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SAN FRANCISCO
The Bay Club
(415) 433-2200 • bayclubs.com/sanfrancisco
Considered “your everyday escape in The City,” the Bay Club — new to Readers’ Choice — is a posh, members-only health club with four locations considered part of the San Francisco campus. The club, which offers fitness equipment and classes, tennis courts, pools and a spa, notes, “Whatever you need to live life happy—it’s all at the Bay Club.”
EAST BAY
The Hills Swim and Tennis Club
OAKLAND
(510) 339-023 • hills.caclubs.com
A family-oriented membership club in the Montclair Hills of Oakland, the Hills Swim and Tennis Club — new to Readers’ Choice — offers aerobics and fitness classes, swimming and tennis lessons, yoga and tae kwon do, a year-round swim team, personal training and massage by qualified instructors. A ”hidden gem.”
SOUTH BAY/PENINSULA
Oshman Family JCC
PALO ALTO
(650) 223-8700 • paloaltojcc.org
Best Gym, Best Personal Trainers, Best Fitness Classes, Best Pivot to Online Workouts — the Oshman Family JCC on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life has won all those accolades, and here it is in J.’s coveted Readers’ Choice for best fitness center. The Goldman Sports and Wellness Complex is state of the art and houses exercise studios, a gym, indoor and outdoor pools.
NORTH BAY
Osher Marin JCC
SAN RAFAEL
(415) 444-8000 • marinjcc.org
A beautifully maintained fitness facility, the OMJCC offers facilities where members can swim, run, lift, bike or dance their way to fitness, regardless of ability. Yoga, Pilates and Israeli folk dance are just some of the many classes available, and the gym is well-stocked with workout machines. Plus, spa treatments include massage (bring on the hot stones!), facials and skin care, offered both to members and nonmembers.