Tamekia White at TFC is nothing short of a miracle worker! In just a month and a half, with only 3…read morevisits a week, I lost almost 10 pounds, shed 7% of my body fat and gained so much more energy I felt like a new person. She worked around my crazy work schedule and helped me with a customized nutrition plan. It was so fun being in her gym with other women of all shapes and sizes. She has an amazing ability to make you feel like you are getting a personal trainer in a positive group environment with affordable prices. She herself has boundless energy, infectious positivity and contagious joy. I was only in town for a couple of months last year but I still think about the incredible experience of getting to work with Tamekia at Total Fitness Control. I was trying to lose some of the baby weight from having my son in 2015 and she was 7 months pregnant when she trained me! Such a positive experience. I wish I lived in Atlanta so I could go to this gym every week. Tamekia is an incredible person and top-notch trainer.

From the owner: Total Fitness Control helps busy adults build a leaner body, stronger habits, and real confidence…read morethrough structured coaching, personalized training, and consistent accountability. Located in downtown Decatur, Total Fitness Control provides targeted programs to fit the needs of our customers. ​Personal Training Train in a focused environment with a plan built around your goals, body type, and fitness level. Sessions are delivered in fully equipped private suites for maximum coach attention and progress.  Total Fitness Control is headquartered at 431 West Ponce De Leon Ave, Suite 5 Decatur, GA, 30030. We pride ourselves in providing high quality training and impeccable service to our clients. Group Fitness A high-energy indoor and outdoor group training experience designed to be fun, structured, and results driven.  Older Adult Fitness Personalized programming that supports strength, balance, mobility, and independence for active aging.  Corporate Wellness Wellness solutions for teams that improve energy, consistency, and health culture in the workplace.  Competition Training Customized training and dieting support for physique competitors who want to take their body to the next level with discipline and excellence. 

Pinnacle is a fitness facility like none other. When I first walked in I was overwhelmed by the…read moreamount successful weight loss testimonials posted all over the wall. After experiencing pinnacle for myself I can see the reason for all of the successful client transformations. Pinnacle fitness is a one stop shop for everything fitness related. They offer personalized training, group fitness classes, and stretch therapy. The trainers at pinnacle are highly educated in the field of exercise science and are able to create a customized training program that is specific to the individual clients needs. This is something that I have not seen anywhere else. Not only do they take a scientific approach to training but they also bring a friendly, motivating and upbeat energy to ensure client motivation

I have been working out with owner David Nash in private sessions since the first of the year. I…read morereally like David a lot - he is a great guy and a very professional & experienced personal trainer. I have learned a lot from him already and know that every Tues and Fri, I am going to have a terrific 45 minute workout (or a little less when I am late!). By terrific, I mean hard as heck - David is very encouraging and also very precise about form and the amount of weight. He pushes when appropriate, which seems like 90% of the time!, and backs off the weight when he sees that I'm not keeping good form. I told David that I wanted to focus on arms, back & shoulders (I had a very good base but had started losing my tone/cut due to partial neglect for a few months). He designs my training session around that - with some core thrown in to make sure I'm maintaining that with my other workouts during the week. Every session has been different and challenging so far. I do get sore after our workouts but not in a painful, can't-raise-my-arms-to-wash-my-hair way. His gym is your basic physical fitness gym with a solid variety of weights and other fitness equipment. He has very very popular bootcamp classes -- once I started working out with him I realized a lot of Avondale Estaters frequent his gym and take great pride in earning their "levels", e.g., Warrior, Elite etc. I earned my warrior, which is level one and actually sort of thrilled me. I want to wear my Tshirt out & about so people know, hey, I made it too. :) David also offers small group training - women sculpting groups and other strength training classes along with bootcamp. I think the best things I can share about David are that he has extensive experience and knowledge of exercise and anatomy, he is encouraging, communicates very clearly and specifically to ensure proper form - and he's just a really good, nice guy.

I have been going to CrossFit Decatur for almost four years now and I can unbiasedly say that this…read moregym has some of the best coaching, largest variety of equipment and some of the best community members I've come across! (Full disclosure, I'm married to one of the coaches but as any lady knows, husband/wife relationship is different than a coach/trainee relationship) The workouts are so prescribed and varied - you can really tell they are not just dialed in. Instead, there is a reason for the madness. Every workout is designed with growth and improvement in mind. Additionally, everyday there are 2-3 different options of each workout to allow anyone to participate at any skill level. You don't get this at many other gyms. The coaches are friendly, well trained and truly care about your form and technique. Again, living with one of the coaches - I have had to listen to technique talks during many date nights... these coaches care. And the members are amazing! They are welcome, close knit and friends outside of the 4 gym walls. I travel a lot and have visited many gyms. CFD's coaching staff and members are a personable, a class act and stand out above the rest!

I am giving CrossFit Decatur a 2 star rating because while it was not all bad, I had an overall…read moreunpleasant experience at this gym. I will start by saying that the gym my boyfriend and I came from (Crossfit Providence in RI) set the standards very high, maybe even too high. The community was great, the coaches gave excellent feedback and would NOT let you lift heavier than was safe for you to do so, and they ran the Crossfit Opens in a very fun and community-oriented way. I was a member at Crossfit Decatur for 10 months, and my boyfriend was a member for 8. When I joined, the coaches were friendly, talkative and seemed to be very involved. As time went on, this proved to be not so true. With the exception of 1 (out of 3) coaches, none of them would say hello unless you did first. It was not a friendly environment at all (in terms of the coaches, not the members, who were great), and to be honest, I didn't feel welcome/comfortable there majority of the time. The main coach, in particular, did not even say "hello" or "welcome" to my boyfriend for over TWO WEEKS when he joined two months after I did. This coach rarely gave me feedback, and never gave my boyfriend feedback on any movements. He was extremely sarcastic in the way that he would speak to the gym members, and would set crazy high standards that if you were unable to meet, there was "something wrong" with you. If I had been brand new to CrossFit and this was my first gym, I certainly would not have been motivated to continue with the sport. Something worth noting is this gym's odd emphasis on WOD scores. At the end of each workout, the coach will walk around the gym and it is expected that you kept track of your performance and will report it. The coaches then enter your scores for you. Instead of saying "good job" or "nice work!", all that seemed to matter to the coaches was your time and/or reps. At every other gym both my boyfriend and I have been to, Wodify is used by athletes IF THEY CHOOSE in order to track their own progress, not see where they place on the scoreboard. This can be extremely discouraging to somebody who is new or injured, which I was for 6 months, as you have to modify a good amount of movements. The way the Open was ran was not community-oriented, to say the least. Almost every week, at least one of the coaches was away on vacation (and only one had emailed us in advance to wish us good luck), and oftentimes the owner had his personal training clients in the gym at the same time we were doing the workout, and he would say nothing to anybody else except for his own client. Again, this was very very different from my past experience with the Open. It seemed like it was more of a bother to the coaches than anything else. The main coach also programs a "Fitness" workout, oftentimes completely different then the regular WOD, for those who "don't care about Crossfit and just want a workout". Oftentimes, scaled athletes have to do the movements programmed for the Fitness workout simply because they are not yet able to do the regular WOD movements. To say that this means you "don't care about Crossfit", again, is extremely discouraging and is not a good way to motivate others to get better at the sport. There is no place in the gym for members to hang-out before or after a WOD (again, not very community-oriented). The building rarely runs the AC, which in the Georgia summer, can be dangerous. When the AC is turned on, it seems as though we are expected to act grateful....which is odd considering this is the most expensive CrossFit gym in the area. There are limited classes throughout the day, and no classes on Sundays (just an open gym and no music playing. At times, there will be special classes on various topics (nutrition, self-defense, etc.), but these ALL cost extra $$. There is no option of buying Fuel for Fires, or any other post-workout beverage/snack. There is no place to safely do muscle ups, and the rigs are extremely hard to hold onto. You are not allowed to use tapes on any of the rigs either (and there are threatening posts along them to remind members not to tape them). The runs are all programmed along busy main roads, again, not very safe. When my boyfriend and I gave our notices that we would be leaving for a nearby CrossFit gym, we were not asked why or for any feedback by the owner. In fact, the owner NEVER even had the courtesy to reply to my boyfriend's notice, which is if nothing else, rude. I even went out of my way to email the head coach to ensure my boyfriend's notice was received and they he would not be charged in the future, and the only reply I received was "I do not know anything about charges/dates, but I am aware that you are leaving. Good luck.". No "it was nice having you!" or "sad to see you go!" or "where are you headed?" or ANYTHING. Again, not very welcoming. All in all, I would say that the environment here is not a great one if you are looking for a community-oriented crossfit gym.

Tried a free trial. Potential New members get a free intro class. I'm not a gym rat nor am I a…read morenovice to the gym. It is a nice change but can also be slightly overwhelming if you're not a quick learner. They walk you through what the levels mean, what things are and how to use the equipment with a coach. But they also walk you through your workout summary at the end. The First class was a little bit much but felt good. The prices are definitely not for the weak but worth it and I can definitely see how it would make a difference if it's something you can financially accommodate. I like how it feels almost like personal training but in a fast paced group setting.

I have been going to this studio and signed up for OTF there a month ago. I was very nervous my…read morefirst class but I felt a warm welcome taking my first class. The staff are friendly and the coaches are literally all the best. This past month has giving me the best burn I've had in about 5 years from a workout class. Being a thicker girl I was scared that equipment would fail me but nope, none of that has happened if anything now I feel more comfortable using all the equipment and trusting their capabilities. I'm so glad I've made the decision to go to OTF and to start my journey at the Decatur location! Coach Lundyn & Coach Kai are my absolute favorites!

I've been to 3 different Burns and I'd say the Decatur location is consistent with the Burn spirit…read more Everyone was really nice, lots of high fives, and loud music to keep you going. The trainer Trevor was nice and welcoming as well. When I went, it was Burst Training (cardio day) so we all left dripping sweating and breathing hard. Burn can accommodate all fitness levels, it's really about how hard you push yourself. This location is a tad smaller than the others I've been to so I found the 5:30pm camp to be a little crowded. But they have camps all day long so it wouldn't be hard to find another time. I forgot to check the prices for this location, but others in the ATL area tend to be around $130-200/monthly depending on the length of your membership commitment. Parking: shared parking with other businesses on the side of the building (you have to walk around the building on College St to get to the entrance). If that's full you can also park in the connected garage in the Marta commuter spots.

Great personal trainer! Great motivator, great workout sessions, and I started seeing results…read moreshortly after starting. I've heard people say they get energized after a workout. Never had that feeling until now. After my morning training sessions, I feel ready for the day and don't need my morning cup of coffee as desperately as before.

Yancy is passionate about his craft and will definitely help you achieve your fitness goals. I…read morehighly recommend him.

I learned how to dance bachata in 2 weeks great place to dance for all you beginners.read more

From the owner: Salsa, Bachata and Latin dancing continue to grow in popularity in the Metro Atlanta area. We have…read morea variety of Salsa and Bachata instructors who are both very talented and most importantly passionate about Latin dancing. Our main goal is to show you how much fun Latin dancing is. Its our pleasure to guide you every step of the way. Check out our weekly Salsa & Bachata classes every Sunday and 3-hr Salsa Boot Camp on the 3rd Saturday of every month and 3-hr Bachata Boot Camp on the Last Saturday of every month. If you are looking for a place to go out Latin Dancing, check out our events page on our website. We will be informing you of different options you have to go out Latin dancing in the Atlanta area.

Resolution gone wrong???!…read more Overall not a bad spot. All the amenities you need. I just witnessed this young person take on too much in the training space. And to make it worse he had a full on vomit session and the trainers just handed him a can. I have never seen that before. And I know public health in Georgia and the region is a little different than other parts of the county but moments later- a trainer calls a manager to handle. TOP NOTCH... Proud member.

Came in for a one-time visit ($20 for a day pass) and had a great workout. Bonus was the sauna…read morewhich is always the best way to end a workout.