☞ EXERCISE: Working Out in the New Year

Anyone who wants to really get into shape for Spring 2011 will basically have to begin now and start looking at those Harlem sports club memberships. Gym enrollment seems to rise at the beginning of each year after folks over do the Holiday eating and promise to get fit for the new year.  Luckily, major fitness centers have arrived throughout Harlem in the past decade.

New York Sports Club probably has the largest presence uptown with branches at FDB/8th Avenue at 124th Street and one further up on West 145th Street.  There's also one on Fifth Avenue and 115th Street for those who live closer to Central Park.  All the facilities are modern since they tend to be in the retail spaces of the new buildings that have recently gone up and certain membership contracts can get one access to all the locations.

NYSC is probably the most expensive gym in Harlem but there are few cheaper options out there for those on a budget.  The Lucille Roberts at Amsterdam and 125th Street is women only but memberships are extremely affordable.  Membership at Planet Fitness on the West 126th and Lenox also seems to be a little more cost friendly than the other New York gyms out there.  On the East Harlem side, there's a Bally Total Fitness at Third Avenue and 106th Street but we are not too sure on the monthly fee of that particular branch.