No frills, no nonsense gym that has everything you need to get a good workout in…read more After moving back to San Francisco in the middle of last year I was looking for a gym that was more local/ in my neighborhood that I could walk to rather than taking public transit to another part of the city. That's when I came across the Sunset Gym this past December. I started my membership with a week long pass and eventually converted it to a monthly membership. (The payment for the week pass went into my first month of membership) Pricing wise this place is a very reasonable compared to the bigger chains (i.e Fitness SF), but admittedly you are also restricted to one location. For me though, that's not a problem as I wanted a neighborhood gym more than anything. The gym itself is great - it's old school (think OG Gold's Gym style). Downstairs has plenty of free weights and a good selection of machines. Upstairs has a dedicated Cardio area, a spot for stretching, as well as additional free-weights and an outdoor area. Staff I've interacted with so far have been wonderful. Very glad to have found a great gym close by to where I live

There is nothing like a local neighborhood gym, where everybody knows your name (just kidding, but…read moreyou all start to recognize each other if you are a morning, midday or evening gym-goer for sure), with friendly staff and equipment that may not be the latest and greatest, but it's familiar, it works, people take care of the machines and weights and wipe them down with the many spray bottles and paper towel stations, and there seems to be one of everything you could ever want. Definitely a transit-first or walk-from-your-home-type gym, 9th and Irving is not known for its parking (though it IS known for it's ever-present MTA carts zipping around). Love the towels, the multiple bathrooms and showers, the fans everywhere, and the small outdoor area on the second floor.

I love this place! Great place for weddings. My husband is…read morepart of this club and god! We love this location, good customer service, food, great service! The hotel there is also amazing 100% recommend! And if you are having dinner there get the prime rib!

Would give 0 stars if I could. I had high hopes because I'm a member at Los Angeles athletic club…read more. I thought because this place had more history. It would be a nice venue, but couldn't be further from the truth. Firstly, every one of the staff members was rude and standoffish, I think this must be the only place to work out near downtown San Francisco because it was so overcrowded..Restaurant wait was long, and good luck waiting for your check. Complete attitude of indifference. Seems that all they care about is turning beds and jacking up their membership numbers. They literally turned off my room key before I even checked out, all my luggage was upstairs still. Didn't apologize or offer to get the lubgage. Do NOT recommend

Last year on Thanksgiving I had lower back injury that put me out of the gym for about a month or…read moreso. That was my first serious injury and I knew it was a bit of a wake up call and I had to prioritize my fitness and health. I contacted Fitness SF to get a membership and information on a trainer that specialized in getting back to it after an injury. After I signed up they assigned Albert as my trainer. Albert from day one explained the approach he would take to help build me back up after this injury. Albert put together a good plan that we have stuck to for the past few months. The results speak for themselves after training with him for almost three months now. He helped me tidy up my diet as well and I have gained 5lbs of muscle and lost 3lbs of fat. I feel stronger than I have in a while and my back is feeling 100%. While I had to do the work to get there, Albert was the X factor in the progress I have made. If you're lucky enough to have Albert as your trainer, expect to work hard and get real results!

TF why does this place smell like urine? Everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡!!!!!!!! It's bad!…read more Neve notice this intense smell of urine until now. Mixed with dirty people smell and unjustified sweat. I get it, it's a gym. But people need to use deodorant. This pungent oder is gross. There needs to be more cleaning happening everywhere.

This is the best gym I've attended in my 22 years in SF. I was a member of the 24 Hour Fitness that…read moreoperated in this space pre-pandemic, but Live Fit spruced it up with much better equipment and made smarter use of floor space for a less crowded feel. Speaking of crowds, there usually aren't any. I rarely wait long for even the most popular pieces of equipment. I love that Live Fit is open on major holidays (they just go into an unattended/automated mode where you let yourself in via a QR code in the membership app), and they don't allow third-party trainers, who in my experience are some of the worst equipment hogs. Super friendly staff, too!

As a long time SF resident, with some experience with personal training and fitness i can recommend…read moreKate with no hesitation as a personal training. She is knowledgeable and makes the hard training fun somehow. I leave the sessions feeling strong. I don't take for granted when someone is professional like Kate. I've encountered young trainers that had to do some growing. That is not the case with Kate. She is responsible, communicative, fun as a bonus and her heart is in the right place. She cares and makes the experience worth the effort. The Castro branch is clean, and Casandra is always ready to help with a smile. Thank you good people who do good things in this world.

My experience at City Sports Club is great! I signed up for personal training with Edwin whom I…read morehighly recommend. He's a Master Trainer at the club, very thoughtful, well experienced to his clients and know what he's been doing.

This gym runs itself as if the complaints from clientele do not matter. If anyone is reading this…read moreon yelp, change the yelp review sort to "recent" & u will see the true reviews. The stairmasters have been broken for some time now with the first one being broken for 2-3 months. One by one they broke & now they're all broken. I understand gym equipment can break from time to time but the fact that ALL stairmasters are broken, 30% of ellipticals are broken, a handful of treadmills, & the weight machines upstairs are missing pins, broken cables, etc is just pitiful from a gym like this. VARIOUS THINGS HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR MONTHSSSS!!! The LEAST they could do is communicate to us what is going on & what they are doing to rectify this situation. I usually do not write reviews unless necessary to make a change to the establishment. I hope this review finds its way to someone who can do something Side note: this gym also is starting to have an issue with people hogging machines while doomscrolling on their phones between sets as they are "resting". If that grind your gears, this is a heads up. Side side note: notice how management only replies to "positive reviews"; this is a critical review from an intermediate gym goer(3 years of hypertrophy training) for some context.

I joined for a week when I was staying in the neighborhood visiting family. This gym is very…read morewelcoming. I am happy with the range and availability of equipment and facilities, especially what I needed to continue with exercises prescribed by my physical therapist. SHOUT OUT to Julian and Moses for their friendly and careful attention to signing me up for my membership and familiarizing me with the gym BONUS excellent location near cafés, restaurants, groceries TIP their week-long membership is a good deal; most gyms don't offer any temporary memberships

Great neighborhood gym. I really enjoyed the exercise classes, especially the ones taught by…read moreErnest!! the class sizes were small, which really allowed for support with movements when needed. Ernest's class structure was very clear to follow and I always left feeling strong and accomplished. Taking his classes encouraged me to work with Ernest 1:1 for personal training!

My husband and I have been members for the last two years. The lockers and workout space are great…read more We both work out with Personal Trainer, Alyona Aikina. She is amazing and truly the #1 reason why my husband and I go to JCCSF.

We started swim lessons for my daughter and have really like the facilities! The changing rooms are…read moreclean and have lockers, shampoo, swimsuit drying machine, etc. The young class is 30 minutes which is perfect for my little one. Small classes sizes is a bonus. Will continue here until she is more confident in swimming:)

Overall, I very much appreciate having Koret swim pool around. It's just sometimes its rules and…read moreexecution of them irk me. Otherwise, every swim is a great swim!

Just updating this to say the gym is closed closer to 1.5-2 months per year, easily. There's a…read morereason why it's so much cheaper. If you're someone who goes to the gym 6-7 days a week do not choose this gym.