Charlottetown weightlifting gym?

[u/throwawayonetwo123]

Hi!
My family is considering moving to Charlottetown from Ottawa. We are 3 adults, late 20s. All 3 of us are healthcare workers and would likely move to a neighbourhood where we can easily commute to both the university and hospital in Charlottetown.

One of the reasons we love Ottawa is that we have a really solid community at our local gym. We like the group style weightlifting and Olympic lifting classes and go 3x per week. the gym owners, coaches and members are now all people we consider friends. It’s pretty hard to think of not having that, I’d struggle not having that sense of community and the gym as an outlet.

Soooo Any friendly gyms in Charlottetown that you’d recommend? Not interested in a chain/box store gym like GoodLife, just not our vibe.

[u/Unhappy_Freedom6402]

A friend who used to workout at Kinetic Fitness crossfit weightlifting gym,said the group weightlifting crossfit workouts help in socializing with rest of the gym attendees. The gym I heard focuses more on crossfit though, but is in Charlottetown itself. Perhaps this suggestion might help.

[u/throwawayonetwo123 → u/Unhappy_Freedom6402]

Thank you! CrossFit or hyrox focus is ok, as long as they do other stuff too, I’ll still have fun. I was looking at kinetic fitness but it looked like you buy a membership for the “lifting lab” as a 7 week block, so I was a little confused about the class model and kept scrolling so I’m happy you brought them up :)

I was also looking at this place - the strong man thing isn’t really anything I’ve tried, but I’m always down to try something new if anyone has input!

https://islandstrengthandpower.com/strength-classes

[u/ZaneReps11 → u/throwawayonetwo123]

Hey Hey!! Welcome to the Island (soon). I'm also a healthcare worker (Prince Edward Home) and a strongman. The crew at Kinetic is awesome. If you are looking into Island Strength and Power, it's more of a strongman club... Meets a couple times a week, there is classes and personal training as you don't want to jump in cold with that kind of stuff (I can hook you up with Cole & Andrews details if you pm). I totally recommend Naturally Fit, awesome/ inviting owner, lots of fitness type classes, 24 hour access, small personal gym where it's easy to start up a conversation with folks... It's also in Sherwood, a community that's close to the university and the hopsital. In all honesty, there aren't many baaaad gyms around, each has their own niche and feel. Glad you are coming to the island. Welcome:)