This yoga studio was the jewel of my trip to Florence. I was fortunate to be a short walk from the…read morestudio and able to attend every day. The environment and instructors were great. I highly recommend.

I found this yoga studio while visiting Florence from the US. I'm a yogi back home with a special…read moreplace in my heart for power vinyasa, so I thought it would be so fun to try an Italian studio. I accidentally booked at the wrong location when I booked online...there are two! I showed up for Maria's evening class and she was very kind and just transferred my class. They have mat rentals for only 1 euro and provide blocks and other props. The studio space is small, very simple, clean and very nice. Maria's class was lovely- a fast pace, simple vinyasa flow which I found to be very organized with a standing section, core and supine. It was so nice to practice on my vacation and experience Italian yoga! Only 15 euro to drop in and completely worth it. I would highly recommend.

I needed to sweat. After a very indulgent vacation in Sardinia over the holidays, where I ate to my…read moreheart's content during the 10 sunny days I was there, I needed to find something to do to lift my spirits from my post vacation blues. Returning to cold, rainy Firenze, I felt the need to try something new! I am so glad I choose spend a Monday evening at the very luxurious Virgin Active fitness center and Spa. At this UBer spa and gym I spent 30 minutes lifting weights, where I hardly had to wait in line, as there are two of almost every machine so I found it easy to move around and find a machine that was free. The cardio machines were pretty packed though, but again I lucked out because I found a treadmill pretty quickly. After an hour on the treadmill, I moved on to explore the SpA ... easily my favorite part of Virgin Active. The spa consisted of two pools, one for laps and the other for relaxing, equipped with jet massage chairs, waterfall and enough space to just float around for awhile. My favorite part of the spa were the scented showers !!! Yes, Scented rainforest showers !! I like to call them the redlight showers, as you stand under a wide shower head, push the red button and lights, water, action !! for 30 seconds you get a heated rainfall experience with scents of wild exotic flowers ... I must have been in there for 15 minutes !! Absolutely amazing. The spa also consisted of a steam eucalyptus room, a dry sauna and a lounge room where you could go and take snooze. It was an all around wonderful experience. Here are some tips for you first timers, that I would take note of : 1: There are NO water fountains .... so bring your own water bottle or be prepared to pay for water. 2. Bring a lock, for the locker room, or pay 6 euro for lock at VA. 3. Bring Flip flops for the locker room / spa 4. Bring a swimming cap if you want to go in the pool. 5. For you free trial day, make sure to bring Identification! ! You will not be able to enter without ID I was super impressed with this gym and I will be returning soon !

Overall a pretty nice gym. Although, I do feel like they should have some windows open or fans…read moregoing sometimes it gets real stuffy. The locker rooms are decent & the sauna is above average. They also have some tropical showers down below which are really cool. I think they should also do student discounts, but they don't. At least when I asked. Not to many of the employees speak English so I've just been going along with what I can understand. The health bar isn't to good. I believe I saw them serving pizza and espresso one day. Not too healthy, the protein shake I got was terrible and the lady seemed to not even know where they were located. I don't think they're big on those out here. Save your money on that. Everything else is pretty good though.

Best Pilates studio of all Tuscany! They are inside an amazing palace and they have the best staff…read moreyou can wish to!

Ok, def. nicer than Swan - though slightly more expensive (just paid 135€ for two months at Swan;…read moreRicciardi = 158€ *plus* registration and assorted fees). Ricciardi feels far less cramped, cleaner, and friendlier--and has longer hours! On the other hand, Ricciardi also seems much more finicky: have to bring a photo for the card, and one is expected to bring a separate pair of "clean" gym shoes ?!? (not sure how rigorously that is enforced). No good bike parking in the immediate vicinity.

It's cheap and it's central…read more However, if there was ever a gym that needed a refurb, this is it. The bars for the weights are rusty and dented. The plates are so old you can't see what weight they are. There's no clips for the ends of the bars. The floor is wooden, and dented and chipped. The cardio machines are erratic at best. The space is massive, and there's tons of equipment, but it's all old, and tatty, it's badly laid out, and half of it doesn't work properly. Besides this, it is massively oversubscribed by American students, so you need to time your visit, because if you go between 6pm - 8pm there will be so many people there won't be any space for you to work out. And when I went in April, and it was 27 degrees outside, the owner said it was too early in the year to put the air con on. Unfortunately, when it's that hot, opening the windows doesn't make it any more comfortable - but I got the impression that keeping her customers comfortable was not her priority.

From the owner: Fisioterapista esperta di riabilitazione ortopedica, traumatologia sportiva e riabilitazione…read morepost-chirurgica. Oltre 14 anni di pratica clinica italiana e internazionale. Istruttore Certificato Antigravity Fitness. Experienced Physical Therapist with a comprehensive history of working in the medical practice industry. Strong healthcare services professional skilled in Outpatient Orthopedics, Sports Injuries, Post-surgical, Running Analysis, Spine, and Biomechanics. Clinical Instructor for DPT program. Licensed Physical Therapist in NYS.

From the owner: Associandoti all' Istituto Yoga Moksha a.s.d. potrai apprendere e approfondire i vari aspetti nei…read morequali si articolano la metodologia Yoga e le altre discipline per il tuo benessere globale. Tra le nostre attività riservate ai soci: * Hatha Yoga: yoga ginnico sempre seguito da rilassamento psico-fisico. * Nidra Yoga: Tecniche Individuali di Rilassamento, in poche sedute l'eliminazione di ansia, insonnia, irritabilità e disturbi correlati; la nostra esclusiva tecnica per ritrovare il buonumore, l'ottimismo e un buon equilibrio della mente. Il risultato è garantito. * Yoga Integrale: storia e filosofia dello yoga; lettura e commento dei testi classici; pranayama, bandha, concentrazione, meditazione, rilassamento, raja yoga. * Scuola per Insegnanti Yoga con tirocinio * Pilates & Posturale * Tai Chi Chuan * Corso Pre-Parto * Trattamenti Shiatsu e Biodinamica Cranio Sacrale