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Fitness trainer Steve Hayes has been trying a new workout every week. This time around, he visited Fitness First to take a Body Pump class.

Fitness First Managers Meeting

Fitness First managers meeting. Not shown are Christa Bazaco, GM of DC and  Melissa DeSomma, GM of Gaithersburg, MD.

19th & L Street, DC

In order to repair current plumbing issues, maintenance will be forced to shut off all hot water at the DC location on Thursday, February 2nd. This downtime will last all day Thursday, with the hot water being restored by 5am on Friday, the 3rd.

We apologize for such late notice. Your patience is appreciated while we make these necessary repairs.

Fitness First Employees, Members Save a Life

Doug Makeig says he is lucky to be alive, and credits the staff and members of Fitness First in Olney for responding when he suffered a heart attack last month.

Makeig, 62, of Rockville said that he has attended kickboxing classes several times a week for the past several years. On Dec. 3 he arrived at the gym feeling fine, but during the class he collapsed, turned blue, and started foaming at the mouth.

Tysons Corner

IMPORTANT: Due to an unforeseen issue with the flooring, Fitness First of Tyson's Corner will be closed today (Wednesday, January 18th). We sincerely apologize for the late notice and for the inconvenience this may cause. It is extremely unfortunate but the circumstances surrounding the issue could have posed potential safety risks to our members. Your safety is our number one priority, and we were unwilling to take any risks that could compromise that. The gym will open tomorrow per its normal business hours.

January PT Special - All Locations

Take advantage of our once a year personal training special. Purchase any training package and receive an additional free month of training.

Hurry - offer expires January 31, 2012.

Fitness First Mobile Web App

The new Fitness First mobile web app is now available as a free install and compatible with the iPhone, iPad and Android mobile web devices.

All Locations

All clubs are open New Year's Eve as well as New Year's Day. Please check the holiday schedule for club and childcare hours, as well as group exercise class schedules.

All Locations

Updated holiday hours for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day have been posted. Please check the hours before visiting any of our clubs on these dates.

Group exercise schedules for the holiday season will be posted later this week.

All Locations

The group exercise schedules for the Thanksgiving Holiday are now available here. Be sure to check the holiday hours before heading to the club. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

All Locations

On Thanksgiving Day all club locations will be open 6:00am to 2:00pm with the exception of Arlington, VA, Tysons Corner VA and Washington, DC, which will be open from 7:00 am to 2:00pm. Group exercise schedules for Thanksgiving Day will be posted by the end of this week.

Germantown, MD

Zumba Fitness teamed up with Fitness First Germantown, Susan G. Komen for the Cure®,  and its global nonprofit partners through the global Party in Pink™ movement to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research and community outreach programs.

Arlington, VA

Fitness First Arlington is now hiring personal trainers. If you're interested in joining our team please complete a short online application or call the Arlington location (703-276-0000) and ask to speak to Jake Ryon, Personal Training Director.

Falls Church, VA

Fitness First, with your help, wants to support the efforts of charities who battle health issues that cannot be addressed within the walls of our clubs. In our Falls Church facility we are hosting a Runathon to help bring much needed attention to brain anuerysm awareness. We hope you will consider participating in this event, or aid by making a small donation to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.  Read more.

If you are interested in making a donation but not able to run, you can make a donation here http://bafound.donorpages.com/BRAINPOWER/FitnessFirstRUNATHON.

All Locations

Fitness First childcare will have modified hours on Halloween evening (October, 31) so that our childcare staff can partake in trick-or-treating with their families.

The evening hours will be from 4:00pm to 6:30pm. Morning childcare hours are as scheduled.

19th & L Street

The DC club will have abbreviated hours on Monday, October 10th, due to the Columbus Day holiday. The hours will be 7am to 4pm. All other locations will remain open as scheduled. Please feel free to visit any of our other locations in Maryland or Virginia if you cannot make it into the DC club during the abbreviated hours.

All Locations

Join us on the following dates for our Member Appreciation and Open House and enter to win six months of free membership at Fitness First and one free personal training session per week.

 

Frederick

Fitness First Frederick will have new childcare hours on beginning on September, 6th. The new childcare hours will be as follows:

Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 2:00pm & 4:00pm - 8:30pm
Sat: 8:00am - 2:00pm
Sun: 8:00am - 2:00pm

All Locations

The group exercise and cycle schedule for Labor Day (September 5, 2011) is now available.  Please make sure you check the club hours for Labor Day too, as they are abbreviated at all club locations. Have a safe & enjoyable holiday!
 

Falls Church

Morning group exercise classes are cancelled (Falls Church location only) for 8/24 due to damage caused by the earthquake. Cycling classes will still be held. We will make an assessment Wednesday morning as to if afternoon and evening classes will be held. We regret the cancellation and will do our very best to have the repairs completed as soon as possible.

Updated 11:10 am, 8/24: Evening group exercise classes will be held as scheduled.