Where to Exercise Those Options

North County fitness centers and health clubs offer a range of services, some included in the membership fee and some available separately. Following is a partial listing of services and fees, which are subject to change.

CARDIFF

Gold’s Gym of Cardiff, 2085 San Elijo Ave., Cardiff. 944-0044. Weight machine, Stairmaster, Gravitron, Lifecycle, Windracers, rowing machine, co-ed sauna. Affiliated with K-Robics in Encinitas. Nutritionist and personalized training. Pro shop. Call for rates.

CARLSBAD

Family Fitness Centers, 2213 El Camino Real, Carlsbad. 439-4404. Club serves Carlsbad-Oceanside area. Four racquetball courts, 10 aerobics classes per day, Nautilus weight machines. Lifesteps, Stairmaster, treadmills, Lifecycles. Co-ed sauna, child care.

DEL MAR

Del Mar Workout, 2010 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. 481-6226. Has 2,000 members. Ninety aerobics classes per week. Hoist machines, treadmills, Windracers, Lifecycles, Stairmaster. Massage, facials, child care. Full membership from $425 per year to $39 per month, plus $149 initiation fee.

ENCINITAS

Gold’s K-Robic Workout Club, 1105 2nd St., Encinitas. 436-1970. Low- and high-impact workouts, aerobics with light weights, personalized training. Aerobics classes in conjunction with Gold’s Gym of Cardiff. Child care. Ten sessions $55, or $49 initiation and $48 per month.

North County Athletic Club, 613 Westlake, Encinitas. 436-8683. Forty aerobics classes per week, six racquetball courts, three weight rooms with Nautilus and Cybex machines, Lifecycles, Stairmasters, Gravitron, rowing machines, restaurant and bar with large-screen television. Initiation fee $150, monthly dues from $20 to $48.

Transformations: A Fitness Alternative, 681 Encinitas Blvd., Suite 302, Encinitas. 632-8003. Callanetics workout combines ballet, isometrics and stretching. Classes limited to 10. Deep-muscle massage, body wrap, nutritional products. Five sessions $60, 10 sessions $90, 20 classes $160.

Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, 200 Saxony Road, Encinitas. 942-9622. Indoor lap and diving pools, saunas, 50 aerobics classes per week, four lighted tennis courts, fitness classes. Soccer and softball leagues, karate, judo, yoga. Child care. Single adult $222 per year or $18.50 monthly. Family $351 annually.

ESCONDIDO

Escondido Athletic Club, 130 E. Lincoln Ave., Escondido. 743-4999. Outdoor, 25-meter heated pool, saunas, racquetball, tennis, weight rooms, full-court gym for basketball and volleyball, Lifecycles, Stairmasters, personal trainer and consultation for injuries. Full membership $55 per month, $300 initiation fee.

Family Fitness Centers, 984 W. El Norte Parkway, Escondido. 739-8422. Nine aerobics classes daily, Lifecycles, Lifesteps, weight machines. Child care.

Family Fitness Centers, 409 W. Felicita Ave., Escondido. 489-0660. Aerobics daily, weight machines, Lifesteps, Stairmaster, and Lifecycle. Child care.

The Fitness Club, 628 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. 746-1111. Thirty-five aerobics classes per week. Womens’ private workout area. Stairmaster and Lifecycles, Nautilus weight machines. Personalized training session with membership. Sauna, pro shop, child care. Initiation from $89 to $189, monthly dues of $19.

World Gym, 130 W. Woodward Ave., Escondido. 480-8000. Outdoor lap pool, aerobics, basketball, volleyball, racquetball courts, Stairmasters, Lifecycles, steam room, sauna. Child care. Membership $349 for year.

Palomar Family YMCA, 1050 N. Broadway Escondido. 745-7490. Outdoor heated pool, six lighted tennis courts, Nautilus weight equipment, aerobics and water aerobics. Child care. Enrollment $50, plus $16 per month.

FAIRBANKS RANCH

Personally Fit Inc., 16236 San Dieguito Road, Fairbanks Village Plaza in Fairbanks Ranch. 756-5232. Small facility offers personal training for seniors and sports conditioning. Ten aerobics classes per week, lower-back reconditioning. Enrollment $500, with monthly dues of $100.

FALLBROOK

Ultra Fitness & Tanning, 1075 S. Mission Road, Fallbrook. 723-3464. Four aerobics classes per day, weight room, Lifecycles, stair climbers. Child care. Enrollment fee $35, plus $40 per month.

LA COSTA

One-to-One Fitness, 3475 Caminito Sierra, La Costa, 436-3212. Personal fitness training. Workouts emphasize toning, strengthening and stretching. Outdoor, 50-foot lap pool. $40 per session for 10-session package.

MIRA MESA

Mesa Racquet & Swim Club, on Camino Ruiz in Mira Mesa, 11347 Zapata Ave., Mira Mesa. 566-1414. Outdoor pool, Nautilus machines, four aerobics classes per day, three racquetball courts, four lighted tennis courts. Initiation $99, $45 per month.

Woo-Ten Institute, 9865 Mesa Rim Road, Suite 213, Mira Mesa. 558-8751. Former martial arts champion Garry Woo-Ten trains with low-impact aerobics, light weights, calisthenics and stretching. Sessions $35 each.

The Club at Cornerstone Court, 6042 Cornerstone Court West, Suite D, Mira Mesa. 450-4606. Geared toward personal training. Weight training machines, Stairmasters, Lifecycles, step-aerobics classes. Enrollment about $200, plus $25 monthly. Personal training $35 per hour.

OCEANSIDE

Hard Tymes Gym, 4095 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside. 724-2435. A gym for those who don’t want the glitter of other clubs. Weight training and cardiovascular equipment. Fees $5 a day, $25 a month.

POWAY

Andy Parker’s Studio, 14168 Poway Road, Poway. 748-5848. Trainers supervise client in one-hour, one-on-one workouts in weight training and exercises. Stairmasters and Lifecycles. Nutritional counseling. $30 per hour.

Body Gallery Fitness & Racquetball Club, 13830 Poway Road, Poway. 748-7800. Two racquetball courts, weight training, co-ed sauna, 40 aerobic classes per week, Lifecycles, Stairmasters, Windracers. Half-court basketball. Personal training. Child care. Initiation $99, $35 per month.

Fitness Zone, 12823 Pomerado Road, Poway. 748-5094. Seven aerobics classes daily. Child care. No locker rooms. Eight-week special, $49; six months for $150 or one year, $250.

RAMONA

Ramona Fitness Center, 558 Main St., Ramona. 789-3500. Aerobics classes, weights, two racquetball courts, Wallyball, Stairmasters, Lifecycles, child care. Initiation $49, plus $25 monthly.

RANCHO BERNARDO

Personally Fit Inc., 11501 Rancho Bernardo Road, Suite 100, Rancho Bernardo. 485-6706. Nautilus, Lifecycles, rowing machines, Stairmasters, 10 aerobics classes per week, circuit training, stretch classes, one personal training session per month, or $25 per session. Full membership $200, plus $55 per month.

RANCHO PENASQUITOS

Sweatworks Fitness & Aerobics Studio, 13179 Black Mountain Road, Rancho Penasquitos. 538-6000. Three dozen aerobics classes per week. Stairmasters and Windracers, massage. Child care. Enrollment $99, plus $45 monthly. Off-hours membership, $49 plus $29 per month.

SAN DIEGO

(Northern)

Sorrento Valley Fitness Center, 10999 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego. 455-1551. Racquetball courts, weight room, Lifecycles and Stairmaster, 22 aerobics classes per week, fitness testing, Wallyball, saunas. No initiation fee. Racquetball $29 per month, $149 for six months, or $249 per year. Fitness only, $25 per month, $125 for six months, $199 per year.

The Sporting Club at Aventine, 8930 University Center Lane, San Diego. 552-8000. Basketball court, two squash courts, two lighted tennis courts, racquetball court, weight machines, Lifecycles and Stairmasters. Olympic-size outdoor pool. Sports lounge with big-screen television. Continuous aerobics classes. Personal training, nutritionist. Men’s executive, $3,200 initiation and $140 per month; women’s executive, $1,500 and $140 per month; fitness, $850 initiation and $72 per month; and racquet, $1,000 initiation and $90 per month.

SAN MARCOS

California Sports & Fitness, 1350 Grand Ave., San Marcos. 744-8390. Three racquetball courts, 25 aerobics classes per week, weight room, small outdoor swimming pool, sauna. Child care. Tenant businesses offer martial arts training, children’s gymnastics and swim lessons. Initiation begins at $150, plus monthly fee of $25 for fitness; $35 includes racquetball.

Free’s Gym, 1530 Linda Vista Drive, San Marcos. 727-0016. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Body building and weight training. Costs $15 per month, or three months for $35.

SOLANA BEACH

Body Firm, 124 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach. 755-0830. Low-impact aerobics and stretching for exercisers with injuries, as well as healthy athletes. Weight machines, exercise bicycles, massage. Child care. $7 per class, $65 per month, or $550 per year. Without weight room, $50 per month.

Coast Health Studios, 261 N. Highway 101, Solana Beach. 755-9993. Specialty training for body builbders and other athletes, including triathletes. Six-months, $140, one year, $240.

Lady Fitness Division of Family Fitness Centers, 975 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. 259-8515. Women only. Sixty-five aerobics classes per week. Lifecycles and Stairmasters, hydraulic resistence machines, weight machines, personal training. Child care..

The Sinclair Institute, 125 North Acacia Ave., Solana Beach. 481-7567. Exercise as therapy for back, neck, leg and athletic injuries. Rehabilitation includes low-motion floor exercise led by physical therapist Russ Sinclair.

VALLEY CENTER

Valley Fitness Center, 28630 Valley Center Road, Valley Center. 749-2862. Aerobics forms the backbone of this small club. Weights, water fitness classes. Aerobics include circuit training with weights, step aerobics, and moderate workouts. Child care. Initiation $60, plus $35 per month; couples $45 monthly. Personal training $15 per hour.

VISTA

Clean & Lean, 743 Shadowridge Drive, Vista. 598-1031. This coin laundry features Hoist weight machines, cardiovascular equipment including stair-climbers, rowing machines, stationary bikes, and a mountain-climbing simulator. Fee is $3.50 per day or $19.90 per month.

The Fitness Club, 1932 Hacienda Drive, Vista. 630-2222. Aerobics and weight training. Stairmaster, Lifecycle, Nautilus weight machines. Personalized training session with membership, additional one-on-one training available. Child care. Enrollment from $89 to $189, with monthly dues of $19.

Vista Courthouse Racquetball Club & Fitness Center, 1010 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vista. 724-6941. Aerobics, small outdoor lap pool, weight machines, Stairmasters, six racquetball courts. Enrollment from $99 to $200, with monthly fees of $28 for fitness, $35 including racquetball.

Vista Fitness, 1334 N. Melrose Dr., Vista. 941-0802. Stairmasters, treadmills, turbo bikes, Windracers. No enrollment fee. One month, $29; six months, $99; one year, $179.