Monthly memberships in the gym are too expensive, but forget about that because you don’t have to shell out a huge amount of money to be fit. We have gathered the best free workout groups that you can join in Houston.
Hustle at F3 Cross Training’s Free Community Workouts
EaDo
Sign up online and join free sessions on Saturday at 10 am. The one hour intense workout will include cardio spurts, weightlifting, body-weight exercises, and Simone Biles-worthy gymnastics movements. Classes start at 10:00 am.
Hit Wellness Wednesdays at GreenStreet
Downtown
Join the weekly 30-minute bootcamp at The Lawn before you hit the office.
Earn your beer at a bar running club
Various locations
Meet up at the Gorgeous Gael Irish Pub for a Rice Village run every Tuesday, or a three to five mile run every Wednesday.
Go on a farmers market bike ride
Heights
Join the free monthly bike tour of Houston’s best farmers markets, which covers 12-15 miles that would last about three hours.
Channel your inner stuntman with parkour
Downtown
On Thursday nights, master the art of parkour, or at least just learn the basics. There will be experienced and certified coaches who will teach you move like a stuntman.
Join the Bayou Bikers
Downtown
Enjoy an early morning bike ride every first Sunday of each month at 8:00 am. Meeting point will be at Market Square Park, and start cycling 25 – 40 miles exploring the magnificent views of Houston’s bayous.
Practice yoga at the park
Downtown
Bring your own mat and strengthen your core in 60-minute free class at Discovery Green’s Tuesday night yoga retreats. Check the calendar for seasonal schedule.
Get rotating weekly classes at Athleta stores
Galleria (& Rice Village & Memorial)
Enjoy different free weekly classes every week like PiYo and Sculpt Fitness total body workouts to hip-hop dancing and tribal Buti Yoga.
Learn circus arts at Discovery Green
Downtown
Learn acrobatics from the instructors of Cirque la Vie, whose free class include you contortion, flexibility training, low tight wire balancing, juggling, and more. No pre-registration required.
