F45 vsRetro Fitness
Retro Fitness on Griffin Road is a low-cost open gym: equipment, long hours, classes on its top tier, you program the workout. F45 on Stirling Road is a 45-minute coached class where the workout is planned for you and two coaches run it. Retro wins on price per month and hours; F45 wins on coaching and on actually getting the workout done. Both are in Cooper City. Your first F45 class is free.
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Side by side
| F45 Cooper City | Retro Fitness Cooper City | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | 9600 Stirling Rd | 9900 Griffin Rd |
| What it is | Coached 45-minute group class | Open gym; group classes on the Ultimate tier |
| Who plans the workout | F45 programs it daily; coaches run it | You (or a trainer you pay separately) |
| Coaching included | Two coaches every class | Personal training sold separately |
| Hours | 45 class times a week; weekdays from 5:15 AM, weekend mornings | Mon–Fri 5 AM–11 PM, Sat 7 AM–8 PM, Sun 7 AM–7 PM |
| Equipment | Functional racks, dumbbells, kettlebells, sleds, rowers, bikes, ski ergs | 50+ strength and 60+ cardio pieces, dumbbells to 120 lb |
| Price model | Month to month, no sign-up fee; quoted after your free class | Three no-commitment tiers, about $25–$40/mo (their site) |
| Extras | InBody scanner, HYROX Saturdays, Run Club, showers | Smoothie bar, tanning and red-light on top tier, showers |
| Try it | First class free | See their site |
The cost-per-workout question
An open gym at $25–$40 a month is a great deal if you go three or four times a week with a plan. It is the most expensive membership you own if you go twice in March and then stop, which is the pattern open gyms are priced around. F45 costs more per month and is built so that the question is never “what do I do today” — the class is booked, the workout is on the screens, two coaches are waiting.
Divide what you’d pay by the workouts you’ll actually complete. That number, not the monthly price, is the one to compare. The free first class is the way to test which side of it you’re on.
Where each one is the right answer
Retro Fitness if you train at odd hours, already know your programming, or want a place to lift on your own terms for the lowest monthly cost in Cooper City.
F45 if you want coaching every time, a workout that changes daily, a fixed 45 minutes, and the accountability of a booked class. See what a class looks like, the schedule, or the other comparisons: F45 vs Planet Fitness and F45 vs Orangetheory.
F45 vs Retro Fitness questions
What's the difference between F45 and Retro Fitness?
Retro Fitness is an open gym: rows of cardio and strength equipment, long hours, and you decide what to do. Its top tier adds group classes. F45 is only the class: a coached 45-minute workout that's programmed for you and changes every day, with two coaches on the floor. Both are in Cooper City — Retro on Griffin Road, F45 on Stirling Road.
Is Retro Fitness cheaper than F45?
Per month, almost certainly. Retro Fitness lists no-commitment plans from about $25 to $40 a month on its Cooper City page; F45 memberships are quoted by a coach after your free class and aren't published here. The fairer comparison is cost per workout you actually do: an open gym membership is cheap if you use it and expensive if you don't. F45 is built around a booked class you show up for.
Does Retro Fitness have classes?
Its Cooper City page lists unlimited group exercise classes on the Ultimate tier. They're a feature of an open gym; at F45 the class is the whole product — the equipment, the programming and the coaching are all built around it.
Which has better hours?
Retro Fitness: it's open 5 AM to 11 PM on weekdays and into the evening on weekends. F45 runs 45 fixed class times a week — from 5:15 AM on weekdays, mornings on weekends — and nothing outside those. If you want to train at 9 PM, Retro is the answer. If you want a coached 5:15 AM class, F45 is.
Can I get a good workout at Retro Fitness?
Yes, if you know how to program and push yourself. The gap F45 closes is for people who don't — who walk in, do something on a machine, and leave unsure whether it counted.
Can I try F45 Cooper City before paying?
Yes. Your first 45-minute class is free with no card on file, and memberships afterward are month to month with no contract or sign-up fee. Book on this page or call (954) 745-4517.
Your first class is free
Come see it for yourself. Book below or call, and a coach will text you to lock in a time.