You have been on St. John for a while and checked all the basics of your bucket list, like Peace Hill, Caneel Hill Trail, Annaberg Sugar Plantation, Reef Bay Hike….. and are looking for a new adventure?
Category: Sports/Fitness
Stay in Shape on your Holiday! – List of Sports / Fitness Activities St. John, USVI –
The Virgin Islands are a stand up paddler’s paradise offering everything from calm bays for beginners to crossings and crazy downwinders for experienced paddlers and if you are lucky you might find some really good uncrowded waves, too!
With the gym at the Westin undergoing major renovation and having moved to one of the meeting rooms we are excited to hear there is a new gym in town, at the Lumberyard complex.
There are kickboxing classes on St. John (Tuesday and Thursday morning and Monday and Wednesday afternoon – subject to change) in the gym across from the fire station and baseball field in Cruz Bay. Just bring a drink and towel/mat and pay 8$ per session. It is a fitness-oriented class and ladies are welcome!
A great alternative on those few days where it rains in paradise.
There are public tennis courts on St. John, across the car barge dock. You don’t have to reserve or pay, just go and play! Aside from the public courts there are a few courts at resorts for example at the Westin or Caneel Bay Resort.
Find a balance of physical wellness and pure relaxation as you work out in paradise at the Westin’s state-of-the-art spa & fitness center, complete with sauna, massage therapy and full spa services. You can use it even if you are not staying at the Westin. The free is 130$ per month.
Pilates is a unique method of body conditioning named after German-born Joseph H. Pilates.
There are no golf courses on St. John, however a short ferry ride away on St. Thomas is Mahogany Run Golf Course.