If you happen to be stuck in Beijing during the Spring Festival period (Feb 15-21) then there are already plenty of opportunities to hole up on the couch at home, without the fact that many gyms and fitness centers will be closed.

READ: Beijing Spring Festival Bar and Restaurant Opening Hours

However, those who want to fill their week with at least moderate exertion still have opportunities to do so at gyms such as B Active. Expect hotel gyms, such as Kerry Sports or Trainyard at Hotel Jen, to remain open, although likely with a reduced schedule of group classes. As ever at this time of year, call ahead to be sure. Below is a breakdown of opening hours at some popular Beijing gyms.

B Active – Open 24 hours, reception staffed 9am-6pm Feb 15, 11am-8pm Feb 16-21
Base Fit – Sanlitun closed Feb 15-19, Chaoyangmen closed Feb 15-21
Raw Fitness – Feb 14 closing at 2pm, Feb 15 closed, Feb 16-21 noon-4pm
CrossFit Slash Sanlitun – Closed
Green Essence – Open
GuCycle – Closed Feb 14-21
Ms Uptown – Closed Feb 15-25
Prime Fitness – Closed Feb 15-21
SpaceCycle – Sanlitun closed Feb 15-18, China World Mall open with reduced hours (11am-5pm Feb 15, 11am-6pm Feb 16-17)

If you’re a GuavaPass member, you can suspend your membership for free during the Spring Festival period from Feb 15-28.

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A number of fitness centers have opened up in the past year, giving people more or less the same options in terms of machinery and classes available. Usually the main concern is, “Does it have a swimming pool?” Prime Fitness sets itself apart by providing a primeval approach to high intensity training with quality instructors in a highly personalized setting.

The style of workout here is called primal because it is short (usually 30-minute bursts) and is an intense program based on the hunter-gatherer lifestyle of our ancestors. You can expect a lot of lunging, throwing, pushing and pulling. This may all sound a little antiquated, but if you desire that cage fighter physique, then it’s probably the best option in town.

There is limited use of machines because the trainers believe that style of training to be limiting and neglectful of essential muscle groups. One of the aims of this method is to leave you informed about a natural way to train your body and how to sustain it with a healthy diet.

A large percentage of the classes they do at Prime are one-on-one. There are also group classes that are capped at eight people so you never have to worry about overcrowding. There are no membership fees, but there is a minimum amount (RMB 1,500) that you must put down as credit to participate in either individual or group sessions. Each group class will set you back RMB 150 and each one-on-one class is RMB 450. If this is out of your price range, but you still want a more focused experience, there is a “couple” option where you and a friend can feel the burn together for RMB 350.

Also try: Kerry Sports, Pulse Fitness

Prime Fitness
Daily 7am-10pm. Suite 3009, 2/F, Bldg AB, Vantone Center, 6 Chaowai Jie, Chaoyang District (5907 3006)
朝阳区朝阳门外大街6号万通中心AB座2层3009室

This post first appeared on thebeijinger.com on May 23, 2014.

Photo by Sui