville and Green Hills.
Barry’s Bootcamp
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After gaining popularity in Los Angeles and New York City, Barry’s Bootcamp found its way to Nashville with similar success. The intense one-hour classes are part cardio, part weights and target a different area each day of the week (Tuesdays are for butt and legs, Thursdays are for abs). If you have friends among Barry’s faithful following, they’re likely fit, strong and totally obsessed with this place.
Boothcamp
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Boothcamp has become a well-known gym in Nashville not just because it’s owned by personal trainer Shawn Booth. The workouts are tough and the coaches are inspirational. Each week is divided into lower body, upper body, and full body days. On top of daily classes, they also offer strength coaching.
TruMav Fitness
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TruMav Fitness is one of the newer gyms located in the Gulch and opened by country music singer Tim McGraw. The signature high intensity class, TruFit, is offered daily with a focus on specific muscle groups. They also have a recovery yoga class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The upbeat and welcoming vibe of TruMav will leave you craving more sweat sessions there in no time.
Shed Group Fitness
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You know a place is intense when you get tired just looking at its Instagram feed. But don’t worry: Shed is designed for all fitness levels. Each day focuses on a different muscle group, and all classes involve three to five stations of intense exercises. While the group mentality helps get you through the pain, private Shed Strength sessions are also available for a tailored workout.
Top Toning Workouts
Pure Barre
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Pure Barre has three locations in Nashville proper (Green Hills, The Gulch and White Bridge) plus others in Brentwood and Franklin. This ballet-based class focuses on toning your butt, thighs, abs and arms through a series of exercises that lift, tone and burn. Typical classes are 55 minutes and have been known to result in a long, lean physique.
Sanctuary for Yoga
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Nashville has an abundance of yoga studios, and Sanctuary is one of the best. Classes are broken down by level of experience, and instructors offer feedback and adjustments so you can truly improve as a yogi. Sanctuary’s wide range of offerings includes vinyasa, meditation, dharma, high power, and super gentle classes.
Hot Yoga Plus
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If you’re looking to kick up your yoga practice a notch, grab your mat and head to Hot Yoga Plus. The classes here are heated—up to a steamy 100 degrees—and challenge your mind, body and spirit. One popular class is the hourlong Hot 26, which consists of 26 postures and two breathing exercises designed to improve your strength, balance and flexibility.
Studio Novo
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Studio Novo is another trendy workout that has found a happy home in Nashville. This Lagree Fitness studio uses Megaformer machines for a 50-minute total-body workout full of slow, controlled movements—key for lengthening and toning. Classes are kept small, and you can try your first one for free.
Climb Nashville
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Indoor rock climbing is a unique (and addictive) way to get toned from head to toe. Climb Nashville has locations in East Nashville and West Nashville, both of which provide an indoor climbing facility, a gym and fitness classes. Work on your coordination, full-body strength and mental power while—literally—hanging with your friends.
Did we leave off your favorite high-intensity or toning workout? Let us know in the comments!
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I LOVE Results Fitness on Music Row. The Ultimate Results classs is a high intensity, full body workout. They have other classes and personal training. I’ve been going for almost 6 months and love it!
I’ve been going to Krank since they opened the doors in February and cannot stay away. If I’m not training with Zane, I’m Kranking with Mindy or Sarah Jane. Haven’t found anything more addictive, challenging, and rewarding as Krank.
Their Cycling classes are also killer. SJ and Elizabeth are right there with you pumping you up, keeping you motivated and showing you how powerful your body really is.
Any ashtanga or vinyasa classes at Steadfast and True Yoga is a full body workout that cannot be found at any other place in Nashville. If you like to work check out that studio. Also the teachers are really down to earth and don’t make you feel like an outsider even if you are brand new to yoga.
Don’t go there if you are wanting a spa experience however this is the real deal. They aren’t going to tell you everything is perfect but they are going to give inspiration for the next time you roll out your mat.
Bootcamp at East Side Community Center will kick your ass. Only $3/ class…. 3 times a week… that’s only $36/ month but you only pay as you go plus it benefits the community center too. The instructor is awesome… Check it out, You’ll LOVE it!
CRAVE: The Fitness Factory is a new 5,000sqft facility located on 8th Ave S. They have dance fitness classes for all ages, aerial silks, lyra, mommy and me classes, aerial yoga, kids classes and more. They are hosting a $5 fitness week in December, all classes are $5 to get the word out. Tell your friends and check them out on facebook.com/crave.fitness
If you are a cyclist or triathlete, check out the indoor training classes at Endeavor Performance (www.endeavorperformance.com). 90 minutes inside on your own bike on a computrainer provides the equivalent of a 3 hour outdoor ride. There’s nothing else like it in this area.
Hotbox is the best workout in town,but you better be ready to be challenged. This is my home away from home. Everyone there are kind and welcoming no matter how “fit” you are. Plus, they don’t just have kickboxing. They offer a circuit training class, yoga, and have a gym for clients to use. GO THERE NOW!
All of us at Float Nashville thank you for the addition to a great list! Nashville is lucky to have so many choices in workouts and amazing trainers. Floatation Therapy is also well known for its power to help athletes recover faster from workouts and healing faster from injury. We see pros, weekend warriors and people ready to make a life change find relief in the tanks. You can find the study on pubmed.gov http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23478477
Fit Factory is AWESOME. You should try it! Like CrossFit but without the heavy lifting, which I prefer as I don’t want to bulk up. 😉
GetFit615 is amazing amazing place to work out. Kate is an amazing instructor. The work out are intense, but fun and all the people are happy and friendly. Also Hot Yoga of East Nashville has some great classes. My highlights – Sunday relaxation yoga, the 9:15pm class on Wednesdays, and Hot 26 on Monday evenings.
If you are looking for a fun workout check out I Love Kickboxing Nashville! They’re fun, knowledgable, caring, and energetic. The staff is great about individualizing the program for each person and they really care. They have a great deals if you just want to try it before committing.
You HAVE to add Capitol Steps Workout to this list…. Free workout every Monday and Thursday at the capitol building. Search for #CapitolStepsWorkout on instagram for pictures. James does an amazing job putting together challenging workouts for all skill levels every week.
BarreAmped is no frills complete body workout to give you toned muscles without bulk. Three locations. Pay attention to what the teachers say. You’ll be amazed at the results if you stick with it for a month.
Orangetheory Fitness in Midtown and Green Hills is an AWESOME workout. It’s tough everyday and its super convenient if you ever travel, since you can visit other studios for free!
Nashville Harriers have good speed track workouts, usually at USN’s River Campus, for free on Tuesdays at 6:30pm. They also run on the weekends. Follow them on Twitter (@NashHarriers) or on Facebook to confirm location that week.
MADE Fitness has to be the most challenging boot-camp class I have ever been to! Plus the trainers train professional athletes so the classes feel like you are training just as the athletes do.
Impact Fitness & Wellness on 8th Avenue South! Ben and Paul are fantastic and will create a workout and wellness plan specific to you. Very fair rates for personal training!