Train
Work on your own skills, strength, fundamentals, or whatever you came to practice.
Jacksonville's calisthenics community
Jacksonville
moves together.
All-level calisthenics meetups built around open training, skills, freestyle, music, and community.
- Open training
- Rotating locations
- All levels
- Free
Next JaxBars meetup
SAT 3 OCT
Come train.
Just show up.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Time10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
VenueCorkscrew Park
Address500 Water St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Open training, skills, freestyle, music, and good people. No RSVP. All levels welcome.
Free All levels No RSVP
Next JaxBars meetup
Next meetup
coming soon.
Follow @joinjaxbars for the next meetup drop.
Follow @joinjaxbarsThe JaxBars experience
More open session.
Less workout class.
Come with a goal or come curious. Train your way, meet people, share what you know, and leave with more energy than you arrived with.
Learn
Ask questions, trade tips, spot each other, and learn from people throughout the community.
Connect
Meet Jacksonville beginners, experienced athletes, creators, and people who simply enjoy training.
Freestyle
Practice skills, experiment, watch others, create, cheer people on, and have fun.
Movement. Music. Community.
What to expect
Enough structure to bring people together. Plenty of room to make it yours.
The flow stays loose by design. Most of the meetup is open training, with occasional optional challenges, demos, or group moments.
- 01
Arrive + Connect
Meet people, settle in, and get familiar with the space.
- 02
Open Training
Start working on your own goals, movements, strength, or skills.
- 03
Skills + Freestyle
Practice, experiment, trade tips, watch others, and try something new.
- 04
Optional Challenges + Demos
Some meetups may include a challenge, skill demo, showcase, or group activity.
- 05
Connect + Hang Out
Take photos, exchange socials, and leave with people to train with again.
All levels means all levels
You don't have to be “good at calisthenics” to show up.
Work on your first push-up or pull-up progression. Practice the basics. Train alongside experienced athletes. Ask questions. Work on your own goals.
Never touched a pull-up bar? Come through.
Been training for years? Come through.
The community
Real people.
Shared energy.
Skills are exciting. The people beside you are what make the session worth coming back to.
Past meetups
Built in Jacksonville.
A few recent stops from the community.
Focus Fitness Merrill
An all-level community session at Focus Fitness Merrill.
Corkscrew Park
Open training and community time beneath the downtown skyline.
Focus Fitness Merrill
A Jacksonville community session for training, skills, and connection.
Founder / Host
Christian Hayes
Christian started JaxBars to give Jacksonville a genuine calisthenics community: a place to meet, train, share skills, and enjoy bodyweight movement together.
He hosts the JaxBars meetups and separately serves as the calisthenics coach at Focus Fitness, where he teaches the weekly structured class.
Follow @chayes_fitRotating around Jacksonville
Different spots.
Same community.
JaxBars meetups land at selected parks and training spaces across Jacksonville. Here is where the community meets next.
- Next stop
- Corkscrew Park
- Address
- 500 Water St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
- When
- Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Want to train every week?
Weekly calisthenics
at Focus Fitness.
JaxBars meetups are open community sessions. For structured instruction and weekly progression, Christian coaches the official calisthenics class at Focus Fitness Merrill.
First class Sunday, September 20, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
OngoingSundays · 11:00 AM
LocationFocus Fitness Merrill
9119 Merrill Rd Ste 32, Jacksonville, FL 32225
AccessFree for Focus Fitness members
$20 non-member drop-in · Available on ClassPass
CoachChristian Hayes
Structured weekly instruction
Good to know
Your first meetup should feel easy.
No signup maze. No ability test. Here is what newcomers usually want to know.
Do I need calisthenics experience?
No. Come curious and train at your level.
Do I have to be able to do pull-ups?
No. You can practice fundamentals, work on progressions, or learn how to start.
Is this a structured workout class?
No. JaxBars meetups are open community sessions. Most of the time is self-directed training, skills, freestyle, and connecting with people. Challenges, demos, or group activities are always optional.
How often are JaxBars meetups?
About every 2–3 months. Follow @joinjaxbars for each event announcement.
Where are the meetups?
Locations rotate around Jacksonville. The confirmed venue is always listed with the next meetup above.
Do I need to RSVP?
Meetups currently do not require an RSVP unless the event details say otherwise.
Is the meetup free?
Yes. JaxBars community meetups are currently free.
What should I bring?
Comfortable training clothes and water. Chalk is optional.
Can I come alone?
Absolutely. Meeting people is part of the point, and the community makes it easy to settle in.
Can Christian help me with a skill?
People at JaxBars naturally help and learn from one another, including Christian when he is available. For structured coaching, join his weekly Focus Fitness class.
What if I want a structured calisthenics class?
Christian coaches a separate weekly class at Focus Fitness Merrill on Sundays at 11:00 AM. Details are below.
