Used to be a decent gym for the money, but the rates have skyrocketed and the equipment has become…read moremore run down. Sauna was broken for months. There's a faucet that's been broken for months. The little "new" equipment appears to be purchased used. Overpriced, undervalued and poorly maintained. No new equipment ever, at best you get used equipment. And the owner does not reinvest properly to keep things up to date. Every week it's something different that's broken and it'll take weeks or longer for it to get fixed. But what really put it over the top was the fact that he's now charging every $50 a year as a maintenance fee. What maintenance? People are going down the street to planet fitness and they are paying $200 a year for brand new equipment in a brand new facility while he's charging $600 a year for broken down stuff. Edit - replying to owner's comments. COVID inflation has impacted everyone, including every member who pays. My bills have increased 40% since COVID, as has the bills of everyone I know. And that includes the cost of membership to HHF which has skyrocketed since COVID. It doesn't change that the value simply is not there. Down the street people are paying a 35% the price of a HHF membership for all new equipment, new facilities, and nearly 24 hours access. HHF has continually increased its membership fees year over year to the point where HHF is now within striking distance of the cost of memberships to premium facilities like Cedardale that include pools, basketball courts, all new equipment, tennis courts, working saunas, etc. As far as changing equipment goes, I will not dispute the claim regarding "selectorsized" equipment being updated 2.5 years ago. There's also a few refurbished elliptical machines replaced as well, not that they are really high quality machines. Folks I have spoken with only use them if the others are unavailable. But that's a relatively low percentage of the total equipment in the facility. There is much more equipment which are in need of replacement or, at least, better preventative maintenance: free weights are cracked or have rubber missing, step machines are old and break down frequently. Benches are too narrow or have broken/loose racks. The floor is uneven in several areas. It's not uncommon to find shims being used to keep wobbly equipment in place. I can't speak to what was done 25 years ago at HHF, and frankly I question how that is relevant to the value of the membership today. HHF provides facilities somewhere in the range of a discount gym but at 250% the cost of a discount gym. HHF is about 80% the cost of a premium facility, but provides nothing close to the facilities.

Moved to Hampstead a year ago and a neighbor of mine told me about this gym. After surviving both a…read morebroken neck and cancer over the last 2 years and just finding out I am cancer free, I decided to join especially to get my strength back. I was greeted with a huge smile by the manager, Melissa who showed me around the cleanest gym I have ever been to in my life. Started yoga classes and all kinds of others. This gym is not only 20 and 40 year old body builders. This gym is geared for everyone young and old. Everyone who I have met here, the instructors and members are so friendly, nonjudgmental and helpful. Very reasonably priced for what you get! I recommend Hampstead Heath and Fitness to everyone! Treat yourself to a great smoothie after.

I've been coming here for over two years now and just got my blue belt. Really great place to…read moretrain. Knowledgeable instructor who knows how to teach technique over strength and size. A positive training environment with lots of personal attention. And best of all, accepts cryptocurrency payments! Would definitely recommend.

My 10b is thriving at SW. They teach hands-on techniques, bully prevention, playground defense and…read moreweapons training. I would describe our dojo as old school, character building and Sensei Gene is invested in my son. They do a lot of free sessions for the community as well.

I recently attended a women's self-defense workshop at Seacoast Warriors and in just 2 classes, I…read morehave already learned so much. Their instructors are professional and knowledgeable and most importantly - patient! I have limited experience with martial arts, but their team is willing to help people of all ages and experience levels. I highly recommend them!

OTF is an amazing resource for getting fit. Talk to Alec. Set some goals. Attend some boot camps…read more Sign up for small group training with Coach Ryan or Coach Lizzy. Put in 3 months of solid effort - you get out of it what you put into it - and before you know it you will be in a space you never thought you'd be. The members are fun, funny, and friendly. On Target is another kind of gym, the kind where you want to be if you do want to compete or if you don't want to compete. Highly recommended!

I just signed n for my third year at On Target Fitness. It is very client focused, great training…read morestaff and a great community. They went over and above to provide a safe workout space during Covid. Would highly recommend On Target Fitness in Portsmouth.

I honestly couldn't have found a better gym for my daughter. The coaches are a beautiful mix of…read moresweet and demanding, supportive and encouraging excellence. The gym itself is clean and well maintained with a safety first philosophy. In the time my daughter has been on team I have seen such amazing growth, personal and physical.

Was in the area for a day wanted to get a workout out in and this was the best place I could find…read more Brand new, great equipment, and awesome area for just about anything you want to do. Didn't want a membership, they could not do credit card but $10 cash was good enough. Thanks for the gym time. Hoorah!

Fantastic gym with an excellent variety of high-quality equipment. Several power racks, each one…read morefitted with a bench and a barbell. Dumb bells go up to 130 lbs. Other equipment (which is all new and in pristine shape): - kettlebells - turf equipment (like sleds) - separate group training room (which is open to use when groups are not in session) - resistance machines - variety of cardio equipment - cable cross-over - other adjustable cable machines The owner, Ian, is a great guy who truly cares about maintaining a respectful and friendly gym culture. He helped me out big time, offering a short-term membership while I was visiting the area for a few weeks. He's very cool with folks doing heavy strength training, as long as they know what they are doing and aren't trying to create an "ego-scene". I checked out several gyms in the area before landing on this one, and I am very glad I did. Save yourself the time & effort of finding a place to train, and just go to Granite Fitness and Performance.

My daughter takes classes here. Very friendly and helpful people, and welcoming environment. They…read moreclearly care about everyone wanting to succeed in this art and help greatly to see them get there. My daughter loves going knowing she has goals to work towards (her belts) and is always excited when she achieves them. She also gets quite the work out, and practically passes out when we get in the car. My daughter is 8, but I forsee her going here for a long time.

I was visiting Exeter, and had some time one afternoon, so I took a class. It almost made me want…read moreto move to New Hampshire. It really is a good mental and physical workout. But I couldn't commute from Los Angeles for it.

I've been a member of Seacoast Kettlebell for a year now and hands down, it has been THE BEST gym…read moreexperience I've had. Here was my situation a year ago - most of my life, up until we had kids, I'd stayed in top shape with a combination of running, biking, climbing. . . etc. However, with 2 young kids under 4, at 39 years old, I found myself very out of shape. I'd tried the P90X and the INSANITY videos (which are great) but I'd never stick with them for more than a couple weeks. I needed exactly what Seacoast Kettlebell offered: - Intense, varied workouts that were 1 hour long and offered throughout the day at times that worked with my family, kid, work schedule - Accountability - coaches and others at the gym to push me when, if I was working out on my own, I would want to slack off. Everyone is friendly and the culture at SKB is to encourage each other. - Wholistic - the workouts, over the course of a week, address every aspect of fitness, from endurance to cardio to core strength and also flexibility. No home routine was giving me that. Keep in mind, though, that Seacoast Kettlebell is a CrossFit-affiliated gym - CrossFit is a philosophy & a method of training called H.I.I.T. used by some of the world's best athletes. At SKB, I have found that I'm training with SERIOUS athletes and I am always pushed to work hard. Some of these fellow SKB'ers are training for marathons/triathlons plus several UNH teams are trained by SKB - that said, there are always serious athletes at each class that really push me so I can make the most of the hour-long session. Some people will find that training at this level is not for them. SKB has a great one-month trial membership so you can give it 30-days to see if you like it.

I'm visiting from out of town and back home in California I'm a crossfitter. I have been attending…read morethis gym for 3 weeks (my stay here in New Hampshire) and have really enjoyed myself. Apparently this place used to be a crossfit, but it didn't work well for them so they dropped the name. Many of their exercises are similar however and what I found cool is that they do a lot of kettlebell work (in the name right? lol). I attended the large class and the more private smaller classes. Both are fine and incorporate weights with cardio. The exercises are varied and have left me sore, even considering I'm an avid crossfitter at home. There are a few things I don't like but I think it's more of where I come from and how I like to exercise so nothing really bad on the gym. I enjoy more pushing during my workout, like "you can do more weight, just add a little" or "you got this don't drop that weight." I personally find that encouragement helpful (not to injury of course). There are a LOT of instructors here and one or two I have noticed are helpful that way but not the majority. Although they don't claim to be a weight lifting gym, they do incorporate olympic weight lifting a little. My last and only real complaint I guess is that several of their instructors do not have a good knowledge base for weight lifting. It's not really their main thing nor is it heavily relied on in the workouts so not a giant deal. I'm not faulting them for this in my rating but I was really surprised that for example...depth in a squat was faulted by several instructors. Things like that make me put less weight on the bar during workouts here because I'm not confident personally to weight lift "alone" more or less. So if one wants olympic weight lifting or an emphasis on it, go somewhere else. However, for free weights, kettlebells and body weight movements/exercises this place is awesome and I definitely recommend. I will be returning when I come back!