List of Best Gyms in Nairobi, Kenya

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Gym membership in Nairobi usually costs around 5,000 – 7,000 Ksh per month. Some gyms are more expensive, but they also offer cheaper rates for longer membership plans (ie. 3 months or one year). You can also ask your gym about off-peak and corporate plans.

Here are some of the best gyms in Nairobi.

Junction And Ngong Rd.

Smart Gyms Junction

Smart Gym’s Junction Mall branch was it’s first to open and immediately made a huge impact. It felt like the first truly modern, affordable, well-equipped, and well-located gym in Nairobi.

And for all those reasons, it’s still just as popular. Smart Gyms continues to offer excellent value and high standards, with a wide range of cardio and weight training equipment and fitness classes to choose from.

Monthly Membership: 5,000
3-month Membership: 12,500
6-month Membership: 23,000
12-month Membership: 46,000

Colosseum Fitness Centre

Colosseum is an excellent pick if you’re looking for something more immersive than the usual gym experience.

They focus on more personalized training, offering group and individual classes in Muay Thai, boxing, fitness, and pole dancing. But you like to work out alone, there’s plenty of room and equipment for that too.

1 Training Session: 500
12 Session Per Month: 4,000
Unlimited Monthly Membership: 5,000

Westlands

Racing Sport Gym

RSG is conveniently located in the heart of Westlands – perfect if you work or live in the neighborhood.

It offers exceptional value, with plenty of modern workout equipment, a steam room and sauna, and access to their Parklands branch included in your membership. And despite being in one of Nairobi’s busiest areas, just down the road from The Alchemist, it never gets crowded.

Day Pass: 1,350
Monthly Membership [Off-Peak]: 5,300
Monthly Membership: 6,150
12-month Membership [Off-Peak]: 50,150
12-month Membership: 59,000

Parklands

Smart Gyms Diamond Plaza II

Smart Gyms’ Parkland branch offers the same quality and value as the Junction Mall branch, conveniently located in Diamond Plaza II.

It’s close to loads of offices, apartments, and shopping centres, as well as the Africa Yoga Project just across the road in Diamond Plaza I.

Monthly Membership: 5,000
3-month Membership: 12,500
6-month Membership: 23,000
12-month Membership: 46,000

Racing Sport Gym

Like its Westlands location, RSG Parklands provides excellent, well-maintained equipment, plenty of space, and a pleasant atmosphere.

Day Pass: 1,350
Monthly Membership [Off-Peak]: 5,300
Monthly Membership: 6,150
12-month Membership [Off-Peak]: 50,150
12-month Membership: 59,000

Kilimani

Hyat Fitness

Opposite the road from Yaya Centre, Hyat Fitness is an excellent gym with a great location.

While the space is a bit small, the equipment is well laid out, so it never feels too crowded. The staff are friendly and welcoming, and there’s always someone hanging around to help you push a little further or get your posture just right.

Hyat Fitness also offer personal training, starting at 90,000 per month. Ask at reception and they’ll connect you with a trainer, who can take a quick fitness assessment and create a tailored plan.

Day Pass: 1,000
Weekly Pass: 3,000
2-Week Pass: 3,500
Monthly Membership: 6,000
3-month Membership: 16,500
6-month Membership: 31,000
12-month Membership: 62,000

Ultra Fitness Gym

On a quiet stretch of Kilimani Rd, close to Adams Arcade roundabout, Ultra Fitness Gym has great equipment and classes for weight training, CrossFit, Muay Thai, and much more.

Members speak very highly of the passionate staff and trainers.

The gym also offers plenty of flexible membership plans, whether you’re in Nairobi for a week or a year.

Day Pass: 500
Weekly Pass: 4,000
Monthly Membership: 6,000
3-month Membership: 30,000
6-month Membership: 15,000
12-month Membership: 60,000

Lavington

Zarnash Gym @ Jafferys

Zarnash Gym is part of Jafferys Sports Club in Lavington, most popular for its free running track.

While the gym is relatively small, it’s rarely busy and well equipped, with plenty of fresh air from the upstairs balcony.

One of the older gyms in Nairobi, Zarnash is expensive for what it offers but is conveniently located for anyone living or working in Lavington.

Day Pass: 700
Monthly Membership [Off-Peak]: 6,500
Monthly Membership: 8,500
3-month Membership: 23,500
12-month Membership: 68,000

Gigiri

Crossfit Kwetu

Perfectly located halfway down the road between Village Market and the UN, Crossfit Kwetu is definitely targeting the local diplomat scene on their way home from work.

It offers an all-in-one package with plenty to compliment the regular CrossFit classes that draw the crowds: a snack bar selling smoothies and healthy snacks, personalized training, and more.

As the name suggests, this is for Crossfitters. If it’s not your scene, you may be better suited at a more traditional gym.

Monthly Membership: Starting from 8,750

CBD

While researching this guide, I was surprised to learn how many gyms there are in Nairobi’s CBD.

Even better, they’re all affordable and of good quality. However, due to traffic, they’re probably only convenient for people working or studying in the CBD. Everybody else would be better off finding a gym in their local neighborhood.

PentHouse Gymnasium

Like the name suggests, PentHouse Gymnasium is on one of the top floors of Viewpark Tower, looking out over Central Park. It’s also on the same street as Alliance Francais.

Penthouse is super-modern and perfectly located for people working in the CBD.

They offer a wide range of classes and training regimes, along with an in-house kitchen selling healthy smoothies and juices to boost your workout and recovery.

For the facilities, quality of equipment, and location, PentHouse Gymnasium offers excellent value.

Day Pass: 550
Weekly Pass: 2,500
Monthly Membership: 5,500
3-month Membership:15,000
6-Month Membership: 28,000
12-month Membership: 44,000

Ngara

Laurasam Fitness Centre

Laurasam is one of the best budget gyms in Nairobi.

They offer a wide range of flexible membership plans for students, couples, and corporate customers, as well as off-peak plans. Their long term memberships are amongst the best value in the city.

It’s not a big gym, so I recommend going off-peak, so you’re not competing for machines.

Day Pass: 500
Monthly Membership: 5,500
3-month Membership:14,500
6-Month Membership: 16,200
12-month Membership: 33,000

Karen

Smart Gyms The Hub

Offers the same excellent value for money and high standards you can expect from every Smart Gyms location.

There’s plenty of fresh air and room to move around as you work out.

Unfortunately, despite being open from 05.30 am to 7 pm, the gym can get very crowded. This is probably due to the overall lack of good gyms in Karen. Hopefully, that will change!