Something Big Is Coming to the Jersey Shore in 2026. And It Is Going to Be So Much Fun.
We have been sitting on this news for a while and we are done waiting to share it.
When The ROWDY Mermaid opens its second location in Oakhurst, New Jersey in 2026, we are not just bringing what we have built in Belmar to a new address. We are expanding what ROWDY means entirely. And two of the most exciting additions to our Oakhurst studio are things the Jersey Shore fitness community has genuinely never had access to before: infrared spin and a full step aerobics program.
Both of them are arriving with the heat cranked up, the playlists dialed in, and the Rowdy community ready to fill every single class.
Here is what you need to know.
Infrared Spin Is Coming to New Jersey. Here Is Why That Matters.
Indoor cycling has been a boutique fitness staple for years. It is intense, it is fun, and it delivers serious cardiovascular results. But infrared spin takes everything that already works about a spin class and elevates it in ways that most cyclists have never experienced.
At our Oakhurst location, every spin class will be held in our infrared-heated studio, which means the far-infrared technology that our Belmar members already know and love will be working on your body throughout the entire ride. Not just warming the room around you, but penetrating directly into your muscle tissue, increasing circulation, accelerating warmup, and setting your body up for a more productive, more efficient ride from the very first pedal stroke.
Training in infrared heat boosts athletic performance and transforms the whole body. Once acclimated to the heat, you ride faster, harder, and longer. The heat also activates your sweat response earlier and more deeply than a room-temperature class, which supports detoxification and gives your cardiovascular system a training stimulus that simply cannot be replicated at normal temperatures.
What does this mean practically? You burn more. You recover faster. Your legs feel better the next day than they do after a comparable ride without heat. And you leave the studio with that full-body post-infrared glow that Rowdy members in Belmar have been chasing for years.
Infrared heat amplifies every class, helping you recover faster, release tightness, and move with more freedom long after you leave the bike. That is not a marketing claim. That is what the heat does, and it is why pairing infrared technology with an indoor cycling class is one of the smartest evolutions in boutique fitness right now.
We Are Building This for Every Level
One of the most important things we want you to know about our infrared spin program is that it is not designed only for the experienced cyclist.
We are building this experience intentionally for beginners and for more advanced riders. If you have never touched a spin bike in your life, you are going to have an incredible time and a genuine workout. If you are an experienced cyclist who has been looking for something that pushes you harder than a standard indoor ride, the infrared environment is going to give you that.
Every class will be coached, not just instructed. Our spin instructors are not pressing play on a playlist and telling you to follow along. They are in the room with you, reading the energy, cueing the effort, and making sure every person on every bike is working at the right level for them.
This is ROWDY. We do not do one-size-fits-all. We never have.
Step Aerobics Is Back. And It Has Never Looked Like This.
If the word "step" makes you think of spandex, leg warmers, and grainy VHS tapes from 1991, we need to have a conversation.
Step aerobics in 2026 is not your grandmother's aerobics class. It is one of the most exciting, most energetic, and most genuinely fun group fitness formats making a comeback right now, and the data backs that up completely.
Retro fitness trends made a major comeback in 2024, with step aerobics searches surging 124%, finding new life through creative choreography and integration into high-energy group classes. That number is not a fluke. Searches for step aerobics skyrocketed alongside other retro training formats, making a return to old-school workouts one of the biggest fitness trends heading into 2025.
The reason for the comeback is simple. Step always has been and always will be effective. It improves cardiovascular fitness, it is a great calorie burner, and it is fun. And fun, it turns out, is the most underrated word in fitness. If you are not enjoying your workout, you will not stick with it. Step aerobics has always understood this, which is exactly why it has outlasted every trend that tried to replace it.
What Step Aerobics Looks Like in 2026
Modern step aerobics has evolved far beyond traditional marching and box steps. Today's classes incorporate HIIT elements, combining short periods of work with periods of rest and changes in pace, with choreography that reflects dance styles like cha-cha, samba, and mambo.
At ROWDY, our step classes will carry our signature DNA: incredible music, instructors who bring energy that is completely their own, and a class format that challenges you without ever making you feel like you do not belong there. You will be moving, laughing, sweating, and coming back for more.
Step is also one of the most inclusive formats in group fitness. People at different fitness levels can enjoy a single class, which means more people can share the experience, and that creates motivation. That aligns perfectly with everything The ROWDY Mermaid has always stood for. Zero judgment. All levels welcome. Every single class.
Step aerobics can improve cardiovascular fitness, increase your daily step count, and help prevent the impacts of prolonged sitting, all of which are important for boosting longevity. Many step workouts use weight-bearing exercises to work the glutes, hips, quads, core, hamstrings, and calves while supporting bone density. This is a workout that delivers real results for real bodies, and it does it while you are having the time of your life.
Why There Has Never Been a Better Time to Try ROWDY
The ROWDY Mermaid has been building something at 1605 Main Street in Belmar since the beginning. A studio where the heat is infrared and the community is real. Where instructors know your name and the person on the mat next to you is genuinely rooting for you. Where every class, whether it is Burn, Power, Sculpt, Barre, Yoga, or Core, is designed to push you further than you expected and restore you faster than you thought possible.
And now we are growing.
The Oakhurst location brings all of that to a brand new space, a brand new neighborhood, and a community that has been waiting for this. For the first time on the Jersey Shore, you will be able to walk into an infrared spin class that meets you exactly where you are, or get into a step aerobics class that makes fitness feel the way it is supposed to feel: energizing, joyful, and deeply satisfying.
Whether you have been training with us in Belmar for years or you have been looking for a boutique fitness studio on the Jersey Shore that finally feels like the right fit, 2026 is your moment.
There is a reason our Belmar community has grown the way it has. There is a reason our reviews talk about confidence, community, and transformation rather than just workouts. There is a reason we sold out our first international retreat in under 24 hours. The ROWDY Mermaid is not just a gym. It is the kind of place that changes how you feel about yourself.
And Oakhurst is next.
How to Be First in the Door
Founding Memberships for our Oakhurst location are available now, and they will not last. A Founding Membership gives you unlimited access to both the Belmar and Oakhurst studios at the lowest price we will ever offer, including every class format: Burn, Power, Sculpt, Barre, Yoga, Core, infrared spin, and step aerobics. All of it. Both locations. No restrictions.
Once founding spots are gone, this pricing closes permanently.
If Oakhurst is your home studio, this is your sign to move. And if you are already a Belmar member who wants access to everything we are building at the new location, Founding Membership is how you do it.
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