Fitness Centers
Ann Arbor has many private fitness centers; see the Yellow Pages under Health Clubs for complete listings.
The Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center (971–6355; see General Programs & Facilities, above) offers personal trainers, private swim instructors, group fitness, and water exercise classes year round for adults of all ages and abilities; free-weight areas, cardio and strength-training equipment are available to the public for a fee. Daily facility fees: resident adults $6 (nonresidents $8), resident seniors (age 62 & over) and youths (ages 3–17) $4 (nonresidents $5). S
One On One Athletic Club, 2875 Boardwalk. 761-4440. Private athletic club that offers drop-in basketball, racquetball, wallyball, and volleyball. Also offers beginners racquetball clinic and league, cardio box, spinning, women’s weight training, and exercise classes to nonmembers. www.1on1club.com
U-Move Fitness (764–1342), offers aerobics, aquatics, dance, Pilates, weight training, and a special Lifetime Fitness program for senior adults. The CCRB (763–3084), NCRB (763–4560), and IMSB (763–3562) also have weight-training and conditioning facilities open to students and U-M recreational sports members. u-move@umich.edu, www.umove.kines.umich.edu S
Rec & Ed (994–2300, ext. 53233), offers cardio, strength training, and weight training classes for adults throughout the year for a fee. www.aareced.com S
YMCA (996–9622), offer free-weight areas, exercise machines, and aerobics and weight-training classes throughout the year for a fee. www.annarborymca.org S
Jogging & Running
The city’s plentiful parkland, including long stretches of scenic riverfront pathways, yields miles of off-road running. Many Ann Arborites don’t even have to leave their own neighborhoods to find prime jogging space: the city abounds in residential nooks and crannies secluded from traffic, including a surprising number of jealously preserved dirt roads. The Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center (971–6337) has a two-lane, 1 1/2 mile indoor track that’s open most of the day. (See General Programs & Facilities, above, for fees.) For free, you can run the 1.4-mile fitness trail at County Farm Park (971–6337) behind the rec center. The trail has 18 fitness stations with directions and equipment for various exercises. The YMCA (996–9622) has an unbanked 13-laps-to mile indoor track suspended above the gym. The U-M has indoor tracks at the CCRB (763–3084) and the NCRB (763–4560). Briarwood mall opens its doors early (6:30 a.m. Mon.–Sat., 9 a.m. Sun.) to walkers year round.
Martial Arts & Self-Defense
Ann Arbor has many private martial arts studios; see the Yellow Pages for listings.
Rec & Ed (994–2300, ext. 53233) offers aikido, judo, karate, sanchin ryu, tai chi chuan, qigong, and wushu throughout the year. www.aareced.com
U-Move Fitness (764–1342) sponsors beginning and advanced tae kwon do for students and nonstudents at the CCRB. www.umove.kines.umich.edu
YMCA (996–9622) offers classes year round in aikido, judo, jujitsu, karate, tae kwon do, and t’ai chi for all ages and levels. Also, year-round karate and judo clubs. www.annarborymca.org
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Yoga
Ann Arbor has many private yoga studios; see the Yellow Pages for listings.
Rec & Ed (994–2300, ext. 53233) offers classes year round in Iyengar, basic, better-back, prenatal yoga, and yoga for strength, plus classes for youth. www.aareced.com
U-Move Fitness program (764–1342) has classes for both beginners and experienced students. www.umove.kines.umich.edu
YMCA (996–9622) classes have made Ann Arbor a national center for the study of the Iyengar technique. In addition to introductory classes and Levels I and II, there are classes on ageless and pregnancy yoga, sun salutations, and special workshops. See the online program guide (www.annarborymca.org) for schedules and fees.
