[ Iowa · United States ]
A personal trainer in Iowa,
without the hourly rate.
There are 60 named gyms and sports centres across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport, YMCA and Planet Fitness among them, and the programme is written around whichever one you use. There is no HYROX in Iowa yet. The nearest is Chicago, roughly 499 km from Des Moines in a straight line, and the programme is dated backwards from whichever race you enter. Online personal training from HYROX Elite 15 athlete Ben Sutherland, rebuilt every Sunday from what you logged.
[ Your nearest race ]
Chicago
11 February 2027 · 499 km from Des Moines
Straight-line distance, so the drive is longer. Far enough that a race is a weekend rather than a morning, which changes the taper more than it changes the training — you want to arrive with a day in hand rather than racing off a flight.
[ Where you can train in Iowa ]
What to look for is not a HYROX sticker on the door. It is a sled lane long enough to push on, a spare wall for wall balls, and a rower nobody queues for at 6pm. These are the named sites in the state's largest metros.
Des Moines
- Capitol Row
- Gigi's Pilates Studio
- Pace317
- Casey's Center
- Climb Iowa East Village
- Wellmark YMCA
- MidAmerican Energy Company Aquatic Center
- YMCA
- CrossFit 8035, at The Garage
- Anytime Fitness
- Luhrs Athletic Complex
- F45 Training
and 8 more within reach of the centre
Cedar Rapids
- Heat Yoga
- Elite Edge
- Noelridge Aquatic Center
- GoldenTrainer Performance Studio
- Skywalk
- The FIT Spot
- Planet Fitness
- Athletic and Recreation Complex & Kohawk Arena
- Orangetheory Fitness
- Midwest Athletic Club
- Sky Zone
- Elite Fitness
and 8 more within reach of the centre
Davenport
- Black & Brave Wrestling Academy
- The River's Edge
- R. Richard Bittner Athletic and Recreation Center
- R. Richard Bittner Downtown YMCA
- Wellness and Recreation Center
- Fejevary Aquatic Center
- Roy J. Carver Physical Education Center
- Fairchild Family Strength Center
- Lower Tennis Courts
- PepsiCo Recreation Center
- Building B
- Upper Tennis Courts
and 8 more within reach of the centre
Gym data from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. It records that a site exists, not what equipment it holds, so check the kit before you commit to a membership.
[ 15 cities and towns in Iowa ]
Coaching is online, so where you are in the state changes what you can get to rather than whether this works. The largest:
- Des Moines
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport
- Sioux City
- Iowa City
- Waterloo
- Ames
- West Des Moines
- Council Bluffs
- Dubuque
- Ankeny
- Urbandale
Training for Hyrox from Iowa
[ Near Iowa ]
Plenty of athletes cross a state line for a race. Distances are between the largest city in each state.