Southern Gymnastics & Cheer offers gymnastics and cheer classes for girls and boys ages preschool to adult, as well as a parent/child class for toddlers and home-school classes. There is a competitive team for girls ages 4-18 by invitation only. Southern Gymnastics & Cheer is also the place for birthday parties. All parties include invitations, one hour in the gym and 30 minutes in the private party room. Check the website to register and to view the current class schedule.
Snap Fitness is a gym located in East Atlanta and minutes from East Atlanta Village. It is a smaller-sized gym that offers 24/7 access to its members. It carries top-of-the-line cardio and strength-training equipment. The gym has a progressive philosophy that eliminates contracts and only offers month-to-month memberships, the ability to freeze the membership for up to three months, and access to any Snap Fitness club in North America.
Located between Sugarloaf Parkway and Scenic Highway, Alexander Park is a popular walking spot in the neighborhood. It features almost one-and-a-half miles of walking trails. There is also a horseshoe pit, chess tables and an eighteen-hole disc golf course.
Blast is a small, upscale personal-training-oriented gym located in Buckhead's West Village area, upstairs in the East Andrews shopping center. Blast offers unique personal-training programs built around the goal of burning 900 calories per workout. The programs at Blast are based on the scientific fitness concept of interval training, in which high- and relatively low-intensity exercises are alternated. This "circuit-training meets boot camp" style of training pushes the body to continue burning calories long after the workout. The friendly and enthusiastic staff at Blast includes 10 instructors, and the cutting-edge facility includes showers and towel service.
Academy Ballroom is located in Buckhead's swanky design district on the Miami Circle cul de sac, off Piedmont Road. This dance studio offers lessons in everything from tap to ballroom. Get lessons to make sure your wedding dance leaves a lasting impression. Try social and competitive dance instruction. Group lessons are also available. The facility can be rented for special events.
Located in Lawrenceville, Cliff Mostiler's Tae Kwon Do Plus provides martial arts instruction in a fun, safe, respectful and family atmosphere. Emphasizing self defense, Cliff Mostiler's Tae Kwon Do Plus offers co-ed classes which start at age 4. For more information on available classes and rates, call the listed number.
H Fitness is a full-service fitness center that promotes health and fitness for the whole family. It has rooms for kids to work out in safely while parents utilize the other equipment. Users can enjoy a 10-month membership that provides access to all of the gym's services. H Fitness offers extensive equipment as well as personal training services. To learn more about membership fees please visit its website.
Morris Fitness is a facility that caters to private or group personal training sessions. While there are exercise machines in the facility, trainers primarily use one's body as the ultimate piece of equipment in each training session. Large mats, exercise balls and free weights allow for such a strengthening workout experience. Morris Fitness also offers a wrestling school three days a week for ages 5 through 14.
Laurel Park, the city's largest park at 25 acres, features a tennis center, a one-mile track, two ponds, a sand volleyball court, an outdoor basketball court, two pavilions, an open play field and numerous picnic tables and grills.
Tennis Dynamics, a regional tennis facility management and player development company, manages the Laurel Park Tennis Center. The center includes 13 hard courts, each lighted for evening play, and offers an extensive range of tennis programs for juniors and adults.
Tennis Dynamics formed the Marietta Tennis Association. In September 2010, it ran the inaugural City of Marietta Open Tennis Championships.
Clean and inviting from the inside out, this L.A. Fitness location has something for everyone. It is proud to offer more than 70 classes a week! Inside, you will find a sports bar with protein shakes and bars, child care, a 25-yard swimming pool with three lanes, racketball, basketball and so much more.
Variety is the spice of life when you are visiting this location. Enjoy an hour to yourself while the dedicated staff take excellent care of your children. With the facility's approximately 20 personal trainers, you will never feel alone as you reach your personal fitness goals.
The Smyrna location of the LA Fitness chain is very spacious and well-eqiupped. In a front room with glass windows there is a junior Olympic-sized pool and a jacuzzi. Also up front is a small juice/snack bar. Mirrors line the walls of the general fitness room. This cleanly kept location is not for those who want to avoid large rush-hour crowds.
Blackburn Tennis Center is located on Ashford Dunwoody road next Blackburn Park. The facility is enormous in size, and it is composed of 18 different tennis courts. Inside the pro shop, customers can purchase apparel, equiptment and souveneirs. Year round junior and adult programs are available for sign-up for the public. The staff is very professional and courteous.
Garden Hills Park, the centerpiece of the Garden Hills neighborhood, is a gathering place for friends and families. During summertime, the pool is full of kids, moms and dads. The community center welcomes community meetings, parties and musical events. A open field is the site of soccer games, kite flying, Frisbee and other activities. An annual highlight is the neighborhood ice cream social. The Garden Hills Neighborhood Foundation (www.ghnf.org) supports the city-owned park.
This facility is one of three locations in the Atlanta metro area. The company has been teaching martial arts classes since 1968. It offers Tae Kwon Do and Krav Maga classes as well as kick boxing. In addition, there is an after-school program for kids, which includes pick-up service from the school. This establishment is located on a large lot with convenient parking.
Located just three miles west of Downtown Atlanta, Mozley Park includes a 100-person pavilion with a grill, a playground, two picnic shelters, two lighted softball fields, a tennis court, a basketball court, two multi-use courts, a PATH trail, a swimming pool and a recreation center.
The park is maintained by the city's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. For park reservations, call 404-546-6757. To reserve a pavilion, call the reservation number and be prepared to submit an application. As with all city parks, Mozley Park is governed by the city's Office of Parks official Park Use Rules and Guidelines.