Strand Fitness Southside
$$Spend a whole day training, sweating, and recovering at Brisbane's best gym
Spend a full day moving between training floors, group classes, and a recovery wing built around a magnesium pool, saunas, cold plunges, and massage chairs. Strand Fitness Southside is a three-level, ~3,700m² complex at 43 Endiandra Street, Algester — voted Brisbane's best gym by the Courier Mail. The training floors cover a full free-weights room, squat racks and lifting platforms, a dedicated booty room, modern strength machines, cardio, functional zones, a reformer Pilates studio, and a ladies-only area. Group classes run daily across SF45 functional training, boxing, Les Mills (BodyCombat, BodyPump, RPM), Zumba, HIIT, yoga, and mat + Reformer Pilates. The recovery wing — branded The Oasis and The Haven — has a magnesium swimming pool, infrared and rock saunas, steam room, the Fire & Ice cold plunge, and rooms of high-end massage chairs. The members' lounge is set up for between-session work and protein meals.
Step by step
From start to finish, what to expect.
Morning: train on the weights floor
Mid-morning: book into a group class (boxing, SF45, or a Les Mills session)
Lunch in the members' lounge
Afternoon: Reformer Pilates or a quieter yoga / mat Pilates class
Recovery wing: magnesium pool, then Fire & Ice cycles between the saunas and cold plunge
Finish in The Haven on the massage chairs
Cost breakdown
Estimated per person, in AUD.
How you get there
Your options for the trip.
Drive yourself
Local tips
Stuff your mates would tell you.
Fire & Ice is the hero — alternate the cold plunge and infrared sauna 2-3 rounds for the best reset
The magnesium pool reads differently to chlorine — easier on the skin and great for active recovery
Boxing, SF45 and Reformer Pilates fill 24 hours ahead in the app — book the night before
Casual visitors get the recovery wing during staffed hours only; members get 24/7 access
Free trial passes are usually available — ask at reception before committing to a membership
Bring two towels (one for sauna, one for showers) and a swimsuit