Jazzercise is the best gym in San Antonio

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Stacey Perez is the owner of Perrin Beitel Jazzercise. (WOAI.com)

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Stacey Perez is the owner of Perrin Beitel Jazzercise. (WOAI.com)

Reported by: Jacqueline Ortiz

Email: JacquelineOrtiz@woaitv.com

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Published: 2/15 5:36 pm

Updated: 4/27 1:46 pm

SAN ANTONIO - It's been about six weeks since the New Year. How are those fitness resolutions going?

It's a good time to restart if you've fallen off the wagon, and we have a list of viewer approved gyms in San Antonio.

We asked for nominations in our Best of SA competition, and these gyms are the top four…

Body Armor CrossFit

2411 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78215

Jazzercise

San Antonio 1st Presbyterian Church, 403 Avenue E., San Antonio, TX 78205

Enrique Barrera Community Fitness Center, 5800 W Old US Hwy. 90, San Antonio, TX 78227

Churchill West, 1031 Patricia, San Antonio, TX 78216

Babcock Center, 5879 Babcock Rd., San Antonio, TX 78240

Perrin Beitel Fitness Center, 4105 Avenida Prima St., San Antonio, TX 78217

Flip City Gym, 23132 Hwy. 281 N., San Antonio, TX 78260

Schertz Community Center, 1400 Schertz Pkwy., Schertz , TX 78154

Life Time Fitness

18510 US 281 N, San Antonio, TX 78259

5639 Worth Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78257

Planet Fitness

6700 Huebner Road, San Antonio, TX 78238

207 N. General McMullen, San Antonio, TX 78237

4400 Fredericksburg Rd., San Antonio, TX 78260

1739 SW Loop 410, Suite 814, San Antonio, TX 78227

13932 Nacogdoches Road, San Antonio, TX 78217

25 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216

11227 Potranco Road, San Antonio, TX 78253

1131 SE Military Drive, San Antonio, TX 78214

Voters reached back to the 80s and picked Jazzercise as the best gym in San Antonio.

“I feel like crying, first of all,” said Stacey Perez, the owner of Perrin Beitel Jazzercise, which has been around for 20 years. “Second of all – our fabulous customers. If it wasn’t for them – we got a hold of everybody and they mobilized and they voted. They were very excited. They are going to be so thrilled with this because it was thanks to them and the other owners in San Antonio.”

So just what is Jazzercise?

“A Jazzercise workout is a one hour workout set to music,” explains Perez. “We combine it with Pilates and cardio box. You get everything in an hour. You get warm up, your aerobic, your strength training, your cool down and stretch at the end. All set to music with a group of fabulous people all together who motivate. There’s hooting and hollering and the instructor are A-1 at what they do. They love it and it shows.”

What is it about Jazzercise that appeals to people?

“The appeal is that it’s fun – first of all,” Perez told News 4 WOAI. “We have such a family atmosphere. This is so personal here. We get to know each other. You make lifelong friends. It becomes not just our workout, but also our social time.”

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Scouts Out - 2/23/2012 9:09 AM

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Am I the only one that doesn't get this? WOAI is looking for the best GYM in town and Jazzercise was voted #1? Correct me if I'm wrong, nothing against Jazzercise but isn't it a FITNESS CLASS that combines jazz dance, resistance training, Pilates, yoga, and kickboxing at various locations like gyms, church halls, and school gyms? So when voting for best GYM, I'm thinking more along the line of a FACILITY (Gold's Gym, Planet Fitness, Lifetime Fitness and so on)that offer good customer service, equipment, clean looker rooms, fitness classes, and properly trained staff. So if Jazzercise is #1, then it should be a fitness class/progam or what ever you want to call it, not a gym. For some readers before you get your pantis all bunched up, I only used those three facilities as an example.

Limdull - 2/21/2012 9:54 AM

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I have little doubt Lifetime is the best, IF you can afford it... which most people can't. That's one reason why it is so nice. And no, I don't go there, just saying that the clientele DO make the gym some of what it is, and if you exclude some elements of society that it will no doubt be more... civilized. I've been to expensive gyms and ghetto gyms so I'm just saying it like it is.

LadyFingers - 2/20/2012 2:03 PM

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Krav Maga and Pete Hardy's team of instructors kicks major A**!!! They provide not only self defense techniques and courses, but awesome cardio and strength training! I've lost more weight and have gotten in better shape in the past year going there than i ever did at ANY gym! And Pete is WONDERFUL in getting involved in the community! Every self defense course costs and profits go to charity! THANK YOU PETE!

mvm2407 - 2/18/2012 9:06 AM

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Crossfit is by far the best workout. I would challenge everyone reader to take just one class. The workouts (WOD's) change daily. You will be amazed at what you can do - step out of your comfort zone and change your life. If you have ever felt that " this is it, this is how getting older feels, loss of strengh - gaining of weight, then I challenge you to walk in to any CROSSFIT BOX and try it out. Im going on my third year and i love every min of it.

Julia - 2/17/2012 10:57 AM

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Sorry to everyone trying to hate on Jazzercise, but it really is the best workout I have encountered. I do love the Planet Fitness facility, but when I need to be pushed and have an all around GREAT workout, I'll go to Jazzercise. The instructors are helpful and passionate about what they do, which makes it more fun for me. And no, it is not an outdated exercise program for oldies. I am 19 years old, in pretty good shape, and it still kicks my butt, all the while being enjoyable.

Competition - 2/17/2012 8:46 AM

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Jim's at I35 South at O'Connor,you want exercise try getting out of that parking lot on a Friday afternoon. Oh wrong Jim :(

bobemac - 2/17/2012 8:42 AM

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Lifetime Fitness at The Rim is our favorite Gym. They have the best pools, 2 indoor and 2 outdoor. The greatest Whirlpool Spa anywhere, and two saunas and a fine steam room. The classes are interesting and motivating, and the personal trainers are really experienced. Our favorite is Brad Bowen. You have a choice of free weights, an amazing selection of Precor and Life Fitness machines, The free Motion weights are our choice. We have had memberships in Spectrum, Golds Gym, and The Concord AC prior to Spectrum buying them. The people at Lifetime Fitness really make it special. This gym isn't cheap but it is worth it. When you call ask for James, he'll work with you.

backto1776 - 2/17/2012 7:53 AM

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I quit golds to join spectrum and now golds has bought out spectrum. Lifetime here I come

jamie88 - 2/17/2012 6:15 AM

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I have tried golds gym and I'll tell you that the facilities are the worst! The equipment is fine but the bathroom floors and the pool floors look as if they haven't been cleaned in years! Nasty! They are almost black with nasty buidup. Water fountians....one didn't work for almost one year! Never again....I'll pay more and stick with lifetime atleast the floors get cleaned!

Zippy - 2/16/2012 11:39 PM

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Wow. All-Stars really has a diverse menu. How can anyone's lap-dance compete with "Surf and Turd"? Thanks spursrule. I so needed that belly laugh about now. Buy my vote is still with Jazzercise and the Lifetime Fitness at the Rim.

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