Working with Sarah is everything I wanted from training…read more I have a movement background, and really enjoy feeling good in my body. But after having a baby, it has taken me such a long time to get back to a place where I feel good in my body. Surprisingly, working with Sarah weekly for 3 weeks now, has already brought me back in touch with my body and my strength in ways that I have really missed. Sarah has a personal training background, and is getting her masters in physical and mental fitness (which I didn't even know about), and working with her is different then working with other trainers (as I have in the past). She is very clear on teaching me the skills and movements (weight lifting and strength training), and I am doing things that I have only seen in movies or on Youtube on Instagram. And it feels so good. The other really cool benefit of training with Sarah is that my mind feels clearer, I feel more resilience and its pretty fun. She teaches me how to breath, and I am totally loving it. Also my body is already getting toned really fast. I'm so loving working with her!

I am in my mid-forties and knew that it was time to start incorporating strength training into my…read more(minimal) exercise routine. So I started seeing Sarah a few years ago - and I'm so glad I did. I don't think I have ever been this strong in my life! Sarah is extremely knowledgeable in her field. She keeps the exercises interesting and fun and she's endlessly coming up with new ways to keep you engaged (and sore). She's also a really good hang - important for when you are spending a lot of downtime between lifting heavy objects. Sarah is funny, smart, endlessly curious - just a lot of fun to spend an hour with every week.

You can go to bigger gyms, grunt along in a random fashion and probably do yourself good if you…read moredon't hurt yourself. But if you're out of shape and looking to whip yourself into shape (ahem, hello), this is a good place to do it. Small, friendly and never overcrowded, this place is where you go to work one on one with a smart trainer (Michelle De Dominicis! but there are others who appear to know their stuff, too) and get in shape without throwing out your back or spraining a muscle. Plenty of rowers, ellipticals and treadmills for warmups and a good circuit of machines and weights...everything you need and nothing you don't. Uptown parking is still intensely stupid (yay Kingston.), but consider that walk up the hill or up the stairs part of your cardio warmup.

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Not only is it easily the largest gym in the area and was greeted at the front desk but the overall…read moreatmosphere and temperature of the gym just feels really good. Very clean with a huge variety of equipment that keeps growing. Everyone here is very respectful and friendly and is treated very fairly. Highly recommend this facility!

MAC Fitness is a great gym with great people. The trainers are knowledgeable and helpful. The…read moreequipment is first-rate and extensive. They have a sled, power training ropes, a Jacobs Ladder, and the full gamut of weight machines as well as a huge range of free weights and stretch equipment of many kinds (I have used hammers) in several rooms. They are the best-equipped gym in the area. The facilities are clean and well maintained. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the place has a great atmosphere. The trainers are great, and I worked with one for three years before going on my own. Unlike many of the gyms in Manhattan, they are honest. The price is moderate given the extensive equipment. All of the equipment I use regularly, especially the weight machines, work fine almost all of the time. The weight machines I use regularly include the sled, Jacobs Ladder, biceps, triceps, chest press, lat pulldown, fly, row, leg press, leg curl, leg extension, and abdominal. I also use treadmills, bicycles, ellipticals, and similar aerobic machines. The machines all work fine and are in good shape. Occasionally one breaks down, of course, but they are fixed quickly. They have plenty of room for stretching. The bathrooms and locker rooms are clean and not too crowded. They have a huge selection of treadmills, bicycles, row machines, and ellipticals, and in three years I have always been able to get one without a wait. Sometimes some of the weight machines are occupied at busy times (they can use an additional biceps machine), but there has never been a time when I could not find at least several free machines, even at the busiest times, as people were rotating. There are a lot of great people of all ages working out there. It's conveniently located near Walgreens, Herzog's, Hannaford's, etc. in Kingston Plaza. It is the best of seven or eight gyms to which I have belonged since my friend's dad used to take us to the McBurney Y, then on 23rd Street, in the mid-1960s.

My experience is contrary to some peoples. I find the staff as helpful as can be within good…read morereason. Like many companies post Covid they have scaled back on staff and created a more self care gym. The gym is a self care place to begin with. If one wants a spa experience then go to Equinox. The owner Mr Santiago is all ways curious even in the face of disgruntled people. I am impressed how he keeps his cool in the face of some peoples insane requests/demands. the structure is such that insulation is a problem and heat is crazy expensive fortunately he listens to those that have stuck it out and has a GREAT solution.

Went here over my spring break and won't be returning back staff is really rude to guests and…read morethreatened me. Made me very uncomfortable. There are much better gyms out there to be honest

In town visiting. Dropped in for the 830a House Mix class. A good dose of power yoga but well…read morepaced, good instruction. Mats, blocks, bolsters etc available The teacher and class carried wonderful heart energy. I felt very welcome. I would recommend this class for people with experience practicing.

Haven't been here but a handful of times but it's always a great experience. Teachers are…read moreexperienced, the class descriptions are true to what's stated and the atmosphere is calming. Would highly recommend you give it a try. Most of my classes have been in Astanga, and the teachers seem to have a good working knowledge of the system. Thumbs up to Yoga House.

The gym is dirty and poorly managed. The stairmill machines and their tv units are most often…read morebroken - and stay broken for weeks or months before being fixed. The staff usually seems surprised when it is pointed out that the machines are broken. Or they will say "we are waiting for a repairman" to fix the machines. Repairs shouldn't take weeks/months. Today I was told that none of the stairmill tvs (5 of 6 have been broken for months) will be fixed until sometime "before the end of the year when the equipment is upgraded".

Place is kept neat and clean! Only issue is they are lacking…read morecertain equipment that we all have been asking for since they opened! Not enough chest and arm machines! Staff is very good!

The Hot Spot is a great community resource. You get to "shvitz" (sweat) and do yoga at the same…read moretime which been keeping me supple and chill. Great classes w Kimmer and Stephanie and everyone else. BTW silent yoga = less dialogue and more music, which I highly endorse!

Took a little vacation upstate and wanted to get my partner into yoga so we booked a Hot Vinyasa…read moreYoga class. I was a little worried about going to hot yoga without any preparation but I ended up LOVING the class. It's a no-frills yoga place but the instructor was REALLY good. Her attentiveness and the detail of her instruction varies on the students' needs. Her teaching style was firm, focused and yet energetically calming. I found myself pushing myself to do better and feeling good about it. I can only imagine that the other classes and their instructors are just as good. I read some reviews about how this is a legit yoga spot and I'm so glad we checked it out. I'm always a fan of places that put the work in the services they offer; as opposed to investing in the beautification and aesthetics of the place but offering subpar service. I'm very happy to have found this spot!

Great value with a very reasonable membership fee and great classes. Most of the staff is extremely…read morekind and helpful but there's one woman who gets prickly any time she's asked about anything amiss, as if she's being personally reproached. Grouch aside, I do highly recommend.

Be wary of their fees. IXL charged me a $25 fee because my credit card expired. I know it says in…read morethe agreement that they reserve the right to charge the fee, but it's a poor customer experience to be charged $25 simply because I didn't realize my card expired. I'm sure most people do not memorize and track their credit card expiration dates. A heads up BEFORE the card expires might be a better way for the club to handle it, rather than charging the fee after the fact. It's a good way for the club to make some extra money though; think about how many members have a card on file to pay and how many expire each year. They make $25 on each one. The people at the club desk just tell you to call the support center, which is really just a third party which manages the payments; they have no authority to waive fees. I called and left messages for IXL management twice, received no response

The pool schedule is ridicules, just got hung up on by a woman who explained the new policy is you…read moremake a reservation on Sunday for Monday??? What was wrong with the old policy, poorly run operation schedules but I guess this is the new norm, no explanations just rude incompetence from the staff

Love YMCA , everyone who works there very professional, they always ready to help , I recommend to…read moreanyone who like being home