Looking for a gym in Cape Town that offers swimming facilities, Personal Trainers, Yoga, Pilates, Boxing, Strength training and more? Look no further than Virgin Active gym near you in this uniquely beautiful part of South Africa.
Cape Town is home to 27 Virgin Active gyms. While all our Cape Town gyms offer a wide array of workout classes and exercise options, each has unique features, friendly staff, equipment, benefits and ideally suited locations in and around the Mother City.
A Premier Membership will allow you to train across the full estate of clubs, which is a great way to get the best of the best as well as to enable you to train conveniently no matter where the day takes you.
Don’t forget that you can get a get a gym guest pass right here to be able to come in and explore the gym you are thinking of making your new home.
Let’s look at a few firm favourites, starting with our Southern Suburbs gyms, which are hugely popular with families and professionals alike:
The Virgin Active Steenberg gym caters to those living in the Steenberg, Lakeside, Muizenberg and Bergvliet areas and is conveniently located at the Westlake Business Park. It is a great family gym option due to the Learn to Swim offering and children’s gym (6 weeks to 13 years). An incredible training floor is decked out with all the strength, cardio and functional equipment you need, and the studios have been purpose-built for a variety of gym classes, including Yoga, Pilates and Boxing.
Virgin Active Constantia gym: Located in the Constantia Sports Complex, this Constantia gym buzzes from morning till night. Some of the most-loved facilities include the two heated swimming pools, Learn to Swim lessons, the children’s gym for kids from 6 weeks to 7 years old, the sauna and steam facilities, the squash court, cycle studio and expansive training floors.
A few kilometres away, at the MontClare Place shopping centre, you’ll find the Virgin Active Claremont gym. From parents taking their kids for swimming lessons and post-university training sessions to lunchtime quickies or early morning runs, this gym is another popular Southern Suburbs option. The children’s gym here caters for kids from 6 weeks to 13 years, there are 2 heated swimming pools, sauna and steam facilities, and bespoke training studios and acts as the home gym for the Virgin Active National Head Office, located in the same building.
Virgin Active Foreshore is a good choice if you’re looking for a gym closer to the Cape Town CBD. Located in Netcare Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, there is plenty of parking, and it’s easily accessible from the highway into town. This Cape Town gym is very popular with people working in and around the city centre and boasts magnificent views of the harbour. Early morning training, lunchtime quickies and post-work gym sessions are the name of the game here. The class timetable is scheduled around the workday, making it easy to get to classes and the 5-lane 25-metre lap pool is a great way to spend a lunch break. There is plenty of seating around the Nü inside the club, so you can catch up on mails or get a nutritious meal in before heading back to the office.
Then there’s the Virgin Active Point gym, popular amongst those travelling into the Cape Town CBD and those living on the Atlantic Seaboard. With an outdoor pool, tennis courts and outdoor GRID area for high-intensity workouts, this is a super popular summer gym in Cape Town. Moving inside, there is a children’s gym for kids under the age of 7, squash courts, healthy food and drink at Nü, and fully loaded strength, cardio and functional training areas and exercise studios. There is also a 25-m 7-lane heated lap pool, and sauna and steam facilities available.
And then there’s the Fancy One. Virgin Active Silo District is our luxury gym in Cape Town. The very best instructors, health professionals, gym classes, equipment and facilities (there’s even concierge services). To access the Silo, you’ll need a Collection Membership – this will also give you access to all Virgin Active gyms in South Africa and abroad.
When it comes to choosing a gym in Cape Town, look for an option either close to home, close to work or close to school so you can take any friction out of the process of getting yourself there. We have qualified Personal Trainers at each of our Cape Town gyms who can also help you create a goal-based programme which gives you a blueprint for success. Get a free gym pass to visit any Virgin Active gym in Cape Town to find your perfect fit.
Other Virgin Active gyms in Cape Town include:
Athlone Gym.
Brackenfell Gym.
CapeGate Gym.
Century City Gym.
Durbanville Gym.
Kenilworth Gym.
Mitchells Plain Gym.
N1 City Gym.
Okavango Gym.
Paarl Gym.
Parklands Gym.
Parow Gym.
Sun Valley Gym.
Sunningdale Gym.
Table Bay Mall Gym.
Table View Gym.
Wembley Square Gym.
Tygervalley Gym.
A bit further out of Cape Town, you will find our gyms in George, Stellenbosch, The Sanctuary, and Waterstone Village.