World Gym

Great place, weekend hours are horrible though. Need to stay open later on days people actually have off.

Praise the Lord and pass the freeweights, World Gym has opened a franchise in the old Owings skating rink and guess what? IT ROCKS!
First of all, the gym owners went to great lengths to bring in all new equipment and plenty of it. Freeweights, assisted machines and a host of ab equipment I’ve never seen before grace the wide space occupied by the gym area itself. It’s all brand spankin’ new and beeeyouteeeeful! It’s also well placed and well spaced, so there are no worries about whacking your iron-​pumping neighbor with the butt of a curl bar.
The floors are all cushioned and there’s a great «track» designated along the far wall for walking lunges.
The cardio equipment is likewise all shiney and new includes treadmills, cross-​trainers, climbers, spinners and stationary bikes. All include a port to plug into one of the plethora of flat screened televisions so you can blissfully burn calories while watching CNN, ESPN, or whatever happens to be on one of the 12 screens.
There are also a dozen more screens playing music and videos, but not at a deafening level, so if you prefer your iPod… you can still hear it.
This gym has JUST opened, so they are still in the process of finishing the juice/​snack bar, installing the fountains and finishing the extra ammenities in the locker rooms, but all in all, World Gym Owings is fully functional where it counts.
I am SO EXCITED to find a gym close to home that has everything I like and all in working order, in a bright, clean atmosphere. An extra bonus for me… I can safely ride my bicycle there. That’s a rarity anytime Rt. 4 is involved.
World Gym also offers what looks like a wide range of cardio, kickboxing, yoga and Zumba (a cardio-​dance workout) classes along with personal trainers on premises. I’ll probably never use them, but it’s nice to have.
Best of all, the monthly intro fee is an unbelieveably low $ 20 a month.
Thanks to this new addition to SoMD, I’m back on track to getting back in shape again.