If you want a ladies gym in Sharjah where the whole facility stays private, here’s the direct answer. Al Nabaah Ladies Fitness in Al Nabaa is women-only at every hour it’s open. Every member, every trainer and every staff member on the floor is a woman.
The gym opens at 6 AM and closes at midnight, Saturday to Thursday. Friday hours are 2 PM to midnight. Membership starts at AED 150 a month and includes the equipment floor, group classes and access to certified female trainers.
This post covers what to check before you join any ladies gym in Sharjah, what membership costs across the emirate, what’s included here, and who gets the most out of a fully private gym.
Key facts at a glance
- Women-only at every opening hour, all week
- All trainers certified and female
- Saturday to Thursday: 6 AM to midnight. Friday: 2 PM to midnight
- Membership from AED 150 a month, down to AED 75 a month on the annual plan
- Group classes: Zumba, Yoga, Pilates
- Al Nabaa, near the Clocktower Roundabout, Sharjah
- Open since 2021
Opening hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Saturday to Thursday | 6 AM to midnight |
| Friday | 2 PM to midnight |
That’s 18 hours a day for 6 days, and 10 hours on Friday. 118 hours a week.
Friday opens at 2 PM, after Jummah prayers. If Friday is your main training day, plan for the afternoon or evening. Friday mornings aren’t available.
The wide daily window covers 5 different routines:
| Time | Who trains then |
|---|---|
| 6 AM to 8 AM | Before work. The quietest hours in the gym |
| 8 AM to 12 PM | Mothers using the school-hours window |
| 12 PM to 5 PM | Shift workers, students, women working from home |
| 5 PM to 9 PM | The after-work rush |
| 9 PM to midnight | Late finishers, and women free only after the family is settled |
A midnight close is uncommon for a ladies gym in Sharjah. For women whose only free hour lands after 10 PM, it’s the difference between a membership that gets used and one that doesn’t.
What to check before you join a ladies gym in Sharjah
4 things separate a genuine women-only gym from a mixed gym that markets to women. Check each one before you pay.
- Women-only at every hour. Many facilities in the UAE reserve a few morning hours for women and run mixed the rest of the day. Your training then has to fit the gym’s timetable. Ask the direct question: is this space women-only at every hour you’re open? At Al Nabaah Ladies Fitness the answer is yes, all week.
- Female trainers. Some facilities keep the floor women-only and still employ male trainers. Form correction involves close observation and sometimes physical adjustment, so this matters. Every trainer here is female and certified.
- A private entrance. Check the layout in person. A ground-floor unit with glass frontage onto a busy street gives you a different experience from an upper floor with a covered entrance. Al Nabaah Ladies Fitness is a ladies gym in Al Nabaa, on the 2nd floor of the Noor Al Sham Optical Building, away from street view.
- No male staff during opening hours. Reception, cleaning, maintenance. Ask who’s in the building during the hours you plan to train.
When all 4 are true, you can train without thinking about your surroundings. You wear what’s comfortable. You use the free weights without waiting for the area to clear. You rest as long as you need between sets.
What a ladies gym costs in Sharjah
| Gym type | Typical monthly cost | Women-only all hours | Female trainers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel or resort gym | AED 400 to AED 800 | Usually no | Sometimes |
| International chain | AED 250 to AED 500 | Ladies hours only | Sometimes |
| Mid-tier fitness centre | AED 200 to AED 350 | Varies | Varies |
| Local ladies gym | AED 150 to AED 250 | Yes | Usually |
| Al Nabaah Ladies Fitness | From AED 150 | Yes | Yes, all certified |
Al Nabaah Ladies Fitness membership in full:
| Duration | Price | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 month | AED 150 | AED 150 |
| 2 months | AED 250 | AED 125 |
| 3 months | AED 275 | AED 92 |
| 6 months | AED 500 | AED 83 |
| 1 year | AED 900 | AED 75 |
12 months bought one at a time costs AED 1,800. The annual plan costs AED 900. You save AED 900, which buys the second year at half price.
Which plan to pick. If you’ve never trained regularly, take 1 month and find out whether you can get here 3 times a week. Most people know within 3 weeks. If you’re already sure, the 3-month plan is where the monthly rate drops sharply, and 3 months is roughly how long visible change takes.
What’s included
Cardio and strength floor
Treadmills, cross trainers and cycles. Resistance machines and free weights.
Strength training protects bone density, supports metabolism as you age, and changes body shape in ways cardio alone doesn’t. In a women-only gym you’ll actually use the weights area, which is where most mixed gyms lose their female members.
Group classes
Classes decide whether beginners last past week 3. They put a fixed time in your calendar and remove the question of what to do that day.
Zumba. Dance-based cardio to Latin and international music.. An hour of continuous work that doesn’t feel like a workout. Best for fat loss and energy.
Yoga. Flexibility, stress relief, breathing. Low to moderate intensity, and the easiest starting point if you’ve never exercised.
Pilates. Core strength, posture, back support. Moderate intensity, and useful if you sit at a desk all day.
All classes are taught by female instructors. WhatsApp +971 50 807 4587 for the current weekly timetable.
Certified female trainers
Trainers work the floor, correct form, answer questions and build programmes around your fitness level. On your first day, ask for a floor induction so you know where everything is and what each machine does.
Specialised programmes
Body transformation for structured fat loss and muscle gain. Bridal fitness built backwards from a wedding date. Nutrition coaching, because training without matching food stalls within weeks.
Who gets the most out of it
Complete beginners. The usual reason women delay joining is not wanting to be watched while learning.
Women who wear hijab or abaya. With no male staff in the building during opening hours, what you train in is your choice.
Mothers returning to fitness. Postnatal training needs a gradual restart, particularly core work. A female trainer builds around that.
Women who joined a gym before and stopped. If you had a membership and quietly stopped after 6 weeks, the environment usually caused it. Change the environment and the outcome changes.
Brides working to a date. A fixed deadline needs a programme built backwards from it.
Late trainers. The midnight close is why a lot of members joined.
How to join
- Visit the gym at Noor Al Sham Optical Building, 2nd Floor, Office 201, Al Zahra Street, near the Clocktower Roundabout, Al Nabaa, Sharjah. Full directions and contact details are here.. Any day, 6 AM to midnight. Friday from 2 PM.
- See the floor and meet a trainer. Ask about hours, classes and pricing in person. Nobody will push you to sign up on the day.
- Choose your membership, from AED 150 for 1 month to AED 900 for a year.
- Ask for a floor induction on your first training day.
- Book a class if you’d rather start with structure than train alone.
To arrange a visit, WhatsApp +971 50 807 4587
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Every hour the gym is open, it’s women-only. All members, trainers and floor staff are women.
6 AM to midnight Saturday through Thursday. Friday is 2 PM to midnight.
Friday opening is at 2 PM, after Jummah prayers. Friday closing is midnight, the same as every other day.
Here, membership starts at AED 150 for 1 month. The 3-month plan is AED 275 and the annual plan is AED 900, which works out at AED 75 a month.
Noor Al Sham Optical Building, 2nd Floor, Office 201, Al Zahra Street, Al Nabaa, near the Clocktower Roundabout, Sharjah.
Yes. All trainers are certified and female.
No. Most members start as complete beginners. Trainers build a programme around your current level, and you can ask for a full floor induction on day 1.
Zumba, Yoga and Pilates, all taught by female instructors. WhatsApp +971 50 807 4587 for the timetable.
Yes. Come in any day between 6 AM and midnight, or Friday after 2 PM.
Energy and sleep usually improve in 2 to 3 weeks. Visible physical change takes around 3 months of consistent training, which is why the 3-month plan suits most people starting out.
No, though it speeds up the first few months by getting your technique right before habits set.
Visit Al Nabaah Ladies Fitness
- Location: Noor Al Sham Optical Building, 2nd Floor, Office 201, Al Zahra Street, near Clocktower Roundabout, Al Nabaa, Sharjah
- Hours: 6 AM to midnight, Saturday to Thursday. Friday 2 PM to midnight
- Membership: from AED 150 a month
- Trainers: certified, female, all levels
- Classes: Zumba, Yoga, Pilates
- Open since: 2021
- WhatsApp: +971 50 807 4587
- Email: alnabaahladiesfitness1@gmail.com