Barry's coming soon to downtown Bethesda

Barry's, the fitness chain formerly known as Barry's Bootcamp, is expanding to downtown Bethesda. It will be in the ground floor of The Elm apartment tower at 4710 Elm Street. Barry's offers high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with 50% treadmill cardio and 50% strength training in their signature red-lit facility. I've heard a lot of positive things about Barry's from people who are members at their Washington, D.C. locations, so this should be a nice addition, especially for residents of The Elm, Hampden House, and The Charles.

New fitness studio to fill yoga space in downtown Bethesda

A former hot yoga studio space in the ground floor of the Fairmont Plaza condominium building in downtown Bethesda will soon have a new tenant, and it won't be a radical change of use. The vacant space will become home to a personal training and physical therapy gym. Located at 7832 Wisconsin Avenue, and encompassing several adjoining storefronts, the space has been home to yoga and hot yoga studios for over a decade in the past. Interior fit-out of the new gym is anticipated to begin by this spring.

FP Movement opening next month at Bethesda Row

FP Movement will open a store at 4801 Bethesda Avenue at Bethesda Row next month. It will be in the former Terrain Cafe space. FP Movement is the activewear brand of Free People, which used to have a boutique at Bethesda Row. While it is not a restaurant, the addition of FP Movement is otherwise not that surprising, as Free People shares a parent company - URBN - with the retailer it will soon share a building with, Anthropologie & Co. 

In addition to apparel, FP Movement also sells fitness and wellness accessories, and shoes. Existing FP Movement stores host fitness and wellness events.

FP Movement is scheduled to open on February 21, 2025. Operating hours for the store will be 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Saturday, and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sundays. "At FP Movement, we're driven by the transformative power of movement," the company says in its mission statement. "Our mission is to support your journey toward fitness, wellness, and happiness with bold activewear that empowers you to move with confidence."

Flying Kick Fitness relocating in Bethesda

Flying Kick Fitness is relocating in downtown Bethesda. They will be moving from their existing studio at 4711 Chase Avenue to the new location at the 4900 Auburn Avenue building in the Woodmont Triangle. Flying Kick offers taekwondo classes for children and adults.