15 Hotels That Make Exercise Easy

The concept behind New York's new Even Hotel, IHG’s fitness-oriented brand, is to make exercise accessible, convenient, and fun, which is why fitness walls—complete with resistance bands, balancing balls, and mats— are stationed in your room. There are also on-demand short-length workout videos assure that you can manage a quick body-strengthening or stretching session in between business meetings and sightseeing outings. If you need motivation, you can join an on-site yoga or spin class free-of-charge or tag along on a group jog led by the wellness concierge (who just so happens to be the general manager).

Barry Sternlicht’s glossy new hotel brand not only has an eco-ethos but a fitness bend as well, and is bringing the pulsing energy of SoulCycle all the way to South Beach. Guests of the minimalist, natural-wood accented rooms are privy to a 54-bike studio with adjoining locker rooms and an apparel boutique. It’s one way to get your blood pumping (and a good excuse to order a second cocktail at the rooftop bar with Biscayne Bay views).

In a city where there’s a jogger, biker, or roller-blader around every corner, this Coal Harbour property channels Vancouver’s vibrant energy and spirit of well-being. The Garden Terrace rooms, located off a courtyard garden with a reflection pond, soft-falling cascades and Buddha statues, are a perfect place to deepen your yoga practice with the aid of mats, bands and blocks, and a 24-hour TV channel with live broadcasts of a local yogi.

In addition to a brand-wide initiative that delivers Reebok gear to President Club guests, this desert retreat hosts out-of-the-ordinary classes that take the drudgery out of working out. Participants of aerial yoga twist into poses suspended from hammocks; and HoopFIT students can cardio and resistance train on LED-lit hula hoops. There’s also a core-strengthening SURFset TRX class, which is an engaging alternative to any hum-drum run.

CrossFit fanatics don’t have to leave their addiction behind on vacation. In fact, they can get their abs and pecs beach-ready without ever leaving their hotel. The en-suite training at this Cabo resort was designed by CrossFit Games champ Jason Khalipa whose training segments can be adjusted for lightweights or amped up to suit the hardy and hardcore; you can also duplicate his workouts with kettle bells and rowers at the resort’s state-of-the-art fitness center.

For some, the island of Bali is already a calming patch of bliss. But at the Four Seasons Bali at Jimbaran Bay— a scattering thatched-roof pavilions in the central highlands— a rotating roster of practitioners-in-residence bolsters the resort’s beach-sports activities (boogie boarding, sea kayaking, swimming). The program exposes guests to various disciplines—athletic and otherwise—from beach boot camps to Muay Thai boxing; and healing arts workshops like singing bowl massage and Yin yoga encourage guests to incorporate wellness principles into the day-to-day instead of as once-in-while occurrences.

The heart of this Flagler-era grand dame’s wellness offerings is its brand-new Ocean Fitness center that occupies 6,000 square feet, complete with an ample terrace for open-air stationary biking and yoga sessions. The Breakers’s expansive schedule of on-site classes includes a whopping 60 choices per week, plus peaceful, mindful walks along the length of a white-sand beach. The best part? Everything is included in your stay price.

Fitness always feels better when you’re in not in a tight, cramped space sweating alongside a fellow gym mate. At this collection of bungalows and villas, the arenas for exercise include a sprawling lawn, a golden-sand beach, and the warm waters of the Caribbean. Programming centers around one-on-one training and a packed roster of classes—many of them hosted outdoors—offered at a frequency that rivals non-hotel gyms (there are at least eight a day). Some require no more than gentle stretching, others are more hardcore, like body burn and squat blasts. Our favorite? A pound-shedding peddle on the Schiller aqua bikes—a cross between a catamaran and bicycle.

What’s fitness without refueling? The Westin Austin Downtown features energizing power snacks and vitamin-packed juices to sustain you through concierge-guided runs and rooftop yoga classes. The options don’t stop there: you can whisk yourself into the Stella San Jac kitchen for a super foods cooking demonstration or Azul for juicing classes (Note: It’s more than just throwing fruit into a machine.) Don’t fret if you forgot to pack your gear, you can handily borrow sneakers and t-shirts from Westin’s New Balance lending program.

Who knew that fitness could be as easy as the touch of a tablet? That pretty much sums up this industrial-chic hotel’s wellness offerings curated in partnership with Wellthily. From an in-room Tablet, you can access mini-meditation sessions with Deepak Chopra; a 10-block map that pinpoints healthy hotspots; and order Under Armour apparel through Zappos.com. You can even sign up for classes and discussions at Refinery’s rooftop space (it’s hosting a particularly robust line-up of experts this month, from local studios such as Nu Fit and Muscle & Flow.) Plus. There are a ton of goodies—herbal teas, dark chocolate, and essential oils—in the welcome kit.

The best workout is one that doesn’t seem like exercise: In Maalifushi’s lagoon surfing classes (a partnership with luxury outfitter TropicSurf), it’s so much fun paddling and splashing around that it’s hard to believe that you’re slimming and strengthening. After you graduate from sheltered waters to the famous Farms break, a post-surfing re-coup may be in order: a guided moment of meditation or a slice of pumpkin and macadamia-nut pizza from the very popular vegan menu.

When you’re ambling this sprawling beach resort’s 500 acres, you can keep track of your steps (and the miles you walked and the calories you burned). The property loans Garmin Vivofit trackers to guests free of charge for the duration of their stays. Trekking aside, you can pack along a Garmin VIRB camera for your other action-packed adventures such as a deep-dive into the Caribbean or an invigorating hike into the El Yunque Forest.

The integrated wellness program at Soneva Kira—developed in a Six Senses partnership with Drs. Mehmet Oz, Michael Breus and Steven Gundry—takes a multi-prong approach to health. Exercise is just one element (spa and nutrition are additional components), and a Fusionics performance test is conducted to optimize your movements. After an initial assessment, tailored advice will be offered as well as a bundle of amenities of activities courtesy of the resort. All your woes won’t be cured say, yoga on the beach or a rice-grain and patchouli body scrub, but you’re almost guaranteed to feel better.

The likelihood of working out while in New York is even higher when the gym is in your room. In the fitness-themed accommodations of this cool-kid urban brand, an elliptical machine, a stationary bike, or a treadmill is a customary part of the amenities, alongside alarm clocks and robes and slippers. Bottled mineral water and towels are in plentiful supply and readily replenished upon request.

Booking a Wellness Suite at Grand Riviera Nayarit is part luxury, part convenience: Having a Lifecycle bike, weights, mats, and resistance bands directly in your suite is just part of the experience. Upon arrival, guests are greeted by a spa concierge before being whisked to the upper floor terrace for a massage facing Banderas Bay. We love the Vitamin-C showers and aromatherapy kits with scents such as lavender, cedar, and tangerine.