Island Health & Fitness in Simi Valley

Island Health & Fitness privately owned gym and fitness center in Simi Valley. The facility is equipped with a large cardio section, weight training section, and wide variety of group exercise classes, such as Zumba, spin cycling, kickboxing, yoga and Pilates as well as Group X classes, Core Barre class studio and personal trainers.

Located at 5750 E. Los Angeles Ave. in East Simi Valley in the Stone Gate Plaza on the corner of Yosemite Ave. & E. Los Angeles Ave.

For more information, visit islandhf.com.

Hyperion Fitness in Simi Valley

Hyperion Fitness is located at 1555 Simi Town Center Way, Suite 270, Simi Valley, offering outdoor boot camp style classes, personal and small group training, indoor cycling, TRX, boxing and more.

More information at www.hyperionfitness.com or 805.842.1391

Gold's Gym Thousand Oaks and Other Local Locations

Gold's Gym Thousand Oaks is adjacent to the movie theaters in the Janss Marketplace (197 North Moorpark Road). Large child care facility. More information at www.goldsgym.com/thousandoaksca or call 805.496.9331.

Other Local Gold's Gyms:

Oxnard: 151 W. Esplanade Drive (805.751.3535) www.goldsgym.com/oxnard-ca (opening soon)

Simi Valley: 1357 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Units G & H (805.581.4653) www.goldsgym.com/simivalleyca

Harley's Valley Bowl in Simi Valley

Harley's Valley Bowl is located at 5255 Cochran Street, Simi Valley.  You will quickly forget web surfing once you see this 40-lane facility. Try the Cosmic Bowling at night for some fun or perhaps a birthday party celebration. Open until midnight or later every night for you night owls. Call 805.584.BOWL (2695) or visit www.harleysbowl.com/valleybowl for more information.

On a related note, why do they call 3 strikes in a row a "turkey" in bowling? According to www.bowl.com, the term "turkey" dates back to before the turn of the 20th century, when it was much more challenging bowling strikes. During Thanksgiving or Christmas week, bowling alley owners would often award a live turkey to the first person on a team to score 3 strikes in a row.

Crunch Gym in Simi Valley

Crunch Gym is located adjacent to the east end of Simi Valley Town Center, at 2655 Erringer Road. The facility offers an array of fitness equipment, pool, tennis courts, racquetball courts, studio cycling, yoga/pilates, over 100 weekly group fitness classes, childcare and more.

Visit www.crunch.com/locations/simi-valley or call 805.522.5454 for more information.

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YMCA of Southeast Ventura County

YMCA of Southeast Ventura County serves the areas of Agoura, Moorpark, Simi Valley, Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village. General information at www.triunfoymca.org or call 805.497.3081 x104.

Conejo Valley YMCA is located at 4031 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks (805.523.7613). Open 7 days per week. Facility has a 25-yard indoor heated pool) activity room, fitness center, gym, outdoor multi-sport court, frisbee golf/horseshoes, hiking and biking trail, babysitting, swim lessons, etc. www.triunfoymca.org/conejo

Triunfo YMCA is located at 31225 La Baya Drive, Suite 106, Westlake Village (818.707.9622). Closed on weekends. Facility has aquatics, fitness center, classes, camps, child care and various sports. www.triunfoymca.org/Triunfo

Simi Valley YMCA is at 3200 Cochran Street (805.583.5338).  Open 7 days per week.  25 yard swimming pool, fitness center, indoor cycling, child care, camps, classes, sports, etc.  www.triunfoymca.org/SimiValley

CLOSED: The Miller Family YMCA, previously located at 320 Via Las Brisas, Newbury Park, was closed in late 2017.

Simi Hills Golf Course - Simi Valley

Owned and operated by the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District, the Simi Hills Golf Course is just one mile north of the 118 freeway at 5031 Alamo Street in Simi Valley. The course is a challenging par-71, 6400-yard championship layout designed by world renowned golf course architect Ted Robinson. You will enjoy playing on plush, undulating greens, immaculately maintained fairways, outlined with five shimmering lakes and more than fifty bunkers that test your skills. Simi Hills sports a lighted driving range and practice green, a full service snack bar and barbecue along with special event facilities.

The course has been voted the number one golf course in Ventura County by the "Ventura County Star" readers in their annual "Best of Ventura County" poll, and has received 3 1/2 stars from Golf Digest as a place to play in the United States. For more info, visit www.simihillsgolf.com or call 805.522.0803.

Harley's Bowling Centers - Simi and Camarillo

Harley's Bowling Centers are located in Simi Valley and Camarillo.  Harley's Simi has 24 lanes and Harley's Camarillo has 20 lanes. These are two "go to" bowling center for residents of the Conejo Valley, which has been without a bowling alley since 1995.

There is another Harley's now called Harley's Valley Bowl on the east end of Simi Valley that was formerly Brunswick Zone.

Very popular spots for kids' birthday parties. There are leagues for kids ages 6 and up and for adults.  There is the popular "Atomic Bowling" with loud music and black lights.  These alleys also make great birthday venues too...try the bumper lane bowling for the little ones.  You can rent a lane for open bowling by the hour or by the game.

More information at www.harleysbowl.com.

Harley's Simi Valley is located at 480 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Simi Valley (exit Madera off the 118 freeway) (805.526.4212).

Harley's Camarillo is located at 305 Arneill Road, Camarillo (Ponderosa Shopping Center, behind the 99 Cents Store) (805.482.0747)