Fitness & Gyms in Royal Oak, MI

“I started at the Barre Code when we moved to Royal Oak in 2020. The classes are great and all of the instructors keep you motivated to keep going back and stick with an exercise routine. I love the variety of classes (Barre, cardio and strength training) and love the fact that there is such diversity in the workouts. The studios are very welcoming...it is a great place to start my mornings at every day!”

“I've been a member of the Y since January, 2015. Since that time I've been impressed with the expertise of instructors, the friendliness of staff and the wonderful connections that the Y has with our community. It's always an enjoyable to be at the Y where staff knows my name and there's friendly people with whom I can have good conversations. In particular, I appreciate the classes that are available for seniors. Thank you, YMCA, for everything.”

“What a find! Orange theory meets all of my ADHD needs- as soon as I think I’m getting bored with an exercise, the coach is there to move you along to another. And the splat points and heart monitoring really feed the overachiever need in me to do better. And the coaches are just amazing. JC is my absolute favorite, sometimes his words are so inspirational, I get teary eyed. The facility is really amazing too, everything is state of the art and I particularly like that there are screens to show the exercises, in case I forgot. All in all definitely an enthusiastic 5 stars from me!”

“I started personal training here about 7 months ago and love it! The energy and positivity of everyone who works out here is infectious. I’ve learned how to do all the basic lifts with great form and am able to lift more than I ever have. I train with Rachel, who is so friendly, caring and an absolutely awesome coach. She has figured out how to work around my limitations and injuries, and I’ve been able to make amazing progress toward my goals.”

“Best gym ever. Coaching is unbeatable, and the programming is old school CrossFit. Huge space for classes, open gym, yoga, strong man classes, and multiple platforms for olympic weight lifting classes. The amount of equipment and all the various machines is incredible. Outdoor right setup as well. Great community of members too. This gym will become your family!”

“Shawn runs a GREAT gym with a good selection of different workouts, anything from boxing technique to TRX to HIIT to full body circuits. Great instructors across the board, I've really upped my fighting capabilities working with Nikki. Also, great members and a nice community of people. Fair pricing as well!I would recommend for anyone looking to get into excellent shape. No excuses!”

“If you are a weight lifter looking to mix things up, I’d check out the classes here.My wife has been going to classes and personal training here for years. I recently started going with her to some classes and loved it.I’m a very “old school” lifter. I workout with heavy weights training 2-3 muscle a session and one of my favorite movies is pumping iron. I also enjoy running but never tried a circuit class.The circuit is really fun. I’d recommend not being afraid to modify things or not do every exercise. You can still get a solid lifting routine in if you tweak things, but the real benefits is it’s like smashing lifting and cardio together, so you get a great calorie burn compared to normal lifting. They also don’t yell or push you in odd ways which I appreciated (Thanks Valerie!). I expected the trainer to yell to go faster, harder, etc but no they just encourage you.If you are more an old school lifter like me. I’d recommend supplementing your schedule with 1-2 circuit classes a week. I burn about 600-700 calories per class and get a very good workout. Just give yourself 3ish classes to adjust, I’ve been lifting over 20 years and I was shocked at the amount of variety/moves I’ve never done.They have a 3 class for $15 special for new members. I’d encourage the owner to keep that special, since I think you need a few classes to get the hang of things.Also the place is super duper clean! Really like Retrofit and I think its great supplement for those into weight lifting.”

“I have been with Tiffany from the start and will never entertain going anywhere else for my workouts! She got me into the best shape of my life for my wedding. My grandma even commented that she had never seen my arms so toned :) I love the variety of formats and different types of classes, so that not one class is ever the same: Once you start, you will be hooked!”

“Great financial value. Open from Monday morning until Friday night, and until 10 pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The Black Card spa has been very helpful to my health and training, and the staff are quite friendly and helpful. Tons of equipment and lots of variety. Very friendly culture. Lots of free parking. Clean and well maintained.

Bear in mind that their check in process assumes you have a smart device, usually a smart phone. You need to use their app to produce a QR code to scan into the club.

The Black Card spa offers one of America's cheapest and most accessible chair massages. They are also one of the only gyms around that offer red light therapy, which was of tremendous help to me in healing damaged skin.

Elite athletes might want a second gym to meet their more specialized needs, but this place provides an excellent foundation for general fitness, with robust hours and a very supportove culture.”

“I’ve come in here twice when visiting my family, they are so fun, professional and accommodating. The first time there were only 2 in the class, the second time I brought 10 family members to an already packed class of 30 for a Christmas gift. The instructors sold it, 100% whether they have a full or empty class. Very good people!”

“Rob was absolutely amazing. He showed me the entire location with all its amenities..

I will most definitely join her because of his leadership and understanding, he was military friendly, and this club will be my new home.”