Sydney has no shortage of sleek co-working spaces, excellent cafés, steamy bathhouses or incredible places to work out. But if you want to find everything in one place – a gym, recovery zone, physio centre, co-working space and health food café – you’re in for more of a challenge. Enter: Virgin Active’s brand-new Bondi Junction Westfield outpost, a world-first concept from the global brand that brings all your wellness needs under one (exceptionally beautiful) roof.
Officially open this week, Virgin Active Bondi Westfield is the brand’s first “all-day social wellness destination.” Spread across a vast 2,500-square-metre area, the new space features everything you’d expect from a Virgin Active gym – a high-spec gym floor, fitness studios and luxury changing rooms – plus additional zones and services that transform your in-and-out workout into an all-day experience. Co-working spaces and a business lounge are open for guests to plug in and get their work done; a huge wellness zone (complete with Finnish sauna, infrared sauna, hydrotherapy spa, cold plunge, and heated slab), and a semi-private recovery suite (featuring new-age recovery equipment like trigger point guns and compression boots) are available to help you bounce back from your workout; and the on-site café serves up seasonal, sustainably sourced fuel.
The fitness offering here includes a tight selection of classes – innovative Reformer Pilates Tower sessions and a community-based Lift Club – designed to level up your technique and performance. But it’s the additional services that truly set it apart – massage therapists, personal trainers, osteopaths and physiotherapists are on-site to keep you in peak physical form, while architecturally designed spaces support your social and professional wellbeing.
“We want to establish a movement that remedies the misinformation and fakery plaguing the wellness industry, by creating spaces where wellness gets real … It’s an investment in your mind, body, and soul – whether you’re coming for a quick workout, a much-needed recovery experience, expert consultation, or an overdue social catch-up,” says Dean Kowarski, CEO of Virgin Active.
Memberships are limited, so you’ll want to get in quick. You can learn more and sign up here.
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