Sun Fitness Center?

[atlmichelle]

I wanted to ask for objective input here regarding the following quote from a CC member review I just read....

 

"The fitness area was small. A problem here is that they do not turn the treadmills on till mid-morning. They said the treadmills are over cabins and they make a lot of noise so wait to turn them on. Many of the excursions require you to be off the ship around 7:30 a.m. so you will not be able to use a treadmill if you like to work out early."

 

The rest of the review was pretty whiny, so I would generally just "consider the source". But this seemed like a pretty specific complaint. I am actually more interested in info about the spinning bikes. When it comes to walking, I would rather do that out on deck anyway. Just wondered if anyone else had had a similar experience?

[ukchris]

I wanted to ask for objective input here regarding the following quote from a CC member review I just read....

 

"The fitness area was small. A problem here is that they do not turn the treadmills on till mid-morning. They said the treadmills are over cabins and they make a lot of noise so wait to turn them on. Many of the excursions require you to be off the ship around 7:30 a.m. so you will not be able to use a treadmill if you like to work out early."

 

The rest of the review was pretty whiny, so I would generally just "consider the source". But this seemed like a pretty specific complaint. I am actually more interested in info about the spinning bikes. When it comes to walking, I would rather do that out on deck anyway. Just wondered if anyone else had had a similar experience?

Ok, the fitness area is not vast but it is by no means small. The treadmills are closed from 11 at night until 08:00 in the morning and as you like to walk on the deck, it wouldn't be a problem for you if you want to exercise before 8. There are plenty of spinning bikes, about 10 i think. Hope this helps :)

[travelmoxie]

Hi;

 

The original poster was correct. The treadmills are not turned on until mid morning for that very reason. The fitness room on the Sun was about a 7/10. I am a personal trainer and was a little disappointed, however, for the average person who simply wants to work out once in a while, it would be fine. There are about 5 treadmills, 3-4 eliptical trainers and (I think) 3 stationary bikes. The free weight section is very small with only a few benches in total of both incline and flat.

 

If you wish to use a resist-a-ball there are tons in the adjoining room in which they hold classes in and you can use that room as well.

 

Any other questions, let me know.

[ChelseaM]

Just an FYI, the promenade deck doesn't open fully until after 8:00 am either. My husband and I are early morning runners, but we pretty much had to give it up for during our cruise (unless we wanted to do a million laps on the top deck).

[newlywedcruisers]

Just an FYI, the promenade deck doesn't open fully until after 8:00 am either. My husband and I are early morning runners, but we pretty much had to give it up for during our cruise (unless we wanted to do a million laps on the top deck).

 

That sucks, I hit the gym at about 5:45 every morning and if I try to sleep in and go later than that I normally won't go. Plus opening up that late effects things like Shore excursions and stuff.

Man, that bums me out.

[DWJW]

These are all true, my wife and I are up early, I run, she hits the gym. So we got to do neither because of the hours, one other thing to note, on sea days they did an organized mile walk at 8:00 AM on the main deck which made running a bit complicated. Deck 12 as noted earlier is not easy to navigate for a run. We found the gym less populated during dinner hours. It is not located in the best possible spot on the Port side over a stretch of balcony rooms.

[atlmichelle]

Well, we did end up hitting the Sun gym a few times. But I'm convinced that most of our onboard exercise came from our strict NO ELEVATORS policy!

 

Hubby and I did not set foot on a single Sun elevator over the entire cruise! According to my handy-dandy pedometer, we averaged walking 6.72 miles per day, most of which was trekking the stairs between our cabin on Deck 4 and the Buffet on Deck 11 several times daily. (See how that works out? ;) ) We even schlepped our bags up the steps for Express Checkout on Thursday!

[newlywedcruisers]

Well, we did end up hitting the Sun gym a few times. But I'm convinced that most of our onboard exercise came from our strict NO ELEVATORS policy!

 

Hubby and I did not set foot on a single Sun elevator over the entire cruise! According to my handy-dandy pedometer, we averaged walking 6.72 miles per day, most of which was trekking the stairs between our cabin on Deck 4 and the Buffet on Deck 11 several times daily. (See how that works out? ;) ) We even schlepped our bags up the steps for Express Checkout on Thursday!

 

how early was the open/late was the close?

[heelfan94]

Well, we did end up hitting the Sun gym a few times. But I'm convinced that most of our onboard exercise came from our strict NO ELEVATORS policy!

 

Hubby and I did not set foot on a single Sun elevator over the entire cruise! According to my handy-dandy pedometer, we averaged walking 6.72 miles per day, most of which was trekking the stairs between our cabin on Deck 4 and the Buffet on Deck 11 several times daily. (See how that works out? ;) ) We even schlepped our bags up the steps for Express Checkout on Thursday!

I do that, too! It always amazes me how much I walk on a 7 day cruise. :)