Making healthy lifestyle changes, including being more active, is one of the most oft-cited New Year’s resolutions. Denizens of the nation’s fittest city and healthiest city (Falls Church) may already be ahead on this front, but if you’re looking to try something new without emptying your wallet, don’t sweat it. Here are 10 area gyms offering incentives to get you moving this month.
Barry’s
Newbies to this boot camp-style studio, which mixes cardio (treadmill) and strength in each 50-minute session, can take three classes for $55 and then rehydrate with a free shake from the Fuel Bar after the third class. Prefer to sweat it out at home? Barry’s X has online videos available for free for 30 days to new users. // 2825 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (Clarendon)
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F45 Training
The Clarendon location of this functional fitness chain (group classes are designed around movements that mimic those of daily life) has a standing introductory offer of seven days for $7. Through the end of January, anyone who signs up for a membership during that trial week will also pay a discounted rate of $55 per week or $149 per month going forward—a nice perk, considering rates go up to $60 and $159, respectively, on Feb. 1. F45 has multiple area locations, including in Arlington, Falls Church and McLean. Contact the one closest to you for details. // 2500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington (Clarendon)
Hustle
Founded last year by former SoulCycle instructor Sunny Miller, this National Landing gym offers 45-minute strength classes and 45-minute cycling classes designed to balance weight training and cardio. Try unlimited classes for $50 this month with no commitment to join at the end. // 1450 S. Eads St., Arlington (National Landing)
Jazzercise Falls Church Fitness Center
Dance like no one’s watching when you try the dance cardio and sculpt classes here. Take advantage of the New Year sale: two months for $119. Or try unlimited workouts for two weeks with no commitment for $59. The deals are available through Jan. 21. // 513 W. Broad St., Falls Church
Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do
This Best of Arlington 2025 winner and training ground for actor Iain Armitage requires that all new students, regardless of age and ability, enroll in an Introductory Trial Program. It includes two classes per week for two weeks, and a uniform for $200. The gym also offers cardio kickboxing classes that you can try five times within three months for $20. // 2449 N. Harrison St., Arlington (Yorktown)
Method Fitness
Aryan Siahpoushan, founder of this gym and Best of Arlington 2025 winner for personal training, offers a year-round referral promotion in which existing clients who refer someone who signs up for a package get a free session. “In January, we kicked that up a notch by giving the referring client two free sessions, and the referred client one free session,” he says, so it’s a win-win. // 3315 Langston Blvd., Arlington
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Pure Fitness
Pay no joining fee and $10 for the first month of your membership at this gym in Tysons. Find group exercise classes such as full-body strength, yoga, Pilates and cycling, or do your own thing on treadmills, rowers and free weights. Bonus: The gym is open 24 hours a day, every day. // 8311 Leesburg Pike, Tysons
SoulCycle
YMCA Arlington
Is it fun to exercise at the Y-M-C-A? Find out for less. The Arlington facility is waiving enrollment fees for new members who join with a month-to-month full-facility membership in January. Membership includes a wellness consultation to develop a plan to achieve your 2025 fitness goals, plus access to group exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba. The offer expires Jan. 31. // 3422 N. 13th St., Arlington (Virginia Square)
The Yogi Underground
Get 30 days of the small (eight people max) classes for $30 at this studio tucked inside Sun & Moon Yoga. Most classes are also available online. Gentle yoga, which the website describes as “meditative, fluid and soothing, suitable for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike,” is in person. // 3811 Langston Blvd., Arlington