50 outside-the-box SF Bay Area workouts that guarantee an all-new you.
1. Replace your stairmaster: The 16th Avenue Tiled Steps (Outer Sunset)
2. Cross the finish line: The San Francisco Marathon (Embarcadero)
3. Conquer the island: Mount Livermore (Angel Island)
4. Play all 18 holes: San Francisco Ultimate Club (Golden Gate Park)
5. Chase the sunrise: Mount Diablo State Park (Livermore)
6. Clutch pink weights: Pop Physique (Multiple locations)
7. Climb SF’s second highest hill: Twin Peaks (Twin Peaks)
8. Join the Secret Service: Krav Maga Institute (Oakland)
9. Swim upstream: Bay to Breakers (SoMa)
10. Dodge poison oak: Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve (Inner Sunset)
11. Achieve zen: Yoga in the Labyrinth (Nob Hill)
12. Get lost in the fog: Batteries to Bluffs Trail (Presidio)
13. Tame the “toning trifecta”: Burn Pilates (Multiple locations)
14. Sculpt calves of steel: Cleveland Cascade Stairway (Oakland)
15. Hike to Stinson Beach: Steep Ravine Trail (Mt. Tamalpais)
16. Earn an orange sweatband: Tough Mudder (Lake Tahoe)
17. Make the city your gym: ClassPass (Mission)
18. Swim the bay: Dolphin’s Club (Fisherman’s Wharf)
19. Strap on skates: Church of 8 Wheels (Lower Haight)
20. Just do it: Nike Women’s Half Marathon (Union Square)
21. Don’t stop pedaling: SoulCycle (Multiple locations)
22. Watch out for wildlife: Tomales point Trail (Point Reyes)
23. Lunge your ass off: Fitmob (SoMa)
24. Pick a fight: Polk Street Boxing Gym (Nob Hill)
25. Walk for a cure: Aids Walk (Golden Gate Park)
26. Hold your breath: Equinox Sports Club (Multiple locations)
27. Get picked first: Kickball SF (Golden Gate Park)
28. Race to the peak: Mount Davidson (Sunnyside)
29. Reach altitude: AirFit Training (Pleasanton)
30. Cross a bridge: Strawberry Hill (Golden Gate Park)
31. Shake your tail feather: Beyonce Dance Classes (SoMa)
32. Slide into home base: The Giant race 5K (Embarcadero)
33. Get a grip: Dogpatch Boulders (Dogpatch)
34. Perfect your plié: Avant Barre (SoMa)
35. Sweat. Burn. Repeat: Barry’s Bootcamp (SoMa)
36. Visit the edge of the world: Coastal Trail at Lands End (Sea Cliff)
37. Try box jumps: San Francisco CrossFit (Presidio)
38. Channel Rocky: Lyon Street Steps (Pac Heights)
39. Run in circles: Lake Merritt (Oakland)
40. Beware of sharks: Paddleboard with Sea Trek (Sausalito)
41. Bike the eastern span: The Bay Bridge (Oakland)
42. Take on the Megaformer: Bodyrok Sculpt (Marina)
43. Escape from the rock: Alcatraz Swim with the Centurions (Alcatraz Island)
44. Be a swinger: Lindy in the Park (Golden Gate Park)
45. Stroll hand-in-hand: Lovers’ Lane (Presidio)
46. Ice skate in July: Yerba Buena Gardens (SoMa)
47. Brave the climb: Baker Beach Sand Ladder (Presidio)
48. Jump around: House of Air (Presidio)
49. Take a spin: Marin Century (Marin)
50. Greet the dawn: Tai Chi in Portsmouth Square (Chinatown)
Cheapskates, rejoice! Stay tuned for The Big Cheap: 100 Things to Do in SF Under $20, making its penny-pinching debut next month.
This article was published in 7x7's March 2015 issue.
