What are the benefits of fitness training? Why get tired, sweat, make your body suffer? Lots of people who don't do any sport ask themselves these questions. For them, it is useless to run for hours, lift weights or repeat dance moves shown by a teacher. They think that doing exercise is a waste of time.
However, it's obvious that they are mistaken. Here are just a few reasons to take up some physical activity and practise it regularly alone or with a personal trainer:
- It improves blood circulation;
- It lowers the risk of heart attacks;
- It keeps your muscles strong, which is good for your bones and articulations;
- You sleep better;
- Sport helps you deal with stress and boosts your patience and perseverance in life.
In other words, fitness training can be good for both your physical and mental health, and improve your work or learning performance.
Whether you live in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Tauranga or another New Zealand city, like Hamilton, there are plenty of possibilities to exercise alone, with friends or with a personal fitness trainer. Another option is to take fitness classes from trainers online. In this article, you will find information about the best places to get fitness training in Tauranga.
Find a personal trainer in a fitness gym in Tauranga
Like all New Zealand cities, Tauranga has a whole network of gyms where you can get in touch with a personal trainer. You will find fitness trainers with different experience and expertise. Some trainers use new training methods, others follow the old-school approach. Some trainers focus on working with weights and others prefer cardio training. In a gym, you will be able to talk with several trainers, learn about the training programmes they offer and choose the one who best suits your needs.
If you're struggling to find a good gym in Tauranga, here is a small list of places where the best personal fitness trainers work. And if you live in another city, our article about training in New Zealand will help you with that.

The Gym Tauranga
The Gym Tauranga is an excellent gym located just in Tauranga's central business district, at 107 First Avenue. The gym has over 20 years of experience and offers a variety of group training sessions, including such options as boxing, sprint, BodyPump, grit or BodyBalance. Joining the gym will give you 24/7 access to their free weights and their excellent strength and cardio equipment. On top of that, you'll be able to get classes from their experienced fitness trainers specialised in different disciplines. The minimal price rates at the gym starts at $17.95 per week.
CityFitness
When we decide to join a gym we start a new stage in our life. It's important to enter this new stage under the guidance of a qualified trainer. In CityFitness, each new member gets a one-hour orientation lesson to determine their current physical fitness level, review the basic training principles and choose the programme that will suit best their objectives. After that first assessment session, you can go on working with your personal trainer who will monitor your progress and adapt your training accordingly.
Basic membership in CityFitness is priced at $6.99 per week and gives you access to all the training equipment in the gym. But you may also select the black membership to be able to attend group and HITT training sessions. Finally, the premium membership would allow you to enjoy the recovery rooms in the gym and take yoga classes for maximum relaxation. The black and premium membership in CityFitness would cost you $13,99 and $16,99 per week respectively. The gym is conveniently located at 249 Fraser Street in Tauranga South and you can train there before or after work.
You can also read more about similar gyms in Wellington and other cities.
Anytime Fitness
This gym could be a great option for those looking to do some efficient strength or fitness training. The gym is equipped with a great variety of cardio and strength exercise machines as well as free weights. Their personal trainers will recommend you the most efficient ones depending on your objectives and needs. The price rates at the gym starts at $16.90 per week and its location at 65 Chapel Street will be especially convenient for those living in the north of the city.
Aspire Health & Sports
Sometimes, when we decide to join a gym we don't look simply for good training equipment but we want something more. If it's your case, Aspire Health & Sports can be a place for you. There, you would find not only amazing fitness facilities and excellent trainers but also a 25-metre indoor swimming pool, a sauna and even a spa. Additionally, the gym has an onsite medical centre where you'd be assisted in your training by professional sports physicians.
Aspire Health & Sports can be attractive both for fitness beginners eager to learn about the best exercise routines and for professional athletes looking for a good training spot. The gym is located in Bethlehem on the outskirts of the city and is easily accessible by car.

Outdoor fitness training in Tauranga
Gyms are a great option to find a personal trainer and start doing exercise but not everyone wants to join a gym. Some may find them cramped and overcrowded. Others may not like working with training machines and weights. Whatever the reasons may be, there is a great alternative to gyms which is training out-of-doors. What's more, Tauranga has a couple of really good places for that. If you opt for outdoor sport, you can go and do some fitness exercise in Cambridge or Yatton parks, climb The Mount or simply run on the beach. It will improve your physical fitness and health and you'll discover new spots and enjoy the best views in Tauranga at the same time. And when you travel you can also train outside in Auckland and other New Zealand cities.
For a beginner, it can be difficult to find enough motivation to train alone. So, if you start doing exercise in the open air it can be a great idea to find a personal trainer or join an exercise group. Your fitness classes will be stimulating because you'll work out with other people and you'll review your technique with your trainer.
Triathlon Tauranga
A great organisation for outdoor training supported by the Tauranga City Council is Triathlon Tauranga. It is a club that brings together triathlon enthusiasts from the city and the region. It regularly organises group training sessions in the open air which will help you get started and progress in triathlon or one of the disciplines it includes, namely running, swimming or cycling. The club has great triathlon trainers and you may meet new friends during your classes.
Doing exercise with an online personal trainer
Another great alternative to training in a gym is to find a personal trainer online. On the Internet, you can find thousands of excellent coaches and take fitness classes from the comfort of your home. Your personal online coach will show you exercises and correct your technique via webcam. All you'll need is a good internet connection.
You can work out with an online trainer alone or even join group lessons when several people follow the same coach from their homes. You will meet new people, training from Palmerston North or other cities, and get the same motivation as if you were training with a group in a gym.
A useful resource to make sure you've found a good online trainer is REPs, New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals. The mission of REPs is to review the profiles of sports trainers and check that they meet the New Zealand standards and make online training classes safe and efficient.

Find the best personal trainers on Superprof
On Superprof, we have thousands of personal trainers from across New Zealand and around the world. They are specialised in different disciplines and give their classes in person or online. You can find a trainer from Tauranga and meet with them in a gym or a park, or else you can take your sports classes via webcam with a trainer from Whangarei, for example.
To achieve your goals as fast as possible, it is essential to have a guide who will accompany you and share all their knowledge with you to make the training process easier. It is important to find someone with experience in your area of interest and in sports in general. A good fitness trainer will know how to improve your general physical preparation and get more energy in your everyday life. A bodybuilding trainer could help you gain muscle mass more efficiently by both suggesting workout routines and nutrition programmes? Finally, to improve your strength, you'd need a trainer who knows how to work with weights. On Superprof, you can find personal trainers with these and many more profiles for your training classes. How to find the perfect personal trainer? The first thing you need is to be clear about your goals. Then, Superprof will do the rest.
All you have to do is log in to your Superprof account and indicate what you are looking for and your location. You will then see a list of personal trainers closest to you. In order to make a good decision, it can be useful to look at their profiles and review their information. This way, you can find out more about their working methods, their experience, their studies, as well as how much their classes cost. Once you have made your choice, you can get in touch and arrange a meeting at a time and place that suits you best to start training without delay. Superprof can also help you find trainers in Christchurch or elsewhere in New Zealand.