The gyms near Candace Acacia in Al Furjan fall into two groups. One is a padel and fitness club in the community's own retail hub. The other is two big-brand clubs beyond Al Furjan. Club 15 and Ox Fitness are listed separately below because both are in other parts of Dubai.

Key Takeaways

• Community option. Smash Padel Al Furjan is at the Pavilion Plaza, the retail centre of Jebel Ali Village.
• Racket sport plus training. The club has three outdoor padel courts and an on-site fitness studio.
• Beyond Al Furjan. The Warehouse Gym Jumeirah Park and Fitness First Ibn Battuta Mall are larger clubs in neighbouring districts.
• Club 15. Club 15 at Dubai Creative Park in Al Quoz has a 25 m semi-Olympic pool, seven padel courts and three basketball courts.
• Planned workplace gym. Ox Fitness is due to open as a tenant amenity inside GulfALTS' business park.

Club 15 and Ox Fitness Elsewhere in Dubai

1. Club 15 at Dubai Creative Park

Club 15 is the sports club inside Dubai Creative Park, GulfALTS' 500,000 sq ft wellness and fitness destination in Al Quoz. It has a two-floor gym, a 25 m semi-Olympic pool, seven padel courts and three basketball courts. Recovery spaces sit alongside.

2. Ox Fitness at Dubai Fintech District

Ox Fitness, a premium Qatari fitness brand, is due to open inside GulfALTS' business park. It will serve the companies based there as a workplace gym rather than a neighbourhood club.

Nearby in Al Furjan

3. Smash Padel Al Furjan

Smash Padel Al Furjan is at the Pavilion Plaza in Jebel Ali Village, Al Furjan. It has three floodlit outdoor padel courts next to its own fitness studio. Courts are pay-and-play, so you do not need a membership. The club's academy offers private lessons and small-group clinics for players building their game.

Further Afield

The two clubs below are outside Al Furjan.

The Warehouse Gym Jumeirah Park

The Warehouse Gym Jumeirah Park is opposite the Jumeirah Park Pavilion in District 7. It calls itself a community wellness destination with space to train and to work. Highlights include a functional HYROX area, an outdoor Olympic pool, immersive studio classes and recovery treatments. It opens from 5:30 AM to midnight on weekdays and from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM at weekends.

Fitness First Ibn Battuta Mall

Fitness First runs one of its largest clubs on the 1st Floor of China Court, Ibn Battuta Mall. The club was recently refurbished. It has resistance machines, a full free-weights range, a cycling and mind-body studio and a group exercise studio. Personal training, a steam room and a sauna complete the offer. It opens from 5:30 AM to 11:00 PM on most days and from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Saturdays.

How to Pick a Gym from Candace Acacia

Your choice depends on the kind of training you want and how far you will travel for it.

• Stay local: Smash Padel Al Furjan is the community option for padel, group play and a fitness studio inside Al Furjan.
• Go bigger: the clubs in Jumeirah Park and Ibn Battuta Mall are larger. They offer a pool, big weights floors and many studios outside the community.
• Sport and recovery: Club 15 at Dubai Creative Park has courts, a semi-Olympic pool and recovery spaces in one place.

Wellness amenities shape where residents choose to live and where operators choose to open. GulfALTS develops destinations such as Dubai Creative Park. It leases commercial space to fitness and wellness operators who want professionally managed premises in Dubai.

Priya Nair's Take

Candace Acacia residents should start with Smash Padel in the Al Furjan hub, since pay-and-play is the easiest way to find out whether a sport sticks. People who want a full gym floor will find The Warehouse Gym Jumeirah Park or Fitness First Ibn Battuta worth the drive. Padel fans who get hooked will love Club 15 inside Dubai Creative Park in Al Quoz, my favourite place for a longer game on its seven courts. I'm also looking forward to Ox Fitness at Dubai Fintech District as a premium option once it opens.

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