Boot Camp
Winner: Burn Boot Camp Gainesville
Empower yourself at Burn Boot Camp Gainesville, a community-based fitness group that focuses on cardio and strength training, all in just 45-minute classes. The balanced workouts target different muscle groups throughout the week, so you’ll never take the same class twice. // 13946 Estate Manor Drive, Gainesville
Winner: Urban Boxing
Always wanted to learn to box? Head to Urban Boxing’s boot camp classes, featuring a hybrid of strength and conditioning and boxing techniques that will sculpt and tone your body. These classes incorporate weights, agility drills, TRX bands, shadow boxing, bag work and core-strengthening exercise for a sweat-worthy, results-driven workout.// 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington
Kickboxing Studio
Winner: Urban Boxing
Group classes, private events, personal training sessions and even sports management: You name it, Urban Boxing offers it. The DMV-based brand (with locations in DC and Bethesda too) pushes clients to their limits with a multitude of classes for all fitness levels, including boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, Brazilian jiujitsu, strength and conditioning, abs, yoga and more. // 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington
Editor’s Pick: BASH Boxing
Throw your best one-two combo with a jab, a few hooks and some upper cuts and you’ll be sweating in no time at BASH Boxing. The studio brand uses six core punches to create a workout that targets the entire body. Plus, no two classes are exactly the same, keeping both your mind and body challenged and entertained. // 1550 Wilson Blvd., Suite 102, Arlington and 700 N. Randolph St., Arlington
Barre
Winner: Spark Barre by Spark Yoga
Making a repeat performance on our annual Best of NoVA list, Spark Barre by Spark Yoga continues to inspire Northern Virginians to reach their fitness goals, one sculpting move at a time. Combining traditional and contemporary barre methods, classes will have you toning your core, legs, upper body and tush. // 2201 N. Pershing Drive, Suite G, Arlington and 2987 District Ave, Suite 120, Fairfax
Winner: The MVMNT Society
Point those toes and pulse those legs, because here, it’s all about the burn. Sweat out your daily stressors and have a little “me time” at this studio that prides itself on motivating clients with results-driven positivity. // 1701 Duke St., Suite 160, Alexandria
Climbing Studio
Winner: Earth Treks
Not just a climbing gym, Earth Treks gives its members everything they need to reach their fitness goals, including climbing walls with different terrains and route-setting, free yoga and fitness classes, weights, fitness rooms and, most importantly, a supportive community. // 1235 S. Clark St., Arlington
Winner: Sportrock Climbing Centers
One of the founding rock climbing gyms in the United States, Sportrock Climbing Centers prides itself on being the first commercial climbing gym in the DC metro area. Coming up on 30 years, the brand offers climbers the tallest walls in the Mid-Atlantic, the only IFSC-regulation speed-climbing wall in the region and the only multi-pitch training ledge in the country. // 5308 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria and 45935 Maries Road, Sterling
Outdoor Fitness Class
Winner: Kelly’s Bootcamp & Inergy Fitness
Want to improve your cardiovascular endurance, increase your strength and make everyday tasks easier? Kelly’s Bootcamp & Inergy Fitness can get you there. The group fitness classes focus on strength and conditioning, as well as muscle-confusion training to transform your body. The brand also offers personal fitness sessions and nutrition coaching. // 43083 Peacock Market Plaza, Suite 120, South Riding
Winner: Sportrock Climbing Centers
While Sportrock Climbing Center has recently started to welcome back climbers to its indoor walls, it has always also offered plenty of outdoor options, from beginner belaying to guided tours. Now more than ever, its outdoor options are in demand for those who want to feed their climbing addiction in the fresh air. // 5308 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria and 45935 Maries Road, Sterling
Crossfit Gym
Winner: Ballston CrossFit
There’s a reason CrossFit has the reputation it does: The brand’s workouts are effective and the group-based classes encourage a supportive member base. The hour-long “workouts of the day (WOD)” focus on technique and help athletes of all fitness levels improve their Olympic weightlifting skills, as well as gymnastics, kettlebells and high-intensity cardio. // 1110 N. Glebe Road, Arlington
Winner: Raise the Bar Fitness
A veteran-owned gym, Raise the Bar Fitness combines methods from CrossFit, P90X, military training and sports medicine and nutrition for its workout plans. The gym keeps its members accountable by providing a community that has your back through every class, whether you’re working on your strength or your cardio and conditioning. // 9046 Hornbaker Road, Manassas
Cycling Studio
Winner: Ascend Cycle
Get your heart pumping and your muscles burning at Ascend Cycle, a cycling favorite among Northern Virginians who love a good workout. Plus, members get access to Ascend’s Lift Lab, a three-day-per-week lifting program designed to build lower-body strength to help make you more powerful both on and off the bike. // 2413 and 2903 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria
Winner: New Trail Cycling Studio
New Trail’s Cycling Studio is all about being connected to the local community. In fact, the name itself is a nod to the 55 miles of trails located within the Reston area. Head to this studio to find your cycling community, as well as fitness routines fit for everyone from new moms trying to get back into working out to injured athletes looking to recover. // 1641B Washington Plaza N., Reston
Pilates Studio
Winner: Club Pilates Burke
Take control of your body’s every movement at Club Pilates Burke, helmed by instructors who take hundreds of hours of training to meet high-quality standards. All fitness levels are welcome, as the studio offers a myriad of classes through four different levels, ranging from foundational to master. // 5765 Burke Center Parkway, Suite S, Burke
Winner: Sculp’d
Now a full-service, hybrid studio providing in-studio classes and on-demand and live classes virtually, Sculp’d offers Pilates, high-intensity interval training, yoga and barre classes all in one gym. The 50-minute classes focus on controlled, resistance-based movements to build core strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and more. // 1103 Queen St., Alexandria
Yoga Studio
Winner: Honest Soul Yoga
At Honest Soul Yoga, the team believes that the body, mind and spirit need opportunities to ramp up and then chill out. Yogis of all levels can find that variety within Honest Soul’s class formats, organized by varying intensity and paces, so you can either sweat it out or just take a breather. It’s all about what your body needs in that present moment. // 6470 Landsdowne Centre Drive, Alexandria; 7505P Leesburg Pike, Falls Church; 8426 Old Keene Mill Road, West Springfield
Winner: Spark Yoga
Spark Yoga’s philosophy is based on the idea that yoga practices can be done in a clean space with the highest air-quality standards and an environment that is open to all ages, body shapes and fitness levels. The studio is known for its wellness programs, including the popular 30-day and 90-day transformation challenges. // 2987 District Ave., Suite 120, Fairfax and 2201 N. Pershing Drive, Suite G, Arlington
This post originally appeared in our September 2020 Best of NoVA print issue. For more like this, subscribe to our newsletters.