Great locally owned gym with 24/7 access, classes, and welcoming environment. My first day at the…read moregym it was great to see all the regulars who know each other, are supportive and great one another, but who workout independently. This gym has much better vibes than other big corporate 24/7 gyms, but still has the same access to machines and class options! I'm new to this gym but looking forward to being a long term member.

I move every month, so finding a gym that doesn't have a complicated cancellation process is…read moreimportant to me. I saw reviews of so many other gyms in Anchorage continuing to charge clients after they canceled so I made sure the staff here knew I was only wanting to pay for 1 month. The staff is wonderful here, I was reassured they don't do that and they even offered for me to pay with cash. This gym also offers you two free InBody assessments, there is a sauna and steam room in the bathrooms, and it is now open 24/7!

I've been a member at AFF for about a year now and I can honestly say it is the most well-kept…read morefacility in Anchorage. The staff and patrons all help to keep it clean and in good order. All the equipment is new and works without any jams, squeaks or sticks. The locker rooms are nice and spacious. Their showers are clean. Great gym for all your fitness needs.

This gym is extremely overpriced for what you get. $95/mo for some weights and machines that you…read morecan find at any gym in town with nothing more to offer. Other gyms for this cost or less have saunas, tanning, pools, yoga studios, classes, etc. Not here. The two newest staff members are very unpleasant with one of the girls going as far as chasing you down anytime shes away from the desk when you scan in and practically accusing you of not being a member. On top of that the same girl has a habit of putting things away before anyone is finished, I've seen her do this to the point someone will eventually yell at her. Any time you step away to grab water, go to the bathroom, or even just walk around in between sets she immediately cleans up after you even if it's obvious you're not done. She also seems to think everyone should workout in 100% silence so if the weights ever make any noise or if someone makes even a quiet grunt she'll tell the manager who then calls you to say there's been noise complaints about you (which is funny because whenever I've gone there's either people that are much louder or there's not a single person in the building so I'd love to know where the complaints are from). It's really not worth the price.

I am a Senior who wants to try the fitness gym and other classes to burn calories.read more

In our humble opinion the YMCA is a best buy for a pool and gym facility in Anchorage. We were in…read moreAnchorage visiting family for an extended period of time during the holidays and wanted to keep our daily fitness routine. For many years we had been loyal Alaska Club members but their are so EXPENSIVE! We're seniors so we checked out the Senior Center. While the Senior Center gym is pretty nice their hours of operation are very limited. So, we thought we'd give the YMCA a shot and we're so glad we did. It cost less than $65/month for unlimited access. We could pay one month at a time bring our grandchildren. They are open from early in the morning to pretty late at night. They always have at least 2 lanes open for lap swimming and their treadmills are solid, industrial models with cable TV screens. They provide 2 clean towels and a large locker with a lock for free and you can also reserve a small locker (you provide your own lock) if you want to leave you exercise shoes or toiletry. It is so unfortunate that we lived in Anchorage for many years and never considered using their facilities. Oh yeah, they are just about to open a brand new addition that sounds like it will be first class. Hint - their app really isn't worth using as they haven't figured out or assigned someone to really make it work or keep it updated.

I love that the gym is ladies only, so you don't have to worry about creepy men lurking around or…read moremaking grunting noises. The machines aren't the most modern but it does the job. They had a nice ventilation system so I didn't feel hot and sweaty even after my cardio workout. The staff are very friendly and nice. The steam room and sauna were amazing. There is also an indoor pool to use for swimming laps as well. Overall I enjoy coming here

I love spending time in the Women's Athletic Club. The front desk is incredibly helpful and…read morecheerful. The gym has every machine you could want but some items are outdated. They have a sauna and steam room, too. They have random stuff like make up wipes, toothbrushes, brushes, and hair tools if you need. They also have a lounge room where you can enjoy tea and chat with friends or watch TV. Comfortable spot.

This place is amazing!!! Charles and Taylor are the nicest…read morepeople you could ever hope to encounter! Super accommodating for me as I'm in town twice a year for work. Super clean facility! Has everything I need to get my work out on! Close to my hotel and literally perfect hours for a business gal on the go! Looking forward to my trips to Anchorage SO much more now that I'm set up with the best facility and people to keep me on track! Highly recommend coming in and checking them out if you are from here or in town for work!

A huge disappointment. If you're thinking they'll try and scam you, they will. I signed up for a…read moretwo month membership with Tasha Johnson, at the Downtown location. She was very nice and helpful and promised me I would only have to pay for the two months. In reading previous reviews, I wanted to make sure I didn't get screwed over. Now, accounting has told me that I didn't call in early enough to cancel my membership even though Tasha specifically told me that I shouldn't call them until I received my membership card, which is what I did. Tasha also told me that I would have a $50 bonus sign up fee if I did it before the end of the year (2019). I have yet to see any of that money, which is also something I've spoken to Tasha about from one and a half week ago who's still trying to figure that out. I'm currently still trying to sort out the mess. Tasha has been late returning my phone calls and never seems to answer her phone. It seems very much like once they get your money they could care less. If anything changes and they do waive my fee, I'll update this review, but so far I'm extremely disappointed. The gym itself is perfectly adequate. Pros, pretty empty, working cardio machines. Cons, no WiFi and of course, everything regarding customer service. For how much they charge a month it's particularly frustrating.

This is the closest franchise to downtown and is smaller in size than most (and busy!). Staff was…read morefriendly and the equipment was clean. They are open good hours so you can get your workout in! Wish they had more TVs set to sports channels. All the TVs by the treadmills are on news channels and CNBC. Will be back when traveling in this area.

I don't usually write reviews, but when I do, it is warranted…read more I wrote a review last week to bring attention to the deteriorating facilities. Management did respond with a generic message asking ME to contact the corporate office with my concerns. I did, NO RESPONSE. It gets worse. I show up at the gym today only to find that the hours have been reduced, again! Perhaps you should also reduce what you charge me for my membership. These are not the terms that I signed up for. Bait and switch. WAKE UP PLANET FITNESS!!! A gym that opens at 7 am is way too late, many people work out early in the morning. This place is a joke. I've been a member for years but the conditions and changes have me rethinking my membership. I do not recommend becoming a member here.

I bought a membership here for several reasons:…read more 1) At times, life gets a little too busy to find the time to work out. This place gets you in and out in well under an hour (hence the 45 in F45). 2) You don't need to worry about adding structure to your workouts. These guys take care of that. 3) There are several class options per day (around 5-6), leaving me with less of a reason to use lack of time as an excuse for not working out. 4) The work outs are full body. 5) The staff is awesome. They're basically your personal trainers and they provide great motivation during your workouts. 6) The prices are reasonable and they offer a few different plans. (Unlimited for a year, 8 classes/month, month to month). The only thing I don't like about F45 is your membership is only valid at the location where you purchase it. Not great for someone who travels a lot.

I died. Ok that's a tad dramatic, but this class kicks your butt. There's something for everyone! I…read moream injured and wanted so badly to jump back into working out that I tried this class. I left in so much pIn and I know it'll be worse tomorrow, but if I wasn't already broken I'm sure I could have handled it. The class is very high energy. You're on a team of sorts and very quickly ind yourself cheering each other on. The trainers are very encouraging and make you feel really comfortable. It's not a huge gym but there's so much equipment and all the exercises are fitting for the space. You don't feel like you're on top of each other. All the exercises can be modified and the flow of the workout is so easy to follow. Aside from the music and the high energy, the trainers really know how to spool you up without it being annoying. It's a great time. As soon as I heal up I'm going back. I've got too many injuries to do it now, but literally the minute I'm cleared to do it again, I will.

This review for The Alaska Club for specifically for the East location…read more My doctor recommended I take the PREP Program which gives you an in-depth guide on how to get started on your weight loss and how to use the machines. It cost about a $1 a day for 60 days, then you decide if you want to stay with the club or not. I started in December 2019 until mid February 2020. You are guided by an RN who monitors you and a specialist at the gym who works on making you a plan and shows you how to use the machines. The PREP program is located in sections throughout all the Alaska club gyms around the state of Alaska. The main PREP program is located at the East location where you will need to attend for the first month at least twice a week. The program is really good and very helpful! I can't express how much this works and how much help you get. I wish I could remember the names but the RN and the Gym specialist were wonderful and were eager to see you succeed. Now, one complain I hate was my that this was doctor recommended and I had been monitored by my doctor for sometime. My blood pressure tends to read high on EVERYONE's machines. it's actually not that high, it is high but not to a point where this issue I am about to complain about irritated me. The RN was concerned, I told her that is was her machine. she said that if I can't get my blood pressure down that she doesn't feel comfortable with me exercising. My issue is that, before you take peoples money, maybe screen first for concerns. I basically had to get my doctor to tell her to leave me alone and I basically decided not to finish the program the second month at the East location. I understood her concern, but when you only have 60 days and you don't feel comfortable with me exercising and I already paid but my doctor was the one who cleared me, I see an issue with that. My suggestion is that before you take the money, maybe run the screening then is there is any issues have them taken care of then you can take their money. Anyways, I've recommended a ton of people to this program and hopefully they have decided to join or try it. Now, my second part of the review has to go to the the people who sign you up. You can see my review about South club, and I fully stick to that review. I first got information from Brandon who gave me details on cost, I needed to join the South club because I live on the South side of town. No pressure, no issues, no sales tactic or pressure with "this deal ends today" shit. I finally decided I was going to join the Summit club, I signed up with Steven, again there was no pressure, no issues, no sales tactic or pressure with "this deal ends today" shit. He helped me decide and compare prices and it was easy! There was another young black man who helped out as well but I forgot his name so you might have to check with Steven. This gym is awesome and I would actually prefer to have a membership here at this club. Your sales team is wonderful, you PREP program is great and helpful! It really sucks that I have to drive to this gym to have had to speak with sales but I drove to this location because I knew I wasn't going to get bullshit or sales. This is a big plus! I know people complain a lot about The Alaska Club, but if you have issues, I would just run to this club and see if they can't help you. I actually say if you are located near this club to actually go here lol. Thanks for being helpful! Melody

Alaska Club just seems really poorly managed. I threw a birthday party here and noticed the week…read morebefore that there was something going on and a big portion of the area was shut down. I asked the front desk and was told they were closing things for reupholstering, and that someone would check on the timeline and give me a call. No one ever did. I followed up--no response. I left a voicemail to the general manager directly and never heard back. Then today there was water leaking from the ceiling in the pool room by the wall. I noticed when it dripped on me and saw there was already a big puddle on the floor. There were multiple holes/cracks in the ceiling and evident water damage. I told the front desk, one person followed me to have me point it out, then left. Forty-five minutes later nothing had been done no signs, bucket, cleanup, etc despite a bunch of extra staff around for a Nordic spa event. Staff were also talking about the steam room in the locker room being down but the one in the Nordic spa was working. It really feels like all the attention is on the new Nordic spa while the rest of the facility is suffering. Overall, just really poor communication and lack of upkeep.