Body Dynamics

This is a very good gym with everything that you would need for an overall fitness program. However there is one recent change that impacts seasonal participants. Monthly memberships are no longer available forcing you to take 4 weekly memberships ($ 140 + tax) or purchase a full-​time membership and put it on hold when you leave. For us, neither was a viable option forcing us to move to a new gym (even though we have been going there for 4 years). Anytime Fitness is opening soon nearby and I assume they will be more than glad to absorb the seasonal visitors who are looking for a monthly membership.

I was visiting grandparents and looked around for a place to fit in a training session during my stay. Body Dynamics was very close to their home and I decided to stop in to see if they had daily rates. With St. Petersburg being a hub of the retired elderly, I was concerned that I may find a «fitness center» filled with machines and 2lb dumbbells. However, quite the opposite was true.
I walked in and was greeted immediately and I asked two important questions: «Do you have daily rates?» (yes, $ 10) and «Do you have a squat rack?» (yes again). I walked into the weight room looked around. They had all the essentials: a squat rack, a couple benches, multiple machines, multiple pieces of cardio equipment, and even a deadlift rack. I was happy to see they had old school iron weights, which clang together in a comforting fashion when you lift them. They also had old school machines where you loaded the weights on yourself. One side of the gym was dedicated to newer equipment, typically meant for circuit training. The gym was very clean, especially with some of the older equipment.
There were a lot of elderly gym goers, many of which did not know gym etiquette. I had a woman come take plates off of the squat rack, while I was squatting, even though there were plenty to choose from in the gym. Some of the equipment is also very close together. The squat rack is almost on top of the smith machine and the deadlift rack is positioned to where if you wanted to deadlift, half the bar would be in the path of the locker rooms. I wasn’t thrilled at paying $ 10 for a training session, but LA Fitness in the area wanted $ 15 and some others wanted $ 20-​$ 25.
Overall its a very good gym. Its not the best I’ve been in, but its towards the top. I’ll head there again next time I’m in town.

From the outside it doesn’t look that special, but on the inside this is an awesome gym.
I’ve never had a bad experience here, the staff are always very friendly and willing to show you new things. Well kept and extremely clean.
They have cardio machines, fitness group rooms and free-​weights

Of the beach-​side gyms, Body Dynamics is the best. Good mix of machines, free weights, plenty of rooms for stretching, body work and such. Great staff and competitive fees. Oh… its very clean too… and uncluttered. Not the case at some of the other beach side gyms.

I bought the first week of September at Body Dynamics during my vacation at Treasure Island this year.
My experience was more than just a pleasant one. It was fantastic! This small (compared to modern fitness chains standards) has everything that a big club carries — a decent size studio for supersculpt, TRX core, step, yoga and Pilates classes, a spin studio with 14 stationary bikes, area for free weights/​dumbbells, 27 various ellipticals, 57 Nautilus weight machines, and an area for mat fusion.
Imagine — all the equipment listed above and many more, plus a children’s activity room, lounges and showers — all in a space of 10.000 sq ft.
The bikes in the spin studio are very comfortable and have 4 or 5 different adjustments for individual comfort plus a basket for bottles and towels.
The variety and number of weight machines should make the much larger club to which I belong ashamed.
I was also extremely impressed with and captivated by the absolute cleanliness (comparable to OR standards), absolutely new look and perfect maintenance of all equipment, floor and mirrors and the entire place.
This club satisfied all my personal necessities and requirements for a productive work out. During one week in this club I saw more men with beautiful bodies than in my club in a year.
I would like to thank the management, staff, and every member of this club for a wonderful time and a true Floridian warm reception, friendliness and hospitality. This place is fantastic!
A few personal thanks to the instructors whose classes I had a chance to take:
Dear Randy, you gave me the most professional spin instruction I’ve ever received.
Dear Daiva, you made a great effort in each of your Yoga classes to bring everyone to a new higher level while providing group and individualized instructions at the same time and gave to everyone your personal attention. I liked very much that at the end of each class you give an introduction to the next class and a kind of a homework.
Dear Kathy, you are Catherine the Great! Your enthusiasm, optimism, creativity and energy is infectious. Your great shape and beautiful physique are mesmerizing! Thank you for 110 push ups that I was able to do in one of your 60-​minute perfectly structured classes! «If a person is talented she is talented in everything.» That is all I can say.