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RMA Nautilus Racquetball&
Fitness Center This club has a full complement of Nautilus equipment and free weights plus cardiovascular equipment. Racquetball court fees average $10 per hour. Soothe those aching muscles in the sauna, spa, and steam rooms. Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massachusetts Maritime Academy has beginner swimming lessons, lap swimming, competitive swimming, a masters group, and water polo for all ages. And a big plus: Their pool has a giant water slide. Sandwich High School-Sandwich
Community School The Sandwich Community School coordinates public use of the constantly busy Sandwich High School swimming pool. The pool offers lessons, family and lap swims, water aerobics, and a masters program for those interested in improving their water life saving skills. Sportsite Sportsite offers classes in aerobics, step and body shaping, and has Nautilus and cardiovascular equipment. Children's programs and childcare are other features here. The Woman's Workout Company The Woman's Workout Company offers a variety of creative alternatives to help members achieve their fitness goals with cross-training workouts. They offer more than 100 aerobics classes per week, a full cardiovascular room, swimming lessons, full dance programs, and a Nautilus and free-weight room. The center also offers babysitting, tanning, a hot tub, steam room, and a beauty shop. A full gym membership for one month is $59 plus an initial registration fee. Guests can workout by the day for $15.You must be at least 13 years of age to workout or use the swimming pool. If you plan to use the facility often during your Cape Cod visit, you might consider their $90, 10-visit punch card. Falmouth Health and Fitness Inc. Falmouth Health and Fitness Inc. has a StairMaster, treadmill, and NordicTrack equipment and offers boxing and slide, step, and water aerobics in their pool. A full membership for one month is $39.99. Falmouth Sports Center Health Club The Falmouth Sports Center Health Club offers Nautilus, free weights, and cardiovascular equipment. The club also has a physical therapy department. You can visit by the day for $7 or purchase a monthly membership for $55. World Gym of Cape Cod World Gym is a state-of-the-art fitness club featuring the best in equipment and instruction. More than 35 aerobic classes are held each week. There is no initiation fee and monthly fees start at $30.
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YMCA The Cape's only YMCA has water exercise, water jogging, lap swimming, and lessons as well as special arthritis exercise classes. The club also has fitness equipment, saunas, and aerobic classes. You do not have to be a member to use the facility; the guest fee is $6 per day, but certain rules pertain. Children 9 years old and under must swim with an adult. Those under 14 years of age must have an adult supervising. R&R Fitness Center R&R has many bikes and treadmills available and offers more hammer-strength equipment than any other club on the Cape. There are men's and women's locker rooms as well as personal trainers. The Fitness Club of Cape Cod The Fitness Club of Cape Cod offers a whirlpool and sauna, fitness equipment, racquetball, a tanning salon, and basketball and wallyball courts. This club is open daily year-round. Mid-Cape Racquet & Health Club Mid-Cape is a complete fitness center with Nautilus and free weights and a personal training program. After your workout, enjoy the sauna, steam room, and whirlpool. There is a $10 guest fee per day to use the fitness center with an additional $4 charge per person if you want to use the tennis or racketball courts. Tennis is $28 per hour; racquetball and squash are $12 per hour. Facilities include a juice and wine bar. The club is a popular choice for private soccer or basketball parties for kids. Mid-Cape Racquet Club is open daily year round. David's Gym David's Gym claims no one does fitness better. Indeed! How's this for starters? Step- and cardio-aerobic classes, hi-tech Cybex equipment, Nautilus equipment, one-on-one training, whirlpool and sauna, professional and amateur boxing, and karate training, all offered in a super-clean, super-friendly environment. Guests can use the gym for $10 a day.
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Ocean Edge Resort This resort has two indoor pools (one Olympic-size lap pool is by the golf course on the south side of Mass. Rt. 6A and the other is behind the conference center on the north side) and two fitness centers (again, one on each side of the highway). While these facilities are generally closed to the public, off-season pool use and classes are available. You can purchase a winter pool membership for $450 per family or $325 per individual from the beginning of October until May 1. Prices are prorated if you join after October. If you're not staying long enough to purchase a membership, you can still use the pool for $10 a day for individuals and $15 for families. You can also buy two-day, three-day, or weekly passes. There is also a morning water aerobic classes that is open to the public for $5, $3 for seniors, and $2 for members. The two fitness centers are only available to guests of Ocean Edge. Chatham Health & Swim Club This members-only facility has an oversize swimming pool, hot tub, steam room, lockers, aerobics studio with daily classes, and a tanning salon. Willy's Gym This well-established fitness facility is at the rear of Orleans Marketplace on Mass. Rt. 6A behind Blockbuster Video and offers a full slate of cardiovascular and toning equipment and an ever-expanding free weight area. Willy's also offers some 60 different classes in step aerobics, body sculpting classes, aerobic bikes, and dance, along with martial arts, cardio-kickboxing and yoga. They even have specially tailored fitness classes for kids. There are also complete spa facilities for Norseman Athletic Club The Norseman features a large swimming pool, along with cardiovascular equipment, Nautilus and free weights, racquetball and squash courts, tanning booths, six indoor tennis courts, and a friendly, knowledgeable staff. There's even an indoor basketball court, and childcare by appointment for members. It also has a whirlpool, steam and sauna rooms and an in-house masseuse. Another bonus is the healthy snack bar. Guests pay a rate of $12 a day, which allows unlimited use of all facilities. If you plan to go swimming, bathing caps are required and can be purchased for $2.50. Budget-stretching weekend rates for families are available. Provincetown Inn This could be the best bargain in town: Even if you're not a guest here, you're welcome to come use the inn's large, heated outdoor pool, which, believe it or not, is the shape of a Pilgrim hat! The pool is open only in summer and, oh yes, it's free--they just ask that you don't bring food into the pool area and consider ordering from their snack bar. Mussel Beach Health Club This popular, coed fitness club offers cardio equipment including rowing machines, treadmills, stair climbers, step aerobics, and also offers yoga classes, dry saunas, and showers--and free parking! Nonmembers can come and use all the facilities for $10 a day in winter, $12 in summer. Provincetown Gym Just relocated from its old Commercial Street quarters in 1999, this co-ed club is now housed in a brand-new building, with all new facilities. It features complete free weights and cardiovascular equipment, classes, and some of the best trainers around. Nonmembers are welcome for a fee of $10 a day or $45 for the week, or you can get a six-visit punch card for $45.
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Skateboarders have gained a few alternatives to parking lots and
sidewalks. A number of towns have developed skateboard parks to give
youngsters a safe place to skate, and others are planning to create
skateboard parks shortly. Orleans was the first town to establish a park
in the Lower Cape and now has a permanent location on Eldredge Parkway.
It's called Finch Park, in honor of Jean Finch, whose tireless efforts on
behalf of young skateboarders were inspired by her grandson. Wellfleet
took the lead from Orleans and built a large skateboard park and ramp
course down by the town pier at Wellfleet Harbor. Barnstable, Bourne, and
Falmouth have facilities, and Harwich has a very successful skateboard
park at Brooks Park on Mass. For those parks listed, kids pay a nominal fee and must adhere to a roster of common-sense rules. Helmets are a must! |
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TennisFrom Buzzards Bay to the tip of the Cape at Provincetown, there are over 60 locations with public tennis courts, giving players of all experience levels, from beginner to pro, access to courts. The first section below lists tennis clubs whose facilities are open to the general public. These facilities can offer you more than just a place to play. We tell you about their amenities, which may include pro shops, snack bars, racket repair, instruction, and league play. The second section lists public courts. Falmouth Sports Center Open daily, the Falmouth Sports Center has nine hard courts, six indoor and three outdoor. One hour of court time costs $18 per person and membership is not required to play. The facility offers leagues, a pro shop, and a ball machine for rent by the hour. Southcape Resort For $24 an hour, you can play on any one of their three hard outdoor and two indoor clay courts. The Southcape Resort is open year round. Kings Grant Racquet Club An expert professional staff maintains the six clay courts and one hard court. This club, which offers a pro shop and clinics, is open seasonally from late May through September. Mid-Cape Racquet and Health Club This is undoubtedly, the people's choice on Cape Cod for the best in league play and instruction. Centrally located on Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, the Mid-Cape Racquet and Health Club is easily accessed off the Mid-Cape Highway (U.S. Rt. 6). If you are looking for a game, the Mid-Cape offers nine well-lit hard indoor courts. Mid-Cape has a pro shop, and racquet stringing is available through their professional staff. Court fees are $18 per person for singles and $14.50 for doubles per person. The club here frequently hosts tournaments, the Mid-Cape Open among them (see the Tennis listings in the Spectator Sports section of this chapter). Sesuit Tennis Center The courts at the Sesuit Tennis Center are meticulously kept by a staff of professionals. The small Center also boasts one of the best pro shops and is the place where the locals get their rackets strung. Three outdoor courts offer fine league play or instruction, and the staff will find you a match if you are looking for new competition while visiting the Cape. The courts and pro shop are open from sunrise to sunset in season and charge $10 per person per hour for singles. Bamburgh House Tennis Club Set back off Mass. Rt. 6A, with a small wooden sign at the entrance to the driveway, this club offers four asphalt courts that are available from sunrise to sunset. Court time costs $4 an hour for singles and $4 for 90 minutes of doubles per person. The tennis club also offers lessons, and stringing is available. Norseman Athletic Club This is the only indoor facility from Chatham to Provincetown serving the Lower Cape area. It is open year-round with six indoor hard courts that were resurfaced in 1999. Court time is charged by the day rather than by the hour offering you unlimited play for only $12 per day, per person. Oliver Tennis Courts Clay court enthusiasts, this is your spot. Beautifully maintained red-clay courts highlight this family-owned club. Stop by and the pros will arrange a match for you. Leagues, lessons, and a pro shop are all available at Oliver, which is open seven days a week, mid-May through October. Court time is $18 per person to play singles on the red clay courts and $14 on the one hard court. Provincetown Tennis Club This private club offer five clay and two hard-surface courts for nonmembers. Daily, weekly, and monthly memberships are available for nonmembers, (in addition to court fees). Court fees are $12 an hour for singles and $14 for doubles, but nonmembers pay an extra $3 in the summer and $2 in the off-season. Games can be arranged, and the club also re-strings rackets. The club is open from May through Columbus Day |
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