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Fitness Facilities

The Bender JCC is one of Greater Washington’s finest fitness and aquatics centers, offering you all the tools to live your healthiest life.

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Fitness Center, Pools, And More

Whether you’re looking for personal training, group workout studios, or simply a gym to grind your reps out, the Bender JCC the place for you. From cardio and strength training equipment to saunas, steam rooms, and sports courts for basketball, pickleball, and racquetball, our award-winning Weinberg Health and Fitness Center has 40,000 square feet of amenities to help you make wellness a way of life.

No matter your age or ability, this is your place to move, learn, and find your groove. In fact, many members come here for our fitness center—and find even more.

Our award-winning Weinberg Health and Fitness Center features 40,000 square feet of amenities to help you make wellness a way of life. No matter your age or ability, this is your place to move, learn, and find your groove. In fact, many members come here for our fitness center—and find even more.

From ellipticals, treadmills, and stationary bikes to ladder and stair climbers, we offer an extensive selection of modern cardio equipment with personal televisions. 

Featuring a circuit of recently renovated strength-training machines, plus kettlebells, free weights, resistance machines, weight racks, and more to max-out your workouts.  

A dedicated fitness space offering group indoor cycling classes. 

Two dedicated studios host work out classes for groups of all sizes, plus a purpose-built dance studio. 

Our fitness center offers a dedicated space for functional exercises that mimic real-life movements, helping you build balance, coordination, stability, and strength.

Our fitness center features a dedicated racquetball and squash court for casual play and competitive matches.

Our luxurious adult locker rooms feature saunas, steam rooms and a TV lounge. 

The inclusive Paul S. Berger Sportsplex is Montgomery County’s premier outdoor athletics venue for recreation and wellness, featuring a three-season sports pavilion, ball fields with stadium lighting, and a 50-foot climbing tower, all fully accessible by people of all abilities.

Our covered, outdoor pavilion features a three-season court which can host a variety of sports including basketball, futsal, pickleball, and more, plus outdoor restrooms that are climate-controlled, and wheel-chair accessible.

Recently refurbished with Bermuda-grass and stadium lighting, our athletic fields host everything from soccer to softball for league play, team practice, pick-up games, and more. 

Reach new heights on the Bender JCC’s 37-foot high climbing tower.

The Bender JCC’s Herman Aquatics Center features indoor and outdoor pools – both heated and open all year, even through the winter – water slides and water park splash pad!

Support the Bender JCC

We rely on donors to help make many of our programs and services possible, such as inclusion, gallery exhibits, senior programs, ESOL classes, literary events, young family outreach, and much more.

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