The 4+1 best gyms in Budapest
Enjoy a cool training while in Budapest in one of the best gyms. They offer a lot more than only lifting weights and aerobics.
- • Budapest has a highly developed fitness culture, offering everything from luxury spa-like wellness centers to hardcore, old-school bodybuilding gyms.
- • For premium, all-inclusive luxury, Oxygen Wellness Naphegy offers arguably the highest quality facilities, featuring a massive modern gym floor, group classes, and a stunning rooftop spa.
- • For serious weightlifters and bodybuilders, Flex Gym is internationally famous, frequently serving as the go-to training facility for Hollywood actors filming in Budapest, including Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Why would you stop working-out while being on holiday? We have collected the best indoor gyms where you can go if you feel like lifting weights, joining a group workout session or would like to stretch your legs on the running mill. There are plenty of well-equipped gyms in the heart of Budapest with a lot more to offer than a simple training. Lose yourself in their saunas, pools, get a refreshing massage and last but not least enjoy a well-deserved post-workout meal. Some of them are probably only a walking distance from you. Grab your gym bag and hit the best gym in Budapest!
Why visiting a gym?
It is a good question. Why should I train when I am on holiday or I travel for work? I should be happy to have a great excuse not to work-out. But believe me if you look at this super useful list of gyms near you, you will definitely want to try them. You can benefit from training while away from home. You can enjoy guilty pleasures like the Hungarian „somlói galuska” and you won’t feel bad. It is a yummy must-try dessert.
Pack your gym gear and off you go!
1. Best gym with a view? Oxygen Wellness Naphegy
Oh, yes. Have you ever imagined that it is possible to enjoy the view of Budapest while training?
The exclusive Oxygen Wellness Naphegy offers even more than that. They have got a well-equipped fitness park & wellness facility (with saunas, pools, massage), beauty parlour, panorama restaurant and the best: view on the Buda Castle and the Erzsébet Bridge.
Prices: 11 000 huf /day (including use of fitness and wellness, 1x group exercise, 4-hour free parking, free sauna towel, free babysitting)
Best choice if: you have your accommodation in Buda and you enjoy luxury treatments.
2. Best gym and shopping?
Lite Wellness Mammut
Are you the sort of person who likes multitasking? Is time your most valuable asset? If yes, go to Mammut Shopping Centre, where you can indulge in shopping and when you have had enough you can pop in their Lite Wellness gym for a workout. They have an open terrace with a view on the rooftops of the traditional buildings of Buda. The gym itself is well-equipped and the aerobic classes are one of the bests in the city. Check out the timetable for spinning classes too!
Prices: 3290 huf /day (including use of fitness, 1x group exercise and use of sauna)
Best choice if: you have your accommodation in Buda and your main purpose is to work out and go. Their wellness facility is very limited.
3. Best gym offering English speaking group classes?
Life1 Corvin
Life1 Corvin is a typical gym with all the relevant and must-have cardio and training machines, with a wide range of group classes and with a wellness facility (saunas, pool, massage). What is extra special about this sport mecca is, that you can choose from a selection of English speaking classes.
Prices: 2590 huf /day (including use of fitness and wellness, 1x group exercise)
Best choice if: you have your accommodation in Pest and you would like to enjoy a nice group session with and English speaking instructor, plus the gym is a 10-min drive from a lot of sights.
4. The best 0-24 gym
Peak Gym Aréna
If you are the busiest person ever and you only have time for yourself after 9 pm but you don’t want to give up on working on your body this is your gym. The Peak Gym in Aréna Mall is open non-stop.
Enjoy their fitness facility, group classes or sunbeds.
Prices: 3500 huf /day (including use of fitness and 1x group exercise)
Best choice if: you have your accommodation in Pest and your busy lifestyle only lets you train in irregular hours.
+1. What is common in Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dwayne Johnson?
Flex Gym
They both worked out in the Flex gym when they spent some time in Budapest. The sport box has got all the weights one needs to put on muscles. Are you a functional training and street workout fan? If yes, this is your gym indeed.
Prices: 2900 huf /day (including use of fitness and sauna)
Best choice if: you have your accommodation in Buda and you want muscles like the celebrities who frequently visit this gym.
Summary
It is always up to you how fit and healthy you want to be. No one can make this choice for you but if you say yes, start looking after your body today by visiting the nearest gym to you. If the nearest work-out place happens to be in Budapest, even better. Check out the best running tracks in Budapest as well.
If you’d like to switch your gym workout for a swim, try the sports and swimming pools in Budapest. And if you just want to relax at the beach, visit the beaches in Budapest.
