Physicality DC

This is an awesome place for strength training. As a physical therapist I loved that their class syllabus was structured to target strengthening of muscles which help to stabilize our joints. They don't have us just do a bunch of random exercises. They have a plethora of gymnastic specific equipment that non gymnasts can use.

Workouts that feel like play. 🤸‍♂️ That’s it, that’s the tweet. If you’ve always wanted to learn handstands, train calisthenics, get flexible, dazzle your friends with feats of strength and skill, balance on your hands like a friggin boss, or achieve your childhood dream of climbing a rope to the top without your feet — then welcome, you found your new place. Physicality classes are challenging, fun, and easy to jump into at any level. A wide mix of skills, ages, and backgrounds in every class. Everyone is a cool Yoga instructor or a rock-climbing economist — I don’t know why, that’s just how it works. On a Tuesday in fall 2022, I finally gathered the courage to show up to a handstand class. Within minutes I realized I made a huge mistake — I should have joined sooner. Now I come 5-6 days a week, do handstand push-ups, and my wife says I look “almost as good as when we met.” (That was 10 years ago, so it’s a compliment I think.) Don’t wait like me! Join the best gym in DC. I’ll see you in class. ✌️ BTW, I typed this all upside down.

Best gym in DC by far for well-rounded strength, flexibility, handstands, roman rings and just basic core work. Coach Chris Garay brings a rare balance of technical rigour and fun variety to make these classes addictive and community building, with flexible, no-frills membership packages.

I was looking online for a trainer in DC to improve my strength in gymnastics and aerial acrobatics and found Physicality GST. Excited, I rushed the next day to check out the gym facility and meet the coaching team. My expectations were totally exceeded. Facility-wise - very well equipped with pretty much all you need for hard core gymnastics and strength training. But what is a facility without a coach? Chris is extremely knowledgeable, methodical, confident, versatile, and on top of that, a great cheerleader. Trust me, you will need it in strength training! As our sessions progress, I am impressed with the exercises he chooses for each pt session. They are challenging, non-standard, and simply working. I am on my way to great things with this coach!

I’m way overdue in writing this review. Chris Garay is extremely knowledgeable, professional, kind and highly skilled. He has such a profound understanding of anatomy and is able to scale exercises for anyone. As someone who was told I should never workout by all of my doctors, my joints have never felt better and I owe it all to Physicality. After 7 years of constant back and knee pain, I’m virtually pain free and am so much stronger. Highly recommend coming here if you want to focus on strength, stability and mobility.