Benicia Health & Fitness Club Spa, around since 2005, is family owned and operated. Fully equipped with a spa, gym and juice bar they also offer a variety of different workout classes, from classics such as aerobics to fresh alternatives like TRX suspension training and pilates. Kid friendly workout areas are also available.
Star Sports is located one block away from the 680 North's Lake Herman exit. Inside you will find a variety of basketball, baseball, and soccer equipment, training/practice equipment and uniform necessities like protective padding.
You don't have to be a boater to join Benicia Yacht Club. Though you may feel a like a fish out of water when the captains and mates congregate on the veranda for apres-sail cocktails. The Club offers events and functions to satisfy those interested in the social aspects of the Club, as well as those interested in the water-oriented activities.
The Club is located next to the Benicia Marina and the view from the veranda is quite wonderful, overlooking the marina, the Carquinez Strait and Mt. Diablo. The banquent hall downstairs is available to rent by members and non-members.
If you are coming to the Benicia Yacht Club by boat the coordinates are: 38º 02.510 N 122º 09.450 W
A gym for women by women, Curves offers equipment for working out, along with aerobics and cardiovascular classes. The focus at Curves is on teamwork, and it's emphasized that no individual should ever have to take on something alone. To ensure that you get healthy and stay that way, nutrition counseling is included as well.
The Southampton Swim Club is a private pool open to members only. It offers lessons, a swim team, adult swim and regular swim time. Pools may be rented out for private events as well. The club is located across the street from the Southampton Shopping Center, one block away from I-780.
Owner/instructor Nancy Camilli-Hevener has been doing fitness instruction since 1987. Since training in Pilates instruction in 1999, she has specialized in Reformer, Tower System, Chair and Springboard techniques. She enjoys working with seniors and people with disabilities. Her 8-year-old studio moved from Military East to this second-story downtown location in June 2010. Rates range from $65 for private sessions to $30 a person for group classes, with discounts for 10 sessions within a six-week period.
Benicia's bar scene was dragged into the "ultra lounge" era of the 21st century with the opening of The Rellik ("killer" spelled backward) by two Benicia men. It boasts an unprecedented set of historic Benicia photos on three walls, sizeable exhibitions of talented painters on another, 12 microbrews on tap, 50 wines sold by the glass, and the plushest furniture and most unique cocktails of any place in Benicia's 160 years of taverns. This site itself has apparently been a bar for at least 110 years, but with artistic décor and signage and modern infrastructure, it certainly doesn't show its age.
They also have an enclosed smoking deck so smokers aren't forced to stand on the sidewalk.
The personal trainers at Griffin Fitness specialize in cardio and strength fitness and are continually introducing new fitness classes and healthy diet programs for their clients. Current programs include Transformation, Performance, Physique and Rejuvenate and Rebuild. Customers are advised to call ahead for appointments.
Around since 1992, Academy of Shotokan Karate has been training men, women and children in the Shotokan style of karate. Here, the trainers will not only help you build physical strength but mental strength as well. It also offers a free, no obligation first visit.
James Lemos Swim Center is a public pool located on East J Street in Benicia. The pool offers recreational and lap swimming, youth water polo, masters swim, private swim lessons and water exercise programs. For schedule information, visit the James Lemos Swim Center website.
