Fitness in Çankaya

In Çankaya, the 3 venues with a fitness area are concentrated at two hotel addresses: the Ankara HiltonSA in Kavaklıdere and the New Park Hotel on Ziya Gökalp Caddesi. All three are city hotel spas; whether people not staying at the hotel can use the gym depends on each hotel's membership and day-pass policy, and this information is not in our listings.

What comes after the workout decides it: The difference between Çankaya's three options shows less in the gym itself than in what follows the workout. An indoor pool appears only in Navitas's listing; for those who want to finish a workout in the hammam, New Park Hotel's hammam stands out, and for those who want to round it off with a massage, Newlife Spa Center's menu. Newlife is listed as mixed; there is no information on this for the other two. As both addresses are in the city centre, the gym is also worth considering after work or at lunchtime; in that case, check the opening and closing times in advance.

Questions to ask before joining: whether there is a monthly or day-pass option, whether membership covers the pool, sauna and hammam, when the gym is busiest, whether personal training is charged separately, and the use of changing rooms and lockers. Anyone with a cardiovascular condition or blood pressure problems should consult their doctor before going into the sauna or hammam straight after a workout.

How fitness areas in spa facilities generally work is explained on the fitness page; all the spas and hammams in the district are on the Çankaya page, and the city list, which also covers the thermal resort in Kızılcahamam, is on the Ankara page.