Beach Yoga, Surf Lessons, and More Ways to Work Out Down the Shore This Summer
From yoga by the water to in-studio Pilates and spinning, here's where to work up a sweat at the Jersey Shore.
Read on for where to find beach boot camps, stand-up paddleboard yoga, and so much more. / Photograph courtesy of Carly Rubenstein.
If you’ve been lucky enough to book a Shore stay this summer, there are plenty of opportunities to move your body that don’t involve running miles on the sand (though, there’s nothing stopping you from doing that, too). Whether you prefer to be in a studio or outside, there are classes for every type of fitness buff.
Avalon
Avalon Fitness
Avalon Fitness boasts a bi-level space, with a gym on the first level (complete with strength training and cardio equipment) and studio classes like cycling, hot Pilates, barre bootcamp, and yoga upstairs. It also features an outdoor turf area so you can train in the open air, and there’s $20 beach yoga at 30th Street starting Memorial Day Weekend. 3206 Dune Drive, Avalon
Avalon Surf Camp
From paddling to balancing on the board, you can get a full-body cardiovascular workout, thanks to Avalon Surf Camp. The group offers private and semi-private lessons and camps led by instructors with years of experience surfing around the world. Classes are offered for adults and kids. 12th Street Beach, Avalon
The Coastal Yoga Collective
The Coastal Yoga Collective operates as a wellness concierge, offering custom private and group yoga, beach yoga, meditation, and Reiki consultations throughout Avalon. All services are appointment-only and can be requested here.
Ship Shape Health & Fitness
Ship Shape’s Avalon bootcamps are sure to get your heart pumping. The 60-minute group classes take place on the courts at 9th Street Recreation Center at 8 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, and at 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Labor Day. 9th Street and Dune Drive, Avalon
Brigantine
Ola Kai Functional Fitness
Ola Kai offers both open gym and small-group workout classes including daily strength and conditioning, plus a rotating schedule of yoga, tabata tone, barre, and Pilates. 1200 West Brigantine Ave, Brigantine
Cape May
Balance Cape May
This Cape May fitness studio hosts workouts Tuesdays through Saturdays. The schedule is brimming with Pilates (springboard and reformer) and some yoga classes. 600 Park Boulevard, Cape May
Beach Boot Camp
Join instructor Donna Valentine for bootcamp on the beach in front of Congress Hall at 8 a.m. daily. Classes start the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend and run until Labor Day. No sign-ups required — just show up!
Cape May Yoga
This yoga studio right near Congress Hall runs daily beach yoga (8 a.m.) and all-levels Vinyasa (9:15 a.m., plus a 5:30 p.m. class on Thursdays). The team also hosts special services like sound-bath meditation and breath work sessions. 31 Perry Street, Cape May
Court House Fitness
Across from the Cape May County Library you’ll find Court House Fitness. The 5,000-square-foot gym and 2,500-square-foot outdoor training area offers visitors and residents alike a chance to work out as they wish — whether that’s lifting, circuit training, or getting in some cardio. Court House Fitness offers a range of pricing options, including drop-in and memberships. 21 Mechanic Street, Cape May
Long Beach Island
Black Sheep Studios
Open year-round, Black Sheep caters to those who like to diversify their workouts. They offer everything from TRX to barre to reformer Pilates. Even better, they have beach-side class offerings for adults and kids alike. 11101 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach
Elite Fitness
As LBI’s year-round gym, Elite Fitness offers group spin, bootcamp, and circuit training. There’s also the option to train one-on-one with one of Elite’s coaches, or simply use the gym for yourself seven days per week. 12904 Long Beach Boulevard, Beach Haven
Pyour Core
Pyour packs tons of fun and challenging classes into their studio, including their version of suspension training, Pilates, spin, and barre. You can buy classes as a drop-in or in packages. 347 West 8th Street, Ship Bottom
Yoga Bohemia
Bohemia offers yoga classes up and down Long Beach Island, including at its Beach Haven and Surf City studios. Clients can also practice on the roof deck of Bohemia’s Bay Village studio, on the beach, or join SUP yoga classes on the water. 2 East 20th Street, North Haven; 3 North Beach Boulevard, Surf City; and 830 North Bay Avenue, Beach Haven
Margate/Ventnor
Beach Boot Camp with Carly Fit
Join trainer Carly Rubenstein for her weekly, 60-minute beach bootcamp at 9 a.m. every Saturday between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day. The Beach at Huntington Avenue, Margate
Bravo Core Fitness
Get in those muscle shakes before settling into your beach chair. Bravo Core Fitness runs morning barre, strength training, and sculpt classes, plus offers personal training, bodywork services like cupping and massage, and active isolated stretching. 8411 Ventnor Avenue, Margate
Revel Ride & Reform
Though it recently closed its Grad Hospital spin studio, Revel Ride is still bringing the heat down in Margate. Between its two studios, find high-energy cycling classes, reformer and mat Pilates, and cardio and yoga sculpt. 9205 Ventnor Avenue and 9710 Ventnor Avenue, Margate
Stacey’s Surf & Paddle
Best of Philly-winning Stacey’s Surf & Paddle hosts SUP yoga, Pilates, and boxing, plus a range of surf lessons, camps, and clinics for kids, teens, and adults. There’s also the option for private sessions if you want the ultimate one-on-one attention, or semi-private to learn alongside a board buddy. 9511 Amherst Avenue and Pembroke Avenue Beach, Margate
True Vibe
Join True Vibe for beach yoga every Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 a.m. right beside the Ventnor Fishing Pier. Sign-ups are $15 and can be found here. They also host surf classes that begin with an all-levels yoga session followed by an hour on the water, lunch, and more. Wet suits are provided and details can be found here. South Cambridge Avenue and Boardwalk, Ventnor City
The Zen Den
This hip yoga studio offers strength-based in-person and virtual yoga, barre, and Pilates classes. If you decide to practice in person, The Zen Den offers non-heated, heated, and hot (!) workouts. Join as a drop-in, or with a class card or membership. 7817 Ventnor Avenue, Margate
Zone Yoga & Pilates
This Margate-based fitness studio offers various reformer Pilates classes, yoga flow, and hot yoga. Classes run seven days per week. 101 North Washington Avenue, suite 1B, Margate
Ocean City
Collective Vibes
For those looking to slow down, head to Collective Vibes. The studio — which prides itself on being a space for healing and restoration and features a Himalayan salt wall — hosts a number of yoga practices, from kundalini to Vinyasa, plus sound healing. They run various workshops and pop-ups every week, so look for the schedule on their website and Instagram. 936 Haven Avenue, Ocean City
Diamond Barre Fitness
Diamond Barre is in northern Ocean City, and it’s just minutes from the sand. Last summer, they opened a second studio dedicated exclusively to Pilates. Between the two locations, the brand offers a variety of barre and Pilates classes daily, both in-studio options and some right on the beach. 800 Wesley Avenue, unit A and 750 Asbury Avenue, 2nd floor, Ocean City
Dylan Caltabiano Wellness
Most classes at this boutique fitness studio are heated/hot, so you’ll fire up your muscles with workouts like power flow, Vinyasa, glutes and core, and Pilates-inspired sessions. DCW also offers an on-demand library in case you can’t make it to the studio. 1034 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City
Local Gym and Fitness
Local Gym and Fitness is great for anyone looking for an open gym in Ocean City. It’s open seven days per week (with long hours!), and you can work out via a one-day, one-week, one- or multi-month pass. Partnered with Local Studio Workout, they now offer group classes as well. 908 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City
Sweat.oc Studio
This boutique fitness studio, which opened last fall, features daily small-group strength, sculpt, cardio, and more. You can also opt for semi-private training, or join the crew for an outdoor circuit-style workout at Bayside Center (520 Bay Avenue) at 8 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday through September. 225 West Avenue, Ocean City
Yoga Ginger
Yoga Ginger offers classes for everybody in the heated studio and on the beach, including slow flow, yoga sculpt, stretch classes, and mommy and baby yoga. No advance sign-ups are required; just show up with your mat and towel. Beach yoga takes place at Seaspray Beach at 8 a.m. on Sundays. 717 Asbury Avenue, Ocean City
Sea Isle City
NJ Beach Yoga
You never have to worry about not having a spot in class when it takes place on the beach, and all of NJ’s classes are held on JFK Boulevard Beach and 5th Street Beach. Their outdoor yoga — which takes place every day except Thursday and Sunday — is good for adults and kids, but just make sure you register ahead online. JFK Boulevard Beach and 5th Street Beach, Sea Isle City
Jacklyn.fit Studio
Feel empowered by your down-the-shore workout at this boutique studio that’s pink interior and equipment look like they are straight out of Barbie’s Dream House. Owner Jacklyn Romano offers personal training, a rotating schedule of group classes including boot camp, Pilates, and yoga sculpt. They’ll be popping up at Dockside on Park at 8 a.m. nearly every Saturday this summer, too. 518 Sea Isle Boulevard, Ocean View and 4310 Park Road, Sea Isle City
Somers Point
Somers Point Fitness
A family-owned gym, Somers Point Fitness features a variety of cardio and strength training equipment, so you can get your sweat on or lift in whenever you’re in town. The gym is open seven days per week, and offers a range of visiting plans, from a one-day pass to a one-year membership. 1201 Atkinson Avenue, Somers Point
Stone Harbor
Pure Pony Yoga Stone Harbor
From Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day, join Pure Pony for mixed-level Vinyasa yoga on the beach. Classes are held at 9 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as some early morning weekdays throughout the summer. Classes are $20 each, or you can opt for a five- or 10-pack at a reduced rate. 82nd Street Beach, Stone Harbor
Together Athletics
The Old City fitness brand is bringing their “Surf Club” pop-up to Stone Harbor starting Memorial Day Weekend. Expect Together’s signature mat sculpt workout, early mornings on the beach during Memorial Day Weekend and most weekends in June. Sign up here for $32. Address provided upon booking class
Seven Mile Island Run Club
Kick off your weekend by joining Seven Mile Island Run Club’s 7 a.m. group runs on Fridays and Saturdays. Each run starts with a quick stretch and warm up before participants are broken up into their pace groups. Be sure to sign up beforehand here, and stay up to date on the details here. Stone Harbor Water Tower
Shape Fitness and Wellness Studios
Every day except Tuesday and Friday, Shape offers yoga, barre, and Pilates classes, plus “The Swell Session,” its unique, music-centric combo of mat-based Pilates, yoga, and barre. The studio is also home to an infrared sauna. 9407 2nd Avenue, Stone Harbor
Sol Luna Yoga
Sol promises a non-competitive environment for its yoga and meditation sessions, whether you’re tuning in on Zoom or showing up in the studio. Classes run every day except Wednesday. 9616 2nd Avenue, Stone Harbor
Stone Harbor Yoga
With Stone Harbor Yoga, enjoy practice in the heated studio, on an outdoor dock, or from your shore house thanks to their online offerings. The dock classes fill up like that (*snaps fingers*), so keep an eye on this page for the release of Stone Harbor Yoga’s summer schedule. 9823 3rd Avenue, Stone Harbor
Wildwood
BESOUL Wellness Studio
BESOUL Wellness Studio offers a variety of yoga classes — from Vinyasa to yin to prenatal — plus meditation sessions, breathwork, and community walks in the heart of Wildwood Crest. 6101 New Jersey Avenue, Wildwood
itswell yoga + paddle
Join this movement group for daily yoga at their North Wildwood studio or for beach yoga at 1st and Surf avenues. With so much variety, your Shore workout will be nowhere near boring. 810 New Jersey Avenue, North Wildwood and 1st and Surf avenues, Northwest Wildwood
Punch King Fitness
Punch King Fitness offers boxing, HIIT/circuit, kickboxing, TRX Pilates, and open gym at its 1,600+ square-foot brick-and-mortar in Cape May Court House. Monthly memberships and class drop-ins are available. 7 North Wildwood Boulevard, Cape May Court House
Shore Fitness
Come for open gym time or for a group fitness class like HIIT and bootcamp. (There’s also outdoor workouts, like barre on the beach.) Plus, this summer they’ve partnered with Spinsanity for high-energy spin classes. 1003 New Jersey Avenue, North Wildwood and 6111 New Jersey Avenue, Wildwood Crest
Surftopia
If you’re looking to learn how to surf while in Wildwood, head to Surftopia right on the beach between Burk and Andrews avenues. They offer private and semi-private lessons to all ages and skill levels. 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood
Yoga with Charla
Head to the beach in front of the Wildwood Convention Center for some sand-enriched yoga. Starting Memorial Day Weekend, there’s daily $8.50 yoga at 9 a.m., and $16 yin yoga and sound healing throughout the summer. 4501 Boardwalk, Wildwood
Multiple Shore Points
Atilis Gym
If you’re down the shore and looking for a place to lift weights and strength train on your own terms, head to Atilis Gym. The Jersey Shore chain has locations in Wildwood, Sea Isle, Ocean City, Egg Harbor Township, and Galloway.
Stride Spin and Fitness
Stride has two Shore locations, in addition to its Phoenixville studio. The Avalon outpost features hot power yoga, hot mat Pilates, and hot cardio sculpt, while the Sea Isle location continues to offer a variety of morning and evening classes throughout the week. 3029 Dune Drive, Avalon; 3708 Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City; and Spinnaker South Tower, 3500 Boardwalk, Sea Isle City
Surfside Fitness
Surfside Fitness has two locations: one in Avalon and the other in Sea Isle City. At both, expect full-service gyms outfitted with a ton of cardio and strength training equipment, including TRX stations. There’s also group fitness classes, basketball training, personal training, and beach boot camp (find the calendar for that here). 2109 Dune Drive, Avalon and 5904 Landis Avenue, Sea Isle City
