Gyms

Gyms have spread through Indonesia's cities, drawing health-conscious professionals. With little green space and streets hostile to exercise, the local health club is the sensible place to keep fit.

Big-city hotels usually run public gyms with pool access, though day-pass rules vary. FIT HUB is now the largest chain, a home-grown budget-premium operator with over 120 clubs nationwide on one membership. Fitness First and Celebrity Fitness, once billed as separate or locally owned, have both belonged to Kuala Lumpur's Evolution Wellness since a 2017 merger. Gold's Gym Indonesia collapsed in 2025, shutting branches abruptly and leaving members unrefunded; avoid it. Clark Hatch now survives only inside hotels such as Jakarta's Sari Pacific.

Larger clubs add saunas, steam rooms, cafés and scheduled classes: yoga, spinning, Pilates, HIIT.

Not everyone pays for a club. Every Sunday morning Jakarta closes Jalan Sudirman and Thamrin for Car Free Day, and the city's main artery fills with runners, cyclists and open-air classes; the Gelora Bung Karno complex in Senayan is the other big public venue for jogging, football and calisthenics. Running and cycling communities, organised largely through Strava and social media, have grown quickly since 2020 and cost nothing to join — a practical answer to gym fees and to streets that are otherwise no place to exercise.

Prices are in rupiah; at present the rate is about Rp 18,000 to the US dollar. Budget-premium membership starts near Rp 200,000 a month, Celebrity Fitness from Rp 375,000, Fitness First from Rp 640,000; boutique studios such as Empire Fit Club charge from Rp 250,000 a class. Personal training, sold in packages, begins around Rp 165,000 a session and climbs past Rp 1 million at premium clubs. Most gyms offer a free trial, so ask each for a current quote. See also our Health & Medical section.

Contributor: nicklemeister

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