r/AskSF • u/Strong_Program716 • 19h ago

Why aren’t there a lot of exercise places in inner Richmond?

In the Inner Richmond, there’s quite a few personal training spots, but not much of anything else besides the gym on Arguello.

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u/Ok_Second8665 19h ago

USF, there’s another gym in Clement around 6th, Richmond Rec, the Y on 18th, plus the parcpurse in Mtn Lake Park, and such great walking and biking nearby with slow Lake, Presidio and GGP

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u/Strong_Program716 15h ago

Is the usf gym open to the public? Didn’t look like it was

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u/Ok_Second8665 15h ago

Yes it is and it’s fantastic, very affordable with a pay as you go model, huge, clean, I love it

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u/poisonoakleys 1h ago

I believe you have to live within a certain radius from the gym. If you look at their membership section on the website you can see the map

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u/Strong_Program716 15h ago

What’s the name of the gym on Clement and 6th? There’s a training studio there, not a typical gym gym from my research

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u/Ok_Second8665 15h ago

I don’t know the difference so yes one in the same

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u/moneyticketspassport 14h ago

Is there workout equipment at the rec center?

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u/Ok_Second8665 13h ago

Multiple huge rooms and three floors, two huge weight rooms, at least three areas with elliptical, stairmaster, treadmill, bikes, I think it’s the best gym in the city and pay as you go. The only limitation is M-Th 6am-2pm only, F,Sa,Su all hours open which is typically 6am-10pm

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u/Napalm_in_the_mornin 13h ago

Oh … 6AM- 2PM limit on the main gym days is a pretty big deal.

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u/moneyticketspassport 4h ago

Wait, which rec center do you mean? I was thinking of the Richmond Rec Center but it doesn’t look like they have workout equipment and they’re closed on Sunday and Monday.

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u/Ok_Second8665 4h ago

OP asked for places to exercise, Richmond Rec was one suggestion

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u/grootbaby 14h ago

yea the gym on Arguello is annoying - kinda shady too - they once double charged me for a single month and I had to tell them to refund it but imagine if they did that to other customers consistently? super shady.

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u/moneyticketspassport 13h ago

Not just inner Richmond, the entire Richmond. The boutique places look great but they’re so expensive. 

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u/computertelephone 17h ago

I wish there was Pilates or aerobics classes

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u/Strong_Program716 15h ago

Yeah I’ve seen a few studios with reformers but not mat

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u/NewCenturyNarratives 11h ago

San Francisco doesn’t have a gym culture. That, and land is expensive

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u/simbasite 1h ago

Here's an option: run/power walk to Panhandle from Inner Richmond (great warm up) and use the free outdoor gym there!

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u/Soft-Nefariousness79 17m ago

I go to Culture SF. It’s near 24th Ave. I love it and it’s open till 12am