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Crossfit exercise type places in Vienna, Prague and Budapest

My son needs access to Crossfit type exercise places in Vienna, Prague and Budapest. I saw that there are some Crossfit places in those cities. Does anyone have any experience being a walk-in or any other recommendations? Thank you

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613 posts

If you or whomever you are enquiring on behalf of doesn't get enough exercise walking the streets and exploring the museum corridors of these remarkable cites, the answer is not to go to a gym. The answer is more street walking.

Posted by
7209 posts

I think I agree wholeheartedly with the previous poster. Expend the same amount of energy out and about in the city instead of inside a gym.

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1414 posts

Crossfit is not as common in Europe. What you're son should do is search for Parcourse. This is an outside track/trail with exercise stations at regular intervals. They are common and popular.

Posted by
9109 posts

...and the abuse of first time posters continues.
To actually answer your question, Crossfit is a world world wide phenomena there are many locations in each city. Here are google maps pinpointing the outlets in each city:

Austria:
https://tinyurl.com/sdy3k9c
Prague:
https://tinyurl.com/w4b4zmr
Budapest:
https://tinyurl.com/wb229ge

As Crossfit operators are independent to one another it's hard to give a precise answer as to whether they allow guests; they probably do. If you click on the the link to the individual sites on google maps you'll get the operator's website and and email link to ask questions.

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3 posts

Thank you Michael and James E. for your comments. The U.S. Marine Corp. needs their marines to stay in shape even on leave.

Posted by
462 posts

The US Marine corps also requires their Marines in some of these cities to never venture out alone, which makes it even more fun when it comes to CrossFit.

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1034 posts

The U.S. Marine Corp. needs their marines to stay in shape even on leave.

And they mandate that it must be done at Crossfit exercise centres????

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19969 posts

Budapest

Burns, thank you for your service. The world is full of smart asses. I will assume its vacation, and if he is doing the usual Budapest vacation things, then this will probably be the most convenient for you. https://crossfitgrund.hu/ as its at the WestEnd Sports Arena which is about 3 blocks from the Nyugati Train Station stop on the M3 metro line. The M3 will get you to the center of everything which is where you should be staying.

You know, this one is good too. https://crossfitbbros.com/ Its about 3 blocks from the Hero's Square stop on the M1 metro. Call them both.

And your son doesn't need a lecture on the FCG.

James

Posted by
115 posts

Great to hear your son wants to retain his exercise as part of his travels! We always integrate and continue our fitness regime into traveling as well. Gives us a different and unique local experience. Sometimes we find Cossfit type camps or fitness focused experiences on AirBnB. Also check out REI and other sports apparel sites that offer international fitness travel experiences.

Considering that there are more Crossfit centers than Starbucks worldwide, shouldn’t be a problem finding one. Look up locations on the international Crossfit website. The international physicians Crossfit site also lists international locations.

Our first trip to Iceland (September 2019) coincided with an international Crossfit championship there. There were folks from all over the world competing. That was the first time I realized it is international.

For facility specific questions we generally email or call ahead for info. Sometimes out hotel does this for us, especially if need to book time slots.
Have fun!

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17332 posts

Sheeeeeesh. If someone has an exercise regime and wants to maintain that while traveling, good for them. We try to, although in our 70’s we have relaxed a bit, and often do substitute 10 miles of city walking. But we have had some fun experiences running in many European cities including Rome, Florence, Venice, and London, and seeking out swim opportunities for my husband the swimmer. And if we were into CrossFit, we would not hesitate to find ways to pursue that. I am sure he can work out something in the way of day passes and will be welcome.

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19969 posts

Northern Hemisphere Explorer, you have an excellent point. I love doing things within the local economy when traveling. I have a trainer that I work with when I am in Budapest. My dentist is there and I have a backup cardiologist there as well. The dentist is because of cost, the others I could live without, but it brings me closer to life there. No matter where I go I always look for offbeat ways to just do something in the economy. When a guide I hired in one city ran out of ideas (my third trip there) I just tagged along for shopping, a few business errands, a couple of meals and a bill that had to be paid. Great day.

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11832 posts

Can he not ask at wherever his does his p.t. about the drop in policies at other locations?

Posted by
9109 posts

Crossfit isn't a chain, rather it's a style of workout; it's very decentralized. Each Crossfit workout center licenses the brand name and has the right to adopt their own rules/membership schemes. So one would need to ask each individual operator.

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5491 posts

Crossfit is quite popular in Vienna. You'll find numerous places on the internet with a google search. I have friends that belong to some of these gyms, but it is probably best to just figure out which one is closest to you and which one would be willing to take on a temporary guest.

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462 posts

Not only are CrossFit locations quite loosely connected, but also the owners of invididual gyms are generally quite averse to paying hefty licensing fees, while the concept is real easy to replicate (and not all that novel, either). So any place with an X/*/+, a Fit, or even a Street Workout in their name will likely provide you with space, equipment, and workout you're after.

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19969 posts

Ewwww, its that sort of thinking that might be keeping the Яussians out of a lot of international sports in the next few years.

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5527 posts

Crossfit isn't a chain, rather it's a style of workout; it's very decentralized.

How do you know someone does Crossfit?.....they'll soon tell you.

It really has become a bit of an obsession with those who take part and certainly not without a sense of elitism. As you say Michael it's essentially nothing more than a regime of traditional, tried and tested physical workouts involving cardio, body strength and basic free weight exercises. Someone who has taken a number of crossfit classes can simply transfer what they do to pretty much any gym, even a hotel gym can provide much of the equipment required. My kids do crossfit and they can easily adapt a program using a hotel gym.

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19969 posts

And the OP did say

My son needs access to Crossfit type exercise places in Vienna,
Prague and Budapest.

and not; "Crossfit"

Posted by
462 posts

... that sort of thinking...

Perhaps - but, more than anything, it's a testament to human ingenuity and entrepreneurship in the СШ of A, where you can take a street workout routine that has been around for ages, slap a fancy name onto it, and rake in your royalties.

The op said xfit-type, and not xfit...

My point exactly - accordingly, recommendations shouldn't necessarily be limited to places with "CrossFit" tm, r, in their name.

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5527 posts

And the OP did say My son needs access to Crossfit type exercise places in Vienna,
Prague and Budapest. and not; "Crossfit"

Then a simpler question would be, "My son needs access to a gym".

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5527 posts

JC Do you enjoy life?

It's difficult with PTSD but I try.