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swimmer Boston Marriott Copley Place Health Club
110 Huntington Avenue/Avenue of the Arts
Boston, MA 02115
617-578-0636

Fitcorp
350 Longwood Ave , Boston
617-732-7111
Except for the food court below, this third-floor space in the Longwood Galleria is surrounded by incentives to stay healthy. There is Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, and the entire Longwood medical complex, where many of the world's finest doctors try to revitalize body parts lost to neglect. The gym is spacious and clean, with gray (why are they all gray?) carpet and a clientele that looks like it has read all of the latest epidemiological studies. For those who work in the area, it can't be beat.
Hours
Monday - Thursday: 5:30am - 10pm
Friday: 5:30am - 9pm
Saturday: 9am - 7pm
Sunday: 9am - 6pm

Gold's Gym
71 Lansdowne St , Boston
617-536-6066
PARKING: Street
If you've ever wondered where the set designers for the Rocky movies took their inspiration, wonder no more. This Gold's Gym, one of 491 nationwide, attracts a serious body-building crowd. Well, a platoon really -- the guys who come here don't do anything casually. Newbies to the fitness world might be more comfortable elsewhere and would be advised to take a decade or so to work their way up to Gold's. The knowledgeable staff here can answer your training questions if you have the courage to ask. Gold's isn't for everyone, but for serious weight trainers, it's a gold mine.
Hours
Weekdays: 6am - 10pm
Saturday: 8am - 6pm
Sunday: 9am - 8pm

J H Kim TAE Kwon Do
102 Brookline Ave , Boston
617-266-5051

Yao Li's Kung Fu Academy
361 Newbury St , Boston
617-262-0600

YMCA of Greater Boston
316 Huntington Avenue/Avenue of the Arts
Boston, MA 02115
617-927-8040
www.ymcaboston.org

Ryan Family Amusement Center
64 Brookline Ave , Boston
617-267-8495
DIRECTIONS: Green Line, Kenmore Sq T stop
HOURS:
Mon 12:00pm-11:00pm
Tue 9:00am-11:00pm
Wed-Thu 12:00pm-11:00pm
Sun 12:00pm- 9:00pm
Fri-Sat 12:00pm-12:00am
PARKING: Street, validated
PARTY TIME: Corporate parties available on request and birthday party specials.
Part candlepin bowling alley, part pool hall and part video arcade, this is one-stop shopping for a game fix. Nominated for Best Bowling Alley because this longtime fun spot from an earlier era has kept up with the times in high style. (High-tech "mystic" bowling anyone?)
Nominated for Best Place For Family Fun because this is a playroom extraordinaire.
Specials: Bowl half price on Sunday 12pm-3pm.
Special per-hour pool hall rates Monday-Thursday, 3pm-6pm.
Ladies Night in the pool hall Monday and Tuesday, 7pm-11pm, just $6 per hour.
Before the mammoth Boston Billiard Club and Jillian's hit town several years ago, this was the only place to play pool in Kenmore Square. There are 20 candlepin lanes and 11 pool tables. The video games vary from older handgun games to newer one-on-one fighters, but all are in very good shape.
Tucked underneath Fenway Park, Ryan used to be one of the city's dinosaurs; but it's not so old-fashioned anymore. Overhauled and modernized in recent years, Ryan's trying to keep pace with the newer pool halls and alleys around town.
Disco Bowling: The coolest addition is "Mystic" bowling (a.k.a. "glow" or "cosmic" bowling). But instead of pins and balls that glow in the dark, this version features laser lights, hazy smoke and a rocking sound system that combine to create a disco-like atmosphere. It starts every Friday and Saturday at 9:30pm.