They are closing permanently on 12/18/2025. I'm so sad! They have great facilities and classes, and it's so close to where I live and where I work...they recommend going to the nearest LA Fitness which is New Brighton and Brooklyn Park, which I plan to, since I don't want to go back to Life Time Fitness, which was mega expensive and didn't have much classes. I used to belong to the YMCA too, and I didn't like it there. What a bummer :-( read more

They are scammers. They will charge you multiple memberships treat you like you are crazy and refuse refunds. Everyone who works here deserves the same fate as Charlie. read more

Good gym but not a lot of cables I went in and saw people washing their feet in the bathroom.

Update since someone wrote to me something very vile about my post (check the picture): I omitted some of my response in case it gets deleted. Lmfaooo. It's a COURT WITH basketball and volleyball. They have holes that are installed on the ground for the poles specifically for volleyball. They even had the gym updated for that about a year ago. Also idgaf about what they do outside of the gym or their lives. That ain't my business and you should mind your own business too. You're literally accusing them of "killing people". Sounds like you have a personal problem to me. Again, idgaf if they want to play basketball. My problem is with the MANAGER wanting to abolish volleyball without actually considering their customer's feelings. Nobody is complaining about kids with no membership coming to basketball. My problem is again with the MANAGER. They don't have no legal ties with non-membership people. I have had many friends and families gets their stuff stolen and cars stolen within the last few years and 9 out of 10 times it is always non-membership people. Even when the cameras captures them walking in and out, if they don't have a membership, LA fitness would not be able to identified them. La Fitness have been useless when it comes to these kind of stuff. Furthermore even if they are members, La fitness have refused to show the perpetrator's information due to "client confidentiality" or what ever it is (might had been at a different La fitness for reference). And yes my friend was the one that went through this when his stuff got stolen in the locker room. These Managers needs to do a better job with non-membership people's contracts. Who are these non-membership people?? IDK. They are probably non regular people you don't see everyday at the gym most likely. Anyways, I may had not gone to full details why I was upset but in no way shape or form are you going to make me seem like I'm a "Karen" or what ever. Take your uneducated mind somewhere else. Thanks! read more

LA Fitness - Gyms Near Me - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

I came here 5-6 times a week when I was home for 6 months and it's as if I lived here. This location was the very first time I've ever joined a gym and I miss it so much. I love everything about this location: the layout of the equipment, the childcare, everything. My son loves the Kids Club, and never turns down a trip to the gym. When I am here, I come around 8-9am, and it's not as busy. I love the group of people who came here around the time I'm here. We encourage each other to work out, and I really liked that. The staff here has never given me a problem. Everyone is always so nice and everything has always been clean. I would go back in a heartbeat if I could! read more

The only picture i had was the one from the parking lot, since I left my phone in the car. This location is located in Brooklyn Center, across from the old Brookdale Mall, which is now Walmart. (Showing my age!) Parking lot was FULL on a Monday at 7pm, someone in sales is doing something right! I've been here once before on a guest pass to do a zumba class, but today i was here visiting on another friends guest pass. This gym is phenomenal. Very clean, full of people and people enjoying themselves at the gym??? Whaaaat!? Blasphemy! LOL I"m so not a gym person.. hate working out. So from that perspective, it was nice to see so many people enjoying themselves on the basketball courts, doing weight challenges and posting them on IG, older women working out, girls with trainers, guys with friends.. actually pretty nice. You walk in and there's a service desk in front and to your right are the Sales stations. My friend checked in and I was his offical guest. I had to provide my identification, take a picture and sign my name. Easy Peasy. To your right is a pool and a hot tub or jacuzzi. Around the corner are the bathrooms and/or locker rooms. I must say, the locker was very clean. I don't know if i caught the gym during their "cleaning hours," but this lady that was working on the 1st floor had the place looking good! Applauds to her! I honestly have an account at PF right now, because it's cheap, but I may really consider switching over to LAF. You have my attn. Who am I kidding? I hate working out! LOL read more

LA Fitness - Gyms Near Me - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

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So this is my normal, nearly everyday gym. Been that way for over a year now. Lets start with the good, ample parking even during peak hours, lots of weight, lots of machines/equipment, pool, hot tub, and locker room. Lets go through the shit now... the locker rooms are very rarely cleaned. Which means there is paper towels all over because garbage cans are over flowing. Spilled protein powder everywhere. The workout floor itself (this back by the benches, Smith Machines, and dumbbells) is an absolute mess. What's a mess Josh? Well, chalk usually everywhere around the racks, paper towels from the few people who actually wipe equipment off laying all over the place, the odd bandaid here and there (used of course), water bottles strewn about, and of course my favorite - weights and dumbbells absolutely everywhere. I know, your next question is "why doesn't the staff put them away?" Well, that would require them to get off their phones long enough to do that. And because most of them can barely get their face off the screen long enough to say "hi" when you walk in - you know, like most front desk people would - I highly doubt that picking up weights would be at all possible. Cleaning the weight area and equipment? Whoa... lets get one wagon hitched at a time! They've got one person I've seen in a year that actually cleans and puts weights away. And it's been done maybe 5 times total in that year. How do I know? Trust me, I'm here enough at the right times to know. In all honesty, the place NEEDS to be shut down for a day and totally cleaned from top (cardio) to the bottom (weights). It's in desperate need of it. Why do I keep going? It's cheap, has everything I need, and because I'm a clean freak that wipes the equipment off before and after use, I can get over the lack of cleanliness. Plus, I go right at opening most days to avoid any truly terrible crowds full of your typical gym dbags (there's a lot of them here, that I promise). I have no experience with the personal training staff, so, I'll defer to others on that aspect. I've been to other LAs as well, Maplewood and Oakdale most often besides this one, and they're far nicer - all around - than this one. Far cleaner, far better staff and better clientele. read more

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I joined this gym about a month ago. I was always loyal to lifetime fitness but it started to get expensive...like $80/mo expensive. I joined LA bc of the $0 enrollment and $30/mo. The staff is very friendly and remember who you are, even if you've been missing for days. The gym is reasonably sized. The equipment is clean. I usually go during the evening since I work all day. The parking lot is a little small and always full. Cardio is upstairs. Plenty of equipment to use, not as much as lifetime. There is a 20 minute rule on equipment if it's busy & someone is waiting. The machines downstairs are never filled up with people. Lifetime, you'd be waiting in line. The only thing I hate about LA fitness is, you must provide your own locks and no towels available like lifetime. I would recommend this gym to everyone who is on a budget but still wants a good workout. read more

LA Fitness - Gyms Near Me - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

This LA fitness is kinda small tbh, and not going to lie there is quite the amount of creeps that goes here. They'll just sit by the hot tub and pool area and stare you down and try to talk to you. Other than that, if you do cardio and any of the upstairs workout, you'll be fine. read more

I have been going to this gym for years and have always liked it overall. Josea is great! But lately, people are using the pool as a community pool for their little kids. I was told no kids were allowed in the pool under the age of 13 but more and more, little kids are in there, screaming, playing in all of the lanes, leaving water equipment out, etc. Nobody at the front desk watches what's going on in there so it just continues. I'm disappointed and am starting to swim at another location. read more

DON"T PAY FULL MEMBERSHIP - ONLY USE MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTION!! The facility has been closed for about 3 months and there is no note on the door to say when the facility will reopen. I read recently the pool facilities will not be reopening. The only reason I joined was to use the pool at that location only. I paid full membership price and there is no refund. When I call the facility- the phone disconnects you as well. There is no one to reach at LA Fitness. I joined 3 months prior to the shut down and I have lost over $800.00 in dues. I can suspend my account but that costs as well. I'm working part time then I will be unemployed for 3 months with a knee replacement. There is a job loss with my spouse at well. If there is someone who can help - please get a hold of me. My phone is 970-333-0424. read more

Pretty good LA Fitness. I actually see staff cleaning and putting away weights here. Unfortunately other than that they can be very antisocial. I like coming here because it's a very decent sized location and i never have trouble finding a place to work out or getting a machine. Just don't come here between 4:00pm and 8:00pm during the week. It's a madhouse and huge groups of people tend to hog everything. read more

Summary: I've been to the LA Fitness gyms in St. Louis Park, Brooklyn Park, and Hopkins, and Brooklyn Center is by far my favorite of the four. The gym is clean, the men's locker room is clean, there is plenty of equipment for lifting, cardio, and weight machines... the staff leave you alone, and the other gym clients have been friendly and easy to work around. What else do you want? I think this location is excellent if you want to get your work out in without being bothered. If you're a down-to-business, in-and-out kind of person, you'll be in good company and have a good time. The rest of this review is extra detail, because I think a gym is something you want to know as much as possible about before committing: My experience: I spend the majority of my time in the free weight area and up on the second floor working on cardio, and I've never used the pool or the hot tub. I also go in the early morning, so I've never experienced the busy periods to know what that's like. Staff: I signed up for a membership at this location, got the staff member who signed me up to lower my sign up fee, and received one call from the head trainer. After that, my only interaction with the staff has been at the front desk -- even the trainers training people are courteous enough to find empty space to train vs other gyms where they seem to seek out people to displace. Equipment: The equipment is very new and largely in good shape. There is one 'upright bike' cardio machine that has been in disrepair for a while, but other than that everything is probably too new to tell how they'll be maintained. Note that they have TVs on most of the cardio machines. That means you get to watch what you want, but it's very close to your face and wobbly. I know that bugs some people. One thing I don't like is their weight plates have flat sides, so if you're doing any exercise where you are placing a barbell on the ground (deadlifts, bent over rows), they're going to be settling into different positions each time you lower the bar. This is something I find annoying, but it's not a deal-breaker. Interior: The interior is clean, including the locker rooms. Weights aren't always re-racked but this location is about as good as you can expect. They allow chalk (or from what I've seen don't ban it) but the weight area isn't caked in old chalk, so that's nice. The walls have the huge pictures of people working out that all LA Fitnesses have, including the two ridiculous ones, Staring-At-You-Guy and Happy-Jump-Lady. Temperature: Here's one odd thing; in the summer, the weight area gets very, very humid. If you move upstairs or out to the front the humidity decreases, but it is really unusual and uncomfortable by the free weights. read more

Jose at the front desk gave me a great tour of the gym and was really helpful about answering all of my questions. The gym also has a great selection of equipment. read more

Beautiful new gym! and cold!! I love the temperature here. It's not 100 degrees like SLP, the equipment is all new, flooring is new, the have 3 separate cable towers, about 10 stair mills, tons of treadmills, and the design is awesome! Cardio equipment upstairs, weights down... btw this is the only LA location I have been too where the weights go in 2.5lbs increments vs. 5lb. Lifetime always is 2.5 and LA I thought was only 5lb... I like that they changed this in the new location. It makes working up in weight more gradual. thanks! read more

I give this place points for being new with great finishes like tile floors and back splashes. It's never too busy but there is a good mix of younger and older people and the class schedule usually has something for me. However the customer service, like at most LAF locations, sucks. It's basically nonexistent. The personal training program and staff also needs some improvement. Overall, if you want a nicer place to exercise, head here. But if you need any kind of help with your account ... well, just try to avoid needing anything. read more

The membership manager at the Shingle Creek location was completely disrespectful to me. I mistakenly filled out the application for a guest pass for the wrong location. When I came into the Brooklyn Center location, I completed the online form again. I believe his name is Miguel - he hassled me about the pass and lied to my face saying it would take 24 hours to activate. When the pass itself says: Attached is the Guest Pass you requested. Please bring the attachment to the club and allow us to show you the club and activate your complimentary Pass. Is this the type of person you want representing your business brand. I will not be enrolling in a membership and will tell any and all people that I know not to use this gym as well. This is completely unacceptable treatment of a potential customer. read more

Your cookie cutter LA Fitness with little staff, full trash cans and lots of equipment to choose from. I have been to ones that are more cramped and ones that have more room. It's an affordable gym that could be your spot if the location is right for you. There is a pool and basketball court. The WiFi was good enough to stream videos. read more

Had my first personal training session yesterday. Mary seems knowledgeable and really put me through my workout. Feels good! Update. I got sick and couldn't make my sessions. Instead of refunding the money for the sessions I missed they said they could put it on hold for only 40 dollars a month. I feel cheated and cancelled the sessions. Beware these fraudulent people when signing up for personal training. read more

The Brooklyn Center LA Fitness has really, truly cleaned up their act! After having two bumpy starts with would-be Personal Trainers we are absolutely thrilled with the results we are seeing with our our current and hopefully long-term trainer, Dimitrje. Dimitrje understands what our goals are, he looks out for our health, he is cautious yet pushes us for all we are worth. He always has a plan in advance and we try to never miss an appointment. As we have spent time working out at the crack of his whip he has become more friendly and well, we simply could not be happier with the results! Since starting at LA Fitness in July, we (as a couple) have lost weight, built muscle and are becoming more fit each week. Multiple changes of staff have resulted in this gym being busy most days to the point you sometimes wait for equipment. We endorse Domitjr and this excellent facility. read more

Not my usual LA Fitness location but when I am in the area, I am more than willing to use this location. The equipment is in good shape and its nice having your own personal TV on the cardio machines. I find that parking is never an issue and that the changing room is clean. The front desk staff have been welcoming and show they are happy you are a member at LA Fitness. read more

This facility is new, great equipment, small pool, maintained well, good parking. Customer service is not their strong suit. High pressure sales - they're good at that. In fact slick marketing types swarm the place to train the young staff exactly how to get you to open up your check book. Strong-arming people into signing up for membership and then badgering them until they sign long-term personal trainer contracts is their top priority - not welcoming guests or helping people who have questions or who don't know how to use equipment well. I had a recent problem with the facility not accurately recording my attendance at the gym thereby costing me a month's worth of reimbursement from my insurance company. It was their mistake! According to the arrogant "business manager," they don't correct mistakes! They also don't record your attendance correctly. Beware if you are signed up with LA Fitness with associated health insurance reimbursement! This organization does NOT record accurately nor will they admit their responsibility for their error nor will they have any patience with you when you try and discuss it. The answer is, "we don't correct our mistakes!" Plain and simple - the answer is always NO. This circumstance has again happened this month - no record of my attendance on a Monday a couple of weeks ago. Well my answer now is that I will take my paltry business of over $400/year to another fitness organization who still may ignore me but may have some integrity about not screwing up important attendance data. Such a disappointing experience - especially the management of this BC facility. I do NOT recommend it to anyone. read more

If you are looking for a clean gym with a reasonable price tag than this is your place. Just be aware, if you need customer service of any kind, stay away, far away. I signed up for Personal Training at this gym and was happy enough for the first 4 months. Then they had a shortage of trainers and I was unable to use my sessions during a time that worked within my schedule. Trainers are only available Monday through Friday, not on weekends, and during the summer of 2015 they only had 1 trainer on staff. I put up with this for about 8 weeks until another trainer was assigned to the gym but that trainer stood me up. I asked the front desk where the trainer was and "they didn't know" so I worked out on my own for an hour waiting for her, she never showed. When I went looking for answers I was given the run around, promised phone calls from the VP that never came, and was greeted with rude employees at every turn. After finally getting in touch with corporate, and a few more failed promises at phone calls from the VP, I finally was able to get in contact with him (10 days of phone tag later). I concluded that this company does not respect their customers and wanted to cancel my plan. The VP let me out of the contract without a buy out but did not refund any of the sessions I was unable to use due to the unavailability of trainers in his gym. He would not even refund the 4 sessions I was billed for while he was not returning my phone calls. Bottom line - this company will expect you to uphold your end of the contract but they do not have the uphold their end. They do not need to speak to you with respect or answer your questions in a timely manner. If you don't need to deal with customer service at all, then this gym might be okay. But if you do, then good luck. read more

I would have given this place less then one star if I could. This is the second time I joined this gym. I guess I am slow to learn. The equipment is mediocre at best. The free weight area is dirty to the point I worried that I might catch something. When I did brave the free weight area I was surrounded by the street thug gym rats this place seems to cater too. They would flex and try to intimidate anything that did not have a pair of breasts. The staff is no better unless you had big breast and a nice ass the staff had no time for you. When they did say more the two words to you they were beyond rude. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. There will not be a third time. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS! So many other gyms out there for the same price point and BETTER STAFFED AND EQUIPPED!!!! read more

If I could give them 0 stars I would. I walked in there about to buy membership. However the guy who was working at the desk was so rude I decided to walk outwithout one. He kept giving outrageously expensive price quotes for both the monthly and the yearly membership. Which I had done my research before I went online. The online prices that I saw and the expensive price quotes he kept giving me were anywhere near the price. When I asked him if I could do the 3 day trial pass to try out the gym to see if I liked it. He was so rude & nasty about it that I ended up not even wanting to do it and walking out without a membership. They definitely need to do a better job hiring at this place. They have very very very rude disrespectful people working there. Also they've been blowing up my phone calling it day after day asking if I want to membership. I've told them several times that I'm already bought a membership at a different club, and they still continue to call my phone and send me emails. read more

During the week day this is an okay place to workout. Plenty of room and the trainers aren't using all the equipment for clients. I get it, money. But for those of us who just want to get in, get it done and get out, this place is a mess any other time. Weights misplaced or missing, locker rooms a mess, missing clips, and not sure why but gum EVERYWHERE. I've brought it up to management many times and now I'm just looking for a new gym after over 4 years with LA. Disappointing. read more

LA Fitness - Stuff like this reminds me why I avoid this gym at all costs. Gross and it's everywhere! - Gyms Near Me - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

NOISE POLLUTION! The equipment and layout is fine. Plenty of parking. Nice new spin bikes. However... They have terrible music blaring, as well as every possible TV on a different channel, again, blaring. If people want to listen to music, they will have headphones. If they don't, they probably don't want to listen to terrible pop intended for 12 year old girls. It is impossible to 'get in the zone' in this gym-- you have to have your headphones up so loud to mask the nonsense that it's painful. There is also not a good quiet place to stretch... same room as punching bags. read more

Great wide open gym with an especially large amount of equipment that are all quite new. The staff is especially knowledgeable and helpful and Jacob runs a great team of trainers. read more

I joined a gym in February and I have visited all the locations throughout the metro area and I would say 90% of them in the men's locker room's are nasty, filthy, dirty. Some of them do not get cleaned maybe once a week maybe two times a week. The sun is I swear I don't ever get cleaned. I pay this money to go to a gym and they can't even keep this thing clean. Maybe they should think about hiring an outside cleaning company...... read more

Used to love this place until my locker was broken into, all my cards and cash stolen from my wallet, while I was there working out. When I talked to management to see what they could do, they said there was nothing they could do because they don't have cameras, and this is the 4th time it's happened.... read more

DO NOT sign up for personal training at this location!!! The training is not worth the time, money or effort.. The management keeps giving new clients to one trainer that is already busy leaving the other one with very few clients. Her current clients are not able to schedule any training with her because she is too busy! They give free sessions as part of your training contract but then they expire because none of the trainers want to use them because they don't get paid when they use the "free" sessions. What's the point of giving me free sessions if none of the trainers want to use them and then I have a hard time getting them back to use?! I would never recommend training at LA Fitness. If you come across any issue with them, it's like finding a needle in a hay stack to get a hold of any kind of management that will be able to help you. Don't get stuck in the same situation that I did! read more

Having been a member of LA fitness for about three years I decided to try out the gym at the Brooklyn Park location. Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. My main workout is swimming and using the hot tub. When I got there I immediately went to the locker room to use the bathroom which was filthy!!!i There were wet paper towels all over the floor and someone had taken a bunch of paper towels and put it In One of the toilets to try and flood it out. Then I went to the pool area and after a quick shower into the hot tub first. It felt good, but as I was sitting there the foam on the top from the bubbles was brown in some spots. So i got out immediately. Once the hot tub quit bubbling, I went back over to inspect it further. It appears that it has never been cleaned. The sides were dark brown and slimy feeling. The pool appeared to be the same way I felt like I was swimming in a bath of dirty water. That was my first and last time at that location!!! Even though it is the closest one to me. The reason I chose to write this review is in the hopes that management will See it and do something about it. Also to warn others that is not a good place to swim! read more

I felt pressured to sign a contract for personal training although I was not sure as to whether or not I would be relocating for work. Joshua Arthur assured me that if I ended up relocating he would issue a refund and the contract would be null. However, that was not the case. I have contacted Mr. Arthur (training director) on multiple occasions and was assured I would not be continuously charged and would receive a refund. It hasn't even been a month and my account was charged once again. Now I have paid a total of 650.00 for services I have never received. The thievery of my bank account has also delayed my relocation. I would never do business with this facility, as they are not trustworthy. I will be taking my complaint to the gym in person tomorrow morning, the Better Business Bureau, and the Attorney Generals office. The business practices at this facility definitely need to be looked into. I would not recommend doing business here ever. read more

It has been three weeks since this has happened, and I wanted to "cool down" before posting this review, but every time I think about the way I was treated it makes me want to puke. I was assaulted at this gym and by the time I left I was the one feeling like I was the one in the wrong. There was even an employee who was so rude to me because I was upset and he was unable to calm me down, he then walks over to the person who assaulted me and said he "get why you did it, I would have done the same thing". I would like to mention that I am white and there was not one person working there that was white...makes me wonder...I am not racist but am beginning to think that they are. I would never bring this up if I did not feel this way. I don't care what the circumstances were surrounding this issues, the MAN put his hands on me, left bruises and these assholes took his side. Be careful of this place, especially if you are white. I also believe that some of these reviews are from the staff so their gym won't look like such a crap place to go. I can't believe that with this many bad reviews they are still at a 3.3 rating. YOUR GYM SUCKS! read more

I would agree with some of the other comments that this gym is by far the worst. I travel a lot and workout at many different LA Fitness clubs across both the metro and the nation. This particular club is one of the worst I have ever visited. Unfortunately it is the closest to me, so I don't have many other options. My main complaints are that one, the mens locker room is a mess nearly every time I am there and two they don't have wifi, so I can't stream music. I have complained about the messy mens locker room in the past and yet the mess continues. I do agree with some of the other comments about the employees never coming unglued from their phones. One more thing, I don't see any comments here from local management addressing the concerns so either they are oblivious, or don't care. Neither is a good place to be... read more

Jake is an awesome personal trainer! He will find your weaknesses and strengths and will work on what you want to work on. He is very personable and enthusiastic. I can't wait until my next session! read more

I've been a member since this place opened. Have had nothing but bad experiences with the staff. Today, a man had a heart attack at the bottom of the stairs and he just laid there while the staff stood around and looked at him. You would think that the staff would know CPR or First Aid, but they did not do anything while the man laid dying. The staff who was there is supposedly an ex EMT and she is going to be a cop? She was a younger white woman with tattoos who just stood there and yelled at members to take the elevator. Pathetic. What health club does not require staff to be trained to do CPR? The man was on the ground turning purple in front of us, intermittently gasping for air with members standing around him while the front desk was asking whether or not to call 911. To top it off, when the police, firemen and paramedics asked if she knew who he was so they could contact his family, she said she didn't know how to get that info. Hello?! He apparently checked in and all the members have photos in their system. Don't go there if you expect staff to save your life if you have a stroke or heart attack. Ask anyone who was at the gym this Saturday morning, they will tell you how disappointed they were in the lack of training and initiative the staff have, especially the white girl with the tattoos. Everyone was upset. read more