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    Nickel City Athletics

    4.5 (11 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 am - 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM, 12:00 pm - 1:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM

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    Alexandra F.

    This is the best fitness experience I've ever had. I've done Crossfit at several other boxes and at a few larger gyms that offered classes, they emphasized speed and pain, and I ultimately stopped going because feeling terrible for hours after a workout just is not fun. I met the owner Chris before CFNC opened and he told me their philosophy about "moving well" and I was immediately put at ease. Each session I learn something new, which I love. I feel stronger both in my body and in my self confidence in preforming lifts and movements. It's definitely a team atmosphere with everyone introducing themselves and talking while we cool down after the WOD. I also like that Chris & the other trainer Jon discussed what my goals are...and what my strengths and weaknesses are (I have a bad shoulder) and they tailor a workout specifically for me, as well as monitor me drink to make sure I'm preforming the movements correctly so I won't hurt myself. The location is awesome, close to downtown and the Elmwood village, and the facility is top-notch. (They have a big section of turf flooring! How cool is that?!) First workout is free, so you have nothing to lose coming in.

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    I went here for PT years ago and I had great success in my recovery. The gym was always clean and it was easy to find parking!

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    3.5(24 reviews)
    1.0 miElmwood Village

    Can't get them to stop stealing from me. Canceled 8 MONTHS AGO after my trainer who was one of the…read morefew they had in their extremely limited time slots left to become a hand model and had 0 communication, however my card was continously charged until I confronted the owner about it at the gym when I thought he might be there, he then told me he'd stop charging me, and refund me the period of time where my trainer wasn't there, however that was a lie, he then blocked my number in his cell after I texted asking about the money. I was continously charged even after my bank investigated it for fraud and refunded me. He runs the charge under a slightly different companies name. Man's a low life and a criminal. All his trainer did was bash him as a scumbag, I should've been out after hearing that once. Place needs to be closed and the owner arrested.

    Ruthless owner. Be careful of charges to your account. I…read moresigned up for a 90 day Kickstarter Program on October 10th, 2017 for personal training 3x per week for 3 months. The cost was 379.00 per month . The receipt that I have says "90 Day Kickstarter". There is no doubt that I signed up for a 90 day program. The first charge the owner puts through on October 20th is for $779.00 which is not what I budgeted for. The owner made up some b.s. about prorating. Sounds a lot more to me like he has a cash flow problem because he is billing me for almost 2 full months. And, he was autatically extending my 3 month membership to 4 billable months because I didn't start my membership on his billing date?? Btw, there was also a promotion for a FREE TWO WEEK TRIAL which I never got credit for in his zany prorating and creative billing scheme. His irrational billing, which he justifies in his own mind, always results in dollars in his favor. But, hang on it gets worse. As of today, February 2018, 5 months later, the owner, Giovanni Preziuso, refuses to stop charging my account for $379.00 per month, although we are WELL past my 90 day program. He further insists that I have to pay until May, 2018!! I am not kidding. I assumed the charges were made in error and that he would correct the problem when he was made aware of it. I was very, very wrong. This billing is quite intentional. The owner's business practices are unethical and I predict that this will eventually ruin his reputation and destroy his business. I am taking my documentation into the branch today and having my bank rever se the charges. If he wants to persue this, we can take it all the way to court. At first I was dumbfounded. But, now I am pretty angry. The gym itself is quite nice and the other trainers are very professional. However, the billing practices are highly suspect. Buyer beware.

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    Burt Flickinger Athl Center Ecc

    Burt Flickinger Athl Center Ecc

    3.3(4 reviews)
    1.0 miDowntown

    This is a great facility. Modern and well maintained…read more It's open to ECC community of course. But it also holds various outside sporting events, bringing people to Downtown Buffalo, which is great. The locker rooms are large and easy to use. As a spectator the facility is very user friendly. Parking can be found in various lots in the area.

    If you're looking for the filthiest locker room ever, look no further. The BFAC by far has the most…read moreunclean locker room ever. Inside lockers are always dirty, shower area is full of bugs, hair, grime, and toilet-paper wads smooshed to the ceiling and don't get me started on how much hair is left all over the sinks. Seeing as though I am a male, I can only speak on behalf of the men's locker room. Aside from the physical state of the locker room, you most likely will have to deal with Buffalo school kids who use the pools. Most of the time they are in the locker room when I am not, but when we are both in together, chaos. Onto the weight and cardio rooms themselves. They're just okay. On the smaller side, but I understand they're working with limited space. One of the rougher things in when there's more than 6 people in the weight room, it feels cramped and you often find yourself on a machine/area waiting for someone to finish in a machine/area you want to use. On to the track. When I hear the word "track" I think of an outdoor track around a soccer/football field. Seeing as though the track is indoors, my mind was left to wonder on what it could be like. I was thinking maybe around the basketball court or something. Turns out it's on a top floor and looks down onto the court. Not terrible, just not what I expected. Lastly, but perhaps the most frustrating issue I have with this gym- the attendants and security are never on time to open the building/weight & cardio rooms. It puts a real damper on things when you only have a small window to workout in. All in all, the gym is I guess *fine* and serves its purpose as best as it can. Out of a perfect 10, I'd give this gym a solid 4.

    Nickel City Athletics - healthtrainers - Updated September 2026

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