This world-first wellness space is landing in Sydney this month

Time Out

20 hours ago

Sydney has no shortage of incredible places to work out, from a stunning, Dubai-inspired gym in the city's west to free-to-use spaces overlooking the ocean. 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.
Due to open this July, Virgin Active Bondi Westfield will be the brand's first 'all-day social wellness destination.' Spread across a vast 2,500-square-metre area, it will feature 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 will be 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) will be available to help you bounce back from your workout; and the on-site café will be serving up seasonal, sustainably sourced fuel.
The fitness offering here will be anything but ordinary, with a range of classes – including 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 will truly set it apart – massage therapists, personal trainers, osteopaths and physiotherapists will all be 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.
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