Bois de Boulogne
A fantastic jogging route and unique urban escape during the day and a red-light district at night--bet you haven't seen that before?
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- Run or Hike Route
Club Med - Champs-Elysées
This health club is certainly convenient to many hotels surrounding the touristy area of the Champs-Elysées. The closest is Hotel California that rests 50 yards away.
Types:
- Healthclub
Club Med - Rue Saint-Honore
The location for this popular health club chain is a decent hike from our recommended hotels, but we included it for those who might be staying nearby. The 25Euro admission fee is overpriced for this small Club Med. Cardio machines could use an upgrade as most are several year-old models.
Types:
- Healthclub
Jardin du Luxembourg
As the largest public park in Paris and one of Montparnasse's beautiful greenscape gems, this park is a popular spot for curious tourists, romantic strollers and athletic-minded joggers.
Types:
- Run or Hike Route
L'Espace Bikram Paris
Just take a look at the photos. This is no ordinary Bikram studio. It's upscale and attractive...rather unique for a Bikram studio. High ceilings, a spacious practice room that holds 85, natural light, expansive changing rooms (15 showers for women and 10 for men) and other peaceful touches.
Types:
- Bikram Yoga
Parc de Monceau
Not a huge park, but big enough for a 1K dirt/clay path that encircles the perimeter, perfect for jogging or walking 3-4 miles (see our photos).
Types:
- Run or Hike Route
Piscine de la Butte-aux Cailles
This pool opened in 1924 and is known for its high, dramatic, vaulted roof. There are three pools here! Yay for our fishy travelers.
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- Swimming Pool
- Swimming
Piscine Des Halles
Note: This facility is presently closed for tile repair. Call to verify whether it has reopened in case they forget to notify us.
Lap swimming in a Parisian public pool is not for finicky swimmers who prefer empty lanes, perfect water temps and pristine changing areas. Most Parisian pools are crowded, disorganized and a little dirty. We're not trying to dissuade you from swimming to/fro in the City of Light, but keep your expectations in check. Fortunately, entry fees are very reasonable (currently 3.80 Euros at Des Halles) so a disappointing experience will not cost too much dough.
Types:
- Swimming Pool
River Seine
The most famous river in France, the Seine runs east/west through downtown Paris and beyond. Paved paths on both banks of the river create fantastic run, bike, and in-line skating routes.
Types:
- Miscellaneous Sweating
Studio Kinetique
This sunlit filled studio attracts Paris' elite who come to de-stress and develop lean muscle strength and full-body flexibility, and is described as a "one-stop wellness retreat." Kinetique's New York-raised dancer and owner, Moraima Gaetmank, mixes Gyrotonics, Gyrokinesis, and Pilates for a
Types:
- Pilates
- Yoga
Velib Public Bike Rental
Paris has a public bike rental program ("Velib") that makes cruiser bikes available to anyone wanting to ride (see our photos). More than 20,000 bikes and 1,450 self-service stations are spread across the city.
Types:
- Cycling route
Waou Club Med
As the most upscale health club we visited in Paris, this facility has an easier time justifying the pricey 25Euro admission fee. Guests who book Club Level rooms at the Concord Lafayette receive complimentary admission, certainly the best way to go for athletic-minded travelers who intend on sweating here 2-3 days.
Located below the Concorde Lafayette hotel (and across the street from Le Meridien E'toile), Waou is a convenient workout option for guests of these two neighboring hotels, and the only option since neither offers a gym on property.
Types:
- Healthclub