I am beyond disappointed and honestly hurt by how my family was treated tonight. My wife and I have been loyal LA Fitness members for OVER 10 YEARS. We have paid faithfully month after month for a decade. We recently even added a brand-new membership for our 13-year-old son because we believed in this gym and planned to continue here as a family. Tonight was supposed to be a meaningful family moment. My older son, who is ACTIVE DUTY U.S. ARMY, is visiting and wanted to work out with us. These moments are rare when your child serves our country. We were excited to train together as a family. All I asked for was a simple one-day courtesy pass. Not a free month. Not special treatment. Just one workout. The front desk didn't even try to help. They did not offer to check with a manager. They did not try to find a solution. They did not show any empathy. They simply said, "That will be $20," and that was it. After 10+ years of loyalty, a brand-new youth membership, and an active-duty soldier standing in front of them, they showed zero flexibility and zero humanity. This wasn't about money. It was about respect. The lack of appreciation for long-term members and military families is shocking. My children watched this happen -- including my son who serves this country -- and it was embarrassing and heartbreaking. A company this large should understand loyalty, family, and service. Unfortunately, LA Fitness Kearny showed none of those values tonight. We left feeling disrespected and seriously reconsidering continuing our memberships. Very disappointing. read more

I visited this location on a weekday morning around 9am to take a cycling class and in my opinion this is an OK gym. Pros They offer weekday morning cycling classes Free parking - Big parking lot Overall clean with the exception of if the cycling class windows facing the street which were super dirty. Cons The gym wasn't full but there were a lot of people at 9:30am on a Tuesday morning so I assume it gets packed during peak hours There were some guys loitering near my car in the parking lot which makes me wonder how safe the area is in the evening I didn't interact with any of the staff members so I can't comment on that. read more

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This gym is always packed, which is a great thing. At 5am, there was a group of people standing at the door to be let in (I hope that gives you an idea of the type of traffic this gym sees). The issue with this level of traffic is that SO MANY MACHINES ARE BROKEN or waiting for service. On Friday, I tried 3 stairclimbers before I got to one that worked (The first was wobbling and the second just didn't turn on). One of the pull up assist machines has been broken for quite a while. Also, the people using the pull up assist machine that does work were so rude, saying that I wouldn't be at the gym for long, insinuating that I only joined for the new year and would stop coming soon. Every other treadmill is down for service. The spa was out of service recently as well. read more

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This gym is one of a kind. Clean seats along with its nice atmosphere. I recommend this gym to any and all people looking for a hearty workout. read more

Go here if you want rude front desk staff who have no knowledge of the gym or what is offered. Also so packed people are literally falling out of this place. read more

It's too congested! Too many people and all the machines and equipment are right next to each other. There's weights all over the floor. The lights are too dark and you cannot find where the locker room is unless you ask a staff member. read more

This gym does not have a sauna and they allow ppl to record others with our permission or consent. Why am I paying for a membership to this gym if all of the amenities are not included. I will have to cancel my membership. I do not recommend this location please provide better service this is sad read more

the pin that adjust the weights on the equipment are always missing , fights erupt when people hold on to them from machine to machine , the loud radios brought in , almost a gang like atmosphere, and the worst is managment does nothing about it, thr another la fitness !!! read more

The worker joseph, is very helpful and helped me workout he is a very good worker. I am going to give him 5 stars for helping me.

I am hurt and confused as a Black Woman in America. I find it very upsetting when anyone thinks it is not wrong to humiliate someone. I attended an LA Fitness Abs Workout in Newark, New Jersey. I had to leave the Abs Workout after being continuously attacked publicly this morning (March 29). There is no reason for someone to continuously be attacked publicly. I was continuously publicly humiliated. I am left with a pain that is hard to be removed due to public humiliation. This is not something I want to be comfortable with. It is important that LA Fitness undergoes some type of training to increase awareness that everyone and everybody is deserving of respect no matter their shape or what they look like. Sincerely from someone deserving of respect, read more

Newark L A Fitness with coach Jamal is so great. I experienced a great Aqua Fitness today. So great I will be going back. The enthusiasm and energy put into the work out was inspiring, professional and so much fun. Coach Jamal swim fitness..of Newark NJ A+! read more

A year and half later with this gym and my star remains the same, one star. Since the covid guidelines ended, this gym has been horrible to deal with. Equipments everywhere. You can never find what you need most of the time. I bought my own equipments and bring them with me to the gym. My biggest pet peeve is the rude people who blast their music. I choose to workout in the morning because the evenings are crowded and LOUD. Lately the mornings 6:30am have been crazy loud by select few who blast their music out loud on bluetooth speakers. Some mornings, there can be three different people playing loud music every corner of the gym. And the gym doesn't do anything about this. How is it fair for the people who don't like noise or don't want to hear other people's music. Third the gym's lack of action towards the perverts who take pictures/videos of other gym goers. They get warning after warning and that's it. Even when the person is caught on LAF cameras, it still means nothing. Lastly the locker room. The lockers barely get clean so often most of the lockers have dirt from people's shoes in there. It's worse after a snow or rain, when people's wet shoes and gym bag make a mess inside the lockers. There are some lockers that have a locks on them for over six months now. Even though there's a LAF sign that says don't leave things in the locker overnight. There are two combo lockers that have remained on the same numbers for over six months. Like literally those two girls never came back but they are occuping two lockers. I'm starting to appreciate small gyms after being with LA Fitness. Four years with Retro Fitness in West Orange and I didn't experience 70% of the things I'm experiencing at LAF. read more

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The customer service at this location is absolutely HORRIBLE!!! My brother passed away suddenly in June. His credit card was being charged on a monthly basis for 4 months after his death until I was appointed to be the executor of his estate and got authority to cancel his credit card. As a courtesy I called the gym to cancel his membership even though there is a canceled credit card on file. I explained this and was told I needed to come in-person and the rude person on the phone immediately hung up. I live out of town. I would hope a death certificate would be proof along with his photo ID. I called back and the same person answered and quickly said he could not hear me. I called the third time from my cell in case the hearing issue was on my end. The same person answered and said he couldn't hear me once more. I spoke louder and he said "you again, stop calling" and hung up. I don't know how, it's possible to be so indifferent to a grieving family. He also had a membership at a local gym in the IRONBOUND which helped me and gave me their condolences. The one star I give is only because I wouldn't be able to write this review without giving a rating. You DO NOT deserve the single star. SHAME ON YOU L.A. FITNESS. read more

Where is the health department? The facilities are beyond unkept. I saw the same tissue in the corner for 6 days straight once. There is a dirt ring around the whirlpool. But that's only when it's actually open. There is no regulating of loud, disgusting people with poor social graces. I watched a man spit on the floor several times today. Only after he held court with his four sons at the top of his lungs in the hot tub for 20 min straight. People are on speaker and FaceTime and listening to their music as if no one is around. The worse part is I've heard that this one is one of the bests. Ha. LA Fitness should be shut down. read more

I've been at this gym for a little over 2 years and I hate to say my experiences are deteriorating more and more daily. They take entirely too long to fix equipment. The sauna has been down for a month and that was the only reason I joined. There are never any appendages for the cable machines anywhere to be found. One of the cables on the centrally located cable machine has been down for as long as the sauna has, and low and behold, 2 weeks ago the other cable broke, so now you can't use it at all. When I would go at 5am, I would still spend 5-10 minutes looking for dumbbells because they don't clean and organize the gym at the end of their shifts. The bathrooms are hardly every clean. I asked for a membership cancellation form and was told I could only get one from the manager who is there from 9 to 5 Monday thru Friday. I work in the City, can't get there by then. Guess I'll take the day off and wait. Tired of paying for nothing. read more

At the time I am writing this..the gym is new, clean, with lots of space and machines. This is my first time ever in a LA fitness so coming during C19 I know some things are adjusted 1) You have to carry your own spray bottle (that they provide) to clean down your machines. Not a lot bottles available for all the people there - bad thing 2) They do temp checks - good thing 3) There were about 4 employees just chatting away about personal stuff while me and my friend waited to get checked in. We had to interrupt them because just standing there in line like we were suppose to wasn't enough - bad thing 4) An employee did interact with us but it was unpleasant. We had a space to ourselves with weights - one set each and he said "that's a lot of weights make sure y'all put it away" Duh..we know that - bad thing 5) This isn't the gym so much but more so the parking lot. Please make sure if come to this gym on Bergen in Newark across from the hospital that you go NO WHERE ELSE BUT IN THAT GYM! You will be booted if you walk off the grounds even if you walk back in the gym. $200 price tag with that so just be careful. There's signs but they are small. read more

The club was initially clean. The women's locker room is not maintained. The mirrors are dirty and the shower rooms are dirty. They need a female cleaner/housekeeper to clean showers. It smells and lots of hair on the floor. Secondly, the VIP pass was not honored by ALEX. My husband was turned away stating that he can't use the pool because only members can use the pool. read more

When I gave up my CrossFit membership in Oct 2020, this location was literally just opened up the block for me. I decided to do the 7-day trial. Let me just say, it was absolutely amazing. I hadn't been to a traditional gym in roughly about 5+ years. My life was all about CrossFit! The community, the workouts all of it! So I was skeptical to say the least. My skepticism turned in to joy after my 7 days. I was looking for certain things in a gym; 1. Rowers. Ok they're not Concept 2s but they did the job; 2. Sleds. They have two! They actually have a whole FUNCTIONAL area! Artificial tuft and everything! 3. Barbells. You'd be surprised how many traditional gyms don't. I wanted to do cleans and snatches They also have a HIIT gym & lap pool (CF Gyms do NOT have pool so I was super excited) But due to C-19 the pool was closed. BOOO! Nonetheless, I had PLENTY to keep me busy! It was also nice not having to run or bike in the cold. :-) Overall it was a fantastic spot. Still has the "brand new car smell". I'm a get there when it opens person so the fact that they opened at 5am meant I could get it in for 1 1/2 hours and still take a nap before work. PARADISE!! Make sure you see Harold at the membership desk. He was absolutely FABULOUS!! He helped me with everything and made my months there smooth. Unfortunately I couldn't keep my membership because I'm moving out of state to a location where there is no LA Fitness. BOOOO! If I could take this location with me I would! Newark is doing things ya'll! So don't sleep on 'em! read more

Great hammer strength equipment for upper body but crap equipment for lower body. Depending on which LA you go to, it can be either alright or a complete mess. The LA in Newark is horrible, not a single dumb bell or piece of equipment is put back and it's filthy. Also, almost got hit bc a fight broke out while I was walking by. read more

Workers are super friendly and courteous. Not sure why people left one stars, but I'm here to say that this gym is super clean and new and they have a variety of ellipticals. It's so ironic how there's a Dunkin right next door (hell or heaven: up to you to decipher) haha. Anyway, I don't see why this place shouldn't have five stars. read more

this is the best gym there's so many activities more machines to workout and most of all a great zumba instructor who teaches zumba class she's very professional just like the staff at la fitness!! read more