We all know how the gym is a form of therapy, it is a second home, a place you go to unwind and relax, which makes it absolutely challenging to find the right one.
Fortunately for us in Cairo, there are quite a few to choose from. So we saved you from the hassle of doing the dirty work. Here’s a list of the top gyms in Egypt to help you tackle your fitness journey:
Samia Allouba
The owner is a grandmother and has a body of a twenty year old. Obviously, she knows what she’s doing.
Branches: Mohandiseen, Heliopolis, Maadi, 6 October
Monthly membership: 750 EGP
Yearly membership: 5,490 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamiaAllouba
Website: http://www.samiaallouba.net
Gold’s Gym
If you don’t know Gold’s Gym, then you must have been living under a rock for the past 30 years.
Branches: Maadi, Kattameya, Mohandiseen, Heliopolis, New Cairo
Monthly membership: 1,450 EGP
Yearly membership: 6,500 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoldsGymEgypt/
Website: http://www.goldsgymegypt.com/
Fibers Gym
The only power cycles in Egypt.
Branches: Maadi, Giza
Monthly membership: 1,700 EGP
Yearly membership: 7,000 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FibersClub/
Website: www.fibersclub.com
Transformers Gym
Perfect if you are a mother who is trying to lose the baby weight.
Branches: Maadi
Yearly: Student: 3,300 EGP – Adult: 3,670 EGP
Monthly: 990 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Transformer-Fitness-Center-312879515576287/
Website: http://transformersgym.com/
Optimum
Table tennis, billiards, fitness classes and even childcare — what more could you ask for?
Branches: Maadi
Monthly membership: 700 EGP
Yearly membership: 3,000 EGP
Classes: 60 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Optimum-Gym-Fitness-Center-172949619432518/
Website: http://www.optimum-gym.com/
Pro Center
The massages they offer are worth killing for and we’re not even exaggerating.
Branches: Nasr City
Monthly membership: 900 EGP
Yearly membership: 4,500 EGP
Website: http://www.procenter-eg.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProCenterEgy
CrossFit Stars
Basically you will wake up feeling like you fell down a 12-story building, but it’s worth it… I think.
Address: Swan Lake Residential Compound, First Settlement New Cairo Egypt
Bootcamp: Outdoor group sessions with mainly body weight movements and minimal use of equipment. All you need to do is come over and start training, no pre-requisites.
Bootcamp Fees: Monthly: 750 EGP – 3 Months: 2,000 EGP – 6 Months: 3,600 EGP – Annual: 6,600 EGP
Box: Equipment intensive group training with lots of lifting and complex movements. You will need to attend an introductory course called “onramp” that starts at the beginning of each month.
Box Fees: Monthly: 950 EGP – 3 Months: 2,600 EGP – 6 Months: 4,800 EGP – Annual: 9,000 EGP
Website: http://www.crossfitstars.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crossfit.stars.egypt/
F3
Fight and Fitness Factory: Just the name gives you an idea about how fierce this place is.
Maadi: The Courtyard 01060040429
6 October City:Arkan Mall 01280501070
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/F3Egypt/
Smart Gym
Fresh food, jacuzzi, saunas, a spa… and a gym if you actually want to work out, up to you.
Branches: Nasr City, Masakan Sherton, New Cairo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Smart-Gym-47697862234/
Website: http://www.smart-gym.com
Hers
An all-in-one- female gym.
Branches: Heliopolis
Monthly membership: 800 EGP
Yearly membership: 3,150 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hersegy
Dragon’s Den
The name itself makes you wanna hit the gym.
Branches: Dokki
Monthly membership: 500 EGP
Class: 100 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DDDojo/
Body Shapers
They get your body right in shape!
Branches: Mohandiseen, Zamalek
Monthly membership: 750 EGP
Yearly membership: 3,000 EGP
Website: http://www.bodyshapersegypt.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bodyshapers.egypt
Balance Gym
Only for males who actually work out, and not just hit the gym to take photos for their Instagram.
Branches: Heliopolis, Zamalek
Six-Monthly membership: 1,800 EGP
Yearly membership: 2,200 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/balancegymegy
Titans Gym
It’s basically a dream come true, you go, use their cinema and you’re able to say you’ve gone to the gym… just don’t go into details.
Branches: New Cairo
Monthly membership: 900 EGP
Yearly membership: 4,400 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TitansWellnessCenter/
Website: http://www.iamtitans.com/
True Gym
Pro tip: True Gym is surrounded by so many cafes that you can go to with your friends after working out.
Branches: Dokki
Monthly membership: 1,000 EGP
Yearly membership: 6,300 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRUEGYM.EG
FDA Fitness and Dance Academy
Contrary to popular Egyptian belief, dancing is actually a sport and takes the same effort and hard work as lifting or football… Shocker.
Branches: Zamalek
Daily fees: 100 LE
Six-monthly membership: 3,300 LE
Yearly membership: 4,300 LE
Leo Gym
Amazing ways to bond with your kid, head to this gym and work out til you both have no energy to do anything else.
Branches: Kattameya
Monthly membership: 750 EGP
Yearly membership: 4,500 EGP
Website: http://leogym.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leogymegypt
Target Gym
You gotta try their spa services.
Branches: Zamalek
Month: 750 EGP
Yearly: 3,000 EGP
Website: http://targetgym.net
Nobel Gym
The hidden gem of the Egyptian fitness world.
Branches: Maadi
Monthly membership: 500 EGP
Yearly membership: 3,500 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/noble.gym.official
Eight Fitness Gym
It’s a five-story building… pretty sure you’ll find something you like there, and if you don’t, then the whole gym thing probably isn’t for you.
Branches: Heliopolis
Monthly: 1,000 EGP
Yearly: 5,200 EGP
Website: https://www.facebook.com/eightfitness
FitBox
Basically the place you go to when you feel like punching something, because you can’t punch humans, of course.
Branches: Heliopolis
Monthly membership: 2,100 EGP
Yearly membership: 4,350 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitboxeg
Vibe Gym
This gym has a friendly vibe going on… sorry, couldn’t resist.
Branches: Maadi
Monthly membership: 750 EGP
Yearly membership: 4,400 EGP
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vibeegypt
TD CrossFit
Basically, society’s way of weeding out the weak.
Branches: Zamalek.
Monthly membership: 650 EGP
Weekly membership: 450 EGP
Website: http://www.td-crossfit.com
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