Fitness Alive

It’s never too late to learn how to swim.

We’re hosting a Water Safety Clinic on Saturday, July 25th at our Center City pool for students age 18 and up who are taking the first step toward learning to swim or confronting a fear of water.

👉 Did we mention it’s only $5 to sign up?

Reserve your spot today on the MindBody app, or on our website!

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If you’re passionate about swimming and teaching students of all ages how to do it confidently, keep reading!

Fitness Alive is hiring more coaches to our roster in time for the upcoming Fall Session. We’re looking for candidates who:

🛟 are 18 years of age or older
🛟 have CPR certification or will obtain it within 30 days of starting
🛟 possess a strong background in competitive swimming
🛟 have or are willing to obtain background clearances
🛟 ready and willing to go to our Center City AND South Philly locations

If that sounds like you, visit our website to apply ➡️ FitnessAlivePhilly.com/jobs

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Aquatics Jobs in Philadelphia - Fitness Alive | Swim Lessons + Aquatic Fitness - Philadelphia, PA Become a swim instructor or part of our supervising team! The best place to work in Philadelphia.

What makes Fitness Alive special? We’re more than coaches, we are CHEERLEADERS!

On National Swimming Pool Day, we’re reflecting on our core values and how they help us create close-knit relationships with swimmers like you:

🛟 Safety - We keep class sizes small and use hands-on guidance

🛟 Positivity - We create an optimistic, patient, can-do environment

🛟 Connection - We build relationships on trust and understanding

🛟 Passion - We share our love of swimming and fitness

Whether you’re learning to swim, leveling up you swim game, or looking for a way to stay fit and meet new people, Fitness Alive is here to help you find confidence through swimming 💪

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Pumpkin spice season will be here before you know it, so it’s time to unveil our Fall Swim Session page on our website 🍁

Our Fall Swim Session will run from September 8 until December 14, 2026. We’ll have tuition swim lessons for children and adults, as well as swim skills and Narwhals (pre-competition) classes for kids. FYI, Narwhals tryouts are coming up soon on July 26!

Visit our website to view all the details for our Fall Session.

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It’s the Fourth of July, swim fam!

Swimming is freedom, and we’re proud to help Philly find confidence through swimming at our pools.

Have a safe and fun-filled Independence Day, and we’ll see you all poolside when we reopen on Monday, July 6.

[Image description: A picture of two young swimmers enjoying floats during Family Swim at Fitness Alive, with the words “Happy Fourth of July!” in red, white and blue.]

REMINDER - All Fitness Alive pools are closed Friday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 5th for Fourth of July. We’ll see you when we reopen on Monday!

[Image description: A picture of our Center City pool with the words: “All Fitness Alive pools will be CLOSED Friday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 5th for Independence Day.

We’ll see you when we reopen Monday, July 6th!”]

Swim fam, help us settle an ongoing debate - is this a penguin or a seagull on this kickboard?

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FYI, we have some important updates for summer!

Have questions or concerns? Reach out at appointments [at] fitnessalivephilly [dot] com.

[Image description: A picture of Coach Dylan rocking sunglasses with the words “Let’s Swim!” on the lenses. Above Dylan are the words: “Important summer swim updates at Fitness Alive.” The next picture has our General Manager Brian rocking sunglasses and a Fitness Alive hoodie with the words: “The bad news: our Monday and Wednesday morning Water Aerobics classes are cancelled for July 6-29.

The good news: we’re ADDING THREE CLASSES for the summer! Join us at our Center City pool for:

-Water Aerobics on Mondays at 6:30pm
-Rhythm & Resistance on Thursdays at 6:30pm
-Aqua Yoga on the last Friday of each month at 6:30pm”

The final picture has a photo of Berlin rocking sunglasses with the words:
”We have some closures coming up around the summer holiday season!

All Fitness Alive pools will be CLOSED during:

-Friday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 5th, 2026 for Independence Day

-Monday, August 31st to Monday, September 7th, 2026 for summer break and Labor Day

Mark your calendars and get those classes and lap swims in now!”]