3905 Georgia Ave, NW
Thanks to Shubha J for sending:
“Yoga District coming to Petworth – Georgia & Randolph across from Wendy’s”
Gym
1400 Irving St, NW on Irving Street
Just got word that an F45 Gym is coming to Columbia Heights in the former Signal Bank space on Irving Street, NW in the space just west of Lou’s City Bar.
F45 currently has a D.C. location at 1020 U Street, NW. Their website says:
“F45 Training is the new training technique leaving competition and clients gasping for air. F45 is the most innovative, challenging and systemised team training workout in the world. Come and train like the stars at F45 Training.”
Stay tuned for an opening date.
940 Eastern Ave, NE
Back in January we learned that Ward 7 was getting a new gym in Penn Branch. Thanks to Austin Graff for sending the update:
“It’s confirmed by Planet Fitness & the nearby shop owners that the gym opens in the Penn Branch Shopping Center Saturday, December 15 at 9am. This is one of the first gyms East of the River, an area where a fourth of the city lives.”
Ed. Note: Now for a new grocery store!!
Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to get a sense of what washingtonians normally pay for personal training? And on the same note, are there any solid recommendations for gyms or personal trainers?”
“Dear PoPville,
It’s been about a year since you last posted a question about the much-anticipated, but long-elusive XSport Fitness Fort Totten opening.
As recently as last month, the retail page for the Modern at Art Place indicated that this gym would be opening in Winter 2018. Now, they no longer list the gym as a future tenant, and XSport has removed the Fort Totten gym from their “Coming Soon” page.
Does anyone have any inside info? Can us Brightwood / Petworth / Fort Totten / Lamond-Riggs / Michigan Park residents still hold out some hope? Or is XSport Fort Totten the gym equivalent of vaporware?”
Another reader writes:
“This gym has been “coming soon” for over 4 ½ years. What’s more absurd is that the facebook page has a daily stream of pics of people working out, tagging the Fort Totten location and then has stupid chicken soup for the soul (or I guess muscle) quotes. The people posting on the page about the perpetual non-existence are pretty funny. And I have contacted them multiple time and they said we don’t have an opening date. This place has been coming soon longer than the duration of the American civil war.
I think it will be a great addition to the community –if it ever opens. And having a new fitness chain will be good for access in these areas of Northeast.”
A reader reports:
“It looks like more poo problems at WSC on Connecticut Avenue. These signs were posted on every stall and mirror in the women’s locker room.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user S Long
From an email:
“Three years after opening FIT4MOM in Capitol Hill, we’re beyond excited to open our first FIT4MOM location in NW DC.
We’re launching Stroller Strides on October 1, 2018 and classes will be held Mon & Wed at 9:45 am at the Capital Memorial Church. 3150 Chesapeake St NW (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My friend’s new fitness studio, Pulse House of Fitness, which just opened at 1401 New York Ave, NW. They’re the only studio in DC to offer VersaClimber classes, which is kind of like if a stairmaster and a spin class had a baby. (more…)
Thanks to Jonathan Padget for sending:
“This could be a nice addition to L’Enfant Plaza — utilizing lots of vacant space below the new International Spy Museum!”
You can see Forze’s website here.
Regarding the International Spy Museum: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am interested in taking a self defense class with several of my female friends. I’m hoping the community can share places where we may be able to accomplish that for free or minimal fees and a few hours of our time.”