A real gym in a beach town

The Gym sits right on the main strip in Playas del Coco, a few minutes from the sand. It's small on purpose — packed with the equipment serious lifters actually use, run by people who know every regular by name.

On any given morning you'll find local Ticos, long-term expats, snowbirds escaping winter and travellers passing through for a week. Nobody gets ignored: the guys at the front will spot you, show you where things are, and push you for the extra reps.

Between the free weight area, the machine circuit, the cardio row and the boxing bags, you can run any program you brought with you. Cold air conditioning and showers mean you can train hard at noon and still make it back to the beach.