Health/Sports Clubs
Private social and sports clubs in Cali are competitively priced compared to those in North America. You may find one in your neighborhood; pilates, crossfit, spinning, and aerobics are popular in Cali, and you will see many of these new places around town (however, imports have said that the aerobics offered are “old style, high impact, and fast-moving). Finally, I promised to mention and clarify the availability of Golf in Cali. Golf is available usually by invitation only, but there are a couple of clubs that will let you in with only a daily charge. For those clubs that require membership, we have had some teachers that have obtained some free passes for a limited amount of time; however, normally you need to find a family that belongs to the clubs (the school is full of them) and get invited to play. Usually, this is not a real problem. An enthusiast could work his/her way into the club fairly regularly. The price is roughly a $40.00 green fee and a $10.00 caddy fee.
There are gyms on every corner now, it seems, and you can choose not only according to location, but according to taste, size, and speed/rhythm. There is yoga, step, Zumba, kickboxing — anyway, a wide variety, and certainly as much as I ever saw in the States, and definitely, the same quality if you are looking for it – or lower if you don’t mind.