Where the gyms are
Brisbane's gyms spread across the metro area, with two clear clusters.
- Inner south-east, Coorparoo: CrossFit Brisbane and CrossFit Coorparoo are in the same suburb. CrossFit Coorparoo is opposite Coorparoo Bowls Club at Harries Road and Barnes Avenue.
- Inner north, Newstead and Bowen Hills: Club Bunker and Function Well are in Newstead. CrossFit Torian is in Bowen Hills, next to Bowen Hills train station.
- Close to the centre: Gym Cartel (Albion), CrossFit Dux (Kelvin Grove), Ultra CrossFit (Milton), CrossFit CULTIVAR (West End), NEVER QUIT Sth Brisbane (South Brisbane) and CrossFit Neuro (Woolloongabba).
- North and east: City 4051 CrossFit (Chermside West), CrossFit Desire (Northgate), CrossFit Larrikins (Everton Hills), Gamebred Academy (Eagle Farm), CrossFit CrossAxed (Murarrie) and Rebuild Health and Fitness (Wynnum West).
- South, west and outer: CrossFit Magnetic (Upper Mount Gravatt), CrossFit Rocks (Seventeen Mile Rocks), CrossFit Aftermath (Mansfield), CrossFit Nitro (Sumner), CrossFit 4390 (Redbank Plains) and Hardware Junction (Samford Village).
For HYROX classes, look at Club Bunker, Function Well, CrossFit Rocks, NEVER QUIT Sth Brisbane, Gamebred Academy, CrossFit CULTIVAR, CrossFit Aftermath, CrossFit Desire and City 4051 CrossFit.
What a drop-in costs
Twelve gyms show a single drop-in price. The range is 20 to 40 AUD and the median is 27.5 AUD.
- 20 AUD: CrossFit Neuro
- 25 AUD: CrossFit Magnetic, CrossFit Coorparoo, CrossFit 4390, City 4051 CrossFit, CrossFit Larrikins
- 30 AUD: CrossFit Brisbane, Ultra CrossFit
- 35 AUD: Club Bunker, NEVER QUIT Sth Brisbane
- 39 AUD: CrossFit Dux
- 40 AUD: CrossFit Torian
Staying longer is cheaper per session. Weekly passes:
- CrossFit Larrikins: 55 AUD
- CrossFit Coorparoo: 70 AUD for three or more sessions in one week
- CrossFit Neuro: 75 AUD
- CrossFit Aftermath and CrossFit CULTIVAR: 77 AUD for a 7-day visitor pass
- CrossFit Dux: 79 AUD
- CrossFit Torian: 80 AUD, with open gym included
- NEVER QUIT Sth Brisbane: 88 AUD
- CrossFit Brisbane: 90 AUD
CrossFit Neuro sells monthly unlimited at 220 AUD, and CrossFit 4390 sells it at 200 AUD.
How to book
- CrossFit Brisbane takes drop-ins through BTWB.
- CrossFit Dux and NEVER QUIT Sth Brisbane use PushPress. NEVER QUIT requires a booking and a towel.
- CrossFit Torian sells day and week passes online.
- Ultra CrossFit lets you reserve a spot online and asks for at least three months of training experience.
- CrossFit Coorparoo asks for current membership at another affiliate and a web waiver before your first workout.
- Call CrossFit Magnetic ahead and speak to owner Dee Loft.
- City 4051 CrossFit and Club Bunker ask you to arrange a drop-in with the gym first.
- CrossFit Larrikins expects visitors to show a kip swing and a power clean.
Heat and climate
Club Bunker is the one gym with full air conditioning. It also has a recovery zone and runs over 35 coached classes a week.
NEVER QUIT Sth Brisbane trains open-air with fans. Its HYROX block runs Friday 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
If heat is a worry, pick Club Bunker. Several gyms also run 5:00 AM classes, including CrossFit Neuro, CrossFit Torian, CrossFit Dux and CrossFit Brisbane.
Rebrands and closures
- CrossFit CULTIVAR in West End says it owns both CULTIVAR and CrossFit Aftermath. CrossFit Aftermath is still running in Mansfield, and the two gyms offer reciprocal access.
- Gamebred Academy in Eagle Farm is one gym that appears under the affiliate names CrossFit Gamebred and CrossFit 4009.
- Gym Cartel in Albion also appears as CrossFit Gym Cartel and CrossFit Desire Central.
- Rebuild Health and Fitness in Wynnum West is the CrossFit 4178 affiliate.
- Hardware Junction in Samford Village is the Samford Valley CrossFit affiliate.
- CrossFit 4390 in Redbank Plains is the CrossFit 43 affiliate.