Health & Fitness

At Sun City Palm Desert, you can be as busy or as relaxed as you want to be. Whether you want to continue a fitness regime you already have, up your game or embark on a new journey to better fitness, Sun City Palm Desert offers you an abundance of opportunities.

We have two premium fitness facilities to provide you exercise, education and motivation, along with five swimming pools. You decide if you want to keep in tip-top physical shape, improve your cardio fitness, lift some weights, run or walk the indoor track, use our state-of-the-art exercise equipment, do laps or simply cool by the pool.

Sun City’s fitness centers are equipped as well as most outside gyms and fitness centers; in fact, we were voted favorite gym in the area, and we have trainers available to help you set up, monitor and improve your workout program. Our fitness center equipment includes: state of the art cardio and strength training equipment, free weights, TRX style suspension training and more. Three of our pools have 75 foot swim lanes, and all five of our pools also have a jetted hot tub for relaxation or therapy. One of our 75 foot pools is indoors, so you can use it no matter what the weather.

There are so many ways you can get your exercise at Sun City. Work out in one of our fitness centers, swim a few laps in one of our five sparkling pools, play a round of golf on one of our two top-rated championship courses, tackle our 18-hole putting green, join our softball club, take a swing at any of the racquet sports from tennis to pickleball, walk, jog or cycle on the miles of paths within our community or join the cycle or hiking clubs as they venture to beautiful places in the surrounding area. For the more adventurous, the surrounding area offers world class rock climbing, climbing gyms and martial arts facilities.

For those interested in skiing or snowboarding, Big Bear is only about a 2 hour drive from Sun City and is home to two different mountain ranges both offering highly rated skiing and boarding areas.

Whether you want to continue a fitness regime or embark on a wellness journey, Sun City Palm Desert offers an abundance of opportunities and facilities.

SCPD offers:

• Two premium fitness facilities with a large selection of free weights, weight machines, cardio machines, TRX style suspension equipment, and stretching areas.
• Five pools, three with 75 foot lap lanes for swimming or walking, including one indoor pool.
• Two 18-hole championship courses, driving range, practice greens, and putting greens.
• 20 paddle courts and 8 bocce courts.
• Fitness classes including Zumba and Pilates.