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The 11 best hotel gyms in the world - three Mideast hotel gyms make it to CNN list
DUBAI - When it comes to hotel gyms, guests – especially long-haul travellers - would primarily want them to have the equipment to help them work out a sweat to beat jet-lag.
According to studies, regular exercise can stabilize the internal clock which can be affected when a traveller flies across times zones.
But there are gyms that not only offer travellers top-notch cardio and weight-training equipment but also extraordinary facilities and breathtaking views for those located in higher floors or elevation.
The 11 best hotel gyms in the world listed by CNN are:
*Kerry Hotel (Hong Kong)
The gym at the fourth floor has the usual weight training and cardio equipment but it also offers visitors a breathtaking view of Victorial Harbor and the Kong Kong skyline. There's also an outdoor running track and the hotel organizes running clubs.
*Park Hyatt (Chicago, USA)
The seventh-floor gym has a three-lane, 75-foot indoor lap pool and the gym has a Shred In the Park program wherein local trainers guide guests through an intensive cardio program on the spa's garden terrace.
*Shangri-La Dubai (Dubai, UAE)
The hotel has squash and tennis courts, jacuzzis, steam rooms, a "movement" studio for mobility, and a rooftop swimming pool. There are belly-dancing, spinning and yoga classes to choose from. After a rigorous workout, guests can go to the CHI spa for a soothing massage or body scrub.
*Anantara Al Jabal Akhdar Resort (Oman)
The resort hotel is located 2,000 feet above sea level in Oman's Green Mountain. Travellers can go to up the mountain and do sunrise yoga on the highest platform in the Middle East. There are also biking and jogging trails, a tennis court, and a cliffside infinity pool.
*Park Hyatt (Tokyo, Japan)
Located at the 47th floor, the gym has a view that can capture a traveller's attention all throughout the time he or she uses the cardio machines. Guests can enroll in tai chi, yoga, aerobics, and dancercise classes or they can do a few laps in the lap pool.
*Four Seasons Seoul (South Korea)
The gym has top-of-the-line equipment, a yoga and pilates studio. There are three pools on the same floor as the gym – a three-lane lap pool and two smaller pools with different temperatures. There's also a golf putting room on the 10th floor.
*The Siam Hotel (Bangkok, Thailand)
Aside from usual weight-training and cardio equipment, a notable feature of the hotel's gym is a muay thai boxing ring. The infinity pool is located along the Chao Phraya River. Massage services are also available for guests.
*Bulgari Hotel (London, England)
There are small-group exercise, boxing and pilates classes offered at the ultra-modern gym, whose main attraction is an 82-foot swimming pool.
*Marriott Hotel Al Forsan (Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Part of the Al Forsan International Sports Resort complex, Marriott Hotel Al Forsan is the Middle East's first dedicated sports hotel. The hotel's sprawling fitness center overlooks an Olympic-size swimming pool that is connected to a small leisure pool. There is also an outdoor wakeboarding lake.
*The James New York Soho
The 17th-floor gym gym has specially-designed wellness programs, a lap pool and a viewing platform where one can do yoga and meditation.
*Hotel Jen (Beijing, China)
There's a massive Trainyard Gym health club, heated indoor pool, spa and saunas. A boxing ring and separate studios for group exercise classes are also among the facilities. 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