Gyms at Walt Disney World: The Polynesian and Grand Floridian Resorts

This guest post was contributed by Heather of Running with Sass.

With my desire to maintain a healthy lifestyle even while on vacation, I am pretty familiar with the various hotel gyms at several of the Disney resorts. The one I frequent the most is the one shared by the Grand Floridian and the Polynesian. This spa and gym sits on the walkway that joins the two resorts near the wedding pavilion.

(The spa part of the fitness center is closed for 18 months for refurbishment. This started mid-September, but the workout/gym area is still open for use.)

Due to some construction at the Grand Floridian, the walkway has been rerouted to get to the gym. Just head towards the beach/waterfall pool and you will see signs directing you down the path towards the building. Coming from the Polynesian, head towards the wedding pavilion along the sidewalk and it will be on your left.

You walk into a nice lobby area, where you are greeted by an employee who will check your key card to insure you are in fact a guest of the Grand Floridian or the Polynesian. You turn to the right and go through a door into the gym area. Not only does the gym have pretty much all the equipment you will need to workout, but they have towels, magazines, and a place to get changed (very cold I might add) in the corner.

There are plenty of treadmills, bikes, and ellipticals all facing flat screen televisions for your boredom breaker enjoyment.

There are also plenty of weight machines, as well as free weights.

The back wall has mirrors all the way across as well.

There are also mats and an exercise ball you can use for floor work or ab work.

Generally, if I am going to workout I will walk fast or jog the path to the gym as my warm up, and then walk or slow jog back for a cool down. It’s the perfect distance away for that purpose, and I hope I will continue to be able to go back to the gym to get my sweat on!

Heather works for Travel with the Magic as an authorized Disney vacation planner. She has participated in many runDisney races, and has her own running blog, Running with Sass. Contact her for a FREE, no obligation Disney vacation quote at heather@travelwiththemagic.com.