I just joined this gym as a member and it's a very good community gym that has great service and has a pool and indoor track

The facilities are fine. The "Strong Room" is a waste of space in my opinion. It should have remained part of the free weight room. Here is my biggest complaint. I have had a family membership there since 1997 or 1998, the rates have been reasonable. Our membership lapsed for a couple of months. I went in today to renew our family membership and they charged me $100 for initiation fees, they would not wave the initiation fees even though I had been a member for nearly 20 years. Just a word of warning, they don't seem to have any appreciation for long term customers or people who live local and support the local business. read more

We love Pearce! Their memberships are incredibly affordable. They offer a wide variety of options for exercise. Their pool is well-kept and the locker rooms are among the cleanest in the area! Be sure to make use of their staff; they're friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and most importantly, they care about your well-being! A wonderful gem of Chillicothe! read more

Pearce is one of the best fitness centers in central Illinois. Pearce has everything .. aerobics, group exercise, extreme training, dance, swimming (one of the best pools in the Peoria area), water aerobics, basketball (two gymnasiums), and indoor track and outdoor running programs, soccer, yoga, aerobic exercise equipment, a women's training area, weight machines, free weights, spinning, children's day camps, child care, cheer leading, weight loss programs, senior exercise and activities, great personal trainers and instructors.... and the lowest prices for a full service fitness center in the state. Even if you don't live in Chillicothe, Pearce is worth the drive. :-) read more

There is no better value than Pearce for a family. The pool is very nice. The only draw back I would say is the locker rooms need more lockers for renting. They have a long waiting list to get one. They are friendly and lots of activities. The classes are very good and popular, best of all most are included in the membership. read more

I have been a member at Pearce for 4 years. I have been a member at other gyms before and the rates are very reasonable! By far one of the cheapest in the Peoria area. They have tons of classes and activities for seniors and children as well. They have a small area where you can leave kids 6mo and older while you exercise. I like that everyone is friendly and the facilities are very clean! I love that they have a women's only room to exercise in. The only improvements I think they could make is having the room for kids open more than just a few hours...however for the size of the place and the demand I'm sure that's probably not feasible. I'd love it if they had some of the morning classes like trx also offered in the evening. I love trx but my schedule does not always allow me to attend in the mornings. read more

my membership is primarily for the pool. i don't use weights or any of the classes. their pool is exceptional. i'd used YMCA, ISU, & Richwoods in the past, and Pearce is much better and cleaner. it is almost impossible to get in to swim laps on a Tues/Thurs night because a new swim club has practice and lessons so i just work around that. my only complaint is that "walkers" that go in the evenings walk in the swim lanes instead of the open end so you have to compete with them for space. it's not totally their fault though because the open end is consumed by families just recreational swimming. too bad they don't have a pool dedicated to just lap swimmers and walkers and one for recreational play/swim. read more