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I had a sneak peek tour at new Oxygen Gym in Jabriya which is located next to Champions health club on 4th ring road, it will open in a few days and subscription will cost KD50/Month and I gotta say it worth the money after what I saw. Inside I met with the owner Mr. Bader Bodai and had chance to ask him questions about the gym and facilities.

I find Oxygen gym as one of the most successful (and busiest) Men gyms in Kuwait, what I like about it is that it offers decent facilities for a reasonable price, also the trainers are always there to help. The new Jabriya branch has a totally new concept and has much better design and facilities than the older branches.

As I stepped inside the interior design caught my attention, mind the low quality pictures since my DSLR camera wasn’t with me. The interior design looked unique with dimmed lighting and dark theme, the design felt it had “Masculine” feeling. The workout area is one of the biggest that I’ve seen, also the cardio area had tons of treadmills and bikes. The gym was built on three levels with two elevators, ground floor had the reception, cafeteria, supplements shop, locker room, swimming pool; 2nd floor had the cardio area, leg machines, spinning area, aerobics area, and 3rd floor has the main workout area.

The facilities are as follow:

Workout area: 1,800 sq.meter and there were tons of machines.

Spinning area: 180 sq.meter with many spinning machines.

Aerobics area: 240 sq. meter

Swimming Pool:  21 x 10 meters

Supplements Shop

Lockers room

Air Massage room

Air Shower

Cafeteria

Number of treadmills: 45

Number of bikes: 20

Number of stair machines: 8

Cross-trainers: 20

Sauna

Hot & Cold Jacuzzi

Outdoor Cafe & Tan area

“It took us long time and massive efforts to make this gym, we had to choose every machine, all equipment were carefully selected and we tried to introduce many new ideas and concepts that weren’t there before” said Bader Bodai. I was impressed with the design and large training areas, my only concern is about accessibility to Jabriya. 

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I have observed that many quick gyms are opening in Kuwait lately, I’m talking about gyms that organize small exercise sessions that take no more than 30mins to one hour. We have Core Fitness, Rush Gym, Club Fit, Curves for women among others. A friend of mine told me about a new gym with almost similar concept that was opened in Shuweikh named Circuit+ Gym.

They have CrossFit type of training, which is a strength and conditioning program with high intensity and functional movement to improve fitness, I think that’s the first in Kuwait. They also have Boot Camp type of exercise. Inside there is relatively large sized training area with training machines and equipment.

Their training sessions last for one hour starting at 6:00 AM till 10:00 PM from Sunday through Thursday. I’m liking the idea but I’ll pay them a quick visit sometime next week to meet with the trainers and see if they have training sessions for women.

Address: Lilly Center - Shuweikh, behind Tilal Complex

Phone: 66045273

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I knew that there will be a health club opening in Al Hamra Tower but I didn’t know what is it, I just saw rendered photos through our friend Dusty-Roses for a new health club and spa called Thermae that will open at Al Hamra Tower in November. I got to say that this is the finest and most luxurious health club I get to see in Kuwait so far.

If I’m not mistaken Thermae means hot or warm springs? It sure looks top of the line but I suppose all of this won’t come for regular price. I’ll make sure to check Thermae out when it first opens, it will include the following;

Men’s Gym

Men’s Grooming Area

Ladies Swimming Pool

Different Countries Theme Spas

Sky Garden

Sky Lounge

Sky Restaurant

VIP Cinema

Cigar Lounge

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I finally found the exact location of Fitness First health club since they said they’re opening in Kuwait soon but wasn’t sure where. The location is Salem Mubarak street in Salmiya in an under-construction mall called Al Salam Mall.

I was also able to reach the management who said they will probably open by end of this year and that they will be one of the biggest health clubs in Kuwait. Can’t wait for the opening, its nice to see franchises that are not restaurants.

Thanks [Dono]

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Do you think we need more gyms and health centers in Kuwait? I say yes gyms can help us greatly to get in shape bearing in mind the zillion calories we consume especially that we have numerous restaurants and tempations are infinitely many, also more gyms will help improve prices and services for the exisitng gyms, but I noticed most of the new gyms are men-only, also women health clubs are more expensive. So let’s see what are the gyms:

Fitness First: Its the world’s largest and most popular with over 540 branches, they said they have plans to further expand in Middle East and Kuwait is included, though they were supposed to open in first quarter of 2012 but nothing so far, I really wish they open soon.

Gold’s Gym: I spotted it in Salmiya beside electrozan, Gold’s Gym is American health club and also considered one of the best with over 650 branches worldwide, I expect it will open by end of this year.

Oxygen Gym – Jabriya: I’m sure you are all familiar with this one since its one of the most popular ones in Kuwait, they are opening another one in Jabriya on August beside Champions. I personally like it becauase they have good prices, the other locations are Adeileya, Fahaheel, and Al Riggae.

Platinum Gym – Sabah Al Salem: Its also one of my favorite gyms in Kuwait, nice facilities and offers, they will soon open Platinum at Sabah Al Salem area. The other locations are Kaifan, Salmiya, Fahaheel, and Corniche.

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Power Gym: It was recently opened at Jahra, they say its amazing with great facilities and charges 40 KD/Month, sadly its way too far from my home but its a great option for those who live in surrounding areas.

Phone: 24570995

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