Fitness First News

Leeseburg, VA

On May 8th, the locker rooms at Leesburg will be reversed due to work that will be performed during club hours. The women's locker room will be reserved for men and the men's locker room will be reserved for women.

Fitness First Frederick II

The renovations at our newest club in Frederick are in full swing. If you have not stopped by the club yet, you owe it to yourself to come check it out.

Boxing Boot Camp at Olney

Boxing Boot Camp class, one of the classes offered by the personal training department at the Olney club location.

Club Expansions

We're expanding two of our existing clubs. The Germantown, MD club will expand by 4,500 sq. ft. The Olney, MD club will expand by 12,500 sq. ft and include a second level. Both expansions are expected to be completed by late summer.

New Club Now Open

Fitness First Frederick II is now open.The new club, our second location in Frederick, is located on Westview Drive and now open to all members. We'll be renovating this club, (formally Frederick Athletic Club) throughout the year.

Easter Sunday Schedule

There will be no group exercise classes or childcare offered on April 8, Easter Sunday.  Club hours at all locations will be abbreviated.

Rockville Personal Training Class

Join Ben and our personal training staff Thursday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:20pm for our Body Blast class, held at the Rockville, MD club. A high intensity workout, Body Blast incorporates components of boot camp, kettle bells, and sports conditioning. This class is held by the personal training staff of Fitness First.

NBC Washington

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 Jason German, GM of DC and  Mario Tarquinio 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.