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7 of the World's Coolest Designed Gyms

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Updated July 06, 2017
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Average Joe's these are not. Behold, seven of the world's most innovative, beautiful and downright awesome gyms. This piece originally appeared on PureWow.com.  
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Dashte Noor Gym (Mazandaran, Iran)

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Rock Gym (Polur, Iran)

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Who knew Iran had such an eye for fitness center design? Second case in point: this insanely cool, glacier-esque rock climbing hall.

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Nike World Headquarters (Beaverton, OR)

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It may not have the wow factor of the Iranian designs, but the track at Nike's world headquarters is serenely beautiful and made out of 50,000 pairs of recycled Nike sneaks.

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Allez Up (Montreal, Canada)

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Hidden inside these massive, industrial-looking silos is an enormous and crazy-colorful rock climbing center.

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David Barton Gym - Limelight (New York, NY)

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David Barton gyms are notoriously kooky, and this one—housed in a former Episcopal church turned drug rehab center turned mega-nightclub (Limelight, anyone?)—is no exception.

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Wellness Sky Fitness Center (Belgrade, Serbia)

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This triangular building seems to defy the laws of physics. But despite its über-modern feel, it was built more than 40 years ago.

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Illoiha Fitness Club (Tokyo, Japan)

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Indulge your every fairy-tale fantasy at this Tokyo gym's Alice in Wonderland-inspired climbing wall.

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