The Best Gyms for Health & Wellbeing Travelers 2024

Here's our list of our favorites

Palazzo Fiuggi - Italy

The fitness facility at Palazzo Fiuggi offers a royal experience if you look at the space: a grand ballroom with lofty ceilings, majestic chandeliers, and ample natural light creating a visually captivating ambiance. Palazzo Fiuggi seamlessly combines ancient holistic wisdom with modern Western medicine to promote overall well-being and longevity. A dedicated team of scientists, doctors, and experts assesses and diagnoses individual needs, tailoring a personalized program that yields your goals. A follow-up program ensures support in achieving and maintaining long-term health goals. Moreover, you will experience a uniquely personalized and delightful dining experience, courtesy of a nutrition plan crafted by a genetics professor and the resident three-star Michelin chef.

Pine Cliffs Ocean Suites - Portugal

This resort, situated by the sea in the Portuguese Algarve, is renowned as one of Europe's premier destinations for sports, fitness, and outdoor pursuits. The Gym, 'Active by Serenity', stands as a testament to this reputation. Look no further, as Active by Serenity's sports facilities offer everything you need: cutting-edge equipment featuring top-tier fitness gear (including cardio machines and weights), but also an extensive indoor pool and an outdoor Bootcamp circuit, seven outdoor swimming pools and highly skilled personal trainers. Adding to its allure is the stunning location, boasting breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean, making it the cherry on top of an already exceptional experience.

Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary - Thailand

Kamalaya Wellness Sanctuary offers a diverse array of Fitness & Sports programs, tailored to varying lengths and intensities. Their (newly constructed) gym is situated at the resort's highest point with stunning views of the Gulf of Thailand. Whether you're pounding the treadmill or pedaling away on the cycling machines, the breathtaking scenery adds an extra dimension to your workout. Next to the fitness center is the 25-meter outdoor pool, perfect for a refreshing dip afterwards. With dedicated personal trainers to motivate and guide you, you'll find ample choices in cardio, stretching, and free weight areas, ensuring an experience that caters to all fitness levels. After your session, treat yourself to a 30 or 60-minute Super Stretch—our personal recommendation. You'll undoubtedly experience Kamalaya's motto, 'Feel life's potential'.

Almar Jesolo - Italy

Almar Jesolo's gym features an elegantly furnished indoor lounge with breathtaking sea views, perfect for private lessons. Equipped with state-of-the-art Technogym equipment, the gym is divided into cardio and weight training areas. The real eyecatcher is the cardio area, situated in a glass structure offering panoramic sea views. Their Pilates, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Stretching classes are not just physical exercises but opportunities to relax the mind and find inner and outer balance. The spa is adults only and measures 2,000m2 with various facilities, including a hot tub, hammam, Finnish sauna, Mediterranean sauna, salt sauna, steam room, Turkish saltwater pool, Kneipp-therapy pools, an invigorating ice room, and multi-sensory showers. 

JOALI BEING - Maldives

CORE in JOALI BEING is the largest fitness centre in the Maldives, which is open-ended and has a 16-metre-high ceiling. Here you can explore cardio, movement and performance in an expansive zone fitted with Technogym and Nohrd equipment, using the latest technology and diagnostic tools such as bioenergetic machines, Fit 3D body scanner and Intelligent Movement Analysis with Technogym's D-Wall. This diagnostic machine is quite futuristic, as there are sensors and a camera to analysis movement, posture and even the 16 joints of your body, which is helpful to craft and personalize your fitness journey. You can take part in Cryotherapy, kick boxing and a variety of fitness classes. CORE has a dedicated Pilates studio as well as LOTUS, a tranquil haven for movement classes and sound bathing sessions that let you discover inner harmony and rejuvenation.

RAKxa - Thailand

RAKxa GAYA is a brand new (medical) gym and home to a team of expert physiotherapists and exercise physiologists. Here, you'll undergo a comprehensive body analysis utilizing cutting-edge technology, functional medicine, and the science of movement to tailor personalized training programs based on the principles of corrective exercise, performance rehabilitation, and neuromuscular training. RAKxa GAYA serves as a hub for understanding your body inside and out. The biomechanical analysis precisely identifies persistent problems or areas for improvement in your body's movement patterns. Armed with this analysis, RAKxa's specialists can assist you in comprehending and rectifying issues such as movement patterns, running gait, and lifting mechanisms to prevent and alleviate pain caused by movements, compensations, and imbalances.

Park Igls - Austria

Park Igls Medical Spa Resort's gym is located on the third floor, offering picturesque views of the surrounding mountains, including the Karwendel Mountains and the Serles peak. Spacious and well-designed, it allows you to exercise while enjoying the scenery. The gym is equipped with modern cardio and strength equipment, as well as separate areas for stretching and group classes. As a recipient of prestigious international awards like the Condé Nast Traveller Spa Awards, Park Igls is renowned for its detox and fasting programs based on the Modern Mayr method. Guests value the expertise of medical professionals who provide comprehensive examinations and treatments to improve a healthy lifestyle.

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About Marleen

This blog is written by Marleen, the founder of PureandCure.com in 2005. She travels around the world in search of the best Health & Wellbeing Hotels, Spas and Retreats and shares her know-how, experiences and observations through her blogs.