So... the "new" owner called me and told me he bought the place in 2018 and my experience is from…read more2017 and he's looking to get negative reviews removed and offered me a couple of free months to check out the space and update my review. Based on that call, I would have expected a low overall rating for the club but when I logged in I see it's going well at 4 stars overall. I personally find it a little invasive that he sorted through every client named Dawn and compared the gym photos to mine here to find and call me, but, here's a note to confirm that my experiences did, in fact, occur in 2017. Also, just for everyone who might be reading this, here is what Yelp has to say about offering things in exchange for reviews or asking people to write them: https://www.yelp-support.com/article/Don-t-Ask-for-Reviews?l=en_US Offering something to make up for a poor experience is great customer service, when it's not conditional. Also note when you however over the Yelp stars it literally tells you what each rating means. 5 stars is "Great." 4 stars is "Good." Three stars is "OK." Two stars is "Could have been better" and one star is "Not good." And, my experience, up and until today, could have been better. That said, there are plenty of excellent reviews here for you to read, so, you know, check them out if you're looking for a gym and make your own decisions.

I am no influencer with 15,000 followers, but I have been to more than a few gyms in my life. I was…read morevisiting from out of state and came across Encompass. I got a great deal to workout for a week. The gym itself is clean and the weights are racked. There is plenty of equipment for every need. If you want to put your headphones on and hit the weights without being bothered, this is a good place.

Great gym and staff, Very clean and has a very good variety of equipment. Luke was very helpful to…read moreanswer any questions I had about the gym before joining. Have been here for almost a year now very happy!

Great gym. Has everything thing most people will need and more importantly it is clean.read more

Get up, get up ! Do…read moreyou feel your best! Let's get that heart pumping. Let's pump it up and up! Come on let's go! At planet fitness there is no judgement! No critics! No bull! Just happy people and ultimately your peace ! I've been all over the country with my membership, Having the opportunity to be a black club member pays for itself. Find the "holy grail," find your "youth," here at the gym. Being a guest in this community the hours are different here but the rest of the gym is simply mine. Each and every Planet Fitness we can keep our regular routine. All the employees are welcoming here. The lockers here are different but it's all good. Let's go for it . The gym floor is clean and ready for me and you. Remember you belong here. Find the holy trinity of your life with balance and strength. You inner peace is shaping let's go .

Went to sign up today with Credit Card and pen to sign contract in hand…read more Left when they explained (very nicely I will admit) that the only way to be granted the privilege of membership was for me to provide my Bank's account and routing number. Probably a legit business reason for that (credit card alone was sufficient when I was previously a member), but the thing is I really don't need a legit personal reason to say, Thanks, but no thanks.

Love the classes and you can modify everyone is friendly and helpful Coach Marybeth, Caitlyn, and…read moreCoach Jess are amazing.

Someone's "garage" turned into the best "torture chamber" ever. The more I experience FA, the more…read moreI realize it was the perfect dose of "I was missing something". Sure, you can go ape crazy with bikini contests and odes to body building. Or you can opt to get a real workout with really good people, great music, encouraging community and get something out of it in 45 minutes. There are other options on their menu, but the boot camps, ever-changing, reformatting and mixing it up, keep your body guessing. (and trust me, I'm not a fan of the term "boot camp" but for lack of a better term, I'll suck it up because the sweat is REAL). As with everything in life, you get out of it what you will put into it. Even if you DIDNT change your lifestyle, and did a handful of these puppies a month, you will see results. Strength? Muscle tone? Better balance? It sneaks up on you. If you add a nutrition regimen, of course transformation is possible. But I didn't come for transformation, I came because I needed to focus on some muscle building and the gym world has been like barfing pellets. The "gym culture" gets on my nerves after a while. Sure, will you find stereotypical "meatheads" at FA? Maybe. But when we all walk in and the instructor gets us going, we are all too focused to worry about baloney and work gets real. The most amazing thing about the structure are the instructors. Many of them are body builder/bikini champions! And yet they are not into the "look at mah booty babe" at all (like some dance instructors out there). NOPE. They are there to make sure your form is good, you are focused, encourage and guide you. Need to modify? Oh they will do that without shaming, au contraire! They will make modifications with attentive and super professional bedside manners. Everyone walks in happy! And walks out dead. Beat. Sweaty and with a feeling of accomplishment. High fives all around. Staff is happy. It's the happy torture chamber. I am really enjoying this, and I was so on the fence. Glad I found them! Other FA's in the area: Shrewsbury, Boylston, Grafton... and at all hours and days of the week. They got you covered!

manager ignored phone calls and emails for MONTHS requesting stop membership and confirm cessation…read moreof membership. totally phony integrity at start of membership resulting in long, protracted ending membership. low level management.

If your looking for a clean, updated, and well equipped gym, this is it. The owner Eric has done a…read moregreat job building out this gym, and is receptive to feedback on making it even better Planet Fitness might be cheaper, but Anytime Fitness is cleaner, has nicer private showers, and has some better equipment. No matter what your fitness goals, Anytime Fitness has something to help you accomplish it, including a generous turf area and heavy bag. CONS: The gym could benefit from a "pec deck" machine and a second squat rack, but as with most Anytime Fitnesses, they add more equipment the longer the location is around to keep it fresh. COVID RESPONSE: The owner has done a great job responding to the Covid crisis. He moved equipment to provide ample distancing and equipped the gym with additional cleaning supplies and signs indicating mask usage requirements. (Some members are inconsiderate and still continue to not wear a mask, and this is the only thing preventing me from giving 5 starts.)

The best workout I have ever experienced. Cardio combined with weights, you cannot burn calories…read moreand build strength in a more efficient manner. Driven by metrics that you can see, the proof is in the numbers. Incredible coaching and staff, the Marlborough location provides a luxury experience like a Barry Bootcamp or Soul Cycle but without the prices.

Updated review: The studio has since been purchased by a…read moreholding company whose main concern is new members versus retaining current ones. As a result, there's a mass exodus of members leaving, losing talented coaches (and lying about them), especially bad turn over of front desk personnel, and 4 managers in the last year, each one worse than the last. The current manager is probably the most unprofessional of all of them, I've never seen so much gossip and drama before her arrival. I chose to cancel my membership at the gym via a private email with her, and when she asked my reasoning, that email was then shared with everyone who was currently on the clock in studio, which of course then got back to me. Highly unprofessional and an invasion of privacy in my opinion. Aside from fitness, a huge focus and pro of this studio was the community, with the Facebook group being the main outlet for that. However, with new management and a new head coach, information is now hidden, people are silenced, posts are censored, comments are removed and shut off. The lack of transparency is off putting and leads to more gossip. I want to workout at my gym and feel welcomed by the community, not hear that the manager and head coach are gossiping about other employees and members and feel uncomfortable in the same community I once loved. Additionally, it just sounds like bad economics to be concerned with new membership at the cost of losing current members and coaches. It's more expensive to gain new customers than retain current ones, especially when people who love their gyms encourage new memberships via their own word of mouth. With the new year comes many people interested in joining gyms, and those people often choose to ask their friends where to go. I've had multiple friends ask to come to this studio with me to try it out in the last month, and I told all of them to try somewhere else. I signed up for a new gym in the area and other members of this OTF have followed suit. You guys made a big mistake. Huge. Edited to add: I was really proud of my accomplishments and recently let a girl at the front desk know I had lost 25 lbs. her response was, "25 down, 25 to go!" I was gutted, but just smiled and walked away. If I lose another 25 I would be underweight. But I guess that lines up well with the new image they have. It used to be more diverse, encouraging, and welcoming. I'm just so disappointed.

Great gym, kept clean, with friendly and helpful staff…read more Only complaint is that the women's only section is often occupied by groups of teens who sit on yoga mats and scroll on their phones; super frustrating for women wanting to actually workout. Third Saturday in a row that this has happened. I know it's hard to enforce courteousness but there should be some type of monitoring to ensure folks are sharing the space appropriately.

The sauna is working well, partly due to members no longer throwing water on the electric elements…read more Worn equipement and equipment strewn about. High staff turnover...

Lifetime fitness in Framingham is Amazing!!! I wish I had…read morejoined this gym when it first opened. It is like a resort. The employees are super nice and are so helpful. The gym has Everything to offer and the classes are Fantastic. You get an unbelievable work out from the instructor's. The personal trainers are awesome. The gym is clean & clean. You can go at a 5pm rush time and still find equipment to use. If you have not checked this gym out ...you should.

would be zero if that was an option. horrible management…read more no accountability, tons of theft. broken machines kids use the pool like it's a toilet