Jose Marti Gym

great indoor gym and its only $ 3. they have leagues and also courts outside. love this place. the competition is real!

I have been living for about 3 months just a few blocks south of this gym and today I just realized it was there. I have to say I was impressed on how nice it is !!! I think I have a favorite place were to hang out during the day on the weekends.

Ah it’s OK, not good neighborhood the good thing is theres security guard on-​site the whole time I was there!

It’s a good place to play basketball on a hot day because of the indoor air conditioned basketball courts. It’s two full courts. If you’re not a yearly member you can pay three dollars to use the facility including the gym. There are water fountains and restrooms both upstairs and downstairs.
This location also allows you to borrow a basketball at the front desk if you leave the desk attendants some sort of collateral, I left the attendant my personal identification.
It is not full before 5:00 pm if you’re trying to have some alone shoot around time or one on one play time.

This is by far the cheapest gym you’ll find in the Brickell/​Little Havana area. At $ 3 a visit or $ 100 a year, you really couldn’t ask for more. The staff is friendly and the place is spotless. Although small, this gym has all the essential equipment (stairmaster, elliptical, weights, leg press etc.). It has a tendency of getting packed on certain nights, you might find yourself waiting on a machine or two.
My only complaint is how close some of the equipment are to one another. The other day I almost smacked a girl in the face while I was on the elliptical. Scary stuff. Other than that, this place is great. Plenty of free parking and a kick ass basketball court. Although some people say the area is sketch, I’ve never had an issue here before.

Bueno. Bonito. Barato.
What more could you ask for, for the non Spanish speakers here is what I mean.
Bueno/​Good
This place is perfect. Close by my house and rather inexpensive (I’ll get to the barato in a sec). The staff is very friendly and courteous. More than anything they remember you. See I’m the girl who always pays in change because I leave my purse at home when I go to the gym. They might not know my «name» but they know me. Also, they make me feel guilty which I like; let’s say I don’t go for two days they hold me accountable. «Hey girl, I haven’t seen you in two days». Then I’m like «Dammit I need to step it up».
Bonito/​Pretty, Nice, or Beautiful (You choose)
Look, for being what it is a community center in Little Havana; this place is spotless. Indoor basketball courts are clean, gym is clean, machines are clean, and the most important of them all the bathrooms are clean. I actually wouldn’t mind taking a shower in their locker room. I wasn’t grossed out at all. I saw them one weekend clean the gym where the machines are. Whoa, they really cleaned. I was really surprised. They moved every machine so that they could clean the floor, instead of cleaning around them. They wiped down every machine that was being used. I mean they were getting in the nooks and crannies. I was really glad I watched them clean, it didn’t bother me one bit that they did it while I was in the gym.
Barato/​Cheap
Yes folks compared to 24 hr fitness or LA fitness this place is practically free. You have two options pay $ 3.00 everytime you go or $ 100.00 for the year. WHAT??? $ 100 is what you pay in three months at LA Fitness. You do have to live in Miami which is perfect for me. Senior Citizens pay $ 1.00 everytime they go or $ 50.00 a year. Not bad not bad at all. They also have Zumba and Salsa classes every once in a while that you can sign up for those are $ 10.
The Real Deal
I love this gym but let’s be realistic it is in Little Havana. It’s important to know that people who live in the Brickell/​Little Havana area go to this gym. You can get anything from Doctors to riff raff. I have yet to have an issue myself but a fight did break out while I was at the gym. Funny thing is I had my head phones on and my back was facing the fight. I had noooo idea until one of the girls in the front apologized to me. Then she filled me in, someone was arrested and I missed it. That is the only issue I have heard of. I will continue to go to Jose Marti Gym simply because it is Bueno, Bonito, y Barato.

Good gym. Bit pricey if you live outside of city of miami but thats not a lot of peoples.

The Jose Marti Gym has a Fitness Center, Dance and Aerobic Room and 2 Full Basketball Courts on the 2^nd Floor. The Gym is owned and operated by the City of Miami Parks & Recreation.
The cost for using Jose Marti Gym is $ 3 for City of Miami Residents and $ 7 for Residents of other Counties and Cites. Monthly Memberships are also available.
There are several Free Outdoor Basketball Courts outside of Jose Marti Gym.
There is free parking in a private parking lot in front and metered parking on nearby streets. It’s located under the I-​95 at SW 3^rd ST.
Directions: It may be difficult to get here the first time. If you are coming from I-​95, take SE 8^th East, Left on SW 3^rd ST to the end, past Publix. The Gym is directly under the I-​95 Freeway.
If coming from Brickell, take SW 7^th West, Right on SW 3^rd ST to the end, past the Finnegans River Restaurant.