Sarasota Health & Fitness - Health & Wellness Facilities

Whether you're looking for active ways to stay in shape, need to attend to medical or wellness issues, or simply want to shop for healthy foods while you're in Sarasota, you'll find a bounty of resources to suit your preferences.

Medical Walk-In Clinics

To avoid the cost of using hospital emergency rooms, and to provide basic health care when you're on vacation and away from your regular doctors, there are several walk-in clinics around Sarasota. Here are a few examples. Note: These are not recommendations. You are responsible for making your own decisions about medical care.

- St. Armands Medical Center 500 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota - (941) 388-4408

- Aker Walk-in Clinic 2226 Gulf Gate Dr, Sarasota - (941) 925-0745

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Walk-In Clinics:

- US 41 & Stickney Point (Gulf Gate) 6130 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota Now open seven days (1/4 mile North of Stickney Point, West side of U.S. 41) Phone: 941-917-5678 Hours: 8 am-8 pm Mon.-Sat. 10 am-4 pm Sun.

- University Parkway 2401 University Parkway, Sarasota Now open seven days (between Tuttle Ave. & US 301, turn North on Shade Ave. to parking) Phone: 941-917-1234 Hours: 8 am-8 pm Mon.-Sat., 9 am-5 pm Sun.

Hospitals

Sarasota Memorial Hospital 1700 S. Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34239 Phone: 941-917-9000

Doctors Hospital 5731 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34233 Phone: (941) 342-1100

Wellness Spas

Sarasota abounds with opportunities for massage, relaxation, and various body therapies to ease your mind and renew your spirit. Some of them include:

Enso Spa & Therapy Center 3300 S Tamiami Trl # 2 Sarasota FL 34239 Phone: (941) 366-5883

Body & Spirit Day Spa 500 Southgate Plaza Sarasota FL 34239 Phone: (941) 921-1388

The Little Day Spa 1990 Main Street, #201 Sarasota, Florida 34236 Phone: (941) 363-9455

Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Spa 1111 Ritz-Carlton Drive Sarasota FL 34236 Phone: (941) 309-2000

The Met 35 S Blvd of the Presidents Lido Key, Sarasota FL 34236 Phone: (941) 388-3991

Fitness Centers

The YMCAs in Sarasota can be as elegant and full-featured as high-end fitness clubs elsewhere. Two of the biggest and most updated are:

8301 Potter Park Drive Sarasota FL 34238 Phone: (941) 922-9622

1075 S Euclid Ave Sarasota FL 34239 Phone: (941) 955-8194

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System operates a combination medical services + fitness center called Sarasota Health Plex. Exercise and fitness programs are customized to your individual health and medical condition at any given time. Sarasota Health Plex 5880 Rand Blvd Sarasota FL 34231 Phone: (941) 917-7000

Natural Foods

There are several natural foods markets in Sarasota, from the large national chain, Whole Foods Market, downtown, to local shops, including The Granary, Richard's Whole Foods, Super Value Nutrition, each of which has more than one location in town.