When I moved to Arlington I wanted to scope out all of the gyms in the area, which the city isn't short on gyms. I ended up choosing Gold's Gym because of price and the fact it has a sauna. Though it sucks that unlike Planet Fitness, Gold's Gym isn't 24hrs. Which is a shame because this place is almost always crowded unless you go before the crack of dawn, which is what I decided to do. I would go in sooner but they don't open until 5am on the weekdays and I have work at 6:30am. I feel that there's an appetite personally to have this gym open 24hrs personally. I do like that there's free parking and compared to the Gold's Gym in Claredon, this location is leagues better. There is also a sauna which is great and there's 3 main floors that offer different options to do your workout. Towels are available but you need to ask front desk for one which feels like a pain. I feel they could just leave the towels somewhere in the locker room but they don't but that seems like an easy fix especially considering that there's a bin for the dirty towels to go. read more

There had been serious problems with a/c not working for almost 2 years. It seems to be much better now. But now for the last 6 months or so I notice dust and dirt on either side of belt of all treadmills as well as in the exercise room. I have mentioned this to the front desk staff as well as their manager and also done a survey. The front desk staff member told me the manager is not replying to her and asked me to contact him directly. The manager responded to my 2nd email when I had asked for his manager's contact and then said he will take care of the issue. But that has not happened. A lady who responded to my negative survey on email said dust and dirt on treadmills will be taken care of. I replied to that email that it has not been. It has been months. It is a health hazard in my opinion when you are using the treadmill and there is dust and dirt (from it not being cleaned on a daily or even a weekly basis) near the belt. read more

Great gym, wide variety of machines, employees are nice, the gym is very clean, no complaints! It does get very crowded around 4-6 but that's understandable. And its very hot in there for some reason read more

Absolute scam central. Told me I was on a month to month contract and could cancel whenever with no penalty. Now they are charging me $60 for something that I can't use since I'm moving out of the area, obviously they can't go without it and must need the revenue. Amenities are bottom tier at best. Their "sauna" might as well be a mold breeding ground and overall staff seem helpless. "Mr. T" is the one who talked me into this deal so avoid his lies at all costs. I'd look elsewhere if you're looking for a nice gym experience, because you won't find it here. read more

great gym. not too crowded except peak hours. staff is welcoming. very clean bathrooms. parking is plentiful but be sure not to accidentally park at other shops' spaces because they do tow sauna is nice but they should turn it up a bit and fix the door wish they had better weekend hours. read more

Love the equipment and spaces in this gym! My only complaint is that it's so hot :( Can you please turn on the air conditioning/fans or lower the temperature? There's only one area that is cool (the turf area on the left side). read more

This place is alright. Not the biggest, newest or shiniest, but it gets the job done. The trainers don't chase you around which is a big plus :) The rest of the staff is pretty indifferent. Parking is pretty good. read more

thanks so much Gold s gym Ballston for fixing AC . July 2025 . I went to a class there this morning and it was as fun as ever. read more

Leaving a review for them allowing advance towing to survey their lot like they do when their parking sign is nowhere to be found unless you're right at the front of Golds and there's not a big 250 parked in front of it. Not cool. Also, the gym looks really ugly as well as the people going into/ out of it. Eek. read more

I am a member of this gym, went to the gym for an hour and had my car towed from the gym-only parking spot. This place is fraudulent-- will be canceling my membership. read more

The gym itself is quite clean for a fitness facility, with loads of equipment. This Golds location was converted from an auto body shop, and you can still see the remnants of that in the infrastructure, which honestly I don't mind. It gives the place some personality. For example, in the studio room, the glass windows, show what used to be garage for the former auto body shop. The gym is also quite spacious with two levels. The ground level has three studio rooms, one with turf, all of the cardio equipment, as well as some machines, whereas the underground level has all of the plated machines and squat racks. Overall, a nice gym with every type of workout machine, located just a block from the bustling ballston urban area that has lots of shops/restaurants and the metro. read more

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Drove to this gym for a group exercise class. The instructor did not show up. Staff didn't know what was going on. There are a lot of better options out there. read more

I've been going to this location over 10 years. They have the best weight room I have been in around this area. They have classes for people that like them and good personal trainers for those who need them. The best thing about this place is the equipment they have, as they have more than most gyms. Theres a lot of people that sit around on their cell phones sadly and tie up equipment. I usually just find something else to do until they leave. its a place to train. Its good enough. I imagine all gyms have the same issues with cell phones..... read more

This gym no longer justifies its rising membership costs. By 6 PM, it's always overcrowded, with too few machines and not enough space to accommodate everyone. They've also lost access to one of the three studios for some reason, even though workout classes are running in both of the remaining ones. Today, while working out quietly in the back of a class, I was asked to leave simply because I wasn't part of the step class--even though the room is huge, everyone was facing the other way, and I was just doing push-ups with headphones in. This facility needs a remodel and more open spaces. There's even an unused daycare room that has sat empty for years--why not repurpose it to better serve paying members and improve the overall experience? read more

Never sign up for this gym, unless you want to risk getting your car towed. Want to grab a bottle of water from CVS before or after your workout? Your car will be towed. Heck, your car may even be towed if you don't leave the premises. Advanced Towing has spotters sitting in the parking lot just waiting to steal your car. Get a membership elsewhere. Don't support a gym that employs the use of predatory towing. read more

You know - it's funny, I was thinking of joining this gym and then they towed my friends car. The parking lot was empty and We thought we had parked in an "and pizza" spot! Nope. The experience was pretty confusing - I'm profoundly deaf so my friend called the tow company and everything. We had only been away from the car for 15-20 minutes, so we thought it was stolen. As we waited to retrieve her car, we watched several other towed cars come in the lot. It made me wonder... how many times do actual Golds customers get towed? If you are a golds member and aren't going to the gym that day, are you allowed to park? The gym looks good don't get me wrong... but a weird and off putting way to introduce potential customers to your business. And if you're curious .... It was an $185 mistake! read more

Great old school gym with all the equipment you could ever need central to Arlington hotels.

If your idea of a gym is one where the instructor shows up for the class listed on its website or app maybe 50% of the time, this is the gym for you. read more

Like another reviewer said, my biggest complaints here stem from other members - particularly people who don't wipe down equipment after use or who drop weights. Cons: They don't have much in the way of cleaning equipment in the room where most classes are held - they also need more mats there; Cleaning staff work hard but there are not enough of them. Locker rooms can get a little dirty. Also, some of the showers have been leaking water for months. I come here a lot for the classes and wish there were more variation in the schedule. Like, Body Pump morning class is always at 6 am. Given that I bike to the gym, I need to leave at 5:20 a.m. and its just a little too early. Wish they would shake up the schedule. Sauna rules say "shower before use" but clearly people aren't doing that. Either change the rules or enforce them. People who sit in the sauna in their sweaty clothes using their cell phone on speaker should be tossed right out the door. Some of the cardio equipment seems to be broken - particularly the Jacobs Ladder and the bikes. Finally, I see a lot of reviewers complaining about the lot towing. I'd like to see better bike racks. They often get full (esp with scooters) and there is no protection around the rack so if one honking F150 pulls into the spot, all of the walkers and cyclists have to slide by. Frankly, I'd be happier with a lot where you pay a minimal fee and are allowed to leave it afterwards. We are living in a climate-apocalypse. Large surface lots that assume one-destination driving (TO A GYM) do not seem like the way of the future. Pros: Appreciate that they have a lot of classes, a sauna, and a lot of weights and machines, and that the location is close to a lot of other things and public transportation. read more

Gold's Gym - Gyms Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Gym Rat! -a noun (def.): Someone who spends too much of their leisure time in a gym working out, obsessive compulsive over not missing a day or hangs out at the gym for hours to no end...for no reason! I remember the first time I ever set foot in a gym. I was 15, a day removed from getting cut from HS football team tryouts. So to get back at all the naysayers....I got a gym membership and had planned on getting "big and strong" for tryouts the next year! The problem was...I didn't know where to start or what I was doing! I haphazardly wandered from machine to machine, doing a set of this, 10 reps of that...and then I tried to do the ONE exercise I thought I knew: The Chest Bench Press! After loading up more weight on the bar than my total weight, my spaghetti arms shakily removed the weight from the safety rack, and it immediately fell directly on my chest. Panicking because I could not lift it back up, I slowly rolled my body to the left, and watched as the weights spiraled off the end of the bar....then the same to the right of me...LOL BOOM! POWW! KLINGA-LING ling linng!! The weights hit the ground and sounded like a round of gunshots. I was so embarrassed. I quickly raised the bar to the safety rack, and hoped no one noticed...until I saw about half of the gym goers -- 30+ pairs of eyes and people staring at me! LOL That was Day 1!.......I will never forget it. Since then...Countless hours have been dedicated to bettering my health and the gym has become a religion....."health-conscious relationship & way of life" for me. Although, I don't personally think I'm a Gym Rat....many who know me say otherwise! LOL. So, I thought this week I would give an opinion on Gold's Gym in Ballston (Arlington), VA......from an "In Denial" Gym Rat's retrospective! For starters.......this place is huge and probably one of the biggest Golds's gym in the entire DC area. I fell in love with this gym as soon as I walked through the doors! It is huge (did I say that already!? lol).....semi-clean, and a fitness fanatics dream. It has every piece of equipment under the sun. In addition, there are free weights and lifting machines for days!! I felt like a kid in a candy store. The gym is split on two-levels and the floor plan is about the size of a football field, in comparison. There are loads of fitness/cardio equipment, a spin cycle studio and yoga/pilates studio to complete just about any fitness interest and goals. Most importantly.....is MY PLAYGROUND/SANDBOX.....the free weights section! There is enough weight equipment to work every muscle known to man and beast alive! A few honorable mentions include bootcamp-style classes, kick-boxing, and Zumba....in which I humbly made the mistake for a "Crumpin' class"...so I politely exited out before being embarrassed. So as you can see there is something for everybody at this Gold's Gym location to keep you motivated and get you moving. To sum it all up: CUSTOMER SERVICE: Great staff. Very friendly and helpful people. You should feel right at home with most of the staff. VIBE: Non-intimidating. Beginners, Novice, Bodybuilders and Advanced Fitness Enthusiast...will all fit into this utopian environment. LOCKERS/SHOWERS: In all honesty, it is so-so. This is where ALL gyms fail!....imho. It can wreak sometimes for sure...of *lets not go there*! But in all, I could not find any fault or anything bad with this gym. It has everything one would need and there's plenty of equipment/classes to motivate and variate (change up) your workouts; if you find your routine getting monotonous. With so many amenities within this gym....What more do you need!? So, if you read this review this far......Get your butt up off the couch and sign up for this place immediately....you won't regret it. You can find yourself in this place for hours....coming from a "In-Denial" Gym Rat! read more

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Please note this review is just for Golds @ Ballston. I've had great experiences with other Gold's gyms all over. This location in particular is known for having a screwed up cancellation procedure. Was a member since 2013. Early 2022 i joined Vida up the street and after a month of hiking Vida on decided to drop my Golds membership. So I read the instructions on the member site and did what it stated: put it in writing (nothing about email, or notarized, or get a receipt). Fast forward to Oct 2023 - I get a letter from a collection agency for roughly $300. I walk over to the gym and the crib feel people were helpful and have me great info. I talked to soe guy that has an office in back and at first , attitude was fine but as soon as I asked what could be donw to resolve without collections... customer service out the window and any logic erased. The best part was "You have to follow the instructions on the web page." "I did" "No, on the golds web page" "I did. I click the link and this pdf pulls up." "Bit that's from ABC out billing comapny" ... whys that my problem?? Now, speaking of their billing tech. Whatever braintrust set them up should be commended for that absolute failure. ABC called and it sounds like a scam / prank call or some telemarketer - so my being under the impression my membership was done, I thought it was some scam when I heard it. even my spam filter thought it was. As for the technology they mentioned to me - they should be ashamed at the level testing they did. I log into the Golds Gym app and there in front of me... is my Vida info. The best part is that Vida and Golds use e same debit card. Now lesson learned for me: 1) check charges on my bank account for stuff I don't use (would have seen golds charging me early on). 2) get a receipt even if I do off a letter 3) remove all golds advertising from my building (done) 4) supplement (out of my own pocket) any resident in my building who has a golds membership to make up difference with vida membership (got 4... 6 more to go) and thanks to my friends who removed golds advertising from their buildings as well :) read more

Been a Gold's Gym member for a long time and the past several years I've witnessed a steady decline with the maintenance of not only the facilities but the building itself. Apparently there isnt any air conditioning and management cannot say if or when it will be repaired. Meanwhile when it rains outside there are buckets all over the floors to catch the water that the leaking through the roof. The men's locker room looks like something from a third world country, broken and dirty lockers. The sauna floor has been crumbling for years and the wooden benches are literally falling apart. Several month ago I saw someone fall through the seat. Very sad state of affairs for this once venerable gym. read more

Before I start, DO NOT come here if you have to drive to this gym. There's parking but be aware that &pizza and Spokes bicycle parking are really close to each other. TOWING is highly enforced and it's a mother fucking bitch. I feel bad for the ppl who get towed too. I have seen first hand as I live in the apartment building next door on the 17 floor and can see tow trucks come out the wood works. It makes me so mad thinking and typing this. If this hasn't deter you yet, read on. Staff- friendly but not helpful. I asked the front desk to give me a tour and she gave me a 1 minute tour. Bathrooms, amenities, and water fountains would be nice to know for a first timer. Ok so Golds gym is intimidating as is.. better know how to work an equipment Bc I feel like you can't ask staff to use a machine properly. Not approachable. Always packed morning lunch and dinner time. Don't ppl have jobs? Guess it's so busy ppl come in constantly. I would suggest 24/7 gym time to help with less traffic of crowds. They are popular now. Whoever they hiring to watch the parking lot for towing cars can look out for the gym too. Customers in the gym are not friendly. People use multiple machines,claim them, and don't let you use them! Oh and don't ask random ppl to spot you Bc they would look at you stupid. That's what happened to my boyfriend. People do not put back equipment so have fun hunting things down. Gym temperature is a little cold but that's typical of gyms. read more

Gold's Gym - 6:15 PM on July 2 (Tuesday) parking lot is packed so using apt gym it is. Soo annoying how it's always packed around this time. - Gyms Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

I called the gym to ask a few questions and I spoke to the general manager and the guy was extremely rude. I have never experienced a manager Craig Haislip being so upset because I asked him to send me an email with what he asked me for in order for me to cancel my family membership. I have four people on my membership and we don't work together and I want to cancel my membership and not sure if they would like to keep theirs going or not, it would be easiest for me to forward them the email and they can take it from there. During the whole conversation, he said he will not send me an email and I asked for a corporate office number and he said he will be the one to deal with everything. Well just as much as he wants an email from me to confirm my cancellation which is fine, but being nasty and rude and telling me he can't and won't do something is beyond me. I will never spend another dime with this particular gym. To make it so bad, the gym isn't clean and it completely smells. Most machines doesn't work, just ten thumbs down and I only have two thumbs. Prices for membership is expensive for a terrible gym and general manager is full of himself. I believe he takes his general manager title to a whole different level. No it sure why the owner would give him this position and I see why this place is three stars. read more

Wow, what an unexpectedly great experience I just had. This location between Ballston and Virginia Square is well-equipped, loft style with different levels. You can definitely get a little lost the first time around so ask one of the kind of employees to give you a quick tour. The locker room was very clean and with ample space - bring your own lock type of deal. Then I continued to the Zumba class and holy crap, the fitness class studio is huge! Lisa was great, although with some quite advanced dance moves so if you're not acquaintanced with Latin dancing, you'll probably get lost quickly. This is probably why she gets mixed reviews. She was perfect for me though, upbeat and definitely not boring. Great stretching at the end of the class as well. On my way out, I got distracted by the sales rack and holy crap, what finds?!?! Sorry I'm still surprised I snagged a super-cute pair of tapered grey jogging pants, a sports bra, a small bag of peanut butter protein cookies, AND an apple pie protein bar for $26.67 (that's AFTER taxes)! Whoa. See pics of the clothes - they still got some cute pieces left over and sweet Abe that this is an annual sale type of thing, usually at the end of the summer/beginning of the fall. Take advantage of it. Lastly, I must give kudos to ABE. What a sweet sweet guy! He helped me out pick up some stuff while striking an easy conversation. Made me leave so happy and fully committed to my decision to join. PS. HUGE TIP? I just signed up for a membership at the nearby Rosslyn location that includes unlimited access to all corporate clubs in the USA, some global + up to 14 visits for each franchise a year - just paying **$31.99/mo.** Gold membership, month-to-month, no contract + just an additional $49 one-time fee if you join through OPTUM, for selected United Healthcare plans. GASP. Ask about it! Best deal anywhere with travel privileges. If they don't want to give it to you at the Ballston location or is not available there for some reason, do the quick hop to Rosslyn and ask for the manager there, Javon, who was incredibly nice and informative. He really was out to give me the best deal, not just sign me up with the most expensive option. So, so refreshing. See you later this week for another fitness class! read more

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Over the last decade, I've been to a handful of Gold's gyms and I'm overjoyed at the fact that I will never have to willingly come back here. My home Gold's is in South Arlington, but this location is a lot closer to work, so I figured I would take the opportunity to wait out rush hour and get my cardio in. Where to start? The parking lot is a total nightmare. It's not clear to me why you would have spots that wont fit a compact 4 door sedan. I mean i drive a Corolla for f's sake and there are several spots you simply cannot pull in or back into if there are other cars parked around it. The "traffic" lanes are simply not wide enough. If you're lucky enough to get a spot...good luck trying to get our of your car without tapping your neighbor. Anyway, like a typical Gold's, this one has varying levels of odor depending on the time of day. The most off putting thing however, is the crowdedness. Forget the patrons, even the equipment. I mostly use bikes for cardio and omg, there is literally maybe 3 inches of space between your bike's handles and your neighbors. (Incidentally, the same amount of space between your car and your neighbors). I was trying to stay so still so as to not accidentally touch the person next to me that my feet fell asleep after about 10 mins. The room for stretching is always packed. I didn't even bother with the weight room. I feel bad for trainers who have to work here... Half the locks in the locker room are too tight to latch. I assume they have a water fountain somewhere but I don't recall seeing one on the cardio floor. All in all, I spent my 15 min workout being annoyed/worrying about my car getting banged up. I'll be sticking to South Arlington from now on. read more

ATTN: Property Owner/ Manager Health Club Investors, LLC and Mr. Kirk Galiani, President and Director. This note is to inform you of the predator towing practices taking place at your Gold's Gym shopping plaza at: 3910 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA. I'm not sure if you have an interest in the ethical treatment of paying customers and reoccurring patrons, but based on these reviews and the treatment you are allowing Advanced Towing Company LLC and the like to perpetrate on us, it is unfortunately unclear. I understand that everyone has to feed their family, but you have towing vultures circling your property at all times of the day and night, making it a very uncomfortable experience for your patrons. Typically Property Managers and Owners do whatever it takes to keep patrons coming back often and spending comfortably, not sure why this is not the case at this property. Benefit of the doubt: Perhaps you are unaware of how dire the situation has become. Even when it's snowing and property parking signage has fallen to the ground, covered in snow, or if space signage is covered by ice, the tow truck vultures are still pulling cars out by the dozens, damaging them, and charging extortionist prices. I urge you to AT LEAST consider ensuring the parking signage and pavement paint is visible in ALL weather conditions AND please come to a better agreement with the tow truck people about their practices and how it is effecting the perception of your shopping center. Full disclosure, I was recently towed because signage on the spot had fallen down in the snow and ice was covering everything and I just parked and ran in the gym to try to make a class. When I came out to find out my car was towed. I thought, OK, no worries, my mistake, you got me this time, tow truck vultures. I just paid the fee because, you know, everyone has to feed their family somehow. But when I looked online reviews and noticed the CONTINUAL abuse of the shopping center customers and local residents at apartments building and condos, I decided that I would do more than sit by and let them take my $160. I've added photos of what can be done to try to raise the flag about how dire this towing situation has become. Perhaps we can write/ email the owners and property managers. Write or email the city. Or file a complaint against the towing vultures with this city form here: https://www.oag.state.va.us/consumer-protection/files/Towing_Complaint_Form.pdf photos attached for more information. Health Club Investors, LLC: Please consider your patrons, customers and retail tenants. Help us fix this problem. Decent, law abiding, tax paying Arlington Residents DO NOT deserve to be taken advantage of like this. Consider better human-centered business policies that protect your paying customers from unnecessary and unethical towing practices. ALL: If anyone else has any suggestion on what can be done to the raise the flag on this issue, please leave a review or add an photo with ideas. Gold's Gym Management: Please share this note with the owners and property managers at shopping center: 3910 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA Thank you. read more

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Do not join this gym. Customer service is atrocious. I called in November asking about the cancellation procedure for my son's membership as he was leaving the area for college in January. I specifically asked how to cancel so as to avoid the annual fee and extra monthly charges. I was told he should fill out a form on his last day using the gym. He did that on 1/1/2021. Golds now is saying that contrary to what their employee advised, I am held to a 30 day contract from when he quit (1/1) and charged my credit card the $49 annual fee, the $40 monthly fee, and a $19 covid surcharge to top it all off. ???!!!!! Countless phone and email conversations with Ray Jagtiani have led to no action. DO NOT JOIN. There are countless other gym experiences out there who treat their members with respect and service. 24 hour fitness and planet fitness were magnificent over the years read more

This location has poor temperature control. Just the other day the thermostat read at 88°. Came to the gym to escape the heat so I could work out and it was intolerable. Even the fans circulate no air. They really need to come up with a better solution. To have the hottest area of the gym where all the cardio is is poor layout. I drive an extra 15 minutes away down to the Bailey's location to that I can work out in an appropriate environment. It's a very crowded location which has to be expected for a city. read more

I just completed the 12noon body pump class and wow! Jodi is amazing! Great workout with clear instructions and loads of positive energy!

Business operations is a dumpster fire & incompetent personnel, which is a shame because great location/decent facility

Do Not, Do Not use Gold Gym's fitness Facilities if you care for good customer service. i tried to cancel my membership over the phone and I was told that I had to come in personally to cancel it. Given me no other choice, i went to one of their facilities to cancel my monthly membership only to find out that i had to stay one more month because it takes one month to process the membership. Can you believe that it Gold's Gym one month to process a cancelation? In addition they force to pay for the month that the membership is in process of cancelation after you tell them to cancel it. This is corporate ripoff at it best. So if you care about good and fair customer service do not sing a contract with this money hungry corporation. read more

too bad they don't have negarive ratings. I was a member of Gold's gym from 1994 ( yes, at old antique house before Ballston). i put my membership on hold during covid. so, after 24 years as a paying member, Gold's gym refused to waive an additional $120 fee to walk in their door. the managers didn't give a hoot-they told me to find another gym. i hope mgmt above these front desk lumps of flesh are aware of the poor mgmt. at this location. I we old not recommend this location -the mangers pre Covid were great. what happened? read more

Actually can't tell you how this place is because nobody showed up to open the door. I was visiting from out of town and really wanted to train here. Waited outside until 5:30a before finally giving up. Listening to others who were waiting, apparently this was the second time in a week that this had happened. read more

Haven't been here in years but was reminiscing about the bro basement. Hopefully it hasn't changed too much. Was a great gym for my younger days. read more

Machines and weights could be updated. Also there are roaches, they come out of the hole in the floor downstairs in the back. Management is also rude. read more

Been a member of this gym for almost a year now. This place is disgusting and the manager is a dick. I continue to go because it is the closest to me and on the cheaper side. When the place isn't ridiculously packed it is a somewhat pleasant experience if you can manage to avoid tripping on a weight in the middle of the floor. Staff greeting when you arrive and acknowledge when you leave is sweet but seems to be the only thing attempting to balance out the fool of a manager. Equipment is low quality and probably all first edition. Good luck trying to get a squat rack unless you're the first one in after doors are unlocked, chances are it won't happen and don't bother asking you'll just get a glare that devours your soul. Asking for help does not feel like an option, staff seems absolutely clueless as to what machines are for. Stop enabling predatorial towing fam you're just losing service and making yourselves look even more like dicks. I pray for the managers family. His parents must be ashamed of the asshole he's become. Thanks Craig. read more

I spend too much time here not to review. It's a good gym with a friendly staff. There are 6 squat racks, but they are often full outside of the early morning hours. This is a 5-star place when I'm not too lazy to get up early! They have every other cardio machine turned off for physical distancing. There is also sometimes a line to get in right after normal work hours to stay within their capacity limit. read more

This is by far the most disgusting gym in America. Ventilation? What's that? The windows are always fogged by muggy sweat, especially in winter. On an upside, the staff is super friendly at the check in desk, but a few are super unprofessional on the floor if they're working out on their own time. For my personal training session, the dude showed up 20 minutes late after I woke him up with a call asking where he was via the front desk, and still reeked of alcohol; couldn't properly name a single muscle in the body. This establishment is constantly out of paper towels to wipe down machines, and pretty filthy. Though they did finally just get new machinery last winter, the revamp distracted for a short while until I realized the water fountain in the weight room downstairs still hadn't been repaired after three weeks of the button missing. I was always one of the few women downstairs in the main weight room, in a sea of bros.. so ladies, go in prepared to have a resting bitch face slapped on, otherwise every tool down there will try to disrupt your workouts with mindless conversation. The classes are pretty uninspired, same thing every day every week. Their yoga teachers seem very intro level, and the yoga room is a disaster. Thuds, clinks, and the AC kicking in loudly every ten minutes completely distracts from your zen, while you try to find a mat space clear of hair or bugs on the floor. Total disaster Gym, only open for business because of the location and convenience to every young adult in the area. Pretty affordable too especially with the roommate discount. Do yourself a favor and drive ten minutes to the golds in south Arlington, it's MUCH nicer, cleaner, more spacious, and has a cardio cinema which is awesome. read more

Sleazy and immoral when it comes to prices, cancellation procedure, and work crew. I go here, but every time I come back after being away or taking a break, I feel like they're trying to scam me. One time I signed up, and they said it would cost $30 monthly. Of course they didn't mention until I was signing up that it's $30 BIWEEKLY for the MONTHLY plan, so $60 total per month. Haven't like them since. Sadly there's really no other gym around this area of Nova, but man I do not enjoy supporting Golds gym Ballston read more