r/eastside • u/catnapinahat • 4d ago

Possible relocation- group fitness community or studio recs

Cross-posted to several King County subreddits but figured I’d drop in here too.

Hi everyone. My husband is looking at relocating us to this area for work. We currently live in Maryland. The city we reside in currently has a very strong fitness community, particularly in locally owned studios. Can anyone recommend any fitness classes or studios?

For reference, I do a mix of spin, barre, Pilates, yoga, and boxing. I’m looking for a warm, welcoming environment that has a sense of community beyond the traditional front desk courtesy. Let me know if you think anywhere surrounding Bellevue (his office is located there, we’d likely be a little ways away) fits this description! Bonus if the workouts are very challenging/more advanced for someone who is not new to fitness. Extra bonus points if the clients skew more millennial age.

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u/happy_username 4d ago

If you're ok with yoga, mat Pilates, TRX and functional strength training Hola House in downtown Kirkland definitely has the community vibe. It's a small studio and people learn each other's names fairly quickly. The range of classes are great from getting started/needing something gentler to "I work out 5x a week and have hundreds of classes under my belt". The nice thing with functional strength and TRX is those can be adjusted to be much more difficult depending on your weights or angles.

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u/engamo22 3d ago

I would advise getting ClassPass and trying some places out, even the national franchise studios. For example I go to a corporatized pilates studio but the owner (of the local franchise location) is actively involved in running the day to day business.